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The first Sunday of Advent, is also the first Sunday of the new liturgical year. The Advent season includes the four Sundays that precede Christmas. Advent is a time of preparation for the coming of the Lord. In this season, we recall two central elements of our faith: the final coming of the Lord in glory and the incarnation of the Lord in the birth of Jesus. The key themes of the Advent season are watchful waiting, preparation, and justice.In this new liturgical year, the Gospel of Luke will be the primary Gospel proclaimed (Lectionary Cycle C). Today's Gospel is taken from the last chapter before the passion narrative in which Jesus is teaching in the Temple. We hear Jesus speak to his disciples about the need for vigilance and prayer as they wait for the coming of the Son of Man in glory. This passage marks the conclusion of a lengthy dialogue in which Jesus predicts the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, warns about the persecution and tribulations to follow, and identifies the signs that will signal the coming of the Son of Man in glory.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BHX3NY7LQRGMY)

This feast is celebrated on the last Sunday of the liturgical year. It celebrates Christ's messianic kingship and sovereign rule over all creation. The feast was originally instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925 and celebrated on the last Sunday in Oct. It has been observed on the last Sunday before Advent since 1970.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BHX3NY7LQRGMY)

The Bible is full of stories that tell of God’s amazing ways in which the ordinary is transformed into the extraordinary. This sermon series will be exploring some characters of the Bible who for all practical purposes would have fit the expected bill for God’s chosen servant. But as the saying goes, “God does not choose the qualified, but qualifies the chosen.” This series will be about the ordinary people whom God chooses to become the heroes who end up doing extraordinary things.I hope you join us in this journey of remembering heroes, heroes of the Bible as well as some of the faith heroes in our very own lives. We will all be inspired and encouraged to live the extraordinary life and to make an extraordinary impact for someone else.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BHX3NY7LQRGMY)

The Bible is full of stories that tell of God’s amazing ways in which the ordinary is transformed into the extraordinary. This sermon series will be exploring some characters of the Bible who for all practical purposes would have fit the expected bill for God’s chosen servant. But as the saying goes, “God does not choose the qualified, but qualifies the chosen.” This series will be about the ordinary people whom God chooses to become the heroes who end up doing extraordinary things.I hope you join us in this journey of remembering heroes, heroes of the Bible as well as some of the faith heroes in our very own lives. We will all be inspired and encouraged to live the extraordinary life and to make an extraordinary impact for someone else.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BHX3NY7LQRGMY)

The Bible is full of stories that tell of God’s amazing ways in which the ordinary is transformed into the extraordinary. This sermon series will be exploring some characters of the Bible who for all practical purposes would have fit the expected bill for God’s chosen servant. But as the saying goes, “God does not choose the qualified, but qualifies the chosen.” This series will be about the ordinary people whom God chooses to become the heroes who end up doing extraordinary things.I hope you join us in this journey of remembering heroes, heroes of the Bible as well as some of the faith heroes in our very own lives. We will all be inspired and encouraged to live the extraordinary life and to make an extraordinary impact for someone else.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BHX3NY7LQRGMY)

The Bible is full of stories that tell of God’s amazing ways in which the ordinary is transformed into the extraordinary. This sermon series will be exploring some characters of the Bible who for all practical purposes would have fit the expected bill for God’s chosen servant. But as the saying goes, “God does not choose the qualified, but qualifies the chosen.” This series will be about the ordinary people whom God chooses to become the heroes who end up doing extraordinary things.I hope you join us in this journey of remembering heroes, heroes of the Bible as well as some of the faith heroes in our very own lives. We will all be inspired and encouraged to live the extraordinary life and to make an extraordinary impact for someone else.  Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BHX3NY7LQRGMY)

This Sermon Series will be exploring some characters of the Bible who for all practical purposes would not have fit the expected bill for God’s chosen servant. But as the saying goes, “God does not choose the qualified, but qualifies the chosen.” This series is about the ordinary people whom God chooses to become the heroes who end up doing extraordinary things.  Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BHX3NY7LQRGMY)

