Disagreement
Being best friends does not always mean we have to agree on everything always. However, it usually means that we are in agreement on the main parameters of our worldview. Can friends disagree? What is simply a matter of opinion, and what is a truth claim made upon or lives?
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- Sep 2, 2022Disagreement
DisagreementBeing best friends does not always mean we have to agree on everything always. However, it usually means that we are in agreement on the main parameters of our worldview. Can friends disagree? What is simply a matter of opinion, and what is a truth claim made upon or lives?
- Aug 25, 2022Shared Interest
Shared InterestNothing is more encouraging and helpful than a best friend who will join you in some sort
of cause or fight. When troubles come our way, we want someone in our corner who we can rely
upon. It is also valuable to have a friend who appreciates what you regard as good. It’s easy to
paint Jesus as this best friend, but what about our role? Do we love what Jesus loves? Do we
engage in the same causes that Jesus fights for? - Aug 19, 2022Support
SupportOne of the great blessings of friendship is the support given from one person to another. Life is challenging and not meant to be tackled alone. Jesus can provide support for us in any and every situation, but maybe we need to consider how it is that we support the work of Jesus.
- Aug 12, 2022Joy
JoyOur friendships should give us joy. That doesn’t mean everything is always easy, but it does mean that we can add joy to our lives by spending time with these people. Jesus is no different. How often is he our source of joy? How can be better enjoy his presence?
- Aug 5, 2022Best Friends: Loyal
Best Friends: LoyalBest friends are expected to be loyal and true. Our view of Jesus is no different. He would
never backstab or malign us. What about our part? Are we loyal on our end? What does it look like to be loyal to a best friend that everyone seems to hate? - Jul 29, 2022Be Steadfast
Be SteadfastThis will be Pastor David’s farewell message. He shares one more time the simple Gospel message: become a disciple of Jesus! Then he returns to his favorite Bible verse to urge Forest Hills to remain steadfast in following God and living for Him. At the end of the service we’ll install Pastor Andrew as lead pastor and Pastor Cassi as associate. God is doing a new thing among us!
- Jul 22, 2022Lessons from Micaiah
Lessons from MicaiahThe Old Testament is rife with stories we tend to avoid. But this week Pastor Andrew jumps into the deep end as we take a look at the words of the mostly unknown prophet Micaiah. Come and hear the word of the Lord as He speaks directly to you!
- Jul 15, 2022Make the Countdown Count
Make the Countdown CountThis Sunday Pastor Cassi shares the call of Deuteronomy 6:1-9. It is not only to personally live out the Shema (we'll hear what that is too,) but to also pass it on to the next generation.
- Jul 8, 2022Abundant and Eternal Life
Abundant and Eternal LifeIn his second-to-last message at Forest Hills, Pastor David shares one more time a most crucial messages. He says, “There is no more important message I can bring. If you hear nothing else I have ever said, here this.” Be sure to come this Sunday to not miss this most essential of messages!
- Jul 1, 2022John Wesley’s House of Salvation
John Wesley’s House of SalvationJohn Wesley is the founder of Methodism, and he explained biblical salvation as a house. This Sunday Pastor David urges us to enter this house and to choose to really live there. But that means living differently than out on the streets. It’s time to change where we live!
- Jun 16, 2022The Covenant
The CovenantPastor David continues his final series he believes are key biblical messages. This Sunday he takes us on a whirlwind journey through the entire Bible to see it’s core theme of Covenant. We are invited into a loving-relationship with God, and this is our most treasured possession!
- Jun 16, 2022Obstacles to Faith
Obstacles to Faith
Teresa Gruber shares with us four obstacles that tend to trip us up in our walk with Christ. It’s easy for us as Christians to be worried about what other people think of how we live out our faith. Are we ever guilty of this? Come this Sunday to learn how we can avoid these attitudes.
- Jun 10, 2022Holy Spiritians
Holy SpiritiansIn this count-down message series, Pastor David reviews key biblical teachings for living as disciples of Jesus. This Sunday we engage again how Christians are filled with the Holy Spirit, who transforms us from the inside out. This makes all the difference: making us different, and making us live differently. God calls us to be holy in heart and life.
- Jun 2, 2022Shining in Darkness
Shining in DarknessThis Sunday is a great day: it’s Holy Communion, it’s Graduation Sunday, and it’s Pentecost! We celebrate that God has given His Holy Spirit to live in us as His Light to shine in us and out through us! Pastor David will be using the object of a flashlight to help our graduates (and all of us) learn how God calls us to shine in the darkness!
- May 27, 2022Live Ready
Live ReadyThis Sunday we finish our “Rejected” series (and yes, we will have one last panel sharing) but also finish reading through Luke. We may have only made it half way through Luke, but Chapter 12 is a great place to stop, as Jesus is talking about the End Times. In order to be ready for His return, we must watch, take God seriously and remain faithful. This is perhaps the best application for us today to live as disciples of Jesus as Luke taught us!
- May 20, 2022“Jesus Preaching”
“Jesus Preaching”We listen as Jesus teaches us about right priorities, how we must live in the world, but to not become obsessed with it. He guides us that we can live centered, wholesome lives marked by inner peace when we place our primary focus on eternal life. We listen to Jesus, again with the help of a panel, listening for how we are to live today.
- May 13, 2022Harsh Words
Harsh WordsIt’s so good to have a panel of disciples help us read this week’s passage from Luke. Jesus is condemning the religious leaders for things that we know we do, too! We learn this Sunday how to guard against religious hypocrisy and legalism. Instead, we are to be filled with God’s Light, and then shine out God’s Light so others can see!
- May 5, 2022Prayer in Practice
Prayer in PracticePastor David & Panel (Reese, Marilee, Sherry) Three mothers make up our message panel this week as we listen to Luke 11:1-18. The theme is Prayer in Practice, and after hearing Jesus teach us how to pray, we also hear how we are to live by prayer. Jesus also talks about spiritual warfare, but it all comes down to putting God’s word into practice. This Sunday we listen to the faithful wisdom of mothers for how to pray and follow Jesus better.
- Apr 29, 2022Occupied by Serving
Occupied by ServingServing others in love is commanded by God, but sometimes we can do it just too well! We continue in our Rejected Series with Luke 10:25-42. Our guest panel members from the congregation are Duane Dittberner, George Mix and Lijuan You. They will be helping us wrestle with how to serve...and how NOT to serve!
- Apr 24, 2022“Sent Out”
“Sent Out”Luke 10:1-24 Pastor David & Panel (Tracy, Vicky and Gina)After Easter we begin a new series, "Rejected," as we see in Luke 10-12 that Jesus’ popularity is fading and He is starting to be cancelled by powerful people. His message becomes more difficult to receive as He is pointing out sin, calling people to put away selfishness and to embrace self sacrifice. We are trying out a new experiment: each Sunday during the message we are having a panel of three folks from the church give their insights and inspirations on the reading that week. Come and hear them share what the story of Jesus in Luke means for living as a faithful disciple today.
