Stan picks up where he left off in the discussion of the 5 dispositions Peter gives us that ensure the structural integrity of the this House of Living Stones we’ve been dealing with.

Listen in as Stan unpacks the role that love plays as we are shaped and placed in the House of Living Stones that Jesus is building.

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If you ever done even minor home improvement, you’ve probably had to deal with building codes.    At the most basic level, building codes ensure houses are built to safely withstand all the environmental world has to throw at it.  Code typically dictates the material specifications and structural requirements…both very crucial when you think about earthquakes, hurricanes and our recent 3 feet of snow.

Its much the same with the spiritual house Peter talks about. The spiritual house must also weather all this world has to throw at it.  In chapter 1, Peter presents certain ways of life (building codes, if you will) that create structural integrity and stronger bonds with one another, and ultimately, stronger bond to The Foundation.

Listen in as Stan highlights these 5 dispositions and hear how we can use them to build a stronger house fixed securely to The Foundation.

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“The wise man built his house upon the rock…the foolish man built his house upon the sand.  The rains came down and the floods came up…”  Which house was still standing in the end?

Peter discusses a similar idea in I Peter.  Peter continues his metaphor of us, as part of the church, being rocks used to build a spiritual house.  This spiritual house is set upon the Living Rock, the firm foundation.  A foundation that holds strong through the worst of storms.  As the building blocks of that house, the more contact we have with the Living Rock, the more immovable we become.

Listen in as Stan digs deeper into how we cement ourselves to the Living Rock, and how the cracks and blemishes actually strengthen the bond to the Foundation.

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In this message, Stan kicks of a new series entitled House of Living Stones. This series is a walk through the book of Peter.

In his book, Peter uses the idea that the church is house of living stones. And, if we as a the Church are going to reach the margins of society, and those pushed away by the institutional Church or never interested in the Church…this  House of Living Stones metaphor is an ideal way to demonstrate Jesus’ power, love, grace and mercy in the world. Listen in as Stan explores I Peter 1.

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Beyond Jesus, Mary and Joseph, no Nativity scene is complete without three wise men.  The gospels obviously speak of their presence and even tells how they found their way to Bethlehem.  But, have you ever wondered about that; what kind of star stays in one place for any amount of time?  How did they know  a King had been born?

Well, Stan concludes The Naivety series with some philosophy, history and even astronomy to show how God reveals Himself to accomplish His Mission.  And, we find out what the final part of the Trinity, the Spirit, gave us in Jesus’ birth on that first Christmas.

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The  New Year brings new beginnings and fresh starts.  It also brings with it uncharted waters and the unknown.   To venture forward into the unknown  can be difficult, even frightening, but when we follow God to new places and situations His faithfulness is unfailing.

Pathways’ own, Dale Woodring brings this week’s message with a  look into Isaac’s long distance  search for a wife as an example of how God leads us through the unknown and, as always,  is faithful to deliver if we trust in Him.  Listen in to hear the whole story.

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Tom Ward joins the Pathways community once again to bring what God has laid on his heart.

Though not part of the Naivety series, Tom’s message is a good follow-up to The Naivety: Part 2 as he discusses what God being with us here and now actually looks like in today’s context.  He also challenges you to find what “God with us” looks like in your life.  Listen in to hear more

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Jesus was God’s gift to us, and as was discussed in Part 1, God was excited for and anticipated Jesus birth because of the redemption it brought for all mankind.  But with His coming to earth, Jesus brought with him gifts of his own to leave for us…tools, if you will, that help put together the entire package.  Unfortunately, many of the tools have been misused and often times act as nothing more than pesky packaging that we discard to get to the good stuff.

Listen in to find out what Jesus gave us and how it should be used.

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Each Christmas Eve, children across the globe find themselves tired and unable to sleep because of excitement and anticipation for what the morning holds…be honest, you remember the feeling, don’t you? Lying awake for what felt like hours, only to find out it had been minutes.  Then sneaking out to the tree to catch a glimpse at the packages with your name on it… In much the same way, God sleeplessly awaited for that first Christmas morning…even sneaking out to the tree to give a glimpse of the package he was sending.  From the very beginning and many times after, God foretold of the redemption through the Son of Man sent down from heaven…Jesus.

Join us as Stan begins The Naivety series with a look into the “hints” of Christ’s coming throughout scripture and how through those “hints”, God showed how much he desired our redemption back to Him.

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Tom Ward joins us once again to wrap up the Parables series with a look at the parable of the sheep and the goats.  This is one of the only parables Jesus explains to the crowd he was speaking to. The message of the parable can be hard to accept… hard to deal with, yet it is one of the basics of following Christ.  Listen in as Tom Ward brings what God laid on his heart.

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