Ember Church

He is risen! And though everyone who has ever been new by Him knows that is the most incredible thing ever, what if there is still more?!? What if not only does He make us new, but He gives the most easy yet profound way to enter into the fullness of the life that He has for us?! This one is a total download from Him, on the day where we celebrate the incredible, amazing, surpassing thing that God has done for us! He is risen indeed!!!

This is my last sermon where it is just us, our Lake Samm Fam. Next week, will be my last sermon, but that’s Easter and it will be all about Jesus. So this week, I want to say as proper goodbye as possible given that we can’t hug. Nuff said, if I keep writing my tears will drip onto my laptop and blow up on me. At least it would be less painful than this … Man do I love you!!!

Our world is turned upside down & counting the days until we can get back to normal, but maybe God has something else in mind ….

Let’s find out together what it means to be a believer and follower! Lets explore what gets in the way of our commitment to his goals for us and His people

Come hear the message God has been preparing for us since February. What do we do when God is silent? When we feel like he's not moving? Esther has an answer for us.

If you have the wrong ideas about God, you end up doing the wrong things even if your heart is right. But it's also totally possible to have good theology and still get it wrong. Why? We haven't let our thinking transform our doing and our feeling. This Sunday, we're talking about how to make what we believe, what we do, and how we feel all match, as we continually become transformed to be like Jesus.

What is Lake Samm supposed to be…next? His leading appears clear. More the opportunity is absolutely the most exciting and engaging I’ve ever seen. He has us perfectly poised to make an enormous difference. Come experience the Spirit, as He reveals our future!

What does it mean to share the Gospel? Does God expect us to? Is it even possible in today’s culture? This week we are considering the final words Jesus spoke on earth and what they mean for us today.

How can we discern if we are truly growing to be more like Jesus? Are there parts of us that are fully defined by personality and are not in need of transformation by God? Doesn’t God love us just as we are? This week Josh Morris is reflecting on Psalm 139 and sharing what God has been doing in his journey as a task-focused, introverted, and peace-seeking person.

The next step in our pastoral transition is to ask the Lord one simple question: are we supposed to ask Foursquare to consider Josh and Justine as the next pastors of Lake Samm? As most of you know by now, we do not vote on a new pastor. Instead, following the Biblical pattern our new Pastor will be appointed by Foursquare’s District Head, Dave Veach. This provides us with a great check on our sense of the what the Lord is leading, i.e. as happens, we could miss what God is actually leading because we’re so close to the situation. Having a person anointed by God for their ordained role, Dave, protects us by him either confirming or checking our sense of the Lord’s leading. So, this week, we will seek His will in prayer and then ask some questions of Josh, Justine and JJ to see if it helps bring clarity to us. I love this process because of how it gives us the best possible chance of getting this extremely important decision right. Very much look forward to seeing you there!

Big news. You are going to want to be at Lake Samm, in person, this Sunday. God continues to move in huge, incredible ways. See you there!

Podcast for Ember Church as we follow Jesus in Bellevue and beyond.

Looking for direction? Wanting to know what God wants you to do? What does it practically mean to have Jesus as our King and leader? This Sunday we are in 1 Samuel as we continue our journey through the Old Testament and also our journey to becoming the people and church God wants for the season ahead.

Last week, in a very important sermon, the Lords showed us exactly where we are in the Zeitgeist Transition – rejection by the new generation, that is being joined by the ones that have gone before, but with no understanding yet of what His new synthesis will be. (Listen to last week’s sermon to understand that.) But that doesn’t mean He hasn’t given us some insights/revelation to know what to pray for. And, they act like guidelines so that we can see what’s He’s doing much more clearly. Put yourself in a front row seat and experience all the glory, excitement, anointing, wonder of being right where He’s moving! Can’t wait to share this!!!

The Lord is strongly setting our course for this next season! By His continual leading, there is absolutely dead true straight line from Kevin’s sermon on identity, to Justine’s on citizenship and its rights and responsibilities, to what God is having me do on the next two Sundays. And this is as important to our walks and thereby the future of Christianity in America as it can get. Get ready, get prayerful, He’s speaking prophetically!

What does it mean to be part of God’s family? What does it practically mean to be part of the Body of Christ? What does it mean to be part of a local church? This Sunday we’re exploring Yahweh’s call to us to be active and engaged members of His Kingdom.

We find so many ways we find our identity (introvert/extrovert, politically left/right, enneagram number, our profession, etc). What if it turns out those things are a mere shadow of who you actually are? What does it mean to find our identities as followers of Jesus.

The greatest act of God’s love is undoubtedly the cross. But what if there was a close second, which might even be, in His eyes and heart, equally as great? Come experience the love of Christmas in a whole new way. Let it really sink down deep in you, and this service will surely become His incredibly impactful gift to you this glorious season!

God has been taking us on an incredible journey! He has dramatically deepened our understanding of what a Christian life is supposed to look like by showing us it’s foundations in the Old Testament. And now, he puts a finishing touch on what’s He’s been doing with a story that seems, well, out of place. Ruth. But in fact, it is the most perfect bow being tied on everything He’s been teaching us. Experience this to see so simply, so beautifully, what He wants our lives to be. I cannot wait!!!

We're so excited to celebrate the gift of Jesus this Christmas season. Join us this Sunday as we look at the account of Jesus' adopted dad, Joseph, and what we can learn about hearing God and knowing how to respond.