Aroma Church Weekly Messages

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16th, 2014Ken Elsner, Lead PastorWhen you hear the word "church", what comes to mind? What do you think about? What kind of emotions are at play? The most common response is "a building." And, for many, negative emotions bubble up to the surface. Whether there has been abuse, failure or disappointment, to name a few, the idea of church means many things to many people.A couple of thousand years ago, something happened so amazing and so radical that it changed the world. A movement happened. A way of life began. And a man named Jesus started it. He didn't come to start a religion. He didn't come to build another building. He came to change the world.Wouldn't it be amazing to explore what that could be like today? To shed our preconceived notions. To toss aside our assumptions and have an open conversation about...wait for it...The Church.Part 1

Sunday, February 9th, 2014Ken Elsner, Lead PastorSo last weeks blurb was around making deals with God and about belief. We definitely talked about not stopping believing, we didn't really get into the "making deals" stuff. That's where we're heading tomorrow. We've all done it. Every one of us. In the quiet. In the midst of anxiety. We've asked for a favor from Someone. "If you'll just change _______, then I'll do ___________ for You." There's a problem with this line of thinking. Unfortunately for most of us, we think that it actually works.Part 6

Sunday, February 2nd, 2014Ken Elsner, Lead PastorHave you ever made a deal with God? Whether you have a belief system or not, have you ever been in a situation where you couldn't see your way out and you just blurted out something like, "God if you get me out of this I'll _________!" Ever been there? Maybe more than once? Here's the deal. All of us have a belief system. Really, we all do! The issue comes down to what that belief is. When the challenging times come, do you want your belief to be in something you made or in something much, much greater? That's it.Part 5

Sunday, January 26th, 2014Ken Elsner, Lead PastorGuilt is debilitating. Crushing. For many, a life ender both figuratively and literally. We don't know what to do with guilt. When we've hurt someone or made a horrible choice. The guilt eats away at us like a disease. What if there was an answer? What if there was a way to get past our guilt? Would you accept it? Would you take the Red pill or the Blue pill that Morpheus offers Neo? Not sure?Part 4

Sunday, January 12th, 2014Ken Elsner, Lead PastorPart 2