Running on Empty

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The vast majority of problems that we face are not life and death problems, they are real problems, and we feel like we are running on empty. Join us today as Pastor James discusses how we should turn to Jesus when we have a problem. What matters to us, matters to Jesus, and our problems are...

Wash Away the Junk

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Baptism is a gift of grace where God claims us, sends us unconditional love, and accepts us as children of the covenant God has made with His people. Join us today as Pastor James discusses washing away all of the junk that covers us, keeps us from being what God has created us to be, and how we...

How's Christmas?

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We are event driven people and live our lives from one event to the next. Christmas is often seen as an event, here one day and gone with the removal of the tree. Christmas, however, is no mere event; it is the gift of being set apart as God’s children through His intervention and His...

About the Things of His Father

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Jesus was all about His Father’s business, the salvation business of His Heavenly Father. This business is not one of the church but one of the Son. It is a business of forgiveness, healing, love, and grace. Join us as Pastor James discusses how the Father’s business is in us...

Heavenly Shalom

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Christmas is seen as a time of Shalom, or a time of peace, love, and togetherness. By looking within ourselves we see something different. Due to sin we see division and restlessness within our own hearts, anything but a sense of Shalom. Join us as Pastor Johann discusses how the world is not...

Mary's Faith - Your Faith?

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What is faith? Faith is believing that what the Lord has said will be accomplished. Join us as Pastor James discusses how faith encompasses much more than belief. Our faith should affect our head, our heart, and our hands. It is a willingness to follow God. It should be reflected in our actions...

Mission From the Wilderness

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Join us today as Pastor James discusses the message of John the Baptist, to Repent, Share, and Serve. John tells us to focus on substance over style and to focus on a new, or renewed, relationship with God. While John’s message was one of glad chidings another more powerful message exists...

Infrastructure Overhaul

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Join us today as Pastor Johann discusses how the Word of God offers us no escape from the wilderness of human history. Preparing for God’s arrival is not comfortable and the Word of God offers us no escape from ourselves. The good news of Jesus Christ might be uncomfortable, but it’s...

In Preparation For

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When preparing for an event or journey, it is commonplace to work hard and prepare with extra intensity, hoping that the extra effort will pay dividends. But would you work just as hard if the outcome was already known? Advent is a known journey where we prepare our hearts and minds to welcome...

SUNDAY SCHOOL AND ADULT EDUCATION

Resources for Families and Kids

FAMILIES: Check out the Family Resources section on our Kids' Ministry page, and our Sunday Spark blog, where you'll find new Kids' Sunday School materials --Sunday Spark @ Home -- each week and links to our weekly Kids' Message. 

Click here for information about holding a family worship service at home.

Want to be a part of the Sunday Spark @ Home bunch? Want even more Sunday School resources? Email Holly Vanderhoof!


MSM & HSM @ Home

This group now meets online. Email Holly Vanderhoof


Adult Education

Ladies Bible Study - "Inspired by the Holy Spirit"

Heidi Cooper will be holding a Bible study every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. starting on May 10, studying Christina Hergenrader’s book Inspired by the Holy Spirit. For more info on this teleconference contact: 

Sign up by emailing Michele Clair:  .

 


Word Workers: "The Christ Key"

A Life Group, hosted by Melinda DeWan, that meets via a teleconference platform on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The purpose of the group is to develop close relationships while sharing the spiritual journey.

This year the group will be studying The Christ Key by Chad Bird. Word Workers welcomes all who would like to join!

Sign up by emailing the church office:   .

Prayers and blessings

Pastor Johann has made a number of videos and podcasts consisting of prayers and blessings. Here are the links to the videos:

Mealtime Prayers and Blessings (Vimeo) (YouTube)
Prayers during the Pandemic, Part 1 (Vimeo(YouTube)
Prayers during the Pandemic, Part 2 (Vimeo (YouTube)
Prayers during the Season of Hurricanes and Wildfires (Vimeo(YouTube)


You can find our podcasts by searching for GSLCVA on your favorite podcast app.