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Wednesday Dec 23, 2015
Wednesday Dec 23, 2015
At the Christmas season, we are met with the full force of God’s generosity and love. The incarnation reveals the full resolve of God to transform a broken world by filling it with His presence. This Sunday, I have changed my sermon title to “Invading Grace: When a God of Grace Rescues and Remakes His People”. What do you expect to happen when God enters your world? Let’s gather and rejoice on His great grace!Listen and download sermons at www.wbfellowship.org/waterbrooke-podcast
Wednesday Dec 23, 2015
Wednesday Dec 23, 2015
Tina Diane Cauthorn (June 10, 1972 - December 9, 2015)Tina Diane Cauthorn, age 43, of Chaska, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 9th, 2015, surrounded by her family. A celebration of Tina’s life will be on Saturday, Dec. 19th, 2015, 11 AM, with visitation starting at 10 AM, all at Waterbrooke Fellowship Church, 8725 Church Lk Blvd, Victoria, MN. Pastor Kevin Dibbley and Pastor Andy Keppel with be celebrating her life. In lieu of flowers memorials preferred to the family. Interment will be at Mt Pleasant Cemetery in Chaska.Tina was born on June 10th, 1972, in Seattle WA to David and Lois (Smith) Jones. She was one of two children.On October 12, 2006, Tina married Michael Cauthorn in Chanhassen. They have three sons.Jesus was central in Tina's life. She sought the Lord with her whole heart. She was a prayer warrior who prayed for her family and friends regularly. She was grateful for her Waterbrooke Fellowship Church family. Tina loved her family dearly. She was so proud of her three boys and had a close relationship with her husband. They were her world. Tina had a passion to live life to its fullest. Although she suffered from Crohn's disease, Tina was determined that it would not define her. She put on a brave face and went to work despite the pain. She was an inspiration. Tina loved children and had a special gift in working with young children. She was known to snuggle with any new baby within reach. Over the years, she worked as a nanny, in daycare centers, school volunteer, and Sunday school teacher. One of Tina's childhood dreams was to be a teacher. In 2012, she graduated from Ashford University with a teaching degree. She taught preschool at Primrose Schools in Chanhassen and Eden Prairie.Preceding her in death was her father; Dave.Survived by husband; Mike, sons; Austin of Chaska, Alex of Seattle and Chris of Chaska, mother; Lois (Al) Templeton of CA, brother; Ricky Jones of Seattle, step-father; Jack Bazik of Seattle and many extended family and friends.
Wednesday Dec 23, 2015
Wednesday Dec 23, 2015
As we enter the Christmas season, we are going to engage in a two-part sermon series in our ongoing study of the letter to the Ephesians. We are calling it: “The Gift That Keeps on Giving”. In our culture of constant consumption, Christmas can often leave us feeling empty, weary, and even, discouraged. Why do I feel so unsatisfied? Where is the lasting peace and joy?When the hype is bigger than the holiday, it is a good time to ask some deeper questions. That’s what we will do in the next few Sundays. You are invited to come, to worship, and to learn; and we encourage you to share this message with friends and family.Download and listen to other sermons by Waterbrooke Fellowship Christian Church at http://www.wbfellowship.org/waterbrooke-podcast
Monday Nov 23, 2015
Monday Nov 23, 2015
"How Low will God Go?" Sermon this Sunday by Andy KeppelAs we turn to the second chapter of Ephesians, Paul turns the light of Christ, expounded on in the previous chapter, and shines it on our former lives. By acknowledging our sin and the grace which cleanses us of it, we discover that the very same grace is the means for living in joy today.Listen to the entire series HERECheck out our website to find out more about our church.
Saturday Nov 21, 2015
Saturday Nov 21, 2015
Too often, we find ourselves losing heart because we don’t think that things are working out the way that they should or the way that we had hoped. Without God pulling back the curtain to show us how He is at work, we easily succumb to discouragement. We grow weary and lose heart. Thankfully, in the Scriptures, God gives us a glimpse of our lives from where He sits, enthroned above the universe. He does so because He loves us and He is determined to remove our doubts and fears and to fuel our passion for this glorious life to which we have been called. This Sunday’s message is called “Defeating Defeatism: How God Has Stacked the Deck Decisively in the Church’s Favor”. Come, let’s be mutually encouraged by the staggering truth of God’s amazing love for His church.Listen to the rest of the series HERE at www.wbfellowship.org
Monday Nov 09, 2015
Monday Nov 09, 2015
Our sermon this Sunday in Ephesians is entitled “How Great is Our God: The Passion Behind Paul’s Prayer Life”. Most of us would find it hard to imagine spending the hours of our days chained in a Roman prison because of our faith. What may be even more difficult to comprehend is the level of gratitude, praise, and optimism that exudes from the pen of the apostle Paul! This Sunday, we are going to study the passion behind Paul’s prayer life. My prayer is that God might work to intensify this passion within our hearts today!Listen to the rest of the series HEREIf you have been blessed by this sermon and feel led to give to Waterbrooke Fellowship Church - Go to www.wbfellowship.org/donationHave a Blessed day!
