Psalms for Life - Psalm 150:  As we look at the last Psalm in the Psalter, we will discover a powerful lesson that will reframe your life and perspective.  Are you struggling with finding hope, joy, and peace in this season? Discover the powerful truth that is found in three prepositions.

The Power of a Preposition

Psalms for Life - Psalm 124:  There are 150 Psalms in the library of Scripture. They give voice to a full range of human feelings and experience. As we read and pray them, we enter these conversations that have guided the relationship between God’s people and their God, adding our voices to theirs. Over the summer, we will be reflecting on many Psalms together as a church family, enriching our understanding of God’s steadfast love. This Sunday we begin with Psalm 124, an invitation to remember and proclaim the wonder that God is on our side. As we do, come prepared to remember God’s work in your own life. What’s your story? How has God been on your side? Join us as we celebrate that “Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” (Psalm 124:8) Pastor Carla

Help In Trouble

Heroes of Faith:  If you could change any part of your past, what would you change? For some of us, we would re-write painful memories. Some would change moments of failure. Some might demonstrate the depths of our love. It is a universal reality that every person has regrets - moments that they would change or at the least redeem. In this sermon, we see what happens when a hero in the Bible fails. And how Jesus rewrites the story of his lead leader betraying him. We see Jesus give Peter a new story. God is a God of second chances. Jesus rewrites history. This season of life has been significantly challenging. Many of us have experienced loss, grief or even a sense of shame. But Jesus has a way of rewriting our stories so that they become beautiful and fulfill the ultimate purposes of our lives. Will you let Jesus rewrite your story?

When Jesus Heals Your Past

Heroes of Faith:  My dad once told me that if I tied my shoes myself that we could go on a boat ride. I was 5. Or however old one is when learning to tie their shoes. I missed my velcro's. Stylish and functional. Now I had to learn how to do it myself or I missed out on the wonderful Alberta lake mist in my face on a summer evening. Worth the risk. I went and found someone else to tie my shoe because I didn't feel like doing it myself. Then I proudly went to my dad and said that I had done the task myself. But the handiwork gave me away and I lost my boat ride. How many decisions have you made based on how you felt? Did you stop at a drive thru the last time you were driving around and hungry because of the convenience? What determines the decisions you make? Our feelings and emotions are gifts. Yet they, as Dallas Willard says, make horrible masters. They can cost you boat rides if you let them. So are your emotions and feelings your master or do they serve their proper place in your life, and you are a peaceful presence to the world? See you this weekend as we look at Moses and what his feelings and emotions cost him in a single moment. Pastor Andrew Berg

Emotions: Master or Servant?

Heroes of Faith - Daniel 1 &amp; 2:  For many of us, when we think of the book of Daniel, our minds immediately go to images of Daniel in the lion’s den or his three friends in a fiery furnace. The first six chapters of Daniel are filled with dramatic stories of courage and deliverance. When we look deeper, we also discover rich examples of God’s people wrestling with how to live faithfully in a world whose values and systems have no place for their faith in the one true God. We see exiles, taken from Israel to live in a foreign land, who both fit in and stand out, who are at risk for their faithfulness to God and faithfully contribute to the wellbeing of the society that holds them captive. We can learn a lot from Daniel. While we don’t face lions or a fiery furnace, we too need to discern how to live with faith and integrity in a secular world, trusting that God is always at work accomplishing his purposes no matter what.

Faithful Under Pressure

Heroes of Faith - Genesis 22:1-18:  I’ve never started a conversation about faith with this story: “Hey have you read the story about when God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son?!” Child sacrifice doesn’t seem to be high on the appropriate on ramp for those sorts of conversations. How do you trust a God who askes a man to do that? Let alone the son that was promised by the same God? Once you are able to sit in this story for a bit, there are some even more difficult things to wrestle with than the first impression of it. Can you say that God is a good God in the same sentence as describing this story? Or how can a guy who almost (spoiler alert) sacrificed his son be a “hero of faith”? There’s so much here. I’m excited to wrestle through this passage with you. See you this weekend.

