October 3, 2022
This week we’re talking about the suffering we choose. Why would someone choose suffering? Parents do so every day for their children. As do business owners who care deeply for their employees and customers. And Paul chose suffering for the sake of the church. We’ll explore what it means if we desire to live a life of love for others. And we'll ask how Jesus showed us the way to do this. Jois us to explore these questions as we study Colossians and discover what an other-centered life looks like and how we can be empowered to live this way.
Dive into our Bible Study resources to ignite your mind and heart around the goodness of Jesus at menlo.church/Colossians
Find a sermon-based study guide for this week: http://menlo.church/studyguide100122
September 28, 2022
Mark and Jess sit down the Rev. Dr. Scott Palmbush to get a theology 101 lesson, talk about AYSO soccer and get some practical skills on how to better understand Jesus.
Dive into our Bible Study resources to ignite your mind and heart around the goodness of Jesus at http://menlo.church/Colossians
Menlo Labs are fun, interactive gatherings designed to help us investigate and grow in our understanding of God and his guidance by examining a variety of topics. Get all the details and register at http://menlo.church/labs
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September 25, 2022
This week, through the words of the apostle Paul to the Colossians, we explore who Jesus was. Our tendency is to reduce Jesus to an idol. But that Jesus will never deliver us from sin and death or transform us. This message will encourage us to abandon our false images and embrace the real Jesus. Look at the Scriptures that describe Jesus and identify ways that you treat Jesus as your servant rather than your Lord. How can you more deeply submit to the “real” Jesus wherever he leads.
Dive into our Bible Study resources to ignite your mind and heart around the goodness of Jesus at http://menlo.church/Colossians
Menlo Labs are fun, interactive gatherings designed to help us investigate and grow in our understanding of God and his guidance by examining a variety of topics. Get all the details and register at http://menlo.church/labs
Find a sermon-based study guide for this week: http://menlo.church/studyguide0925222
September 21, 2022
Mark, Jess and Cheryl sit down to talk about grace, calling to God, and the Giants vs. Dodgers.
Do you ever feel like you’re not measuring up on your journey of faith? Open the book of Colossians with us to discover how God changes us and where the journey begins. Dive into our Bible Study resources to ignite your mind and heart around the goodness of Jesus at http://Menlo.Church/Colossians
Find a sermon-based study guide for this week: http://menlo.church/studyguide091822
September 18, 2022
Do you ever feel like you’re not measuring up on your journey of faith? Open the book of Colossians with us to discover how God changes us and where the journey begins. Dive into our Bible Study resources to ignite your mind and heart around the goodness of Jesus at http://Menlo.Church/Colossians
Find a sermon-based study guide for this week: http://menlo.church/studyguide091822
September 14, 2022
This week Mark and Jess sit down with Cheryl Fletcher to chat more about the opening message of our Colossians series. We chat being a queen, the importance of slowing down and how following Jesus really changes everything.
What does that to help find and follow Jesus and how do we know if we are actually following God? In this talk, we lay the foundation for a series on Colossians and how it will help us on our journey of authentic faith in Christ. Go to http://menlo.church/colossians for resources to help you take a deeper dive.
Find a sermon-based study guide for this week: http://menlo.church/studyguide91122
September 12, 2022
We are launching a new series titled Colossians: Following Jesus. For more details on the series, check out a special episode of Menlo Midweek at http://menlo.church/podcasts
What does that to help find and follow Jesus and how do we know if we are actually following God? In this talk, we lay the foundation for a series on Colossians and how it will help us on our journey of authentic faith in Christ. Go to http://menlo.church/colossians for resources to help you take a deeper dive.
Find a sermon-based study guide for this week: http://menlo.church/studyguide91122
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September 9, 2022
We are launching a series on Colossians this weekend and got the opportunity to chat with Adam Hendrix as he helped shape this series. We chat hopes for the next 8 weeks, hamster wheels and some great tips and recommendations for how to engage with the Bible as we journey through this book together.
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September 7, 2022
This week, we get some more time with our Menlo Park campus pastor Mark Swarner as he closed out our Get in the Game series.
Jesus looks at us with all our faults and failures, just as we are, and says, “I want YOU on my team.” This is in contrast to things like sports championships when only a select few ever get to play in one. Unlike major sports teams, God doesn’t just look for the best and the brightest, the most capable, or the strongest. God invites us—regular human people—to participate in God’s work of bringing hope and healing to the world. Join us as we explore what it means that every one of us has a part in this mission and that Jesus chooses us to be a part of it.
Consider that even our smallest acts of service are part of a much bigger picture that we often cannot see. What’s one way you can be an ambassador for Christ this week?
Find a sermon-based study guide for this week: http://menlo.church/studyguide090422
September 4, 2022
This week, our Menlo Park campus pastor Mark Swarner closes out our Get in the Game series.
Jesus looks at us with all our faults and failures, just as we are, and says, “I want YOU on my team.” This is in contrast to things like sports championships when only a select few ever get to play in one. Unlike major sports teams, God doesn’t just look for the best and the brightest, the most capable, or the strongest. God invites us—regular human people—to participate in God’s work of bringing hope and healing to the world. Join us as we explore what it means that every one of us has a part in this mission and that Jesus chooses us to be a part of it.
Consider that even our smallest acts of service are part of a much bigger picture that we often cannot see. What’s one way you can be an ambassador for Christ this week?
Find a sermon-based study guide for this week: http://menlo.church/studyguide090422
