August 22, 2010
Walk this Way: Gentleness
Pastor Ron Kool
I know I want more joy. I know I want more peace. I probably even want more patience. But do I really want more gentleness? In a world that runs on power and strength and control, growing in gentleness can seem like we're going to lose the race, like we're going to end up with the nice guys--in last place! This morning we'll think about the power of gentleness.
Matthew 12:20
August 8, 2010
Walk this Way: Goodness
Pastor Ron Kool
While none of us wants to be a goody two-shoes, we all want to be good. But what does it mean to be good, really good? And how can we grow in our goodness? This morning we'll take a look at these questions.
Acts 11:24
August 1, 2010
Walk this Way: Kindness
Pastor Ron Kool
Kindness seems like one of the most generic fruits of the Spirit. Who isn't for kindness? Can't our world always use some more kindness? Yet, when we think about it, we can recognize that kindness is one of the most powerful forces in our world today. We'll reflect on kindness this morning.
II Samuel 9
July 25, 2010
Walk this Way: Patience
Pastor Jerry Zandstra
Patience is an essential part of being a Christian but it isn't easy. Will God fulfill His promises to us? Will He give us more than we can handle? Ultimately, patience is the response to tough circumstance and only comes from trusting God to honor his word.
Colossians 3:12-17
July 18, 2010
Walk this Way: Peace
Pastor Daniel Bud
Have you heard the latest news? What things can get you in a state of panic? What has the capacity to totally petrify you? Christ Jesus left us in the gentle company of his Spirit. The third fruit of the spirit is peace. Let's allow God's peace to fill our hearts as we are gathered for worship this morning.
Philippians 4:4-9
July 11, 2010
Walk this Way: Joy
Pastor Ron Kool
For most of us when we think about following Jesus, we think about stuff like obedience and loving and serving and that's all good. But the Bible makes clear that if we belong to God our lives should also be marked by joy. In fact the second Fruit of the Spirit is Joy and we'll think about how we can experience joy in our lives this morning.
Philippians 4:4 and Psalm 126
July 4, 2010
Walk this Way: Love
Pastor Ron Kool
What do you think of when you think of someone being "filled with the Spirit?" Do you think of speaking in tongues, or raising their hands or shouting out loud? That may happen, but the Bible says that the main thing that happens when we are filled with the Spirit is that our lives change--we begin to show the fruit of the Spirit, we beigin to walk in a new and different way. This morning we'll take a look at the first fruit of the Spirit--love.
Galatians 5:22-25
June 27, 2010
The Work of God in Myanmar
Rev. Chan Thleng
This morning we welcome Rev. Chan Thleng to Hillside. Chan leads the Myanmar Christian Reformed Church and attended Hillside while he was at Calvin Seminary. Chan will share with us about the work of God in Myanmar.
Matthew 11:28-30
June 20, 2010
Under Pressure
Pastor Ron Kool
Even though it's summer, we all know what it's like to feel the pressures of life. We have people to see, places to go and things to do. We have kids to pick up and drop off, reports to write and lawns to cut. And sometimes even going on a vacation sounds like a lot of work. This morning Jesus invites us to come to Him and learn how to handle the stress and the pressure we face in this world.
Matthew 11:28-30
June 13, 2010
Standing up for Your Faith
Pastor Jerry Zandstra
This is Paul's mission statement. Is it ours? "I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me--the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace."
Acts 21:27-36
June 6, 2010
Maximum Impact: Clear Communication
Pastor Daniel Bud
As disciples of Christ we've been talking about having maximum impact in our community. If you were presented with the opportunity to share the gospel in three minutes, what would you say? What would you communicate about your faith to your neighbor? This morning we're going to look at a few ways of clearly communicating the message of the gospel in three minutes.
Romans 10:5-15
May 30, 2010
The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
Pastor Jerry Zandstra
Getting closer to maximum impact involves getting to know our own style of evangelism. This morning we're going to look at six styles of evangelism, recognizing that we need to discover an evangelism that seems a natural fit to our God-given personality.