Thursday Nov 05, 2015
Thursday Nov 05, 2015
Have you ever considered the question: Why does God want to be lifted up and praised by His people? If any other person had this as his goal, it would seem pretty egotistical to us. What makes God different? In a culture obsessed with image and fame, approval and applause, the Bible tells us that it isn’t about us. It is about Him! It might sound strange but this is actually great news. This Sunday’s message is entitled: Destined for Delight: Living To the Praise of God’s Glory. Come let’s study Ephesians 1:11-14 together and see why the apostle Paul celebrates the plan of God to make a people who live for His praise!Listen to the entire series HEREIf you have been blessed by the sermons series and feel led to give to Waterbrooke - Go to www.wbfellowship.org/donations
Wednesday Oct 28, 2015
Wednesday Oct 28, 2015
Have you ever heard someone say these words: “He is so heavenly-minded that he is no earthly good?” Maybe, you have said them yourself. The thought is that some people are so “spiritual”, so “religious”, that they are practically useless. They can talk “Christianese” but they don’t know how to live in the here and now. They can’t seem to get their heads out of the clouds. This Sunday, in our study of the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, we are going to see that the opposite ought to be the case. I have entitled the message: “Gospel Wisdom: How Clarity about Eternity Changes Life Now.” In the gospel, God has given us an unshakeable hope for the future. This knowledge is meant to make us wise. Come let’s consider how the Bible teaches us how to be so heavenly-minded that we might actually do some earthly good.Listen to the entire series HERE
Monday Oct 19, 2015
Monday Oct 19, 2015
Regularly, we hear stories of people being released from prison after wrongful convictions. Some new piece of evidence, usually DNA, has exonerated them. The television cameras capture the moment that the newly freed prisoner steps out into the fresh air. They pause. They soak in the sunlight. They begin to publicly thank those that worked to secure their freedom. This Sunday, we are going to celebrate the message of the gospel. The gospel is a declaration of freedom. Yet, the story is very different. We go free not because we have been found innocent. We go free because of the cross of Jesus Christ. Come and let us rejoice together in the message of Christ’s work on our behalf. Let’s step into the sunlight of forgiving grace and praise Him who has worked on our behalf to secure our release. I am calling this week’s sermon: “Freedom and Forgiveness: The Purchase of Blood”.Listen to the entire series again for the first time - A Passion for Oneness Series
Wednesday Oct 14, 2015
Wednesday Oct 14, 2015
One of Apostle Paul’s prayers for God’s people is that they would know just how broad and long and deep and wide is the love of God for us in Christ. It is staggering to reflect upon how determined God is that we should understand this marvelous truth. This upcoming Sunday, our sermon is entitled: “Destined for Adoption: The Depth of Divine Love”. No Christian should ever live without this beautiful reality clearly defining his or her life. Come and let us spend some time together considering our adoption as God’s very own children!
Tuesday Oct 13, 2015
Tuesday Oct 13, 2015
Have you ever met someone who has a hard time making up their minds? Or, when they do make up their minds, they have a hard time following through on what they have decided? Most of us have found ourselves vacillating from time to time. We struggle to make up our minds or to follow through on our plans or promises from time to time. This Sunday, the message is entitled “When God makes Up His Mind.” It is a great comfort and joy to the people of God to know that the story of the church, our story as God’s people, is really the story of a God who made a decision, and no-one and no-thing could stand in His way. Come and let us celebrate together the unshakeable purpose of God to save a people for Himself and to fit them for eternity. Let's Worship together!
Tuesday Sep 29, 2015
Tuesday Sep 29, 2015
Have you ever been stunned by someone’s over the top generosity? Have you walked away shaking your head thinking to yourself, “That was way beyond anything that I could have ever thought or imagined”?This is Paul’s attitude in writing to the Ephesians. On Sunday, we will have our second sermon in this series. I am entitling it: Crazy Good – Celebrating God’s Lavish Grace to His Church.What shapes our love for each other is a delight in God’s amazing and generous love for us. Come let’s join together and celebrate the incredible riches of God’s generosity towards us in Jesus Christ.
