The Carry On Cast

Pastor Megan, Pastor Erik, and Pastor Kevin discuss Jonah 4:1-11. God is for all people – even those who have done wrong, those who doubt, and those who are angry at God. Focus on the story of Jonah and his reluctance to save those who have done wrong. God is for all people all the time. 

Thanks for joining in this weekly time of prayer and reflection. Even though life can sometimes feel overwhelming, we trust that God is with us. We bring our fears and sadness to God, knowing that God meets us with hope and comfort.

Pastor Megan, Pastor Kevin, and Pastor Erik discuss 2 Kings 5:8-15a. Promise: God works through simple things and for the good of all people. Focus on how remarkable it is that God chose to heal an outsider and didn’t need it to be glamorous. God’s love really is for all people and it is seen in small things.

This Sunday is All Saints and also Day Daylight Saving Time ends at 1 am; clocks fall back one hour. Pastor Megan, Pastor Erik and Pastor Kevin discuss 1 Kings 19:9-13. Promise: Even when we are brokenhearted and afraid, and it feels like God couldn’t be there, God is present. Focus on the story of Elijah and how he got to this point – God stays with him like God always has.

Pastor Megan, Pastor Erik and Pastor Kevin discuss Joshua 24:1-7, 14-17. God will remain with us, just as God has throughout history; we will continue to obey and worship God only. Focus on the continuing call to put aside things that get in between us and our love for God. This Sunday we will have a guest preacher Rev. Dr. Rolf Jacobson!

Devotions With Pastor Megan The church is always reforming! We look ahead to Reformation Sunday on October 25 and remember that the Spirit continues to work among us to reform our faith and our church. Thank you for being a part of this good work we share to God’s glory.

Pastor Megan, Pastor Kevin, and Pastor Erik discuss Exodus 19:1-8. God wants to be in relationship with us – we are called to be faithful as God is faithful. Focus on the call to truly be faithful to God in all things, not a provisional relationship.

Devotions With Pastor Megan Thank you for joining in this time of prayer and praise, where we remember that God is good and acts in our lives. May this good news bring you hope today!

Pastor Megan, Pastor Kevin, and Pastor Erik discuss Exodus 15:1-3, 20-21. God will protect and defend us, and we are welcome to praise and celebrate God’s action in our lives. Focus on the joy in God’s providence and God’s desire that people would be released from oppression.

Welcome to Devotions With Pastor Megan for this week, where we come together for a few minutes of study and reflection. Today, we remember God’s call to be “repairers of the breach” — people who seek to unite communities and be agents of justice. Through God, we have what we need.

Welcome to Devotions With Pastor Megan for this week - wherever you are in your faith, you can trust that God walks with you and this community is beside you. Thanks for joining us today so we can all remember and celebrate that good news.

Pastor Megan, Pastor Kevin, and Pastor Erik discuss Genesis 45:1-7. God can use even our hurtful, broken actions and make them into something that can promote life for all people. Focus not on “everything happens for a reason” but on how humans mess up but God choses grace and life. 

Pastor Megan, Pastor Kevin and Pastor Erik discuss Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16. Focus on the specific promise to these two (Abraham and Sarah) being one that ends up blessing all people. God’s love is never meant to be kept just for us! God promises to be committed to each of us and to all people.

Welcome back to Devotions With Pastor Megan! This time of prayer and reflection is one way to take a few moments to center yourself for the week ahead. May this reminder of God’s unconditional love bring you peace. These devotions typically go live Mondays at 9 am but can be watched at any time.

Pastor Megan, Pastor Kevin, and Pastor Erik discuss Genesis 9:8-15. God wants to promote life, not prosecute and punish us – and God can be trusted to keep promises. Focus on God moving from judgement to desire to care for living things and promise to never use vengeance this way again.

Pastor Kevin and Pastor Erik discuss Genesis 9:8-17. Going back to the Old Testament, we start our new series, “People and Promise.” In this week’s message, we explore God’s covenant with Noah and the promise represented by the rainbow. Together, we reflect on what it means to trust in God’s promises and how His faithfulness continues to shape our lives today.

Pastor Kevin and Pastor Erik discuss 2 Corinthians 8:1-15. Paul encourages the church to be generous and to share what they have with others in need. The passage reminds us that generosity is not about how much we have, but about having a willing heart and following Christ’s example of giving to others.

Pastor Kevin and Pastor Erik discuss 2 Corinthians 5:11-21. Paul explains what it means to live for Jesus and be changed by Him. We’ll break down the big idea in simple terms: because of Jesus, we can have a fresh start, a new identity, and a restored relationship with God.

Pastor Erik and Pastor Kevin discuss 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:10. Part of the reading talks about how this isn’t a demand on you that you can’t lose heart. It’s a proclamation of good news. As long as we live and go what we go through, we do not lose heart by the power of spirit, the spirit is the power that gives us faith.

Pastor Kevin and Pastor Erik discuss 2 Corinthians 4:1-15. They continue talking about our new series “Live in Community”. The scripture points us to saying that faith in Jesus Christ is a relationship, and that really becomes our foundation. How do you see yourself in your community?

Pastor Kevin and Pastor Erik discuss 2 Corinthians 2:1–10, exploring Paul's "letter of tears," the conflict within the church, and his call for forgiveness, reconciliation, and living together as a faithful Christian community. They also reflect on how Paul's words encourage believers today to extend grace and pursue unity in the midst of conflict.

Pastor Kevin and Pastor Erik discuss 2 Corinthians 1:1-11. In this reading today, we learn something that we all share that we don’t like, we want to avoid it but we can also help each other carry the burden of suffering in different times in our lives. Our faith speaks to that of word and good news.

This Sunday, join us in honoring Rachelle and all her work at Easter as we celebrate her retirement! Pastor Kevin, Pastor Erik discuss 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18. We hear a mentoring letter—a moment where Paul is passing the torch to Timothy. He shares what he has done, what he has experienced, and what he has learned, then reminds Timothy: this truth is yours too. That same invitation reaches us thro...

Pastor Kevin and Pastor Erik discuss 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5. They explore more about what does it mean to be a follower of Jesus today! What is a way you could be growing more in your faith life?

Pastor Kevin and Pastor Erik have guest Pastor Bonnie Wilcox join the podcast this week again, and they discuss 2 Timothy 2:8-15. They talk about their experiences visiting Tanzania as it relates to the discussion and sermon this week.