Acts 2:1-41
May 23, 2010
Maximum Impact: Clear Communication
Pastor Daniel Bud
Getting closer to maximum impact involves getting to know our own style of evangelism. This morning we're going to look at six styles of evangelism, recognizing that we need to discover an evangelism that seems a natural fit to our God-given personality.
Acts 2:1-41
May 16, 2010
Maximum Impact: Close Proximity (part 3)
Pastor Ron Kool
Last week we started talking about how we can begin to build relationships that God might use to make an impact in our world. We talked about identifying people and praying for them. This week we'll talk about how we can nurture those relationships, about how we can help make them deeper and get them to a place where we can help people come to know Jesus--maybe for the first time.
Romans 12:13
May 2, 2010
Maximum Impact: Close Proximity (part 1)
Pastor Ron Kool
Most of us wouldn't want to talk about the most important issues in our lives--life and death, love and loss, meaning and purpose--with someone who randomly happened to knock on our doors. We only want to talk about those things with someone we trust, with someone who knows us. The same thing is true with our neighbors who don't know Christ. If we're going to talk to them about the most important things in life, the first thing we have to do is to build a relationship with them. This morning we'll talk about how we can start to do that.
Luke 5:27-32
Apr 25, 2010
Maximum Impact: Authentic Disciple II
Pastor Ron Kool
We said last week that one of the keys to having a maximum impact for Jesus is being authentic disciples--having integrity. We said that the world needs to see Christians living out their faith. But how can we help the world see Jesus in us without becoming too focused on the externals and losing our authenticity? That's what we'll think about this morning.
1 Peter 3:15
Apr 11, 2010
Worthy is the Lamb!
Pastor Daniel Bud
We often wonder what is the meaning of our lives. This morning John helps us ask the right question: Who is worthy to solve the riddle of human existence? We're going to discover that human history makes sense only as long as we understand Christ's salvation history. The key to our human history lies in God's hand, and Christ, as the Lamb that was slain, is the One that holds the key and the meaning to our existence. Who is then worthy of our worship"
Revelation 4:1-2; 5:1-14
Apr 4, 2010
The Audacity of Christ: I am the Resurrection and the Life
Pastor Ron Kool
Easter is a day of joy and hope, a day that is filled with rejoicing. We celebrate that Jesus has risen from the dead and that we can have new life. The news is Great News. In fact the news is so great that sometimes it's not so easy to believe--it seems too good to be true. This morning we'll see that Jesus really wants us to believe--so we can have life.
John 15:1-17
Mar 21, 2010
The Audacity of Christ: I Am the Way
Pastor Ron Kool
Have you ever been stuck somewhere? In an elevator? In a basement? In an airport when you can't get a flight out? It's not fun to be stuck but the good news this morning is that Jesus promises us that He can make a way when there is no way. This means that even when we feel stuck, we can still trust in Jesus to be the way for us.
John 14:1-14
Mar 14, 2010
The Audacity of Christ: I Am the Good Shepherd
Pastor Ron Kool
As much as we might like to think that we can make it through life on our own, the fact is that we all need help. We all need someone to come alongside us, to guide us and to encourage us. The good news for us is that Jesus promises us that He is the Good Shepherd. This morning we'll think about what that means.
John 10:11-18
Mar 7, 2010
The Audacity of Christ: I Am the Gate
Pastor Ron Kool
Have you ever locked your keys in your car? Ever been locked out of your house? It's so frustrating to want to get into some place but to have no way in. We may not think a lot about doors, but where would we be without them? This morning we'll take some time to think about what Jesus meant when He said, "I am the gate."
John 10:1-10
Feb 28, 2010
The Audacity of Christ: I Am the Light of the World
Pastor Ron Kool
Most of us say that we're not afraid of the dark. But if you've ever gone spelunking (exploring caves) and had someone turn off your light so it is absolutely totally dark, you probably would have to admit that you have some fear of the dark. We need light. We need light to guide us and to help us and to protect us. And this morning we'll think about the fact that Jesus is the light of the world.
