Arbor Church

Regrets: we’ve all had a few. This week, Scott Hetherington speaks to us about living without regret, living with regret, and three ways we can get unstuck from regret. Plus, a guest appearance from a yeti!

And the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, and when the Lord heard it, his anger was kindled. – Numbers 11 In today’s passage from Numbers 11, the Israelites are very whiny, and God is not pleased with them. Why do we complain? Is there a right way to complain? Ryan answers these questions and more in today’s message.

Is doubting the same thing as disbelief? Is doubting always bad? Where do doubts come from? Ryan shares answers from John 20 and the story of the disciple Thomas – or, as you might know him, Doubting Thomas.

You must put away all bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and slanderous talk – indeed all malice. – Ephesians 4:31 Ryan’s back, with a message from Matthew 18 about getting unstuck from something we’ve all been stuck in – bitterness.

Guest speaker Luke Frank from Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission continues our summer series Unstuck with a message on breaking free from apathy.

Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived, and yet he struggled with discontent; even with all his wisdom, wealth, and power, he found himself feeling empty. From both Solomon’s early writings and his reflections in Ecclesiastes near the end of his life, Alison shares what we can learn from his journey to find contentment.

Self-reliance is reliance on one’s powers and resources rather than those of others. In Bryan’s final message before he departs on his next adventure, he shows us how to get unstuck from unhealthy self-reliance.

But while he was still a long way from home his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; he ran and hugged his son and kissed him. – Luke 15:20 Addiction is a powerful force that can leave us feeling stuck and alone. Ryan shares how the story of the Prodigal Son can help us find our way back to God’s love and grace.

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?” – Matthew 6:25 When anxiety rises, where we fix our focus determines whether we will fall apart – or find peace. Ryan opens our summer series Unstuck.

On this Father’s Day, a message from Mark 10:46-52, on another healing of a blind man – and this man is one we can look up to as a shining example of how to follow Jesus.