Mountainview CRC

Pastoral Care Pastor Jolene Veenstra will present the 3rd message in the “Just Love” series . “What’s In It For Me” . She will be looking at 1 Corthinians, Chapter 3, verse 13 . Love is not self-seeking, right? So why does this passage encourage us to think of what we might "gain" when feeding the poor and giving of ourselves? Just what is Paul trying to say here? Love-What's in it for me? Pastor...

Gifts of Love Pastor Erick Pastor Erick Schuringa will present the 1st message in the “Just Love” series . “Love with Gifts” . He will be looking at a number of passages in the book of 1 Corthinians Chapters 12:1-6, 27-31 ; 13: 1-2 ; 14:1-5 . When someone has great ability we often give them much trust and power. This has failed miserably on more than a few occasions. The Bible instructs us to ass...

Pastor Erick Schuringa will present the 1st message in a new series entitled “Just Love” . “Magnum Opus” . He will be looking at a number of passages 1 Corinthians 12:31b ; John 13:34,35 ; Romans 13:8-10 ; 1 John 4:7-12 . The Bible's basic message is "Jesus loves me" just like the children's song says. But what is love exactly? And how does it grow? And how does it relate to boundaries, rules and...

Kingdom Investments Pastor Brady Pastoral Intern Brady DeBoer will present a message titled “Kingdom Investment” . He will be looking at the book of Matthew Chapter 25, verses 14-30. Jesus tells another parable about life in the Kingdom of Heaven. How do we faithfully steward what God has given us?

Provoked for Goodness Pastor Erick Pastor Erick will present a message titled “Provoked for Goodness” . He will be looking at the book of Hebrews chapter 10 verses 19-25. The Bible is full of encouragement to do things together, including a challenge to challenge each other to move in a positive direction. We will reflect on how this works.

Timothy, My Dear Son Pastor Erick Pastor Erick will present a message titled “Timothy, My Dear Son” . He will be looking at the book of Acts chapter 16 verses 1-5 ; 1 Timothy chapter 1 verses 1-5 Timothy from Lystra: the Bible gives us a few hints about Timothy's story. We will flesh that story out to see how this fringe kid from a small town became the pastor in a major centre.

Gospel & Culture Pastor Erick Pastor Erick Shuringa will present a message titled “Gospel & Culture” . He will be looking at the book of Acts, chapter 14 . When we watch Paul and Barnabas in the story of Acts we can learn many things about what happens when the gospel bumps into culture - any culture, including ours.

People & Places Pastor Erick Pastor Erick Shuringa will present a message titled “People & Places” . He will be looking at the book of Acts, chapter 13 . We begin a three week journey in Acts by looking at the who and where of Paul’s first missionary journey. Knowing more of the backstory of the characters and the details of the cities helps us understand what was going on.

Holy Self-talk Pastoral intern Brady DeBoer Pastoral intern Brady DeBoer will present Sunday’s message titled “Holy Self-talk”. He will be looking at the book of Psalms Chapter 42 & 43 . Psalms 42 & 43 are a package deal. The psalmist writes about how distant they feel from God. Their internal dialogue tells them to give up, but they fight to put their hope in God and praise him, despite t...

Come In Jesus Pastor Erick Pastor Erick Schuringa will present Sunday’s message titled “Come In Jesus”. He will be looking at the book of Revelation chapter 3 verses 14-22 . We will look at the letter to the church in Laodicea and see how the words written connect with the features and customs of the town. Jesus transforms the specific things of their world and experience and challenges them to le...

The Faithfulness of Christ Pastor Erick Pastor Erick Schuringa will present Sunday’s message titled “The Faithfulness of Christ”. He will be looking at the book of Philippians chapter 3 verses 7-14. Paul tells his repentance story on a few occasions. Here he tells it in a way that emphasizes how he let Jesus Christ replace all kinds of things that he used to hold onto as his strength. We can consi...