John 6:35-40
Feb 21, 2010
The Audacity of Christ
Pastor Jerry Zandstra
In many ways, Jesus was very humble. He didn't brag about Himself or put others down. He was a servant. But he was also honest. He was honest about who He was and over the next several weeks, we're going to be looking at some of the things Jesus said about Himself. We start this morning by looking at what Jesus meant when H esaid, "I am the bread of life."
John 6:35-40
Feb 14, 2010
When You Want to Run Away
Pastor Ron Kool
We've all had times when we feel like the pressure is too much. The bills are climbing too high, the work situation is in crisis, things at home aren't going that great and we just want to run away. King David felt that way at one time, and this morning we'll take a look at where he decided to run.
Psalm 55
Feb 7, 2010
Life with God: Caring for the Broken
Pastor Ron Kool
St. Francis of Assisi once said that "We must preach the Gospel wherever we go; we should use words only when necessary." St. Francis recognized that one of the ways we follow Jesus is by caring for people, by loving those in need. This morning we'll take a look at the call of God for us to care for the broken.
Luke 4:16-21
Jan 31, 2010
Life with God: Living by the Book
Pastor Daniel Bud
Have you ever received a text message or an email from God? Have you ever visited God's Facebook fan page? For thousands of years God communicated his loving heart to us, and his communication is his Word, the Bible. When we read the Bible, God speaks to us authoritatively and the Holy Spirit, who inspired the Bible, illuminates us to understand God's messages. Let's include among our 2010 resolutions a decision to pay more attention to check our email inbox so that we give God a chance to better communicate with us. Let's test and see what happens when we get better at regularly paying attention to his text messages.
2 Timothy 3:10-17
Jan 24, 2010
Life with God: Living by the Spirit
Pastor Ron Kool
Do you ever feel like you're just going through the motions in your Christian life? Do you ever feel like you're trying to do the steps of a dance without being able to hear the music? If that's the case, then maybe what we need to learn to do is to keep in step with the Holy Spirit. This morning we'll talk about how we can do that.
Ephesians 5:18
Jan 17, 2010
Life with God: Holiness
Pastor Ron Kool
You may have seen the bumper sticker that says "Christians aren't perfect, just forgiven." That's true--none of us are perfect. But how hard we we trying to be better? How hard we are fighting against sin in our lives? This morning we'll take a look at these questions.
Matthew 5:17-20
Jan 10, 2010
Life with God: Intimacy with God
Pastor Daniel Bud
One of our faith heroes, prophet Daniel, was thrown into the lions' den because he was praying three times a day. Jesus often spent whole nights in prayer, and he told his disciples to pray. There is no doubt that prayer is among the few marks of a disciple of Christ. And thus, this morning we look at one way we can enhance our prayer life; having a praying list. Let's experience praying for people dear to us, believers and unbelievers, on a regular basis.
Daniel 10:1-20
Jan 3, 2010
The Big Rocks
Pastor Ron Kool
If we live through the entire year, each one of us will have 365 days, 8,760 hours or 525,600 minutes in 2010. One of the most important questions we need to ask ourselves is this: What are we going to do with them? How will we spend them? Where will our time go? The Bible encourages us to make the most of the time that God has given to us and this morning we'll think about investing our lives in the things that matter the most.
1 Cor. 13:13
Dec 27, 2009
The Prince of Peace: Peace Postponed
Pastor Ron Kool
Have you thought of yourself as being at war with God? That's what humanity did in the Garden of Eden when the first couple took Satan's side and declared war on God. Since then the promise of peace is one of those goals that eludes humanity every time we think we've attained it. The everlasting peace comes to us in the Prince of Peace--we celebrate his birth on Christmas. Let's ponder the price Jesus had to pay to bring us back to the God we offended. Peace is not cheap!
Isaiah 53; John 1
Dec 20, 2009
The Prince of Peace: The Price of Peace
Pastor Daniel Bud
Have you thought of yourself as being at war with God? That's what humanity did in the Garden of Eden when the first couple took Satan's side and declared war on God. Since then the promise of peace is one of those goals that eludes humanity every time we think we've attained it. The everlasting peace comes to us in the Prince of Peace--we celebrate his birth on Christmas. Let's ponder the price Jesus had to pay to bring us back to the God we offended. Peace is not cheap!
