Existential

Three words

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Grant Buchholtz // Guest Speaker, Tokyo Life Church
Ephesians 4:11-16

What is God’s dream for the church and His people? Listen as Grant Buchholtz, co-lead pastor of Tokyo Life Church, explores three Japanese words that illuminate how we can actively engage with God’s purposes in our world, connect to others, and help others discover the life and hope that can only be found in Jesus.

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Is my life meaningless?

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Is my life meaningless?
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Ecclesiastes 1:2

Do you ever look at the brokenness of the world and ask yourself, “What is going on?” Over the past few weeks we’ve seen mass shootings, racially-motivated massacres and violence against defenseless children. Does life have meaning in the midst of tragedies like these? Let’s explore how our life’s meaning is activated when we bend our heart to the God who made us and put our acknowledgment of God into action.

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Why your body matters

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Why your body matters
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
1 Corinthians 6:12-20

We are used to having whatever we want, when we want it – including in our sexual lives. But not everything is beneficial to us, or life-giving. In this sermon Pastor Stephen explores what it means that our bodies were “bought for a price” (1 Corinthians 6) and intimately connected to the risen body of Christ. How can we use this knowledge to gain the flourishing life that God intended for us?

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The God who sees us

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The God who sees us
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Cynthia Comiso // Associate Pastor
Genesis 16

None of us know exactly what the future holds, but the one who made us in His image does. He knows your story and He can redeem your pain. Pastor Cindy reminds each of us that He knows our names. This is how to listen for God in your wilderness. For more information about ending the cycle of domestic violence and abuse, please reach out to Hagar’s Sisters: https://hagarssisters.org/contact-us/ or (978) 266-0053 ext 1

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Why Black lives matter

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Why Black lives matter
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Matthew 6:25-26

We continue to explore the Biblical concept of Imago Dei – of all of humanity as image-bearers of our Creator. If we Christians say that we embrace the idea that all life truly matters, how could we ever allow a disparity in the lived experiences of black and white lives without both acknowledging and speaking out about racial injustice?

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Why your life matters…forever

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Why your life matters...forever
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
1 Corinthians 15:45-57

In Christ we are being restored and transformed into the image-bearers of God that we were meant to be from the beginning. What does this mean for us as we travel through this broken world? Can we trust in the God who is making us new?

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Why your life matters

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Why your life matters
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Genesis 1:26-27

Shedding light on the contradictions of our secular world, and how we are created with a status that give us inherent worth.

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