God has invited us to a wonderful mission. Are we ready? Are you ready? A missional church defines itself in terms of its worship and its mission – a worshiping people who are also “sent ones” who take the gospel to and incarnate the gospel within a specific cultural context. – The church has a […]
Last week Pastor Dan challenged us to consider if we are apathetic, ignorant or afraid when it comes to our response toward those outside the church. This week the challenge is similar, but the perspective is “compassion”. Jesus went out of his way to demonstrate ‘how’ to have compassion. Are we paying attention or just […]
The Church universal generally, and Stonebridge Church specifically, has a mission. God wants to reach the world with the good news: How to be in a right relationship with God. Failure to achieve this mission might be due to ignorance, apathy or fear. But God does provide, he does equip his people to accomplish what […]
OK, so we’ve seen in the series that the people in Genesis were not all that “wonderful”. But in today’s sermon, Pastor Dan, well, its sort of a shocker. I mean, how dysfunctional can a family get?! Well, it can get pretty ugly. But the amazing thing is that God’s plan includes some members of […]
Genesis 22 is such a moving story. But it is equally a view of God’s testing and God’s provision. In this, the last interaction between God and Abraham recorded for us, God asks Abraham to demonstrate his faith in God by sacrificing his son, Isaac. The son in whom God said he would fulfill his […]
The story recorded for us in Genesis 15 is a remarkable account of Abraham’s faith- and doubts -but ultimately how it was God’s covenant that insured all of God’s promises to Abraham and all humans who have faith as Abraham did. Pastor Dan walks us through the verses of Chapter 15.
The tower of Babel. What does that have to do with the challenge to live by faith for Christians in 2012? Sure, Babel means “confusion” and that was the time and place when languages were created and “worked their magic” on the human race. But why? Listen to Pastor Dan’s sermon to gain a better […]
The story of Noah is familiar to many of us, yet how many times do we see the significances that Noah might have for us today? Pastor Dan shows us that Noah’s faith was evident in his obedience to God; after being saved in the ark Noah worshiped; and finally in spite of his failings, […]