Isiah 53; John 1
Dec 13, 2009
The Prince of Peace: Praying for Peace
Pastor Ron Kool
What do you want for Christmas? We've all probably been asked that question a time or two in our lives. We've probably had times where it was easy to tell someone what we wanted for Christmas and other times where we didn't know what to say. But this morning we're going to think about what we really need for Christmas, especially if we are going to exprience God's peace this Christmas.
Luke 19:41-44; Psalm 122
Dec 6, 2009
The Prince of Peace: Dreams of Peace
Pastor Ron Kool
We all have dreams, dreams of what might be, dreams of what could happen. But for most of us we know that our dreams won't come true. This morning we'll take a look at Isaiah's dream of peace on earth and we'll ask why this dream really will come true.
Isaiah 11:1-9
Nov 29, 2009
The Prince of Peace: Peace Punctured
Pastor Daniel Bud
If there's one thing we can all agree on it's that things are not the way they are supposed to be. We live in a broken world. Wars, disease, family fights, poverty, tornados, natural disasters--in so many ways, we see the brokenness of our world everyday. That's the way it is, but it's not the way God intended it to be. This morning we'll think about what went wrong in this world ad whether we can hope it will ever be right.
Genesis 3
Nov 22, 2009
Tell Me a Story: The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
Pastor Jerry Zandstra
The nature of the Christian faith is not form. It is a matter of the heart. It is a matter of the attitude toward self, toward other people, and toward God. The Pharisee appears to have everything but his lack of one thing causes his destruction. The Tax Collector has nothing except the one essential thing. As Jesus says, those who humble themselves will be lifted up.
Luke 18:9-14
Nov 15, 2009
Tell Me a Story: It's Your Turn Now
Pastor Ron Kool
Are you a risk taker? Or do you like to play it safe? Do you like to jump out of airplanes? Or would you rather keep both feet firmly planted on the ground? This morning Jesus invites us to become more daring, to learn to take some risks with what He has given us.
Matthew 25:14-30
Nov 8, 2009
Tell Me a Story: Learning To Pray
Pastor Ron Kool
What is the most important thing about prayer? Is it getting the words right? Is it spending enough time? This morning we'll look at a story that Jesus told that suggests that maybe the most important thing about praying is understanding God's heart toward His children.
Luke 11:1-13
Nov 1, 2009
Tell Me a Story: Excuses, Excuses
Pastor Ron Kool
Sometimes excuses can be really helpful. When someone invites us to go to a tofu-tasting party or a Detroit Lions football game, it's nice to be able to say, "I'm sorry, I've got other plans." But this morning, Jesus wants to warn us that we must be very careful not to make excuses when the most important invitation in the world comes our way.
Luke 14:15-24
Oct 25, 2009
Tell Me a Story: Jesus' Story of the Sheep and the Goats
Pastor Daniel Bud
Today we begin a series of sermons on Jesus' teachings through the use of simple stories we call parables. "The Sheep and the Goats" story opens for us a window into the future. As Christ's disciples we want to know what would happen at the second coming of our Lord. What would be the crucial factor that would determine our eternal destiny?
Matthew 25:31-46
Oct 18, 2009
Making Room for Gentiles
Pastor Jerry Zandstra
The early church struggled to include people who were not like them. Following what they believed to be the will of God, they practiced a form of exclusivism in which Gentiles were kept out of the Kingdom. In the Book of Acts, Christ tears down these barriers and teaches Peter and the early church that there are to be no walls between those who are the recipients of His grace and forgiveness.
Acts 11:1-18
Oct 11, 2009
One Month to Live: Leave a Legacy
Pastor Ron Kool
If we only had thirty days left to live, one of the questions we'd ask is the question of how people will remember us. What will our legacy be? What will they say about us after we're gone? This morning we'll think about what kind of legacy we'll be leaving behind.
