When Jesus moved in…
The Bible teaches that God wants to live with us. More than that, God wants to live in us. The Apostle Paul calls us “the Temple of the Holy Spirit.” And that when we commit to following Jesus, God makes His home in us. In a sense, Jesus moves in. What does that look like? […]
The Parable Of The Good Samaritan and “Neighboring”
The Parable of the Good Samaritan found in Luke 10:25-37 is one of the most famous of Jesus’ parables. Artists have been inspired to create masterpieces reflecting the impact of the story, like the one here by Vincent Van Gogh. The parable was Jesus’ answer to a question posed to him about what it meant […]
Men’s Ministry that men actually enjoy…
Growing up in the church as a pastor’s kid, I had unique access to something most church attending adults and probably zero church attending kids had access to: the inside conversations between pastors. For better (and usually for worse), I had an awareness of the frustrations and challenges most pastors face in their ministry. One […]
Built On Tragedy :: How Jesus Taught His Followers To Handle The Worst
What does the Bible say about tragedy? First the bad news… God warns us that there will be tragedy in our lives. But that’s not where His words on tragedy end… and that’s the good news. Follow along with Pathmakers Church teaching team leader, Joe Meverden, for a look at what Jesus had to say […]
More Than Just Facebook Friends
So, this thing happened after our gathering on Sunday. It happens all the time, actually, but I guess I noticed it in a new way on Sunday. Our main meeting had been over for 30 minutes, we had just finished packing up the storage truck, the kids were running around playing tag, and people were […]
What DID Jesus say about paying your taxes…?
Wait… so are we or aren’t we supposed to pay our taxes? Why or why not? Does God even care about that at all? What did Jesus and the original Apostles think of me paying taxes to a government that does things I don’t agree with? Or is there a deeper question to answer first? […]
It’s Church, But Different! Find out how and why…
That line we use “It’s Church, but Different” is not a clever catch phrase. Frankly, it’s not all that catchy and it definitely isn’t clever. All it is is simple truth from a simple church that simply wants to be the kind of gathering of Christ-followers that… well… Jesus Christ intended us to be. Don’t […]
They Had Been With Jesus…
They Had Been With Jesus – Spring 2013 – Message Series To many Christians, the original Apostles can seem like superheroes. They were there to witness the miracles of Jesus. They even did miracles themselves. They were witnesses to the most important events of human history, the death and resurrection of Jesus. And they were […]
Scripture, Straight Up (Spring 2013) Men’s Study
Hey gents, We have a morning study for guys this winter/spring where we’re going to dive into the so-called Pastoral Letters (1, 2 Timothy, Titus… and we’ll add Philemon for good measure). No commentaries, no books, no study guides, no pre-printed Bible studies… just us, our Bibles, and each other. Not that those other things […]
Why do we “reset” every few months…
It’s that time of year again when we “reset” in preparation for the upcoming season. At Pathmakers, that means we take a break from worshipping together and force a week of rest for everyone on our team, from the most committed core leader to the guest just having a look. I’m not sure that we […]