Jacob's Well
church for people who don't like church
God on Film: Toy Story 3 (Dawn Fuglestad, 8/22/10 Field)
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If you haven't seen the first two Toy Story's, first get your Red Box in gear, and then head to the theater to see Toy Story 3, the latest of these wonderful movies for kids and for you too. Let's journey with this crazy group of toys as they find out about life's many transitions, how it feels to lose one's way, and what it really means to belong to someone. If you thought your life could never find any parallels with guys like Woody and Buzz Light Year, you'll find out otherwise...
Why Jacob's Well? (Greg Meyer, Longfellow 7/18/10)
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We’ve been pretty busy with organizing Sunday services, running an office, keeping kids programs going, starting up a youth ministry, GroupLife and a new location for JW. That stuff is all good. It’s important. It is stuff we are supposed to be doing – but not for its own sake, but because it can make a difference in people’s lives. Because it is those things that are the well that people meet Jesus in and find that they least likely, most undeserving and unexpected places in their lives are filled with God’s presence and therefore are full of hope.
A Message About Stewardship - Frances Roen
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These are some very important words, spoken gently and with a loving challenge.
Primal: Wind (Greg Meyer)
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Wind has always been. It is ungraspable, uncontrollable, unpredictable, refreshing and frightening. Wind blows through our world and into our lives. Wind is power. Wind is part of your life. As we look at these four primal elements this month the matter of understanding this soft, dangerous force is a way of understanding how God's power works in your life. As a community that believes God matters it is important for us to get a handle on this. We don't want to be blown around, but propelled by that power. There is a lot to learn and, fortunately, a lifetime to practice it.
Primal: Fire (Greg Meyer)
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Some things are so deeply part of us that they speak to us whether we listen or not. It is good to listen. They are primal. They link us to the ancient and the here and now. This week we are talking about the primal element of fire. None of us are strangers to it. We love it, and we fear it. Fire has a dangerous role in our lives. You can't avoid it, so get ready for it.
The Kingdom of Heaven is Near
"The kingdom of God is near." John the Baptist preached this message, as did Jesus. But what is the "kingdom" they spoke about? And what does it look like? And why would we, people living in a world filled with ungodly amounts of evil and suffering, believe it is near?