The Valley

In this Advent devotional, Theresa Warbritton shares about God's long-term plan to bring Jesus into this world. Questions : In Theresa's devotional, she talks about some of the ironies of Jesus. Example: Jesus is the Word of God, but as a baby, he couldn't speak. What other examples of this type of irony can you think of when it comes to Jesus. What does this say to you about the character of God?...

To kick off Advent week 2 (the week of prophecy and preparation), Jeff Benson talks about the first and second coming of Christ and what it tells us about our King. Discussion/Activity : Listen to Jeff's devotional and reflect on Jesus as a humble baby and Jesus as a triumphant king. Share your thoughts in the comments below. Join the discussion on our community site: https://community.bvchristian...

In this message, Michelle Holmberg shares a little bit of what the Christmas story looked like from Mary's perspective.

A few weeks ago, Michelle Holmberg talked about Judaism's 18 benedictions. In this devotional, Michelle leads us through each one of them. Discussion/Activity: pray these prayers and share about your experience. What did you hear? What did you feel? To join the discussion, please visit: https://community.bvchristian.org/c/advent-devotionals/

In this Advent devotional, Emmy Helmuth shares her thoughts on Biblical hope (as opposed to optimism). Discussion Question: Read Psalm 130. What do those verses say to you about the character of God? Join us at https://community.bvchristian.org/c/advent-devotionals/ to join the conversation.

Clark Griswold? As a topic for an Advent devotional? Yes, we went there (or at least tried). Discussion question: what imagery/activity from this time of year reminds you most of the "reason for the season?" You can join the conversation at https://community.bvchristian.org/c/advent-devotionals/

This week on our discussion Emmy Helmuth, Michelle Holmberg, Otto Luhrs, and Paul Holmberg sit down to talk about the first message in the "A Way in a Manger" series.

In the first message from the "A Way in a Manger" series, Paul Holmberg speaks to the planning and preparation that went into bringing about the birth of Jesus.

In this voicemail devotional, Michelle shares some thoughts on temptation and prayer that she did not get to include in her message from 11.21.2021. To join the discussion, please visit https://community.bvchristian.org

In this voicemail, Emmy Helmuth shares her thoughts on gratefulness as a spiritual practice.

In this voicemail, Amy Taylor shares the concept of "spiraling up" as a way to increase your capacity for gratitude. As we enter the part of the year where thankfulness and appreciation are top of mind, what do you find yourself most grateful for? To join the discussion, please go to https://community.bvchristian.org

Michelle Holmberg, Emmy Helmuth, and Bobby Taylor sit down to discuss the last message from the "Teach Us to Pray" series. Thanks for listening - if you're interested in continuing the discussion, please visit https://community.bvchristian.org

In the final message from the "Teach Us to Pray" series, Michelle Holmberg walks us through the final verse of the Lord's Prayer. Join the discussion at https://community.bvchristian.org

Yet he gave a command to the skies above and opened the doors of the heavens; he rained down manna for the people to eat, he gave them the grain of heaven. Human beings ate the bread of angels; he sent them all the food they could eat. - Psalm 78:23-25 If you'd like to leave us a note about today's voicemail, you can join the conversation here: https://community.bvchristian.org/c/podcast/

In this voicemail, Michelle challenges us to examine if we are freely giving what we have freely received? What has been given to you and what have you given away?  Join the conversation here: https://community.bvchristian.org/c/podcast/

In this discussion, Michelle Holmberg, Matt Carlson, Emmy Helmuth, and Bobby Taylor review the second message in the "Teach us to Pray" series. A big focus of this conversation was forgiveness, both giving and receiving. Discussion questions: What's the most impactful thing you've had to ask forgiveness for? What about giving forgiveness?

In this message, Pastor Matt Carlson teaches from Matthew 6:11-12: "Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us." Discussion question: what does daily bread look like for you? And what does it mean to rely on God for that daily? Share your thoughts on our community page: https://community.bvchristian.org/c/podcast/

For this discussion, we welcome special guest Dave Powers (https://www.worshipandtheword.com/). Dave and Matt co-led our service on Nov 7, 2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEhT9pCCHo4), and introduced us to the new message series, "Teach Us to Pray."

There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.” - Exodus 3:2-3

Many waters cannot quench your love, rivers cannot overwhelm it. Oceans of fear cannot conceal your love for me. Andy Park. Lyrics to "Holy Love."

If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. - Mark 3:25

In this episode, Michelle Holmberg, Emmy Helmuth, and Bobby Taylor continue the discussion from the final message in the "Boulder Valley DNA" series.

In this final message from the "Boulder Valley DNA" series, Matt Carlson and Tyler Adams paint a picture of what was and what is to come for Boulder Valley Christian Church - a story that God has been revealing for 60+ years.

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it. - Matthew 13:44-46

"This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: 'In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.'" - Isaiah 30:15