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#awesomelife - Matthew 20:20-28: Define greatness. What images or words come to mind? Prestige? Power? Wealth? These tend to be the benchmarks of greatness in our culture. But Kingdom logic is counter cultural and often seems to be upside down. Jesus defined greatness very differently. He said, “Whoever wants to be great must become a servant.” And then he became the ultimate illustration of Kingd...

#awesomelife - 1 Timothy 6:17-19: I don't think I've ever watched the price of oil as much as I have the past year. With so many friends looking for work – we've all found ourselves being more than a little concerned with the economy and all that is going on. We need to pay attention to the financial realm in life … but I worry that we are far too easily consumed by it. What does God say about fin...

#awesomelife - Galatians 5:16-25: Supernatural. It's what we all want in life … the evidence of God at work in our stories. Most often our lives appear to be far more natural than supernatural! We minimize the sacred and get stuck in the common things of life. Our souls become a little smaller and our lives become a little less consequential. If you're looking for more of God in your story - this...

#awesomelife - Luke 10:38-42: There's one thing all of us have in common … we all have or had a mother! Most of those Moms were amazing. I'm sure a few left the occasional emotional scar along the way. Abraham Lincoln wrote no man is poor who had a godly mother. It's why we often feel inadequate when we approach this weekend. How do we find language or gifts to adequately express what we feel abou...

Finding Hope - Esther 4: Have you ever been in one of those seasons of life where the stakes were high but God seemed absent? If you have, you have something in common with Esther. Her people, the Jews, were facing annihilation at the hands of their enemies. Yet, in being so far removed from the Temple and their prophets, how could they be assured of God's presence or protection? They found themse...

Finding Hope - Genesis 37: Finding hope when family hurts. It's our theme this weekend. I'm admittedly more than a little humbled with such a theme but I have great hope that this is what our amazing God longs to do in each of our lives. Nothing holds as much potential to bring joy as family can and sadly, nothing can bring pain like family when it goes sideways. Where is God in the midst of all t...

Finding Hope - Ruth 1:1-22: If you live long enough there will be a time when a cherished dream will shatter. It's inevitable. No one remains unscathed. Whether you believe that God caused the trial or merely allowed it, one thing is clear - he could have prevented it - he is God after all. And the realization that God could have, should have, but didn't, can push us into some significant struggle...

Finding Hope - 1 Kings 19:1-18: Actress Lily Tomlin infamously said “Why is it that when we talk to God, we're said to be praying but when God talks to us, we're said to be schizophrenic?” It's good to talk to God but it's great to listen also! James 1:19 says that we are to be “quick to listen and slow to speak.” Our God is a God who speaks! Are we a people who listen? This weekend, we'll look at...

Finding Hope - Exodus 3:1-10: Our Easter Play included Simon and Garfunkle's classic song that begins with “hello darkness, my old friend.” We're not overly fond of darkness and most often relentlessly work to eliminate it in our lives. But could it be a friend? Are there things we can only learn in the dark that we might miss with our fascination with light? We all have dark chapters in our lives...

Eight Days - Mark 16:1-8: What’s the part that matters most? It’s a question we all wrestle with quite frequently in virtually every dimension of life. This Easter, we want to visit the question. Paul wrote in 1 Cor. 15 that the part that matters most is the reality that Jesus lived, died and was resurrected. A Roman cross and an empty tomb. Easter represents everything that matters most in our fa...

Eight Days - Luke 19:28-42: Passion. It's a word we use a dozen times a day. It might be directed towards a person, a sports team, or a personal endeavour - but make no mistake, we like passion. It's always fascinating to me to consider the origin of the word. It comes from the life of Jesus and the events of the final week of His life. This weekend, we enter into this Passion Week with a reminder...

BLESS - Luke 19:1-9: Even a casual reading of the New Testament reveals the reality that the message of Jesus primarily spread through relationships. We've all been influenced by someone and we're all in the journey of influencing others! What kind of impact are we making in life...in helping others come to understand Christ's love for them? We're going to talk about the difference Jesus makes in...

