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Holy Is The New Happy // From What Is To What If // John Isemann by Sunday Podcast

Weeping & Gnashing // From What Is To What If // John Isemann by Sunday Podcast

They Meant Well - They Were Wrong // From What Is To What If // John Isemann by Sunday Podcast

From What Is To What If // From What Is To What If // John Isemann by Sunday Podcast

Audacious Trust // Dave Janssen by Sunday Podcast

Christmas Eve - And The Darkness Could Not Overcome It // John Isemann by Sunday Podcast

Thanksgiving Sunday - Thanks - Giving // John Isemann by Sunday Podcast

Let There Be Light - Passing The Torch // John Isemann by Sunday Podcast

Let There Be Light - The Christmas Lie // John Isemann by Sunday Podcast

Let There Be Light - Let There Be Light // John Isemann by Sunday Podcast

It's pretty simple - I like people who like me. I like people who are like me. I like people who think like me and act like me and look like me. I don't like people who hurt me, betray me, disappoint me or disagree with me. In my efforts to be with people like me, it often leads me away from (creates some space between) people who are not like me. This Sunday, we discover the key to two giant relational struggles: accepting and forgiving.

Jesus held a worldview that you and I don't share. It was the kind of worldview that would allow Him to say things like "do not worry about what you will eat or wear" or "sell all you have and give it to the poor." These kinds of things seem radical at best, and irresponsible at worst. Yet Jesus didn't seem to think so. He lived His life (and encouraged us to live ours) with an abundance mindset and not one focused on scarcity. It was ultimately what allowed Him to say over and over "do not fear" and "why are you so afraid?" Want to see the world in a new way? Tired of holding on instead of stepping out? Escaping scarcity this Sunday at Mendham Hills.

Do you ever feel like you can see exactly what is wrong with the world and with those who lead it? In this time of crisis, as many herald the end of Western culture and civilization as we know it, how should we respond? Closer to home, the things that are broken in our communities, families, spouses, and children are easily perceived. Most of us respond in one of two basic ways: apathy or activism. Neither is necessarily wrong, but the apostle Paul shows a much more powerful way to respond to the crisis of our time - this Sunday at Mendham Hills.

This fall, we focus on "The Space Between Us." As Americans, there are few things we value more than our independence. Yet, there is something deep within us that craves companionship and community. I am rarely asked to pray for "more autonomy," and most frequently asked to pray for broken relationships. How do we grow closer and heal relational wounds? And why is it that we fight so much anyway? Join us starting this Sunday on a self-awareness and healing journey, as together we try to reduce the space between us.

There is a well-worn path towards isolation. It's not paved with responsibility and ownership, but instead by blame and shame. Something happens, something hurts, something's broken - but it's not my fault. Shame is always looking for someplace to land. For may of us, it's on others. Painfully, for too many of us, it's on ourselves. Few things cause more relational breakdown than the cycle of pain and shame. How do we break free? What do I need to own and what needs to be let go? Healing the cycle of shame and blame, this Sunday at Mendham Hills.

This summer, we heard Jesus say some pretty challenging and counter-cultural things. This Sunday, we hear him say something downright offensive. "They" seem to say all roads of religion lead to the same place. Jesus begs to differ and makes a pretty exclusive claim. Are all religions really the same? How small is the gate, how narrow is the road that leads to life? And how do I find it? Gates and roads - this September Sunday at Mendham Hills.

James, the brother of Jesus, asked what I think he believed to be a rhetorical question: "What causes fights and quarrels among you?" The problem is that I'm not so sure his first century audience knew the answer. I'm pretty sure that his twenty-first century audience doesn't know either. Do you? Why do we fight and how do we stop? A method for relational reset - this Sunday at Mendham Hills.

This summer, we heard Jesus say some pretty challenging and counter-cultural things. This Sunday, we hear him say something downright offensive. "They" seem to say all roads of religion lead to the same place. Jesus begs to differ and makes a pretty exclusive claim. Are all religions really the same? How small is the gate, how narrow is the road that leads to life? And how do I find it? Gates and roads - this September Sunday at Mendham Hills.

We were never meant to do this alone. Maybe a few of us could manage to build a hut on a mountain and live alone. Sometimes we like to think we can, but we were never meant to live life alone. We were built for community at some level. Yet, while living in the most densely populated state in America, we can be very lonely. This week, we will explore narrowing the distance between us and unpacking what God says about this particular topic. Let's gather up on Sunday.

Who is right, who is wrong? What is right, what is wrong? Is it my way or the highway? In an increasingly divided society, we have learned to fight and argue over just about anything. How can we actually reduce the space between us? Do we just give in? Do we fight for our rights? This Sunday, I will show you the most excellent way!