How Can I Trust God?

Heroes of Faith - Isaiah 53:  Rejection is an unavoidable aspect of being human. Proverbs 18:14 asks: “The spirit of a person can endure sickness, but a wounded spirit, who can bear?” The implication is—no one can. Rejection has many painful faces that leave us feeling alone, defeated and outcast. So, the question burns, “How can I go on living with rejection?” This will not be a magical bullet service and complete healing will not come overnight. But the Word of God provides profound truths and simple steps that we can begin to take to rise and live above rejection. Isaiah 53 holds many of those keys to help the wounded journey from rejection to acceptance, bitterness to love, anger to forgiveness and from self-pity to praise. Appropriately, we will share Communion together. Already, in anticipation of your arrival the Table of Remembrance is shouting: “Jesus Christ was rejected so that we could be accepted!” Yes. There is hope and healing at the foot of the cross. Let’s meet there together this Sunday.

Living With Rejection

Heroes of Faith - Malachi 3:  If I were to offer you $1,000,000 in 10 - $100,000 bundles of large bills and ask you, with cash in hand, if you would be willing to give one of them back to the Lord as a tithe (which means a tenth) would anyone walk away from that invitation? Why is it however over the course of our lives, if you were to work 40 years earning a minimum wage of $15 an hour, you would find over a million dollars passing through your hands, many renege on their desire to honour God with a regular tithe? Primarily, the act of tithing isn’t about money, it is about trust. This weekend we look at the words of Malachi who called out his people for robbing God of His desire to bless them in an overwhelming manner by withholding their tithe.

If I Had A $1,000,000

Heroes of Faith - Jonah 1-4:  We’ve all heard the story of Jonah, or at least parts of it. We’ve definitely heard about a stubborn prophet being swallowed by and spit out of a big fish.  This small book, found in our library of Scripture, has had an impact that is out of proportion to its size. It’s four chapters have captured the imagination of artists, authors, poets, theologians, and musicians. This Sunday we invite Jonah to capture our imagination and speak to our lives as we consider his encounter with God and subsequent journey from the depths of the sea to the desserts of Nineveh.  We’ll ask the Spirit of God to teach us the lesson this book has for us today, as we consider the question, “Who’s the hero here?”

A Man on the Run

Heroes of Faith:  We all have one thing in common—each of us has or had a mother. At the same time, there is a wide variety of feelings about our mothers. For some Mother’s Day is a time of joy, for others it is painful, and even for others it reminds them of people they lost. To that end, as we gather this weekend, we will respect the tension between celebration and sorrow, darkness and light, despair, and hope. And the best way to address the kaleidoscope of emotions, the unexpected fluctuations of not only motherhood, but life in general … is with a story. The Old Testament book of Ruth gives us answers and insights and clarity and healing around these disparities through the experience of a mother named Naomi. It is a story that begins with a winter of hopelessness and despair, but it ends with a wonderful spring of hope. Wherever your journey finds you today, there is and always will be a SPRING of HOPE.

Spring of Hope

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Thy Kingdom Come - Matthew 13:44-46:  “All In” is a phrase more often associated with gambling than with Kingdom living, but there is much we can learn from it! My Dad always taught me to do nothing half-hearted in life because you will always be disappointed with the result. What is true in virtually every arena of life is equally true in the spiritual realm. Too often, we lean into God only a little and then wonder why life seems, well, disappointing. Jesus gave His all for us, and He calls us to do the same for Him. It's when we understand the wonder of His love and grace towards us that we truly lean “all in” to Him and to His will for our lives. This weekend, we'll consider the wonder of the gift He makes available to us and the best way to respond. It will be encouraging and challenging, and I hope you will be able to join us in worship. Church is so much grander when you are here! Have a blessed weekend, and I so look forward to being together!

