Speaker: Lowell Yoder

From the very beginning, before the first bird sang or the first river ran to the sea, God had a purpose in mind when he made us. He formed us like a craftsman shapes clay, carefully and with great attention, breathing life into our nostrils. We are made…

A cup is a simple thing, defined more by what it carries than by what it is made of. This morning we gather around two cups. The first is the one Jesus held in the upper room, the cup of the new covenant, poured out in blood for…

Nehemiah is a man worth studying, and today we finish his story with a sense of wonder. He had a vision from God to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and he held onto it through threats, lies, and exhaustion. When his enemies tried to lure him away with…

We return this morning to the book of Nehemiah, a story of broken walls, bold vision, and the kind of opposition that rises up the moment something worthwhile begins. Nehemiah carried a burden not his own across nearly a thousand miles, and when he shared his vision with…

We are living in a time when it is easy to float along, letting the current of life carry us wherever it will. But Nehemiah shows us what it looks like to wake up, feel the weight of a broken world, and do something about it. He hears…

There is a verse we know so well that we may have stopped truly seeing it. Mary brought forth her firstborn son, wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger. A manger. We must let that sink in. This was no cozy scene with golden…

We gather today to remember an ancient story that speaks into our very souls. Three young men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, found themselves prisoners in a strange and shadow-filled land. Babylon was a place of darkness, where foreign gods demanded worship. Yet these brave souls would not forget…

We are called the bride of Christ, clothed in a garment meant to be spotless, pure, and shining with holiness. Like a wedding dress prepared with care, our lives are meant to be unblemished, set apart for the great day when the Bridegroom comes. We look at ourselves…

We hear God asking us deep questions. These questions remind us that God sees us clearly and calls us to trust Him right where we are. Like Moses, we may feel weak or unqualified, but God’s presence and power are enough. We are challenged to stop making excuses…

We see David, the great king, leaving his throne and crossing the Kidron Valley, betrayed by his own son and feeling crushed by grief. We picture his tears and the sorrow of the people, and we realize that sometimes we too walk through valleys of pain, loss, or…