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Author Archives: pastorbrian1986

Faith in the Ordinary

Church, I am a person who loves big moments. I enjoy parties, weddings, birthdays, celebrations, baptisms, and more. I enjoy and really like the spotlight. I really crave the big moment. But, life is not filled with big moments, in fact life is filled with the ordinary moments. Moments that many of us wouldn’t deemContinue reading “Faith in the Ordinary”

Posted bypastorbrian1986October 2, 2020Posted inUncategorized

On COVID-19

I’ll be honest these days of COVID-19 have produced beliefs, opinions, articles, arguments, moments of joy, and moments of frustration in a way that I’ve never seen before. We as a society have become more on edge, more frustrated, and more irritable than I have noticed in a long, long time. If you are readingContinue reading “On COVID-19”

Posted bypastorbrian1986August 27, 2020Posted inUncategorized

On Times of Uncertainty

Friends, these most certainly are challenging and uncertain times. One of the most challenging things during this time is there is not a certain end date and most people are very uncertain as to what the end will look like. That makes life tough. But, friends I want to remind you that numerous times throughoutContinue reading “On Times of Uncertainty”

Posted bypastorbrian1986April 21, 2020Posted inUncategorized

Worship for Sunday March 15th has been cancelled.

As of this moment we are still planning on opening up the food pantry on Friday March 20th.

Posted bypastorbrian1986March 14, 2020Posted inUncategorized

The Word Has Come

In John 1:1-18, we are blessed to have a beautiful prologue to one of the most compelling, life changing pieces of literature ever written: the gospel of John. John begins the Gospel with a powerful image: Jesus as the word. In the Greek the word, word, is logos. Logos is more than just a simpleContinue reading “The Word Has Come”

Posted bypastorbrian1986December 5, 2019Posted inUncategorized

The End of Time

Friends, one of the more challenging epistles in scripture is John’s Revelation. In this gripping narrative John the Apostle is blessed to see many revelations through the power of the Holy Spirit of what the end of time will look like. My encouragement for all of us is to know what this powerful text says,Continue reading “The End of Time”

Posted bypastorbrian1986November 18, 2019Posted inUncategorized

The Beginning of the End

Throughout the next several weeks in church we will be looking at the book of Revelation during our worship time. This challenging book is one that gives us a glimpse at the end of time, and it is a reminder for all believers as Billy Graham so eloquently says, “I’ve read the last page, andContinue reading “The Beginning of the End”

Posted bypastorbrian1986September 24, 2019Posted inUncategorized

Second Chances

This Sunday we are so blessed to be able to conclude our series on discipleship here at Second Ave. Church. During this journey we’ve looked at Peter, John, Phillip, Nathanael, Judas, and we’ll conclude by looking at Paul. This series has shown us many things, both good and bad for us as God’s children toContinue reading “Second Chances”

Posted bypastorbrian1986September 6, 2019Posted inUncategorized

Truth, Obedience, and Discipleship

Friends, we need more people in our world today who love truth. Their is a dearth of people who believe in absolute truth as taught in the word of God and tradition of our church, and that is a problem. However, the good news is God is still on the throne, God is not shakenContinue reading “Truth, Obedience, and Discipleship”

Posted bypastorbrian1986August 30, 2019Posted inUncategorized

Living Into the Resurrection

Friends, we are children of the Resurrection. We worship on Sunday because that was the day that Jesus rose from the dead. But, what does living into the resurrection look like in the hear and now? Here are a few things to consider: For Resurrection to occur something has to die. That’s one of theContinue reading “Living Into the Resurrection”

Posted bypastorbrian1986August 7, 2019Posted inUncategorized

The Journey to Joy

In our journey through the book of Ruth this month, one of the most common themes is this journey from grief, hurt, confusion, loss, towards joy. Essentially, how do we as human beings move towards the blessing and promise? That is an easy question to ask, but it can be a particularly hard question toContinue reading “The Journey to Joy”

Posted bypastorbrian1986July 22, 2019Posted inUncategorized

Great is Thy Faithfulness

I do apologize I’m not a super prolific blog writer. I hope to become much better:) Friends, we have been on an amazing journey through the book of Ruth these past two weeks and will finish up here in the next two weeks. If you haven’t been on this journey with us you are invitedContinue reading “Great is Thy Faithfulness”

Posted bypastorbrian1986July 15, 2019Posted inUncategorized

Living into the Resurrection

Friends, what a joy it was yesterday to walk with the women to the tomb and find it out that it was in fact empty! Christ has Risen! Those three words are words of love, words of hope, and words of life. But, I don’t want us to hear those words and think they bareContinue reading “Living into the Resurrection”

Posted bypastorbrian1986April 2, 2018Posted inUncategorized

All Saints Day

We are coming to a Sunday in our church calendar that is filled with emotion, memory, and wonder. On Sunday November 5th we are going to be celebrating a day where we remember all the amazing men and women who passed away from last All Saint’s Day. We will remember their witness, their love, theirContinue reading “All Saints Day”

Posted bypastorbrian1986October 24, 2017Posted inUncategorized

Living Fearless

Over the past few weeks our messages have taken us to the book of Daniel where we’ve asked a tough question, “In the midst of trying, chaotic times can we as followers of Jesus live fearlessly? If so what does that look like?” To be honest, the only person who did it perfectly was JesusContinue reading “Living Fearless”

Posted bypastorbrian1986September 6, 2017Posted inUncategorized

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