Mountainview CRC

A Psalm of Confidence Pastor Erick Pastor Erick Schuringa presents the second message in our Summer Psalm Series. Psalm 27 “A Psalm of Confidence.” Psalms cover all kinds of topics. Psalm 27 is about being confident in your trust in God. But Psalms are also very honest and emotional and so in the midst of confidence there are questions and hopes and doubts to be expressed.

Broken Psalm of Brokenness Pastor Erick Pastor Erick Schuringa begins a summer series of Psalms. Starting with Psalm 25 “A Broken Psalm of Brokenness.” We begin our Summer Psalm Series by looking at a messy psalm. Both the structure and the content are broken. Yet it clearly shows us the result of sin, the way to avoid sinning, and how sin is healed and forgiven.

Trusting God in Transition Pastor Brady Pastor Brady DeBoer will present a message entitled “ Trusting God in Transition ”, focused on the second book of Kings, Chapter 2 verses 7-15 . We’ll walk through the story of Elisha becoming the new prophet of Israel. His mentor, Elijah, is one of two men in the Bible to be taken up into heaven rather than dying. Elijah is widely considered to be the great...

Learning From Two Church Fathers Pastore Jolene Pastor Jolene Veenstra will present a message entitled “ Learning from Two Church Fathers ”, focused on the book of Job 6:21; 12:12; 21:18 Late in the Gospel of John, Jesus addresses a strong, energetic, and even reckless apostle, Peter, and tells him of a day in his old age when he will stretch out his hands, and others will lead him where he does n...

Pastor Erick Schuringa will present a message entitled “ A Gift with a Goal ”, focused on the book of Acts, chapter 2, verses 1-14 . Pentecost includes the sound of violent wind and tongues of fire. Clearly, it was a surprising and powerful event. Then the apostles speak in all kinds of languages. Again amazing. But, as with all of God's miraculous interventions, there was a purpose to what was go...

Jesus Will Come Back Paster Erick Erick Schuringa presents a message entitled “ Jesus Will Be Back ”, focused on the book of Acts chapter 1, verses 1-11. Jesus' disciples stared at the sky when he had ascended and disappeared. They are told that "he will be back". This anticipation shapes the way we live. For Ascension Sunday we will consider what it looks like to live looking forward.

The Wind Blows Pastor Erick Pastor Erick Schuringa presents a message entitled “ The Wind Blows ”, focused on the book of John, chapter 3 verses 1-8 . This week we are considering children participating in communion. Communion feeds the new life we have in Christ; how that works is part of the beautiful mystery of faith that includes being born anew and blown about by the Spirit.

Enter The Rest Pastor Erick Pastor Erick Schuringa presents a message “ Enter the Rest ”, focused on Hebrews chapter 4, verses 1-11 . Last week, we looked at the fifth commandment for Mother's Day. Now we will consider the fourth commandment, on Sabbath-rest, on this long weekend. Biblical rest is much deeper than not working. Hebrews 4 will help us see this.

The Weight of Honour Pastor Erick Pastor Erick Schuringa presents a message “ The Weight of Honour ”, focused on Ephesians chapter 6 verses 1-3 For this Mother's Day, we will consider what it means to honour parents. We may be surprised at some of the connections and implications this word "honour" has.

Transformed Pasto Erick It’s GEMS Sunday, and Pastor Erick Schuringa will present a message focused on their theme, “ Transformed - From the Inside Out ”. He will look at the book of Romans, chapter 12, verses 1&2 . As we celebrate our GEMS girls’ club ministry, we look at their theme of transformation. Even while we do a lot of teaching and guiding, we ultimately believe that the transformati...

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...

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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...

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