-Polly Erb I've been in Psalm 27 for a while now, so I'm just going to read part of it, if that's okay. I'll start with verse four. It says: "One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord, to seek him in his temple. For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock. Then my head w

-Rich Meyers This week I want to share with you a passage from Psalm 37: "Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord. Trust in him, he will do this. He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him." I was reminded of this scripture this week. This past week I got to spend a week with a couple of my kids and my daughter-i

-Andrea Haughian I haven’t been sleeping well this last while. It could be hormones, the heat, worry… lots of things keep me up, it seems! So when I can’t sleep, I try to pray, and as I prayed, I got the word “illuminating.” As I prayed and asked the Lord what it meant, I saw this picture of a dim, dark room, and there was an old oil lamp in the middle of the room that was being turned up. As the light grew brighter, I could see everything. There was a chair lying on its side

-Heather Meyers I want to share a short devotional from Jesus Calling. If you’ve ever read Jesus Calling, it’s a very good devotional. It reads as if God is talking right to you. It says: When you worship Me in spirit and truth, you join with the choirs of angels who are continually before My throne. Though you cannot hear their voices, your praise and thanksgiving are distinctly audible in heaven. Your petitions are also heard, but it is your gratitude that clears the way to

A Good Father We Can Count On -Karen Priebe As I was pondering on what to say this morning, I came across this devotion about our Heavenly Father by Glynnis Whitwer. Every day I come to a greater understanding of God as the perfect Father. It makes me feel treasured and softens the pain of what I didn’t have growing up. As I’ve sought to understand what a good Father is like, here are five things I’ve discovered in Scripture we can count on about our Heavenly Father: Five Thi

-Maria Enns I came across this prayer this week by Thomas Merton. Merton was a Trappist monk and theologian who lived in the mid-twentieth century—a man who spent his entire adult life in devoted pursuit of God and yet wrote with stunning honesty about uncertainty and unknowing. That combination is what makes him worth listening to. He wrote: My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I

-Rich Meyers Do you struggle with fear? I know I do. The Lord has been challenging me lately to understand why I have fear in my heart. I'll be honest — there is more fear there than there should be. To overcome fear, we must first understand it. There are four sources of fear in our lives: The first is the fear of extinction — the fear of annihilation, death, or no longer existing. The second is the fear of mutilation — the fear of pain, suffering, sickness, and illness. The

-Andrea Haughian Depending on what age you are at you are either wanting time to speed up or slow down, or if you’re like myself a bit of both! You want certain things to speed up and others to slow down…like I want to hurry up and retire so I can slow down and enjoy life more! Time is a funny thing that can cause some of us anxiety. We talk about time as if it’s moving, how it's flying by or slowing down or how we never seem to have enough of it. But time itself isn’t movin

-Polly Erb Psalm 139:13-14 “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” We have Jesus to thank for being the great designer and none of us would be here without our moms. Being a mom can be a thankless job. It requires sacrifice, endurance, unconditional love, patience …the list goes on. A wise man said, “To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world.” D

-Maria Enns I recently read a book about spiritual seasons by Mark Buchanan called Spiritual Rhythm. Our spiritual seasons don't always line up with the natural world—they aren't tied to age or circumstance but are the condition of your soul and by recognizing which one you are in, you can respond to it wisely. You might have walked in here today feeling more like you are in January than May—that’s OK, because our spiritual seasons don't follow the calendar. But even if you a

-Rich Meyers I wanted to give you a word of wisdom about something that's been on my heart. It’s from Genesis 22 where God asked Abraham to take his son out and sacrifice him as a show of faith. And Abraham, being faithful, did that. And Abraham looked up and there in a thicket, he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed as a burnt offering instead of his son. And so Abraham called the place, the Lord will provide. To this day it is said, o

-Polly Erb I always like to pay attention to the change of seasons in the natural. I'm always amazed in the spring when you hear the geese coming -in my mind they come way too early. There's usually still snow on the ground, and I'm thinking, "It's not spring yet. Why are you showing up?" And I see them sort of gathered around the bodies of water that they would normally nest around, and they're frozen still, and they're kind of standing around on the edge or standing on the

-Andrea Haughian Praise the Lord- He has risen! This Easter season I have been reflecting on seeing God’s love and kindness towards me. It’s funny how when you purpose yourself to focus on something you begin to see it everywhere! It has really encouraged and reminded me that our God is an intimate God who cares about the details and the mundane all the same. Most of you know I have been working on a very large mural in the Swift Current Mall. I’ve never done a mural before,

-Maria Enns Last week Garth talked about surrendering in the quiet places, before the public worship and parade of Palm Sunday. This was a reminder that what we do in the hidden place between Sundays is crucial. Do we publicly praise God together on Sunday and then go home and hang onto our unforgiveness? Do we refuse to lay down our pride? Do we complain about how things are going in our lives? Do we feed our minds with destructive things? Or do we instead choose to shift th

Sunday’s service centered on a powerful challenge for families: choosing to serve the Lord and intentionally passing faith on to the next generation. Through the sermon, we were reminded that children ultimately belong to God and that parents are called to steward their lives by modeling faith, praying for them, and guiding them toward Him. This theme was beautifully reflected in a special moment during the service as Ben and Stephanie dedicated their son to the Lord , commit

- Polly Erb I know Ash Wednesday is sort of a Catholic thing. I don't know if anyone celebrates Lent, but it's not necessarily a bad thing. It's actually quite a good thing. It's a time to reflect and repent over the course of the time that we celebrate Easter. I was pondering that this week and praying and asking the Lord, “what are the things in my heart that maybe I need to reflect upon and repent of?” And I was thinking of this scripture. It's in Ephesians 4. It says: D

-Andrea Haughian I was wondering what to talk about, and in my art studio I have on my drawing table encouragements, words and truths from God and others I scribble down to remind myself. One of my writings says that "failure is a good teacher." I think it's in our nature to want to avoid failure, pain or discomfort—but for me, personally, it seems to be the best teacher. I learn the most through my hardships...in my struggle to be a godly wife, mother, and friend. It's where

-Michael Reddick We thank you, Jesus, for this morning; that we get to be with you. We love you, God. We're here to worship you. We want to join with the rivers that clap their hands. We want to lift our voices up to praise you. I encourage you to remember how good our God is this morning and praise him. Give him your praise. Psalm 98 Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. The Lord

-Maria Enns I received a devotional called “He Is Strong” from a friend and have been going through it this past month. One of the questions the author asks is: “In what area of your life are you tempted to muscle through and handle heavy things by own strength?” Ha, I thought to myself, in ALL the areas. 'Muscling Through' is the theme song of my life. The trouble is that, for most of my life, it has worked really well. Physically, I could move fridges or king-sized beds all

-Karen Priebe What a beautiful morning we have today. We had a wonderful time of prayer and now we get to worship some more. I trust today you came already worshiping God, for this is the day that the Lord has made this one. So let's rejoice in today. Psalm 63, verses 1 and 4 says: Oh God, you are my God. Earnestly I seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh faints for you as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. So I have looked upon you in your sanctuary, behol