All In

Encountering Jesus - John 20:1-18:  It’s the greatest weekend of the year! For the follower of Jesus, nothing begins to compare to the wonder, the hope, the peace and the grace of Easter. Everything about who we are and what we believe was established in one moment on the day Jesus defeated the power of sin and death. A Sunday school class was asked “what was the first thing Jesus said when He rose from the dead” and one little girl answered: “Ta da!” It’s not the worst translation I’ve read of that morning! This weekend we will consider that moment through the eyes of Mary of Magdalene, the first eye witness of the Risen Christ through worship, drama and teaching. It will be a weekend filled with hope for whatever we are facing in life. It’s because the tomb is empty that the promises of God are full. Come and remember. Come and reflect. Come and find hope. Come and encounter Jesus. Have a blessed Easter weekend!

The First Christian

Thy Kingdom Come - Matthew 10:1-20:  The Avengers. This record-breaking movie franchise is about a special group of individuals who have all acquired some kind of super-human ability in order to save the world. What if I told you that you too are meant to be an Avenger? That power from another dimension is available for you to access? That God is inviting you to partner with Him in extending His Kingdom by offering freedom and salvation to every person on the planet? In fact, that is what Pentecost – the event we celebrate this Sunday – is all about. Join us this weekend as we discover that just as Ironman is helpless without his suit, we too need to be clothed with power. Not the power of a weaponized titanium exoskeleton, mind you – but power from on high; the power of the Holy Spirit! See you soon!

Mission Possible

Thy Kingdom Come - Matthew 3:13-17:  This weekend we get to visit the initial moment that launched Jesus' public ministry – his baptism. The circumstances around it are incredibly interesting, and we'll take a little time to consider them, but the real impact of the account are connected to the words the Father spoke to Him: they are words of confirmation, words of consolation, and words that we all need to hear, know, understand and embrace. We'll consider the Father's amazing love for us as well this weekend; we'll seek to embrace his remarkable purpose for our lives; and we'll allow His truth to shape our identity. We'll be blessed and challenged and encouraged! And there might even be a few of us that will want to be baptized ourselves! I so looking forward to being together at church and again at Bowness Park Sunday afternoon for an old fashioned church picnic! I deeply hope you'll be able to join us and pray that the weather might be willing to cooperate! Blessings of peace and joy to you! p.s. If you haven't already, will you help us to know how many to prepare food for by purchasing your Picnic tickets online?

Identity Crisis Solved

No Wonder - Mark 11:15-17:  I love passages like the one we will study this weekend because they present a picture of Jesus that we desperately need to see! So often we settle for the "Sunday School Jesus," who loves, blesses and is nice. But we miss the powerful Jesus who transforms, battles and purifies! Yes he is the Lamb, but he is also the Lion. This weekend we'll focus on this side of his character as we see him clearing out all that was wrong and lost in his Father's temple. I hope you will be able to join us this weekend, either at church or on Livestream if you can't be here. We will celebrate his power and his passion for all things good and eternal in our lives. We will invite him to step into our stories and reclaim our "houses" for his purposes. It will be a sacred experience, and it is such a gift to share these moments together! It might be one of the most important weekends of the year, and you'll learn why I desperately wished we had entitled this message: "Not in my house!" Thanks for your prayers. I'm praying for you! Ian

Upside Down

Desperate Times - Job 42:1-6:  Many years ago, when Bill Clinton was the president of the United States, Mother Theresa was invited to Washington as the guest speaker at the President's Prayer Breakfast. In her message, she spoke passionately and powerfully about the damage abortion was creating in so many lives around the world. She also said how we needed to do more to protect our most vulnerable citizens. A reporter asked Clinton after the event what he thought of her comments. His answer? "It is very hard to argue against a life so well lived." This weekend, we again consider the life of Job and how he navigated unthinkable losses, challenges and disappointments. We'll explore the fatal flaw of his closest "friends," and his own counter-arguments defending his integrity. But we will mostly focus upon the "game-changing encounter" he had with God that transformed his life. It will be a service filled with hope to help us navigate life's unexpected curveballs. It might even foster a pathway towards personal transformation as we approach life's most challenging moments and questions. Job starts with so much uncertainty and ends with profound peace and hope. It serves as a great reminder of what God wants to do in all our journeys and will inspire us towards a "life well lived." I look forward to worshipping and encountering Jesus together with you! Have a blessed weekend! Pastor Ian

