As Advent begins, we’re reminded that this season isn’t about passive waiting. It’s about active, confident hope rooted in God’s faithfulness. This teaching unpacks the difference between wishful thinking and the kind of biblical hope Isaiah points us to in chapter 9. Into 700 years of darkness, God promised a child who would be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. His arrival wasn’t optimism; it was certainty based on who God is. The lighting of the hope candle points us back to every promise God has already fulfilled and forward to the reality that we live between two Advents. Christ has come, and Christ will come again. When life feels dark, when prayers seem unanswered, and when shadows feel heavy, we’re invited to look for glimpses of light that remind us our stories fit within God’s larger story. The darkness is real, but it isn't final. True hope rests not in our feelings but in God’s character, trusting that the One who stepped into our world will finish what He began.
After the golden calf disaster, Israel is left wondering what comes next, and Moses responds by going straight to prayer, wrestling honestly with God, and interceding for the people. In this moment, God reveals His true character—compassionate, gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love—and invites His people back into relationship with Him. The message reminds us that after failure, we move forward not by hiding, but by turning toward God, asking honest questions, and remembering who He is rather than what we’ve done.
The story of the golden calf shows how quickly our hearts drift when we get tired of waiting on God. Israel tried to worship God on their own terms, creating a substitute that led them into chaos, broken trust, and consequences. Yet through Moses’ intercession, we see a God who is just, jealous for our hearts, and still full of mercy—calling us back into faithful relationship with Him.
In Exodus 25, God gives instructions for building a sanctuary—not because He needs a place to live, but because He desires to be close to His people. This message explores what it means to serve a God who doesn’t stay distant, but chooses to dwell with us. From the tabernacle in the wilderness to the presence of Jesus and the Spirit today, we’re reminded that God’s greatest desire is relationship, not ritual.
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As the people of Israel continue to be prepared to be a faithful people in and through the wilderness, another enemy army seeks their destruction. There is a less in trust and interdependence here in Exodus 17 among the people of God, the Lord their warrior, and one another.
On the other side of salvation, the Israelites are drawn by the Lord into the Wilderness for a period of preparation. Wilderness spaces are unveiling spaces, testing spaces, and spaces of growth. How do we deal with our Wilderness seasons?
As Moses leads the Israelites through the Exodus and into salvation, the people need to decide how they are going to respond to the Lord. Will the salvation of the Lord serve as a point of liberation and yet leave the people with hard hearts? Or is there greater freedom the Lord desires in us and through us?
The 10 plagues are not merely means of Israel's liberation, they serve as God Almighty's pursuit that ALL PEOPLE would know him. Journey with us this weekend as we explore God's Sovereignty through the 10 Plagues.
There are times when it seems God is silent. We have cried out to Him, and things may have only gotten worse. How do we deal with the days or even extended seasons when God seems silent. What do we practically do with our soul-level cries of ‘Why?!’
Moses spent forty years running from his past, but God met him in the wilderness with a burning bush and a new call. This encounter shows us a God who pursues us with love, inviting us to stop running and step into His calling.
Launch weekend of Timberline’s series through the book of Exodus. The same God that remembers his people in the midst of their oppression and struggle is still and forever the same God who faithfully and actively remembers his people still. Only in our time, he chooses to work in and through his people (the church) to bring liberation, salvation, and establishment to others!
Daniel represented a man that stood firm in his faith despite circumstances, a country, and a culture that threatened to sweep him away from the Lord. How do we develop the awareness, strength, and commitment that is able to withstand even the strongest tides against us?
This week in our series, Pastor Foth takes us to the dramatic and quirky story of Jonah and the Whale. The story of Jonah shows us the vast difference between human thoughts and God’s ways. Through Jonah’s rebellion and God’s relentless pursuit, we see His compassion, mercy, and second chances—even for those we least expect.
Is the account of David and Goliath primarily about the surprising, even miraculous clash between an overlooked boy and an epic warrior? If we look a little deeper, there is much about this account that tells us a bigger, better story of who God is and what he desires in us and through us.
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There is quite a lot about the account of Noah and the Ark that perhaps we don’t often recall to memory. The Flood is only a step toward God’s full plan – not to destroy the world, but to most fully bring deliverance.
In this message Pastor Mackenzie Matthews kicks off our series 'Stories We Thought We Knew' by exploring the familiar story of Adam and Eve with fresh eyes. Rather than viewing Adam and Eve as the original sinners and failures who ruined everything, this message encourages us to step back and see our story in theirs. How might our worldview shift as we see how God designed us? How might the tragedy of the fall awaken us? And what hope might we discover in God's relentless pursuit and promise of redemption, even from the lowest moments in the garden?
At the culmination of our Adventure Series, one of the best ways God enjoys ‘playing’ and ‘adventuring’ alongside his creation is in party-time! How might we develop a robust theology of the God that doesn’t just permit parties but is the very life of them?