Colossians 4:7-15
Oct 4, 2009
One Month to Live: Find Our Place
Pastor Ron Kool
One of the things that happens when we know we only have a short time to live is that we have to figure out what our place is in this world. Are we big-shots? Nobodies? Important? Nothings? This morning we'll take a look at what David has to say about finding our plce in this world.
Psalm 131
Sept 27, 2009
One Month to Live: Loving With All our Hearts
Pastor George Mossel
If you only had one month to live you'd really want to leave your mark, you'd want to live an impressive life. But what really makes an impression on others? The Bible says that love is the most impressive thing.
1 Corinthians 13
Sept 20, 2009
One Month to Live: Living Passionately
Pastor Ron Kool
Last week we said that one of the things that would change in our lives if we only had one month to live would be that we would live with more passion. We said we would try to live with more drive and focus. But how can we do that? How can we restore passion for the things of God in our lives? This morning we'll take a look at these questions.
Philippians 3:2-14
Sept 13, 2009
One Month to Live
Pastor Ron Kool
We all know we're going to die someday (unless Jesus comes back first). But most of us don't think about that much at all. We don't think it's anything we need to deal with now--someday when we're old, then we'll think about dying. But what if it wasn't far away? What if we knew we were going to die in the next year? By Christmas? In 30 days??? This morning we're going to begin a series where we ask ourselves how we would live if we only had one month to live.
1 Corinthians 3:10-15
Past Messages
Sept 6, 2009
Prayer
Pastor Daniel Bud
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This morning we'll look at the topic of Prayer. How important is prayer in our lives? How effective are our prayers? Do they really make a difference? We'll see what God's Word says about prayer.
James 5:13-20
Aug 30, 2009
Worship
Pastor Ron Kool
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Sometimes worship can be one of the most controversial areas for a church. Some people like to worship one way, others prefer another style. It's not always easy to figure out what should happen in a worship service. This morning we'll take a look at what Psalm 95 can teach us about some of the different styles of worship.
Psalm 95
Aug 23, 2009
When Life Isn't Fair
Pastor Ron Kool
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Charles Sykes once created a list of eleven rules he wanted to teach his children. The first rule was this: Life is not fair; get used to it. The fact ist that all of us have learned that life isn't always fair, things don't always happen the way they should happen. The question is this: What do we do about it? This morning we'll see what Psalm 37 has to teach us about what we can do when life isn't fair.
Psalm 37:1-11
Aug 9, 2009
How to Have Conflict
Pastor Jerry Zandstra
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Every church has the potential for conflict. The 6th Chapter of Acts shows how it should be dealt with in a way that resolves the conflict, satisfies everyone, and brings glory to God.
Acts 6:1-7
Aug 2, 2009
Witness to the Ends of the World
Pastor Daniel Bud
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On Sunday, when we gather for worship, we join God's people living in the Amazonian jungle or in metropolitan areas like Tokyo, Mumbai, Sao Paolo, or New York City; people who live in the cold Siberian forests or in the rainy and warm Equatorial jungles. God's church is made of people from all races, tribes, and languages. We are all God's people, the church of Christ. How do you respond to God's global project? Are you willing to join God's work in the world?
Acts 1:1-11
July 26, 2009
Making Room for Life: Restring the Human Community, Being Hospitable
Pastor Daniel Bud
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We began the sermon series on Making Room for Life understanding that we were created for comunity. We conclude the series learning how God's love restores the broken human community. Jesus called to repentance the social outcast, the sinner, and those usually excluded from community, people we like to keep at a distance. He accomplished this by eating and building community with them. Are we going to join Jesus in this community Church building project?
Luke 5:27-32
July 19, 2009
Making Room for Life: Saying Yes—Part 2
Pastor Ron Kool
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We know all sorts of things about God. We know that God is holy and just and perfect and all-powerful. We know that God is righteous and loving and almight and all-knowing. But does God laugh? Does God play? Does God want us to laugh and play? This morning we'll take a look at these questions.
