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Nobody should look at the Cross and say, “Wow. That’s brutal. Well, how much do I owe God to get saved?!” That’s not just stupid, that’s offensive! That’s absolutely offensive! Paul's logic in Galatians 3 is “If you profess Christ to save you, why not profess Christ to continue to save you?!”

Right? Where does Christ say, where does Jesus say, “Accept my Son for salvation, but once you’re saved,...

Nobody should look at the Cross and say, “Wow. That’s brutal. Well, how much do I owe God to get saved?!” That’s not just stupid, that’s offensive! That’s absolutely offensive! Paul's logic in Galatians 3 is “If you profess Christ to save you, why not profess Christ to continue to save you?!”

Right? Where does Christ say, where does Jesus say, “Accept my Son for salvation, but once you’re saved,...

If we take this reality that Christ did this for us! Once and for all! Salvation! And we put it up alongside the reality that somehow, some way, some people die in their sickness… we must ask, “Why?” We must ask, does this contribute to the “Should I go up to the altar again to see if I’m really saved?"

If we take this reality that Christ did this for us! Once and for all! Salvation! And we put it up alongside the reality that somehow, some way, some people die in their sickness… we must ask, “Why?” We must ask, does this contribute to the “Should I go up to the altar again to see if I’m really saved?"

Sometimes bad odors get acclimated to our senses when our body takes over and utilizes "nose blindness." It's our body's way of considering a threatening smell non-threatening, and thus telling our brains to forget it. False teaching creeps in that way, and what happens when false teachings have persisted subtly for generations so much so our spiritual noses have developed its own nose blindness t...

Sometimes bad odors get acclimated to our senses when our body takes over and utilizes "nose blindness." It's our body's way of considering a threatening smell non-threatening, and thus telling our brains to forget it. False teaching creeps in that way, and what happens when false teachings have persisted subtly for generations so much so our spiritual noses have developed its own nose blindness t...

The Bible is about Jesus. And despite Jonah's glaring faults, Jesus voiced the ministry of Jonah only positively. That should color our interpretation of the prophet, and point us - as always - back to Jesus.

The Bible is about Jesus. And despite Jonah's glaring faults, Jesus voiced the ministry of Jonah only positively. That should color our interpretation of the prophet, and point us - as always - back to Jesus.

“Punishment? What’s that? You still believe that, Pastor? That there will be a judgment? A day of reckoning?” The people of Nineveh, firstly unaware of Yahweh, believe this man Jonah upon his entrance! We are, of course, materialists. That is, we tend to believe what we subjectively see, what can be detected with our five senses… So maybe it was easier and more in common for these ancient people t...

“Punishment? What’s that? You still believe that, Pastor? That there will be a judgment? A day of reckoning?” The people of Nineveh, firstly unaware of Yahweh, believe this man Jonah upon his entrance! We are, of course, materialists. That is, we tend to believe what we subjectively see, what can be detected with our five senses… So maybe it was easier and more in common for these ancient people t...

NWYM Supt. Jim LeShana joined Woodland Friends Church this morning in person to encourage us to be building together! (Audio was not captured first few minutes, look at Woodland Friends Church YouTube Page for this sermon if interested).

NWYM Supt. Jim LeShana joined Woodland Friends Church this morning in person to encourage us to be building together! (Audio was not captured first few minutes, look at Woodland Friends Church YouTube Page for this sermon if interested).

Is disobedience worth it? “Well. I don’t have to answer to God, so.” Yeah, now. And if He isn’t sending a fish after you that isn’t lucky-you. You’re missing out on so much more if He’s not reeling you in anyways. It’s telling God no to adventure. It’s telling God no to something both hard, and so totally worth it when you’re in the center of God’s will, plan and purposes. It’s telling God no to t...

Is disobedience worth it? “Well. I don’t have to answer to God, so.” Yeah, now. And if He isn’t sending a fish after you that isn’t lucky-you. You’re missing out on so much more if He’s not reeling you in anyways. It’s telling God no to adventure. It’s telling God no to something both hard, and so totally worth it when you’re in the center of God’s will, plan and purposes. It’s telling God no to t...

Reading the text I was supposed to be preaching on - and even beginning a sermon - maybe felt less than accomplished. I was distracted. When I finally brought those distractions to God and asked, "So what does a smelly bunch of sailors on a boat in a storm have to do with anything? Why is this even in the Bible, period?!" God told me why!

Reading the text I was supposed to be preaching on - and even beginning a sermon - maybe felt less than accomplished. I was distracted. When I finally brought those distractions to God and asked, "So what does a smelly bunch of sailors on a boat in a storm have to do with anything? Why is this even in the Bible, period?!" God told me why!

I want to share with you a tale of three storms. Because as we compare these very similar storms in the Bible, we get a glimpse of the Gospel actually. Jonah says his life is required to calm the storm. For the storm to be calmed in Jesus’ story? His Word was all that’s required. And in Paul’s storm? It requires faith. “Believe me, God said I and the entire boat will be saved. Just the boat will b...

I want to share with you a tale of three storms. Because as we compare these very similar storms in the Bible, we get a glimpse of the Gospel actually. Jonah says his life is required to calm the storm. For the storm to be calmed in Jesus’ story? His Word was all that’s required. And in Paul’s storm? It requires faith. “Believe me, God said I and the entire boat will be saved. Just the boat will b...

Jonah is not lukewarm. In other words there’s still a passion. He’s not lazy. He’s not indecisive or struggling with unbelief. It’s simply that he’s adamantly against what God wants him to do. And while he’s not willing to travel 550 miles to a city, rather he’d board a ship and sail 2500 miles away from everything and everyone he’s ever known to just disappear. All because God has told him to ari...

Jonah is not lukewarm. In other words there’s still a passion. He’s not lazy. He’s not indecisive or struggling with unbelief. It’s simply that he’s adamantly against what God wants him to do. And while he’s not willing to travel 550 miles to a city, rather he’d board a ship and sail 2500 miles away from everything and everyone he’s ever known to just disappear. All because God has told him to ari...

Several-year congregant, Todd Metzger, gives his testimony at Woodland Friends Church, July 19th 2026.

There are some recurring mentions in Revelation of an enemy "who spilled the blood of the saints and prophets." It seems like Jesus was speaking to similar enemies in His times (the Gospel accounts). Perhaps they are one and the same, and if so, it opens up our understanding of Revelation a little bit more.

There are some recurring mentions in Revelation of an enemy "who spilled the blood of the saints and prophets." It seems like Jesus was speaking to similar enemies in His times (the Gospel accounts). Perhaps they are one and the same, and if so, it opens up our understanding of Revelation a little bit more.

There are some recurring mentions in Revelation of an enemy "who spilled the blood of the saints and prophets." It seems like Jesus was speaking to similar enemies in His times (the Gospel accounts). Perhaps they are one and the same, and if so, it opens up our understanding of Revelation a little bit more.

There are some recurring mentions in Revelation of an enemy "who spilled the blood of the saints and prophets." It seems like Jesus was speaking to similar enemies in His times (the Gospel accounts). Perhaps they are one and the same, and if so, it opens up our understanding of Revelation a little bit more.