BLESS - 1 Peter 3:15 & 2 Corinthians 10:5: This weekend at Foothills, we're hosting the Be Ready Conference and as part of our regular worship services, we'll welcome guest speaker and founder of CrossExamined.org, Dr. Frank Turek. Here's the scoop on what Dr. Turek will be sharing: To some, the concept of having faith in a higher power or a set of religious beliefs is nonsensical. Many view relig...

BLESS - Colossians 4:2-6: Have you ever taken the time to consider who influenced you most in your decision to follow Jesus? For many, it's a parent or a youth leader, a pastor or friend. For me, it might be a lady I've never met … the one who invited my brother and eventually me to spend a week at a Christian camp where I first met Jesus. Would you be on anyone's People Who Helped Me Find God lis...

Better Together - Luke 10:25-37: I heard the term used in a news report yet again this past week – where a kind-hearted stranger stepped up to be a Good Samaritan to someone who needed help. Isn't it interesting how that term has become common language in our culture? Even people who don't have the slightest clue about the Bible, will use this phrase in their everyday speech. Why did Jesus tell th...

Better Together - 1 Corinthians 13:1-13: Loving people is awesome. Everyone who believes that knows that sometimes; loving people is also EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. We may be having a lot of sweets this weekend, but we will not sugar coat the struggle that comes with loving people in a Christ-like way. The challenge is real...but by the strength of Jesus, we are good for it! --Kenny Bayless, Youth Inter...

Better Together - Acts 4:32-37: Church. Itg's kind of complicated for some of us. Some are beyond grateful for the role their faith community plays in their lives. Others ... not so much! How do we make sense of church in 2016? What is authentic biblical community and how do we find and extend it to others. Great things happen when we get church right. Come discover the plan for the church Jesus h...

Two Minutes of Courage - Matthew 3:13-17: Defining moments. We all have them in our lives. Some come as wonderful, grace-filled surprises and others as painful, unwelcomed intruders. But there's another realm of defining moments that result from personal choices. Every once in a while, we just get it right and make the kinds of choices that alter destinies and shape legacies and transform trajecto...

Insomniac - Philippians 4:4-7: I'm writing this Friday morning. I have a real love / hate relationship with Fridays. I get to study the Bible in preparation for teaching on the weekend... which I love, love, love!! But Sunday's coming fast (it even comes Saturday night now) and I often feel great pressure on Friday. So if you feel inclined... please pray for me... especially on Fridays! Here's a p...

Insomniac - Matthew 6:24 & 31-33: With oil prices and the Loonie still plummeting, if you were to ask the average Calgarian What's keeping you up at night, somewhere near the top of that list would be finances - and the lack thereof. But where does true financial peace and freedom come from? This past Wednesday millions of Americans and thousands of Canadians were hoping they might find it by beat...

Insomniac - Luke 15: Family life. Few things have the capacity to bring us greater joy. And few things carry the capacity for greater pain. Perhaps the best word we could find to describe God's heart would be Father. It's the word Jesus gave us in response to our request to learn how to pray. He is our Father ... our Heavenly Father... and as his arms were open wide to the son called the prodigal...

Insomniac - Luke 12:13-21: Happy New Year Foothills Family! I love new years ... not so much for the big celebrations ... but for the opportunity that present to us. I've never been a big resolution guy. I kind of relate to the guy who wrote: "I plan to accomplish in 2016 what I wanted to get done in 2015 that I hoped to do in 2014 that I committed myself to doing in 2013 that I planned to do in 2...

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Reconciled - Finding the Peace of Christmas: Christmas Eve Service

Reconciled - 2 Corinthians 5:16-21: Priceless. What matters most to you in life? It's the old question: If your house was on fire and you could only grab what you could carry ... what would you take with you?!? Of all the gifts we're so consumed with buying this Christmas ... will any of them fall into the priceless category? I'm pretty sure none of my shopping will find its way into that realm (s...