Science Ridge Mennonite Church

What's More Important Than Church?

This Sunday we start a new topic of teaching. Jesus is asked what the "Greatest Commandment" is and answers with "Love God, Love your neighbor." But the story has some other interesting twists. Give it a listen to see how this conversation between Jesus and a teacher of the law plays out. 

Easter, New Life!

It's Easter! Christ is Risen! This Sunday we are encouraged to seek the New Life that Jesus offers us. Often there is a death or loss that must come first, but the New Life that comes after is full of opportunities for God to be at work.

Palm Sunday Jesus Is King! But what kind?

Join us for this Palm Sunday message as we celebrate Jesus entering Jerusalem as King, and are challenged by the expectations that others placed on who Jesus was and what they expected him to do.

The Lost Art of Tactfulness -Eric Sipes

This week we welcome Eric Sipes as our guest preacher. Eric reminds us of the importance of sharing our faith, and doing so in a way that connects with the lives and experiences of others. 

Covenants are the Materials of a Strong Foundation - Warren Searls

This week we welcome Warren Searls as guest preacher. Warren talks to us about the 7 great Covenants we find in the Bible and their significance in God's work with humanity. 

Ask and I Will Give

This week we take one last concentrated look at prayer before we focus on the leadup to Easter. Jesus gives us some extraordinary directions about prayer, but we know that prayer isn't always so easy. Today we look at this teaching from Jesus about prayer from the gospel of John. 

God Still Moves -Tom Slater

This week we welcome Tom Slater as guest preacher. Tom weaves together the great stories from the Bible of God working small details to have big impacts over time with stories from his own life of God moving and directing events that come to fruition years down the road.  

Overcoming Barriers to Cynicism

Last Sunday we acknowledged that are culture is full of cynicism, pessimism, and distrust of others. We talked about how that can bleed into our relationship with God. This Sunday we look at how Jesus sends his disciples out into the world, confirming that it will be harsh, but God will be with them.    

Barriers to Prayer

This week we look at Genesis 3, where we see from the very beginning how Satan tries to put a wedge between us and God. Currently this is most visible in our culture through cynicism, the belief that everyone is acting purely out of selfish or malicious motives. When we start to see God through this lens, we start to doubt God's goodness, and even ability or desire to work in our lives and world through prayer. 
 
Gen 3:1-6 

Prayer, Admitting we are helpless

We are back into the topic of prayer. This week we are encouraged to admit we are helpless in many parts of our lives. Like children, there are a lot of things we cannot control, instead of fixating on the things we can or cannot do, we are encouraged to take our concerns and present situation to God. 
From John 5:1-14