FIRST WORDS

Pastor Matt gives a reflection on 1 Corinthians 11, the second sermon in a series focused on communion.

Pastor Matt shares a reflection on the words of Exodus 12.

Pastor Matt shares a reflection on the words of Matthew 18.

Pastor Matt shares a reflection on the words of Matthew 12.

Pastor Matt shares a reflection on the words of Matthew 16.

Pastor Matt shares a reflection on the words of Matthew 14.

Pastor Matt shares a reflection on the words of Matthew 14.

Pastor Matt reflects on Romans chapter 8.

Pastor Matt shares a reflection on Matthew 11 and the importance of Sabbath.

Pastor Matt shares a refleciton on Matthew 10.

This week we have a meditation on Psalm 91 given by Chris Osterndorf. The idea of this process is to encourage and equip participants to take up similar challenges of meditating on a text and letting it shape them as they go about their days.

Pastor Matt shares a reflection on Exodus 19. At the beginning of the message he is commenting on the hymn, Thy Strong Word.

Pastor Matt reflects on the Trinity through the text of Genesis 1.

Pastor Matt reflects on the idea of Spirit through Scripture and why it matters today.

Pastor Matt wraps up the series on 1 Peter and what it means to suffer in Christ and hope in the resurrection.

Pastor Matt shares how he, his wife, and his family are coping with a recent miscarriage.

Pastor Matt shares a reflection on the priesthood of believers and the concept of priests throughout Scripture.

Pastor Matt facilitates a reflection and discussion on the difficulties and importance of applying a text like 1 Peter 2 to our lives today. Due to recording setup, congregational responses are not included in the audio, but Pastor Matt attempts to share summaries of each comment.

Pastor Matt reflects on John's account of Easter.

Pastor Matt reflects on John 12. The prayer he mentions is "that we may be found beside you on the way of the cross, which is the path of glory."

Pastor Matt shares a personal reflection on Ezekiel 37.

Pastor Matt reflects on Genesis 12 and Abraham and Sarah.

Pastor Matt gives a very brief reflection on Genesis 3. The sermon is shorter to allow the congregation to go to an event at a sister congregation.

Pastor Matt reflects on Matthew's depiction of the transfiguration.

Pastor Matt wraps up his series of reflections on 1 Corinthians.

Pastor Matt finally makes it to chapter two of 1 Corinthians.

Pastor Matt continues to work through Paul's letter to the Corinthians.

Here is Pastor Matt's reflection on 1 Corinthians chapter 1.

How ought the Christian think of power?

This podcast is written and produced by Matthew Wait and edited by Grant Oldre with music by Kendall Johnson.

Take a moment to celebrate the creative work of God and our opportunities to bless others.

This podcast is written and produced by Matthew Wait and edited by Grant Oldre with music by Kendall Johnson.

We have to love our neighbor even when we are at odds with them.

This podcast is written and produced by Matthew Wait and edited by Grant Oldre with music by Kendall Johnson.

Two episodes ago we talked about how the Gospel was exciting. Now let's look at how it can be boring.

This podcast is written and produced by Matthew Wait and edited by Grant Oldre with music by Kendall Johnson.

What is the kingdom of God? Why is it so important?

This podcast is written and produced by Matthew Wait and edited by Grant Oldre with music by Kendall Johnson.

What are you excited about?

This podcast is written and produced by Matthew Wait and edited by Grant Oldre with music by Kendall Johnson.

Chaos is an unfortunate aspect of our lives, but it isn't what God intends for us.

This podcast is written and produced by Matthew Wait and edited by Grant Oldre with music by Kendall Johnson.

Despite the episode title, this won't be as rousing a speech as that given in the movie Braveheart. My apologies.

This podcast is written and produced by Matthew Wait and edited by Grant Oldre with music by Kendall Johnson.

Intuition isn't all it's cracked up to be.

This podcast is written and produced by Matthew Wait and edited by Grant Oldre with music by Kendall Johnson.

How do we face such uncertain days? (The psalm referenced is Psalm 44)

Special Guest: Bird outside my office window.

This podcast is written and produced by Matthew Wait and edited by Grant Oldre with music by Kendall Johnson.

God calls us to slow down and rest.

This podcast is written and produced by Matthew Wait and edited by Grant Oldre.

Now more than ever, we need a wild imagination.

In our culture we love to know exactly when we will arrive somewhere, but how does that work with our Christian faith?

For the first episode of our podcast we are going to explore the ways in which learning how to speak can help us better understand our relationship to God.

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