Game Changer

Desperate Times - Job 1:  How many of you, when going through some level of suffering, confide in a close friend or acquaintance and receive this wonderful piece of advice: just trust God more? If you’ve ever said this to someone, please don’t ever do it again. At least, not until you know what you’re saying. I know where you’re coming from and your heart behind it, but let’s be real. How do you do that, and why doesn’t it seem to fix any problems? Jesus entrusted himself to the Father when he suffered, when he was insulted and when he was threatened. Why? Because he knew the Father. His anchor was his relationship with the Father. Let me ask you a question: what is your initial response to suffering? Want to know mine? My inclination is to numb whatever pain I am feeling. Let me ask you something else: what is your past or current situation that seems saturated with pain? Do you want to learn what Jesus meant when he said: “my yoke is easy and my burden is light” (Matt. 11:30)? Do you want to learn how to pray prayers like Psalm 13 amid the most painful days of your life? Maybe you’re not “suffering” right now, but following Jesus means that it’s almost assured. Come learn, no matter where you are. See you this weekend! Pastor Andrew Berg

Anchoring Point

The Father Heart of God - Matthew 7:24-29:  Have you heard people ask the question, "Isn't the Bible just a big rule book?" I know I have, and typically I want to disprove that claim. But what about embracing it — could that be an option as well? How does the nature of rules and obedience affect the way we view relationships and friendships? I look forward to seeing you all this weekend to share with you what God has placed on my heart. I am praying that God would speak powerfully to you. Blessings to you, Foothills family, Nick, Student Ministries Pastor

Facing the Storms in Life

20/20 Vision - 2 Tim. 3:10-17:  I’m excited about this weekend, and not just for the obvious reason that we get an extra hour of sleep! We’re introducing “The 2020 Project”, which we believe can change our lives if embraced. I don’t want to give it away now, but here’s a hint! It’s based on the truth of Psalm 119:105 – ﻿a verse those of us who grew up in Sunday School would have memorized. You will hear us unpack this project over the next three weekends, answering the questions: why, what and how? This weekend we’ll look at the “why”, which is the pivotal question behind the entire project. Once we know why we ought to do something, the “how we do it” becomes less daunting. So, enjoy the extra hour of sleep (if you come on Sunday), and let’s gather to worship the King and connect with his people and embrace his truth. This friends, is the recipe for an awesome weekend! Be blessed! Pastor Ian Trigg

Check the Owner's Manual First

Breathing Room - Matthew 6:33-34:  Winston Churchill has been acknowledged for saying, “The world is run by tired people.” Whether he said it or not, it certainly appears to be true. So often, we feel we lack margin or capacity in life. We’re tired of being tired. One person phrased it this way: “My brain says, ‘Let’s do something awesome today,’ while my body responds with, ‘Don’t listen to that fool!’” This weekend, we’re starting a four-week series called “Breathing Room.” We’ll consider what it means to have spiritual, emotional, relational and physical margins in our lives, helping us navigate the journey. It will be a series filled with honest reflection and authentic hope for those of us threatened by living in a seemingly perpetual weary state. We will discover the simplicity and availability of the centered life Jesus offers us. We’ll begin with some of the most powerful truths Jesus gave us about escaping the paralyzing power of fear and duplicity in our lives. I truly hope you’ll be able to join us for worship this weekend. “Don’t forget to breathe!” Be blessed! Pastor Ian Trigg