This series is taking a close look at some characters of the Bible that God used in just amazing ways. And what we’ll find, over and over again, is that these characters – these individuals named and talked about in Scripture – for all practical purposes are not those that we would have expected to fit the bill as God’s chosen servants. But as the saying goes, “God does not choose the qualified; He qualifies the chosen.” Indeed, we will hear some amazing stories of how God took ordinary men and women like you and me and did some amazing and extraordinary things through them. These individuals ultimately become heroes in the story of God.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BHX3NY7LQRGMY)

I may be able to speak the languages of human beings and even of angels, but if I have no love, my speech is no more than a noisy gong or a clanging bell. I may have the gift of inspired preaching; I may have all knowledge and understand all secrets; I may have all the faith needed to move mountains—but if I have no love, I am nothing. I may give away everything I have, and even give up my body to be burned[a]—but if I have no love, this does me no good.Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud; love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; love does not keep a record of wrongs; love is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth. Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail.Love is eternal. There are inspired messages, but they are temporary; there are gifts of speaking in strange tongues, but they will cease; there is knowledge, but it will pass. For our gifts of knowledge and of inspired messages are only partial; but when what is perfect comes, then what is partial will disappear.When I was a child, my speech, feelings, and thinking were all those of a child; now that I am an adult, I have no more use for childish ways. What we see now is like a dim image in a mirror; then we shall see face-to-face. What I know now is only partial; then it will be complete—as complete as God's knowledge of me.Meanwhile these three remain: faith, hope, and love; and the greatest of these is love.   1 Corinthians 13 (GNT)Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BHX3NY7LQRGMY)

It can be difficult to believe in a God we cannot see. We wonder why God didn’t answer our prayers, why God allows suffering, or why we can’t feel His presence. God may not meet all your expectations—but that’s good news! Find out why in a new series: I Want to Believe, But.... In this four week series, we'll discuss four different versions of “God” which don’t exist—they’re fabrications people often want to believe about the nature of God. But when we start to put God in a box, we create our own ideas about Him and what He’s supposed to do for us. Topics include: On-Demand God – I pray and pray but God doesn’t give me what I ask for and how I ask for it. Fuddy-Duddy God – I don’t want to be held down by religion. I’d rather have fun and happiness in my life. Goosebumps God – God should make me feel a certain way, and I just don’t feel Him move the way He does for other people. Heartless God – There are so many tragedies in the world, and I can’t believe a loving God would allow them to happen. We worship at 3546 E Thomas Rd, Phoenix AZ 85018Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BHX3NY7LQRGMY)

It can be difficult to believe in a God we cannot see. We wonder why God didn’t answer our prayers, why God allows suffering, or why we can’t feel His presence. God may not meet all your expectations—but that’s good news! Find out why in a new series: I Want to Believe, But.... In this four week series, we'll discuss four different versions of “God” which don’t exist—they’re fabrications people often want to believe about the nature of God. But when we start to put God in a box, we create our own ideas about Him and what He’s supposed to do for us. Topics include: On-Demand God – I pray and pray but God doesn’t give me what I ask for and how I ask for it. Fuddy-Duddy God – I don’t want to be held down by religion. I’d rather have fun and happiness in my life. Goosebumps God – God should make me feel a certain way, and I just don’t feel Him move the way He does for other people. Heartless God – There are so many tragedies in the world, and I can’t believe a loving God would allow them to happen. We worship at 3546 E Thomas Rd, Phoenix AZ 85018Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BHX3NY7LQRGMY)

