So this summer we have been having a lot of fun here at MRC. We have been working through a series on the church. If you think about what we have been doing with this teaching, we have been asking some pretty specific questions about the church and how you answer these questions is very, very important. The way I see it if we take a step back and look at this series the big questions look something . . . Read More »
The Chicken and The Egg
So this summer we have been having a lot of fun here at MRC. We have been working through a series on the church. If you think about what we have been doing with this teaching, we have been asking some pretty specific questions, and these questions are a really big deal. Actually, these questions aren’t really that big of a deal at all but how you answer these questions is very, very important. The way I see . . . Read More »
Being a Disciple Maker and Some Fishing Tips
So this summer we have been in a series about the church and I think it’s been a ton of fun so far and I think it’s been a really powerful time for us to dive into some penetrating truths about us as a church…about who we are, what we do, and why we do it. We have really been pushing in one very specific set of questions. How do you view the church? How do you do . . . Read More »
What Could Be
Over the last few years we have taken the summer and studied a book of the Bible. Quite frankly it’s something that I look forward to every year. Over the past few years we have studied some of Paul’s letters, and James…and this year I was really gearing up to study 1st and 2nd Peter with you all. I enjoy picking the scriptures apart like that…but that isn’t the direction we went this summer…instead we are jumping into . . . Read More »
Getting to the Heart of the Matter
So last week I think we really started to hit our stride in this study of Jesus’ very famous Sermon on the Mount and that is really going to continue today. So by this fourth week of the series it’s probably becoming pretty apparent to you that Jesus is really pushing in hard on us and how we live. Jesus has a way of thinking and living that is just completely opposite than the way we humans think . . . Read More »
How Do I Find Myself?
So ever since we began this church in January we have been working our way through one big series called ‘Different.’ This series has meant a lot to me, because the whole idea is that we should be different because of our encounter with God and His amazing love for us. When God’s love is pouring into and out of us we can’t help but change, we can’t help but be different. I think this has been a phenomenal way for . . . Read More »
Do You Remember?
So today we are going to jump ahead a little in our study of 1 Corinthians and at Chapter 9. It’s a Better Together Sunday which means the children stay in the service with us today. So here’s the deal, next week you will probably understand why we skipped ahead a bit as Ken drops back into Chapter 5, BUT there is a major benefit to this and it is absolutely intentional that Chapter 9 is placed on . . . Read More »
You Matter
You matter more than you will ever know. We are in a series called ‘Risk.’ We started the series with Peter’s story when Jesus calls out to Peter to invite him out of the boat. Peter had to face and overcome fear. We said, to follow Christ, we too will have to face and overcome fear. We said the most dangerous place we could ever be; is in the boat. The best place to me, is to follow . . . Read More »
The Mind Blowing Invitation
Last week we really kicked off our new series called “Risk.” I thought Ken and Kim did a great job of really challenging us and let’s face it, for a lot of us it is important to have someone love us enough to challenge us to get out of the boat, because it is easy to get comfortable. It is easy to find warmth and security inside the “boat” we call life, and not be willing to take . . . Read More »
The Greatest Invitation You Will Ever Have and how we mess it up
I have a couple questions for you. What is it that you dream about? How much passion do you experience in your daily life? Are you growing, learning new things and excited about it? How often do you take risks that require God’s power? Are you a part of something bigger than yourself? I ask you these questions because last week Sam said that we can live bold and free. 18 My dear children, let’s not just talk . . . Read More »