watershed: a community church tagged 'Exodus'

...from being alone to community

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:00:00 +0100

This Sunday (3/30), we're wrapping up our look at how Jesus leads us from ___ to ___ with the topic "from being alone to community". What has been your experience with being in community? Have you ever been hurt by community? What does the Bible teach about community? What are the pitfalls, risks, benefits of community?

What are you leaving behind this Easter?

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:00:00 +0100

Easter is coming, and we'll gather to celebrate together. For the past several weeks we've explored how the story of God in the scriptures is one of leading people from darkness to light, from slavery to freedom. We've discovered how Jesus continues to lead each of us in the same way.

Where is Jesus leading you? What is he calling you to leave behind - and where is he taking you in it's place?

If you will be joining us for our Easter Gathering, please bring something [...]

...from greed to generosity.

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:00:00 +0100

Jesus wants to lead us from greed to generosity.

This week's reading:

Luke 12:13-34Malachi 3:6-12

Easter is coming...

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:00:00 +0100

Last week we saw how Jesus is the new Moses ...he came to lead us out of the land of slavery and into a new kingdom where we are free to join God in his work in the world.

I believe that God is still leading people from the Egypt of sin and into a new life in his Kingdom. Christ calls us to follow him as he leads us out. Where is he leading you? What is he asking you to leave behind so that he can take you to freedom? Is it anger, control, debt, a bad habit, selfishness?

On Ea [...]

...from perfection to grace.

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:00:00 +0100

Jesus leads us out from perfection to grace.

This week's reading: Hosea 1-3

Jesus leads us out

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:00:00 +0100

The Bible tells us the story of God...a god who wants to be with people and invites them to join in his work. As followers of Christ, we are seeking to understand this story and find our place in it.

While the Old Testament (OT) of the Bible often gets a bad rap, I'm convinced that the God of the OT is the same God we can know today, and that the people we read about in the OT face the same kinds of struggles and joys that we face today. The story of God and people in the OT has much [...]