Zechariah 8:5
July 12, 2009
Making Room for Life: Saying Yes—Part 1
Pastor Ron Kool
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How many times a week do you say, "I've got to get going" or "I've got to run?" For most of us, we say these things way too often because we're always in a hurry. We're taking a look this summer at how we can trade some of the chaos of our current lifestyles for conencted relationships. We've talked about some things we can stop doing to help us do this. This morning we'll move forward to look at some things we can start doing.
Luke 7:36
July 5, 2009
Acting in Community
Pastor Jerry Zandstra
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Today we look at the topic of community. As believers, how do we truly form community and take care of the needs of one another? How do we bear the burdens of one another? As we look at Acts 4, 32-37, we will see a cool snapshot into how the early church functioned.
Act 4:32-37
June 28, 2009
Making Room for Life: Saying No—Part 2
Pastor Ron Kool
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Most of us would say that people and God are the most important things in our lives. But we get so busy sometimes that we miss the most important things, we miss people, we miss God and we miss life. If we’re going to find room for life we need to learn to say no to some things. Last week Jerry talked about saying no to being overcommitted. This week we’ll talk about saying no to the myth of more.
Eccl 5:10-20
June 21, 2009
Making Room for Life: Saying No—Part 1
Pastor Jerry Zandstra
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We started talking last week about how God created us to share life together, and about how hard it is to find hte time to do that. This morning, we'll start to think about how we can say no to some things so we can say yes to the more important things.
Genesis 1:31
June 14, 2009
Making Room for Life: Created for Community
Pastor Daniel Bud
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This Sunday we begin a series of sermons that would focus our attention on living the good life. As Christ's disciples we work hard to manage our relationships: family, work, church, friends, sports, school, and hobbies. This morning we are going to look at why we believe we are created for community with God and with other people.
Genesis 1:26-27; and Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
June 7, 2009
What Difference Does It Make? When We Feel Like There's Nothing We Can Do
Pastor Ron Kool
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We've all had times where we wish there was something we could do. Someone's struggling or hurting and we wish we could fix the problem or take away the hurt, but we just can't. We sometimes come to a place where we feel like there's nothign we can do. But the Bible tells us that there is one thing we can do. And maybe when we do that one thing we will discover that this is a really important thing to do.
Colossians 4:2-4
May 31, 2009
What Difference Does It Make? In the Workplace
Pastor Ron Kool
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We all spend a significant amount of time at work. Whether that work is being a lawyer or a landscaper, a stay at home mom or a scientist, work plays an important part in all of our lives. Many of us spend more time working than doing any other activity in our lives. So what different does it make at work if we are followers of Jesus Christ? How does Jesus' death and resurrection impact our work?
Colossians 3:22-4:1
May 24, 2009
What Difference Does It Make? Wouldn't It Be Nice
Pastor Ron Kool
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Do you remember the old Beach Boys song? Wouldn't it be nice if we were older...? Most of us grew up wishing we could be older. We're not sure we matter much when we're kids. But God makes it clear that kids matter to Him and He calls us as kids to obey our parents. This morning we'll think about how God wants us to live when we're younger.
Colossians 3:20
May 17, 2009
What Difference Does It Make? Parenting
Pastor Ron Kool
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One of the biggest challenges any of us faces comes when we become parents, when we are given responsibility to shape and mold a child's life. As parents we are forced to make thousands of decisions about our kids, and, unfortunately, kids don't come with an owners' manual. This morning we'll try to get some help from the Apostle Paul, who tells us that if we are followers of Jesus it will make a difference in how we parent our children.
Colossians 3:15-21
Apr 19, 2009
What Difference Does It Make? A New Set of Priorities
Pastor Ron Kool
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Did you ever get through a big, important, emotional event and wake up the next morning and wonder, "What difference does it make?" Your team won the state championship and that was great, but what difference does it make in your day to day life? You were named the employee of the month, but what difference does it make in your day-to-day life?
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This morning we're going to start a series in which we'll ask that question about the events of Good Friday and Easter--we know that they're powerful, but what difference do they make in my life on Monday morning?
Colossians 3:1-4
Apr 12, 2009
Questions of the Last Week: Who Will Roll the Stone Away?
