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Devotion: 5 Ways to Read the Bible in 2024: Bible Journaling/Scribing

The scriptures are full of beautiful images that can capture our imaginations. Using a journaling bible or a sheet of paper can help bring those images to life whether we draw our interpretation of the image or put ourselves in the story. Join Pastor Jared as we explore what it means to read the word through Bible Journaling.
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Sermon: The Family Meal Forever | Pastor Ben Berteau | The Fifth Sunday After Pentecost

In our third & final installment of the "Water & Wine" sermon series, Pastor Ben draws parallels between Doritos vs. healthier alternatives and the Biblical story of a woman seeking healing from Jesus to highlight the need for both physical and spiritual sustenance. He goes on to emphasize the importance of recognizing and addressing spiritual needs, particularly through the sacrament of communion, where believers encounter Jesus' presence and receive forgiveness and a strengthening of their faith. We should be echoing Peter's affirmation that Jesus alone offers eternal life, but as human beings we tend to look for other avenues to solve challenges, instead of coming directly to God. However, we need to make the Lord's Supper the center of our spiritual practice, and we need to come here to the only place that can provide with what we need to navigate life in this world. Echoing the words of Peter, where else are we going to go? God wants us to come to him and look for him, and he's promised that when you do every single time, he'll be present to be with us and sustain us.
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Devotion: 5 Ways to Read the Bible in 2024: Reading Through Art

In our visual world, have you ever looked at and studied the Bible through art? Join Pastor Jared as we explore a story of scripture from https://thevcs.org
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Sermon: Jesus Makes the Meal | Pastor Jared Townley | The Fourth Sunday After Epiphany

We are in the third week of our "Water & Wine" series. This week, Pastor Jared explores Communion and Jesus' presence in the meal. After acknowledging the congregation's familiarity with Communion, he poses a question: does our familiarity lead with this sacrament lead us to overlook the miraculous nature of the meal?
Citing Martin Luther's teachings on communion, Pastor Jared emphasizes that believers are not meant to fully understand the mechanics of how Christ's body is present in the bread. Instead, they are called to trust and have faith in the words of Jesus regarding the meal. Luther's perspective is presented as a reminder that the focus should be on the truth of Christ's real presence rather than trying to dissect the "how."
The sermon concludes by highlighting the profound implications of Jesus' physical presence in the Lord's Supper & encourages those listening to run to the altar when seeking closeness to Jesus.
 
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Devotion: 5 Ways to Read the Bible in 2024: Alternative Translations

Have you always read the same translation? Explore with Pastor Jared some different translations and the benefit we could gain from them as we read the word in 2024.
NIV Story Book: https://cutt.ly/twHjILhp
The Book of God: https://cutt.ly/xwHjOoLn
The Message & NIV Parallel Translation: https://cutt.ly/4wHjO1BY
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Sermon: Spirit Given Siblings | Pastor Ben Berteau | Third Sunday after Epiphany

We continue with our "Water & Wine" sermon series, which explores the significance of baptism and the Lord's Supper in the context of God's gifts to believers. In "Spirit Given Siblings," Pastor Ben delves into the changed identity of believers, who through the transformative nature of baptism are now considered children of God and heirs of eternal life. As believers, we are called to bear one another's burdens, and shift our focus from self-centeredness to a communal perspective within God's family. A communal prospective includes active engagement in relationships, offering support and love to fellow members of God's family, thereby reflecting the love of Christ to the world in response to the brokenness found in earthly relationships.
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Devotion: 5 Ways to Read the Bible in 2024: Verse Mapping

Want to dive deep into a single verse? Verse Mapping is the way to do it. Join Pastor Jared as he walks through an example of how to do verse mapping as well as a few different resources to use.
Instruction Sheet PDF: https://cutt.ly/GwHjTUdU
Blank Verse Mapping Sheet PDF: https://cutt.ly/OwHjT9Qu
Blue Letter Bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org
Bible Hub: https://biblehub.com
Template from: https://hobsonhomestead.com/faith/verse-mapping-template/#4-free-verse-mapping-template
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Sermon: Death to Life | Pastor Jared Townley | Second Sunday after Epiphany

As we begin a new sermon series called "Water & Wine" we begin with how helpless we truly are before our God makes us alive in the waters of Holy Baptism. Yet, we often believe it is up to us afterwards to grow, sustain, and believe. Join Pastor Jared as he explores how we are dependent children for entire lives as followers of Jesus.
 
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Sermon: The God of Time & Space | Pastor Ben Berteau | 1st Sunday after Christmas

Our God is the God of both time and space. Join Pastor Ben through a series of reflections on what it means that Jesus came down into time to be our savior. 
 
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Devotion: 5 Ways to Read the Bible in 2024: Entire Thing

As we enter the new year, join us for a new series entitled "5 Ways to Read the Bible in 2024". Over the next five weeks, we will explore different ways to encounter, study, and experience the Word of God. This week, we look at different reading plans to read the entire bible in a year.
Different Genre of Reading Every Day Plan: https://cutt.ly/LwGMNbSZ
Chronological Reading Plan: https://cutt.ly/DwG9xxPi
Listen to Bible in Year: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Cr10YXao121mDAfKLQOh3?si=0746cf05827d4f5b
Article with other ideas and ways to read the Bible in a year: https://cutt.ly/QwGMCGqY
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