Pine Hills Kendallville

What should define our lives? Any of us can list many things; how we live, how we raise our children, how we affect our community. Join us and Marc Buwalda as we explore scriptures call to the one thing that should define our lives, our status as children of God in Jesus!

All people love routine. We love doing things the same way, it comforts us to have a plan. But how often does that cause us to push away things that might disrupt or change that disrupt that routine? Join us and Pastor Marc Buwalda as we explore the ways that Jesus was and is always doing something new and what our response to that should be.

Through this series we have explored the upside down logic that is displayed throughout Jesus' ministry. From loving enemies to sacrificing the things we want for the sake of others! We are left with one final question. Join us, and Pastor Marc Buwalda, as we explore this question throughout Scripture: Who is on the throne of our hearts?

We have so many questions in life that we have to answer and all of them affect how we live. We can spend so much time focusing on these questions, but what if there was only one question we really needed to answer? Join us and guest Pastor Herb Buwalda as we explore the words of Jesus and the one question that really matters.

Everyone can name things our city and our world needs to make it better. Better education, better government, better community; it can seem overwhelming. But what if only one thing needed to change? Join us and Pastor Eric Wood as we explore Gods promise to take our selfish heart and replace it with a new one!

It is often easy to tell where a person is from simply based on the way they act or talk. But how often do people know us as Christians because of the way we act and talk? Join us and Pastor Marc Buwalda as we explore scriptures call for us to have character that matches our identity as citizens of God's Kingdom!

It is so very easy to separate our time into boxes. Time at work, time with family, personal time. How often do we include "time at church" in one of these boxes, instead of constantly trying to live as first and foremost, followers of Jesus? Join us and Pastor Marc Buwalda as we explore Jesus powerful and challenging call to live as ambassadors for His Kingdom!

Greatness is a concept that is woven into our culture on every level. From our performance at our jobs to how others perceive us in our personal lives. Jesus invites us into a different understanding of the how and why of greatness! Join us and Pastor Marc Buwalda as we explore the upside down picture of greatness presented in scripture!

Many of the verses we read, songs we sing, and teachings we hear are on the truth that because of Jesus we do not need to worry! But it can be so difficult to take that truth and apply it to our lives. Join us and Pastor Marc Buwalda as we look deeper into Jesus' call for us to let go of worry!

How often do we focus on the parts of the Bible that give us advice that helps us in our personal or professional lives and skip the parts that challenge us? Join us and Pastor Marc Buwalda, as we encounter Jesus' challenging call for us to love our enemies!

What does it mean to live as a follower of Jesus? How do we respond when the answer to that question challenges our concept of self identity?

We're familiar with the words but what does it mean to seek God's kingdom "on earth as it is in heaven?" Is this prayer a hopeful but unrealistic expectation for our time on earth? Or, as followers of Jesus Christ have we been called to give our lives to the a together revolutionary, counter-cultural, paradoxical, often illogical "KINGDOM" of God?

Generosity is an expression of worship but do you know where your giving goes and what impact it has? Join us as we celebrate Mission Sunday and learn from guest pastor, Eric Kabwata as he shares how God's kingdom is growing globally, made possible in part by your generosity to and through this local church.

We sing songs about opening our hearts to God all the time, but how often do we really stop and consider what that actually means? Join us and guest speaker, Pastor Tom Bennardo as we explore scriptures call to open our hearts and humble ourselves before God!

We can all quote a variety of songs and passages from the Bible that speak of how God loves us. But how often do we truly consider just how much He loves us? Join us and Pastor Justin Sommer as we explore the depths of Gods love displayed in Psalm 103!

Every one of us would say yes when asked if we are seeking God. But it can often be so hard to define what that means and how we are doing so. Join us and Next Gen & Discipleship lead, Zach McCue as we explore scriptures call to seek Him and in doing so, lead the next generation!

There are many things we can think of when we are asked what our priorities are. Whether that is our family, our work, our faith. But how often is rest included in our list of priorities? Join us and guest speaker Stacey Dumbacher as we explores scriptures call for us to prioritize rest!

If there is one thing every person in every age of human history are familiar with, its trouble. In Christ, we have hope that at the end of our life we will have relief from these troubles. But what if we could have relief and peace today? Join us and Pastor Marc Buwalda as we explore scriptures invitation to accept God as our refuge from the storms of life!

All of us have things that we want to pass on to our children. Join us and Pastor Marc Buwalda as we explore Psalm 20's call to give our children the most important thing we can.

The love of God is spoken of frequently throughout scripture. What many fail to see, however, is scriptures instruction on how to walk in and experience His love and blessing! Join us and Pastor Marc Buwalda as we explore Psalm 5's call to submission, proximity, and obedience to God which leads to His blessing!