Talk Notes – November 29
  Yesterday concluded our Blue Note series. Luke did an amazing job of summarizing the series, and of encouraging us all to have the faith that gets us through the blues. LISTEN NOW Bible Passages: Hebrews 10:39-11:3; 11:6, 17-19 Genesis 12:2; 17:6 Genesis 22 Faith resolves the blues.  Using the story of Abraham and Isaac from Genesis, and the story of Ryan [...]

give thanks
  Psalm 136 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods. His faithful love endures forever. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His faithful love endures forever. 4 Give thanks to him who alone does mighty miracles. His faithful love endures forever. 5 Give thanks to him who [...]

Talk Notes – November 22
  there are ways to cope with the blues. they don’t necessarily make them go away, but they give us the focus and the strength to face them. yesterday, we looked at a story in 2 chronicles 20, where a king – a good king – named jehoshapat was in trouble. he was king of judah and [...]

so not about the money…
i feel a little like a guy standing around with his hand out. in the past couple weeks, it seems as though all i have done is ask you for money. or at least i’m sure that’s what it must feel like to some of you. the church isn’t meeting budget, which may mean staff cuts, so i [...]

Talk Notes – November 15
yesterday was week 3 in the Threshold Blues Cafe. after spending 2 weeks emphasizing God’s sovereign activity in our lives – even in the bad stuff – to bring about his will and plan, we shifted gears and considered how to avoid the blues. are there things we can do to keep from getting the blues. [...]