Pastor Ron Kool
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Every once in a while we run into immovable objects in our lives. We run into problems we can't solve and challenges we can't overcome. We're stuck. That's where the women were on the first Easter morning. They were asking, "Who will roll the stone away? Who will do what we can't do?" This Easter we celebrate God's wonderful answer to our difficult question.
Mark 16:3
Mar 29, 2009
Questions of the Last Week: What is Truth?
Pastor Ron Kool
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The question for this week comes from the lips of Pontius Pilate. It's an important and probing question that penetrates to the very depths of our hearts and our existence. It's a question that has stirred social unrest, political upheaval, global warfare, and the slaughter of millions. The Question: What is Truth?
John 18:28-40
Mar 15, 2009
Questions of the Last Week: Surely Not I, Lord?
Pastor Ron Kool
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Have you ever looked at someone who has done something wrong and wondered if you would ever do anything like that? Have you ever though, "I'd never do that...would I?" This morning we'll look at how the disciples had to look into their own hearts when Jesus said that one of them would betray Him.
Matthew 26:17-25
Mar 8, 2009
Questions of the Last Week: Why this Waste?
Pastor Ron Kool
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Questions are really important things. We ask questions to get information; we ask rhetorical questions to make statements; we ask emotional questions to express our anxiety and apprehension; and we ask probing questions to make people think about matters they might not otherwise think about. During this Lenten series we're going to look at a number of questions that come from close encounters that people had with Jesus during the week before Good Friday and Easter.
Matthew 26:6-13
Mar 1 , 2009
People with Purpose: Choose this Day
Pastor Ron Kool
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We don't always like to have to choose. We'd rather keep our options open. We'd rather not limit ourselves. But sometimes we have no choice. We hve to choose. And, Joshua says, today is one of those days.
Joshua 24
Feb 22, 2009
People with Purpose: Trusting Each Other
Pastor Jerry Zandstra
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Trusting God is one thing. But it's another thing to trust other people. Sometimes we see things happening and we jump to conclusions and we make accusations and we get into a fight before we know all the facts. This morning we'll take a look at a time when this happened in Joshua's day.
Joshua 22
Feb 15, 2009
People with Purpose:
Lessons for the Long Haul
Pastor Ron Kool
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If we're honest, we have to admit that there are some parts of the Bible that don't seem to be very helpful. What do lists of names and cities have to do with my life today? This morning we'll see if there are some lessons for us in these lists.
Joshua 14-19
Feb 8, 2009
When Someone Takes Advantage of Us
Pastor Ron Kool
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We all have times when people don't treat us very well. They may lie to us or say something bad about us or somehow take advantage of us. At those times we want to do unto others as they have done to us. As tempting as that is, and as much as we may feel like they deserve it, this morning we'll recognize that God calls us to live in a different way--to do right even if others do us wrong.
Joshua 10:1-15
Feb 1, 2009
Desperate Deception
Pastor George Mossel
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Today we are returning to the book of Joshua. In Chapter 9, some clever and desperate people use deception to spare themselves. Very ingenious! Bu do we say 'Good for you' or 'Shame on you'?
Joshua 9
Jan 25, 2009
Caring Enough to Confront
Pastor Ron Kool
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We've all had times where we've faced a decision. Do we confront someone? Do we have a right to talk to him about what he's done or doing? Should we share our concerns about where she seems to be going? This morning we're going to think about these questions.
1 Corinthians 5
Jan 11 , 2009
Two Kinds of Piety
Pastor Jerry Zandstra
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What does God want from us? What is He looking for? Who are the 'good' people in God's eyes? This morning we'll listen as Jesus shows us some people who thought they knew what God wanted them to act like and a widow who really gave God what He wanted.
Mark 12:38-44
Jan 4 , 2009
At Just the Right Time
Pastor Ron Kool
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During our lives, we learn that there is a right time and place for things and a wrong time and place for things. But sometimes we discover that what we thought was the wrong time and place turns out to be the right time and place. This morning we'll take one more look at the birth of Jesus and try to determine whether it was the right or the wrong time and place.
Luke 2:1-7
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