<div title="Page 1"> <div > <div > <div > A consistent theme throughout Scripture is that sowing leads to reaping. If someone sows rows of corn in their field, they reap corn. Hearty wildflower seeds will yield a garden full of wildflowers. However, most of us now live disconnected from sowing and reaping. We readily access our food in well-stocked stores. We live in and around cities, seldom observing literal sowing and reaping as a farmer might. Even so, Pastor Randy’s message shows us how this crucial metaphor still applies to us in powerful ways. </div> </d ..read more

<div title="Page 1"> <div > <div > <div > <span >Is there truth in the pain I’m feeling? It’s an important question. We don’t like pain, but it is one of our most valuable experiences if we let it be, especially if it is the pain of regret. </span> <span >Regret happens when we realize we’ve done something wrong or failed to do the right thing. However, with regret comes opportunity: the chance to pull weeds from the garden of our lives, to amend the soil so good things grow. When we embrace the truth of our regrets and make changes, like Jesus said ..read more

Pastor Alex shares his farewell message with us before assuming his new role as Lead Pastor of Willamette Christian Church ..read more

<div title="Page 1"> <div > <div > <div > The story of humanity and its creation begins in a Garden. And so, it is fitting that the story of our redemption finds its crescendo in a garden, again with The Gardener. When Mary visits the Garden Tomb on Resurrection Sunday, she mistakes the risen Jesus for a gardener through her grief and tears. When he speaks her name, she realizes he is her Lord, alive again. John always wants us to see his stories as grounded in reality: “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” However, his writing is rich with symbolism. What was los ..read more

<div title="Page 1"> <div > <div > <div > It is sometimes said that Scriptures reads us more than we read it. God’s Word has the power to shape us, and make us ask good questions about 
our lives. Most often, the questions are an invitation to trust Him. Jesus wants to lead us through worship into a fruitful plan that He put in place long ago. He does this throughout the Gospel of John, leading His disciples into the long-appointed week that would culminate with His crucifixion. As we journey with them through the text of this story, Pastor Bo will highlight questions a ..read more

<div title="Page 1"> <div > <div > <div > We can lose a sense of wonder as we begin “adulting.” We fail to notice the beauty and wonder of God. Maybe we still hold orthodox beliefs, but their power in our lives is diminished by boredom, cynicism, or simply ignoring how God has surrounded us with awe-inspiring testimony to his goodness and beauty. In a masterful intro to the Gospel that bears his name, John weaves the story of Creation and God taking on flesh in the Person of Jesus Christ into a breathtaking display of our Creator's goodness, mystery, and beauty. It’s me ..read more

<div title="Page 1"> <div > <div > <div > On Sunday, March 10th, Pastor Bo Stern-Brady was formally installed as B4Church’s new lead pastor. Pastor Bo was joined in the ceremony by her husband, Cliff. She was also surrounded by her extended family, the church council, and her director team. Foursquare Northwest District Supervisor Steve Mickel led her installation. </div> </div> </div> </div> ..read more

Throughout the main text for this message, Paul weaves three ideas together: his joy at what he’s suffering for the sake of his readers, the revelation of God’s mystery — Christ in them, and his earnest contending for their maturity as followers of Jesus. Those three concepts still resonate today. Jesus' followers suffer for the Gospel’s sake, much or little. We are given the Holy Spirit, Christ in us, and the Spirit encourages us to pursue all God has for us to mature and establish our faith ..read more

Throughout the main text for this message, Paul weaves three ideas together: his joy at what he’s suffering for the sake of his readers, the revelation of God’s mystery — Christ in them, and his earnest contending for their maturity as followers of Jesus. Those three concepts still resonate today. Jesus' followers suffer for the Gospel’s sake, much or little. We are given the Holy Spirit, Christ in us, and the Spirit encourages us to pursue all God has for us to mature and establish our faith ..read more

<span >Jesus offers forgiveness and reconciliation, addressing our condemnation — self-styled and otherwise. While doing so, He's stepped into the soulish space where we all feel unworthy, unholy, and unloved to help us experience an internal peace that is blameless, holy, and without accusation. </span> <span >However, the text for this message includes a condition: “...if you continue </span><span >in your faith.” What does that mean, and how do we do so? During the third installment of our series, Pastor Bo helps us appropriate the work of Jesus  ..read more