It can be difficult to believe in a God we cannot see. We wonder why God didn’t answer our prayers, why God allows suffering, or why we can’t feel His presence. God may not meet all your expectations—but that’s good news! Find out why in a new series: I Want to Believe, But.... In this four week series, we'll discuss four different versions of “God” which don’t exist—they’re fabrications people often want to believe about the nature of God. But when we start to put God in a box, we create our own ideas about Him and what He’s supposed to do for us. Topics include: On-Demand God – I pray and pray but God doesn’t give me what I ask for and how I ask for it. Fuddy-Duddy God – I don’t want to be held down by religion. I’d rather have fun and happiness in my life. Goosebumps God – God should make me feel a certain way, and I just don’t feel Him move the way He does for other people. Heartless God – There are so many tragedies in the world, and I can’t believe a loving God would allow them to happen. We worship at 3546 E Thomas Rd, Phoenix AZ 85018Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BHX3NY7LQRGMY)

It can be difficult to believe in a God we cannot see. We wonder why God didn’t answer our prayers, why God allows suffering, or why we can’t feel His presence. God may not meet all your expectations—but that’s good news! Find out why in a new series: I Want to Believe, But.... In this four week series, we'll discuss four different versions of “God” which don’t exist—they’re fabrications people often want to believe about the nature of God. But when we start to put God in a box, we create our own ideas about Him and what He’s supposed to do for us. Topics include: On-Demand God – I pray and pray but God doesn’t give me what I ask for and how I ask for it. Fuddy-Duddy God – I don’t want to be held down by religion. I’d rather have fun and happiness in my life. Goosebumps God – God should make me feel a certain way, and I just don’t feel Him move the way He does for other people. Heartless God – There are so many tragedies in the world, and I can’t believe a loving God would allow them to happen. We worship at 3546 E Thomas Rd, Phoenix AZ 85018Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BHX3NY7LQRGMY)

As the world grows more connected, our neighbors are closer than ever. You might not share a fence, but you can still share their burdens and joys. How to Neighbor is a four-week series with a strong push for local missions. Each week focuses on a different aspect of how to build relationships with our neighbors and how to do good in the context of those relationships. The topics covered are "Racism Reconciled," "Orphans Embraced," "Poor Empowered," and "Lonely Loved."Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BHX3NY7LQRGMY)

As the world grows more connected, our neighbors are closer than ever. You might not share a fence, but you can still share their burdens and joys. How to Neighbor is a four-week series with a strong push for local missions. Each week focuses on a different aspect of how to build relationships with our neighbors and how to do good in the context of those relationships. The topics covered are "Racism Reconciled," "Orphans Embraced," "Poor Empowered," and "Lonely Loved."Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BHX3NY7LQRGMY)

As the world grows more connected, our neighbors are closer than ever. You might not share a fence, but you can still share their burdens and joys. How to Neighbor is a four-week series with a strong push for local missions. Each week focuses on a different aspect of how to build relationships with our neighbors and how to do good in the context of those relationships. The topics covered are "Racism Reconciled," "Orphans Embraced," "Poor Empowered," and "Lonely Loved."Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BHX3NY7LQRGMY)

As the world grows more connected, our neighbors are closer than ever. You might not share a fence, but you can still share their burdens and joys. How to Neighbor is a four-week series with a strong push for local missions. Each week focuses on a different aspect of how to build relationships with our neighbors and how to do good in the context of those relationships. The topics covered are "Racism Reconciled," "Orphans Embraced," "Poor Empowered," and "Lonely Loved."Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BHX3NY7LQRGMY)

In this series, we are going to look at four specific callings of those of us who are followers of Christ. Pastor Tom is going to lead us on a journey to unpack the Greek word for for called "Kaleo". This week we tackle the all too important calling to make Disciples.. .Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BHX3NY7LQRGMY)

In this series, we are going to look at four specific callings of those of us who are followers of Christ. Pastor Tom is going to lead us on a journey to unpack the Greek word for for called "Kaleo". This week we tackle the all too important calling to be of service to God and the Community. .Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BHX3NY7LQRGMY)

In this series, we are going to look at four specific callings of those of us who are followers of Christ. Pastor Tom is going to lead us on a journey to unpack the Greek word for for called "Kaleo". This week we tackle the all too important calling to be generous with our time, talent and finances. .Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BHX3NY7LQRGMY)