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In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about God's discipline and the choices we can make when we are experiencing it. Today's Passage Hebrews 12:11 (ESV) - For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about God's display of power in preserving Jonah in the belly of a great fish. Today's Passage Jonah 1:17 (NIV) - Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Five Good Minutes...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about some of the things that running from God won't do. Today's Passage Jonah 1:17 (NIV) - Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, starts a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about noticing the signs that could point to you running from God. Today's Passage Jonah 1:4-6 (NIV) - Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up. All the sailors were afraid and each cried o...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, starts a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about how our reasons to not follow God may be, seemingly, good, but they aren't good enough. Today's Passage Jonah 1:1-3 (NIV) - The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wicked...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, starts a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about Jonah's decision to flee from the Lord and reject His command to preach in Nineveh. Today's Passage Jonah 1:1-3 (NIV) - The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedne...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, spends a week on Christmas and the coming new year. Today he talks about the one thing that is certain for the coming year - that the God of this universe is good. Today's Passage Psalm 112:1 (NIV) - Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which pro...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, spends a week on Christmas and the coming new year. Today he talks about some of the fears we have for the new year and how we can face them. Today's Passage Psalm 112:6-8 (NIV) - Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered forever. They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord. T...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, spends a week on Christmas and the coming new year. Today he talks about the coming of a new year and the desire for us to be blessed. Today's Passage Psalm 112:1-2 (NIV) - Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day f...

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...