Don't Forget to Breathe

By Design - Acts 1:1-8:  In many ways, the true measure of a person's character is reflected best in how they respond to the needs of others. A Jesus-centered heart not only notices the needs of others, it seeks to respond any way it can. In a world filled with indifference and intolerance, we need to be a people who see and act. This fourth part of our church's vision statement – to serve the world – is really a reflection of the final words of Jesus before he ascended to Heaven and said, “Go into this crazy world and tell others about my love for them. Make disciples. Teach them about my love. Help them be baptized and this is my promise: I will be with you.” Those passionate about serving the world are those who experience the life-transforming presence of Jesus. We live best when we live with a “for others” orientation in life. Just as Jesus came to serve others (and not be served himself), we as his followers discover greatness in life when we serve those who God brings across our paths. We'll consider the ultimate example of servanthood as we gather around the Lord's Table and remember his commitment to us. From this act, we'll respond to his invitation to go and serve the world we live and breathe in. It will be an inspiring weekend, and with snow in the forecast, we will all need a little inspiration!

Made to Serve

By Design - Gal 6:1-10:  We've launched a new design; a new image (logo) to remind us that we are on a Transforming Journey of Knowing God, Loving Others, Reaching Neighbors and Serving the World. Scripture reminds us that when we Know God we are given the gift of Loving Others. This weekend we will consider some practical ways from Galatians 6:1-11 that can help us move beyond the concept of Loving Others to living this out through community in our day-to-day lives. Foothills is all about Loving Others by living in community together, and a big part of community is food! A Taste of Foothills is our Fall kickoff event where you can get a taste of what happens at Foothills and find out how you can participate in Loving Others together with us. Join us in Rundle Hall after any of the three services this weekend. We can't wait to join you on your transforming journey and enjoy some food together too! See you this weekend!

Made to Love

Our Stories Pt. 2:  My Story with Loneliness Have you ever felt indescribably alone? That seems like a rhetorical question. No matter what age, gender, race, or occupation, loneliness is a part of the human experience. Whether you have been able to identify it or not, something is off. There was a time when humanity shared perfect community with God and with others. Sin enters the picture and all of a sudden there’s something broken. Finding or creating community feels impossible or improbable due to innumerable factors. This weekend I will share my personal experience with loneliness both on the experiential end and, admittedly, the roles I played in others’ experience with loneliness. Even though it may seem an impossibility considering what you might be experiencing today, I believe that Jesus can be the hero of our story, together. ﻿Let’s talk about it this weekend. See you at church. ﻿ Pastor Andrew Berg

My Story with Loneliness

Our Stories Pt. 2:  My Story with Anxiety Anxiety. Without having to think too hard, we can all recount numerous examples of when we’ve experienced this kind of inner turmoil that causes our hearts to race, our palms to sweat and our minds to obsess. Regardless of your age or social status, anxiety can affect us all – in fact, Dr. Gary Collins (a Christian psychologist) calls it “the most pervasive psychological phenomenon of our time.” And while most anxiety is caused by the ordinary stresses and pressures of life, many today suffer from anxiety disorders that require the assistance of medical professionals in order to thrive. Join us this weekend as our own Bekah Hagan Ahenda shares her story and we unpack what the bible has to say about one of the most prevalent issues facing our culture today. Scott &amp; Bekah ﻿ Pastor Scott Wiesner

My Story with Anxiety

Encountering Jesus - John 12:1-11 / Mark 14:3-9:  I believe it was Voltaire who first said: “In the beginning God created man in His own image, and man has been trying to repay the favour ever since.” Despite the cynicism that likely caused him to write such a line, he is not as far from truth as many judge him to be. We easily create an image or understanding of God based more on our personal experiences, desires or phobias more than on who the Scriptures reveal Him to be. Our series on Encounters with Jesus from John's gospel is opening our hearts and minds to the truth of who Jesus is and why He came. This weekend, we'll enter into the story of Mary of Bethany, when she anointed Jesus' feet with very expensive perfume. We'll consider her understanding of Jesus and contrast it with others (like Judas and the religious elite). Perhaps we'll see a little bit of ourselves, a lot more of Jesus and, even better, discover just who He longs to be in our stories. Have a great weekend - I look forward to being in worship with you!

