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In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, spends a week on Christmas and the coming new year. Today he gives an encouragement for the day after Christmas that Christ is alive and worthy of our worship. Today's Passage Revelation 1:4-6 (NIV) - John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the sev...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, spends a week on Christmas and the coming new year. Today he talks about how Christmas is a reminder of how things in this world are not as we hope them to be. Today's Passage Philippians 2:5-11 (NIV) - In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with...

In this episode, Butler Campus Director of Women's Ministry, Kay Warheit, continues a series on Advent for this Christmas season. Today she talks about waiting for the arrival of the Messiah just as He is waiting for those on Earth to acknowledge him as Lord. Today's Passage Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV) - You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Five Good Minutes is a s...

In this episode, Butler Campus Director of Women's Ministry, Kay Warheit, continues a series on Advent for this Christmas season. Today she talks about the spirit of gift-giving and story of the wise men that inspires it. Today's Passage Matthew 2:11 (NIV) - On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their trea...

In this episode, Butler Campus Director of Women's Ministry, Kay Warheit, continues a series on Advent for this Christmas season. Today she talks about using all five of our senses to worship and celebrate Jesus during Advent. Today's Passage Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (NIV) - Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and...

In this episode, Butler Campus Director of Women's Ministry, Kay Warheit, continues a series on Advent for this Christmas season. Today she talks about how light can overcome darkness in the physical and spiritual world and how Jesus is that light. Today's Passage John 1:1-5 (NIV) - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beg...

In this episode, Butler Campus Director of Women's Ministry, Kay Warheit, continues a series on Advent for this Christmas season. Today she talks about how we are to become like children to fully appreciate the gift of God. Today's Passage Matthew 18:1-3 (NIV) - At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a little c...

In this episode, Bryce Vaught, Emily DeAngelo, and Cindy Adams discuss experiencing and managing the stress and chaos of the Christmas season. Perspectives addresses culturally relevant topics in our world and brings a Biblical perspective to them. We will focus on issues in the area of inference or things not explicitly stated in scripture that Christians have divergent opinions on and talk about...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on Advent for this Christmas season. Today he talks about how we can have more joy this year and where our focus should be. Today's Passage Philippians 1:3-6 (NIV) - I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel f...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on Advent for this Christmas season. Today he talks about where joy comes from our culture's perspective and from a Biblical perspective. Today's Passage John 15:9-11 (NIV) - As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept m...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on Advent for this Christmas season. Today he talks about how we will be in despair if our source of joy is only through our own actions. Today's Passage Luke 1:46-49 (NIV) - And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behol...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on Advent for this Christmas season. Today he talks about how the kingdom of God isn't about external compliance but about righteous, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Today's Passage Romans 14:17 (NIV) - For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on Advent for this Christmas season. Today he talks about the theme of joy in the Christmas season through the lyrics of the popular Christmas carol, Joy to the Word. Today's Passage Romans 15:13 (NIV) - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound...

In this episode, Adult Ministry Director, Jake Williams, continues a series on Advent for this Christmas season. Today he talks about what it means to have peace with God when our sinful nature makes us enemies. Today's Passage Romans 5:1-2 (NIV) - Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by...

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In this episode, Adult Ministry Director, Jake Williams, continues a series on Advent for this Christmas season. Today he talks about how we won't find peace in life if we aren't seeking the source of peace, God. Today's Passage Philippians 4:4-7 (NIV) - Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxio...

In this episode, Adult Ministry Director, Jake Williams, continues a series on Advent for this Christmas season. Today he talks about the story of the Fall of Man in Genesis 3 and God's response with a promise of restoration and peace. Today's Passage Genesis 3:8-13 (NIV) - Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, a...

In this episode, Adult Ministry Director, Jake Williams, continues a series on Advent for this Christmas season. Today he talks about the phrase, "peace on those whom His favor rests" from Luke 2. Today's Passage Luke 2:13-14 (NIV) - Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace...

In this episode, Adult Ministry Director, Jake Williams, continues a series on Advent for this Christmas season. Today he talks about the word peace, its Hebrews equivalent "shalom", and this word's relevance to the Christmas season. Today's Passage Isaiah 9:6 (NIV) - For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be ca...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on Advent for this Christmas season. Today he talks about a scene from the musical "Les Misérables" and how Christmas is about a hope that the law has been upended. Today's Passage 1 Peter 1:3-5 (NIV) - Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a l...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on Advent for this Christmas season. Today he talks about how our fear of condemnation destroys our hope and love. Today's Passage Romans 8:1-2 (NIV) - Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law o...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on Advent for this Christmas season. Today he talks about how our anticipation can be muted when view our relationship with God as conditional. Today's Passage Romans 5:1-2 (NIV) - Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained acce...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on Advent for this Christmas season. Today he talks about how our faith in Jesus is an assurance of hope. Today's Passage Hebrews 11:1 (NIV) - Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Biblical encourage...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, begins a series on Advent for this Christmas season. Today he talks about the idea of hope and how hope shows up in darkness.  Today's Passage John 1:5 (NIV) - The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day for Biblical encouragement and wisdo...

In this episode, Adult Ministry Director, Bryce Vaught, continues a Thanksgiving series talking about how our thanksgiving should be an overflow of appreciation for what He has done for us in Christ. Today's Passage Ephesians 5:15-20 (NIV) - Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be fooli...