Mountainview CRC

The Stone is Rolled Away Pastor Erick Easter Celebration Service with Pastor Erick Schuringa. He will be looking at the book of Matthew, chapter 28, verses 1- 10. Easter is our celebration of newness, life, restoration and hope.  We gather to sing praise, share testimony and pay attention to all the ways God is bringing new life among us. As part of our service of celebration we will witness...

Good Friday 2025 Pastor Erick We will have a Tenebrae service “a service of shadows” focussed on Isaiah 53 . During the service we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper. On Good Friday, we gather to remember and feel the depth of suffering that Jesus experienced on the journey to and on the cross.  This year we focus on how Jesus was rejected by us.  We pay attention to our painful...

Living Stones Pastor Erick Pastor Erick Schuringa continues our Lenten Journey with the 6th message in our Lent Series “ Come to the Living Rock ” entitled “Living Stones” He will be looking at passages from Luke 19:28-44; 1 Peter 2:4-10 . Palm Sunday connects with our Lent rock theme. Jesus talks about stones crying out and temple stones dissembled. In 1 Peter we hear of living stones assembling...

Soften Stone Hearts Pastor Erick Pastor Erick Schuringa present the 5th message in our Lent Series “Come to the Living Rock” entitled “Soften Stone Hearts” He will be looking at passages from Jeremiah 31:31-34 and 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 The two passages for this week share the beautiful image of having God's truth written on our hearts. But how does this happen? What do we do to best become a communi...

Cornerstone Pastor Erick Pastor Erick Schuringa present the 5th message in our Lent Series “ Come to the Living Rock ” entitled “Soften Stone Hearts” He will be looking at passages from Jeremiah 31:31-34 and 2 Corinthians 3:1-6   The two passages for this week share the beautiful image of having God's truth written on our hearts. But how does this happen? What do we do to best become a commun...

Rebellion Pastor Erick Pastor Erick Schuringa present the 3rd message in our Lent Series “ Come to the Living Rock ” entitled “Rebellion” He will be looking at passages in Genesis 11:1-9; Exodus 32:1-7. For the third Sunday of Lent we will consider these two old stories from another time that are strikingly relevant to our journey today, We may not have an urge to build a tall tower or to form a g...

Build on the Foundation Pastor Erick Pastor Erick Schuringa present the 2nd message in our Lent Series “ Come to the Living Rock ” entitled “Build on the Foundation” He will be looking at passages in Luke 6:46-49; 1 Corinthians 3:11 . For the second Sunday of Lent we will consider the passages that each of us have been reflecting on for our Guided Prayer Journey. They cause us to wonder about what...

Watch and Pray Pastor Erick Pastor Erick Schuringa will begin our Lent Series “Come to the Living Rock with a message entitled “Watch & Pray” He will be looking at the book of Matthew chapter 26 verses 36-46. Lent (the 40 days before Easter) this year will be a time for Guided Prayer. For the first Sunday of this season we will both practice the main activity of Guided Prayer and reflect on wh...

Whatever You Do Pastor Erick

God Loves and Cares for His People Pastor Erick Pastor Erick Schuringa will lead us in a special service celebrating our Friendship Ministry with a message entitled “God Loves and Cares for His People .” He will be looking at Genesis chapter 50, verses 15-21 . The story of Joseph is full of ups and downs, great acts and horrible deeds. Through it all the message is clear: God is with us and is wor...

Our World Belongs to God Pastor Erick

The Test of Trust Pastor Brady

Crash Course in Gifts Pastor Erick

Do You Have Time? Pastor Erick

Called to Lead the Way Pastor Erick

Psalms: When Resolutions Fail Pastor Jolene

Immersed in God's Identity Pastor Erick

Witnessing Pasyor Erick Pastor Erick Schuringa will present a message on “Witnessing.” He will be looking at Acts 1:8; 2:32,33; 5:32. (this is the part where we listen to what God wants us to hear today) When we hear the word "witnessing" many of us think about telling people about our faith. However, prior to telling there is a step that is more in keeping with the term witness. That step is to s...

Christmas Day 2024 Pastor Erick Pastor Erick will share a message concluding “The Fullness of Time” series. He’ll be focusing on Matthew chapter 1 verses 19-25. This year we celebrate the birth of Jesus in the fullness of time.  Matthew's version of the story picks up themes from the Old Testament and gives hints of themes that will carry through the Gospel.  As we remembe...

Exile- Ezera-Nehemiah Pastor Brady Pastor Brady DeBoer continues our Advent Series “In The Fullness of Time” with the third message entitled “Exile: Ezra-Nehemiah” . He will be looking at the book of various passage from books of Ezra-Nehemiah (passages will be shown on screen they come up through the message) . We will walk through a retelling of the (conjoined) story of Ezra-Nehemiah as the Exil...

David: The Anointed One Pastor Erick Pastor Erick Schuringa continues our Advent Series “In The Fullness of Time” with the second message entitled “David: The Anointed One” . He will be looking at the book of 1 Samuel, chapter16, verses 1-13 . We started with Father Abraham and now we move to King David. He was anointed to be the next king and filled with the Holy Spirit. These are some of the way...

Blessed Through You Pastor Erick

Boast in Hope Pastor Erick Schuringa Pastor Erick Schuringa will present a message titled “Boast in Hope” . He will be looking at the book of Romans chapter 5 verses1-5 . There are many loaded terms in these five verses: justified, faith, peace, grace, hope, glory. But what is it all about? Read the verses and summarize them for yourself. A hint of what Pastor Erick sees as the heart of the matter...

Return to Me Pastoral Care Pastor Jolene Veenstra Pastoral Care Pastor Jolene Veenstra will present a message titled “Return to Me”. She will be looking at the book of Zechariah, Chapter One, Verse Three . When I was younger I first thought repentance was feeling badly for what you've done and saying you're sorry. Then I learned in church that it is a 180* march away from what you are doing in the...

Humility and Hope Pastor Erick