She Did What She Could

Encountering Jesus - John 5:1-15:  As I write this, I'm about to enter our worship center for Ruth Barkey's memorial service. If ever there was a motivation for an encounter with Jesus, this serves as one. Life is a remarkable gift – but it is also a remarkably fragile gift. Ruth was so ready for Jesus when death came because of her life of encountering Christ in a beautiful, joyful, inspiring way. We usually focus on how we encounter Jesus when we seek him out, but this weekend we'll look at an encounter that had no human search involved: it's the story of a man who suffered from a 38-year-long disability and how Jesus came along and decided to do something amazing. It's just what He does in our lives! If you need something amazing from Jesus this weekend, this is the place to be! I'm pretty excited to share the platform with my oldest son, Kyle, as we will teach together about how Jesus comes to us and changes us. I so look forward to worshipping with you this weekend!

Discovering our Humanity

Encountering Jesus - John 2:1-12:  Every single time we say yes to something, we are also indirectly saying no to something else! Choose to stay later at work? You're saying no to your family. Choose to say yes to Big Macs with any degree of frequency, you're saying no to a healthy heart! Choose to say yes to your iPhone instead of doing your Math homework, you might just be saying no to post-secondary education! Every choice carries a consequence and the choices we make around our relationship with Jesus especially impact our lives. This weekend, we'll dive into the encounter between Jesus and some servants at a wedding in Cana and the myriad of implications that followed. We'll look at the wonder of this first miracle and how it came to be and what it all meant. If you want to be amazed at the wonder of who Jesus is and why He came - say yes to joining us in church this weekend! If you can't physically be here, join us online via livestream! Have a blessed weekend!

A Miracle in Cana

Make Room - Romans 8:12-17:  Happy New Year's and Happy Youth Pastor Sunday (if you don't know what that means, I'll explain it on Sunday). I am glad that God is more faithful to his promises than I am to my New Year resolutions. How guilty do you feel when your New Year's resolution flops? How do you deal with failure? Do you feel worthless? Do you feel like you have to earn God's love with your credentials? Go read Romans 8:12-17. I have a promise for you: God is faithful, and even if you flop he doesn't. Jesus has some stuff that you need to know. If you follow Jesus or not, bring yourself and bring a friend. Come hear this good news. See you Sunday!

You Need to Know This Stuff

Launch - Joshua 1:1-9:  In 1962 President John F. Kennedy challenged a nation to do the unimaginable. Many millennia ago, God challenged Joshua to do what seemed impossible: lead the people of God into the Promised Land. The inspiration and instruction from God's words to Joshua give us confidence as we LAUNCH Glacier Ridge Church. Join us for the first of four messages in our LAUNCH series as we listen to the voice of God. May he direct us as we discover how we can best participate in what he is doing at Glacier Ridge, and here at Foothills! See you soon!

We Choose to Go to the Moon

Identity Crisis - Ephesians 1:3-14:  Identity Crisis … or as my dictionary pronounces it: [īˈden(t)ədē ˌkrīsis]. Sociologists tell us it's a phrase that describes what commonly happens in young adults as they move from adolescence into adulthood. I wish it was just that simple and something we all grow out of, like the changes in our voices or unwelcomed facial blemishes. It appears to me that all of us struggle to figure out who we are and why we're here. I'm so excited about our new sermon series Identity Crisis, which will take us through the book of Ephesians over the next few months. We'll discover who we are (or can be) in Jesus, and how that identity is intended to transform and shape how we live. It will be a remarkably encouraging journey that will take us deeper into the heart of God and His purpose for our lives. I hope to see you either Saturday night or Sunday morning as we reflect on the reality that God has chosen each of us for a remarkable life with Him at the center. Can't wait to be together again!

I am Chosen

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