Posts by Scott Roberts (Page 14)

RememberJesus Christ POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the April 21, 2019, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on The Resurrection Story. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “Remember Jesus Christ”. The main Scriptures for the day are 2Timothy 2:8-13.   (Pick and choose from the many resources and options, which I have tried…

14 How are your Eyes POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the April 14, 2019, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on What God wants us to Believe, Do, and Become. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “How are your eyes?”. The main Scriptures for the day are Matthew 6:19-33 and Hebrews 12:1-2.   (Pick…

Come Judge Christian Teens in Speech and Debate

We need 336 judges over 4 days of competition from April 29- May 2, 2019 in Lynden, WA.  Will you be one for those who can give 2 hours or more to judge students at the Regional tournament of the NCFCA?  A number of teens in our congregation have already qualified to compete next month and we hope a few more will qualify this weekend at the regular season tournament in Medford, OR.  Sign up here if you can give some…

Prayer – A Way of Life POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the March 24, 2019, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on What God wants us to Believe, Do, and Become.I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “Prayer – a Way of Life”.The main Scriptures for the day are Philippians 4:4-7 & Colossians 4:2-4.…

The Sound of Worship POHFW Psalm 95:1-7

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the March 17, 2019, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on What God wants us to Believe, Do, and Become. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “The Sound of Worship”.  The main Scriptures for the day are Psalm 95:1-7. (Pick and choose from…

Prayer of Examen

Prayer of Examen originally published at https://fullerstudio.fuller.edu/prayer-of-examen/  English Español 한국어 简体中文 Shares   + The Prayer of Examen is a spiritual practice of reviewing the day to retune ourselves to the sacred in ordinary life. Usually lasting 15–20 minutes and done in the evening, the prayer prompts us to remember God’s presence, express gratitude, reflect on the day, and prepare for the day to come. The video above uses contemplative imagery captured from daily life with our coworkers to show how the prayer’s application is…

Preparing our hearts to Worship

PIn an effort to help you prepare for the March 10, 2019, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on What God wants us to Believe, Do, and Become. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “Jesus is coming back”. The main Scriptures for the day are Revelation 22:12-13. (Pick and choose from the many resources and options,…

Stewardship- The heart of the matter POHFW

Preparing our Hearts to Worship   In an effort to help you prepare for the March 3, 2019, Sunday morning corporate worship gathering and to aid you in your own reflections on What God wants us to Believe, Do, and Become. I wanted to pose a few questions and provide a few resources to prayerfully consider over the coming days. Our sermon is entitled, “Stewardship, the Heart of the Matter: It all belongs to God”. The main Scriptures for the day are Matthew 25:14-30.…

The Saving, Preserving and Judging Work of Jesus in Jude

A third title that Jude applies to Jesus is that of Savior (25).  Within the letter, two aspects of saving are described. There is a saving out of Egypt (5) which applied to the Old Testament covenant people composed of faithful and unfaithful and there is the ultimate eschatological salvation which is implied in verse 25.  The first type of salvation relates to the preservation of a worshipping community within the world.  The second type of salvation ensures that the people…