Wilderness 101 | Learning Guide
January 22nd, 2023 10:15am I Facebook Live & Zoom Watch last week's message here Title Wilderness 101 Text Matthew 4:1-13 (NET) Introduction: A student of mine recently wrote in a reflection “"I find myself wishing he would flip the switch and turn me into a completely mature and wise man…” don’t we all. It seems so frustrating at times to have to learn things by practice, by repetition, by experience. It seems so inefficient to have to come to some of our most imp
Another Prayer for Another Senseless Shooting
Below is a prayer for our community to guide those of us that do not have words as we grieve yet another senseless shooting: O God who gathers what has been scattered, Shelter us now in the shadow of your wings. O Christ who binds our wounds, Be our great healer. O Spirit who enters our every grief, Intercede now for this hurting people, in this broken land. Be present in the midst of this far-reaching pain, O Lord, for we are reeling again, at news of another loss of life th
What Does the Water Say? | Learning Guide
January 15th, 2023 10:15am I Facebook Live & Zoom Watch last week's message here Worship Lyrics Title What Does The Water Say? Text John 1:14-18, 29-34 Introduction: My favorite mode of river travel these days in my Stand Up Paddle Board or SUP. This has become my preferred mode of navigating the Buffalo, Kings and Mulberry primarily because of what I can see. The angle you get from standing, not on the bank, but on the river from a SUP provides a view you can’t
What Are We About? | Learning Guide
January 8th, 2023 10:15am I Facebook Live & Zoom Watch last week's message here Worship Lyrics Title What Are We About? Text Luke 2:41-51 Introduction: Years ago I was tasked with preparing a self-study for an accrediting organization. Exciting, I know. There were pages and pages of information that had to be filled in just so. There were questionnaires to distribute and responses to analyze, evaluations to gather, assessment to measure, forecast to project… you get t
Christmas Eve Service | Learning Guide
December 24th, 2022 5:00pm I Facebook Live & Zoom Watch last week's message here Worship Lyrics Title All About Joy! Text Matthew 1:18-2:15 Introduction: “Let’s get back to the real meaning of Christmas!” is the cry. “Jesus is the reason for the season!” is the slogan. So what is the meaning of Christmas? And who is this Jesus that is the center of the season?
This Saturday evening, Christmas Eve, we’ll gather up on Mt. Sequoyah to dig into these questions in a way y