Monday Sep 21, 2015
Monday Sep 21, 2015
In a day and age when many people consider the church either
irrelevant or irretrievably broken, the epistle to the Ephesians makes
something urgently clear: The church is God’s chosen means of displaying the
transforming and unifying power of the message of the cross. The church is not
a side project of God. It is not His part time interest. The church is God’s
main project. To dispense with the
church is to abandon the cause of Christ.Is the church weak, troubled, messy and in
need of much grace? Of course it is – and God loves her, bought her, and has
made it His aim to present her spotless in His presence. Friends, if you are a
Christian, then you are His church. We are His church, together! God is not
indifferent to us. He delights in us. He is devoted to us. When it comes to
what we are becoming, God is “all in”! God has a great plan to reveal His glory
to us and, amazingly, through us. That last part is crucial. God’s purpose is
to display His glory to the world through His people, the church. What He is
doing in our lives is ultimately what He intends to do with all things in
heaven and earth – He is going to make it one.Come
and explore with us God’s passion for oneness. Let’s explore together the
miracle of God’s radical plan to make all things one and let’s rejoice in His
unrelenting love for His people, His bride – the church. God is passionate
about our oneness. Are you?
Sunday Sep 06, 2015
Sunday Sep 06, 2015
In the old James Bond movies, the famous fictional British Secret Service agent, 007, always ordered his martinis “shaken, and not stirred.” That would be an apt description for many of us as Christians at difficult moments in our lives.We are shaken with fear and anxiety. We aren’t stirred by the Spirit of God’s promptings towards seizing these moments as opportunities to grow in our love for God and to be moved to serve others with unshakeable hope and confidence.Well, this Sunday, we are going to study Psalm 16 in which David declares “I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.”There is a need for all of us to develop the discipline of keeping God always before us. If we did, we would be stirred and not shaken. We would say with the psalmist, “Therefore, my heart is glad and my whole being rejoices.”Come this Sunday as we encourage one another in church family worship and as we study together the vital subject of Prayer: the Discipline of Delighting in God.
Monday Aug 31, 2015
Monday Aug 31, 2015
Have you ever thought about the fact that as a disciple of Jesus that you were saved to sing? This Sunday, in our series on Praying with the Psalms, we are going to study Psalm 40. I have entitled this sermon, Saved to Sing, because as King David prays to the Lord, his prayer is shaped by his determination to make public what God has done in His heart. Let’s gather this Sunday and sing of our Savior! Pray for God to prepare all of our hearts and minds for our family worship time. I am looking forward to worshipping our Lord Jesus with you all!
Sunday Aug 23, 2015
Sunday Aug 23, 2015
This Sunday, we will be looking at the well-known 139th Psalm. As we continue in our series Praying with the Psalms, we are going to consider the question – How much does God really concern Himself with our lives? Does God really care? This question arises most pointedly when we are struggling with pain, failure, and disappointment. Have you been deeply pained by life’s circumstances? Has the struggle made you wonder about the degree of God’s active concern for your life? In this psalm, King David marvels at just how engaged God is in his life. Let’s gather to think through what the Scriptures have to say on the subject ofPrayer, Pain, and the Providence of God. Let’s pray for a powerful time in worship together.
Monday Aug 17, 2015
Monday Aug 17, 2015
Join us this Sunday, as we continue in our study on
Praying with the Psalms. This week’s study is entitled “Deep and Wide:
Forgiveness vs. Flippancy” and it is a study on how to pray for God’s
forgiveness using Psalm 130. One of the reasons that praying can be difficult
is guilt. Have you ever found yourself struggling to pray because of guilt or
shame? In our culture, guilt is seen as unnecessary and unhealthy. Even as
Christians, we can be flippant about our sin because we know God forgives sin.
This may be why God seems distant and our prayer life sometimes feels shallow.
Let’s learn to pray in such a way that forgiveness leads to deep adoration and
reverence for Christ. That’s our focus in God’s Word this Sunday. Come and
worship.
Monday Aug 10, 2015
Monday Aug 10, 2015
Spend some time with Andy as he sheds some light on Spiritual Blind Spots.
Sunday Aug 02, 2015
Sunday Aug 02, 2015
This week, we are going to begin a mini-series
entitled Praying with the Psalms. Most people know that prayer is vital to the
Christian life. Prayer is the remarkable privilege that God’s children have
been given. Access to the King of heaven is freely offered to all who belong to
the Lord Jesus Christ. However, opportunity doesn’t always translate into
activity. The Prayer Ministry Team, the pastors and overseers of Waterbrooke
want to encourage us to commit ourselves to being a praying people. Come, let’s
learn how to pray using the Psalms!
Sunday Jul 26, 2015
Sunday Jul 26, 2015
If you have been a Christian for any length of time, you know what is like to have a little taste of heaven, and then to have the shock of coming down off the mountain into the messiness of everyday life and relationships. God gives us a glimpse of His beauty and the glory of heaven in order to teach us that we were made for something far greater. C.S. Lewis once wrote about this deep longing that God places in our hearts: “We do not want merely to see beauty, though, God knows, even that is bounty enough. We want something else which can hardly be put into words—to be united with the beauty we see, to pass into it, to receive it into ourselves, to bathe in it, to become part of it…”Join with us this Sunday, as we consider the beauty of what God offers to us in Christ, and how He not only creates the longing, but then leads us to it. Be praying for our time together!Pastor Kevin Dibbley