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From the Inside Out

September 23, 2018From the Inside OutDangerous Grace: Paul's Letter to the Romans
We are just a couple of weeks into our fall sermon series. We’re spending time studying the Book of Romans this fall, because no other book of the Bible captures more fully the fundamentals of our Christian faith. Last week, we took a hard look at God’s wrath. It’s not exactly a warm, fuzzy kind of topic. But it’s so important for us to understand! We’re going to move a little deeper in our study this week, talking about God’s judgment and why it matters to us. Clarity on these challenging parts of Paul’s letter will help us to better understand the good stuff that is yet to come! A faith-lived life starts with the attitudes of our heart. What we do on the outside doesn’t really matter if it doesn’t match up with our inside! We want to be people who live out our faith with authenticity and humility.
- Pastor Chris

Careful What You Wish For

September 16, 2018Careful What You Wish ForDangerous Grace: Paul's Letter to the Romans
Last week we launched our new series, Dangerous Grace: Paul’s Letter to the Romans. If you missed out on the introduction to the series, be sure to catch it on our Dayspring website or on iTunes. Though written to the church in Rome more than 1,900 years ago, Paul’s words are full of important, relevant, and practical teaching for the Church today. The believers in Rome were wrestling with how to live out their faith on a daily basis, in much the same way that we do! Paul’s encouragement to them will be an encouragement to you as well. Join us as we begin digging deep into the heart of Paul’s letter, to better understand what it means to be justified by faith and to walk in righteousness.- Pastor Chris

I Surrender

September 9, 2018I SurrenderDangerous Grace: Paul's Letter to the Romans
 
The sun is sitting a little lower in the sky, the mornings are a little bit cooler, and the days are getting shorter. The leaves are beginning to change color, and the kids are back in school! Changing seasons bring new beginnings, and in this message we have one of our own as we begin a 13-week study on the Book of Romans. Written by the Apostle Paul to the church at Rome, a group of both Jewish and Gentile believers whom Paul had not yet visited, the book of Romans is overflowing with Paul’s passion for the Gospel, his love for Christ, and his commitment to the calling of God on his life - to share the Good News of Jesus wherever God would take him. We are excited to learn all that God has for us in this series we’ve entitled Dangerous Grace. Don’t miss out on what God has for you in this study!- Pastor Chris

Wise Words

Wise WordsUncommon Sense: Wisdom from Proverbs September 2, 2018
 
Have you ever hit the send button on an email or a text message only to realize that auto-correct has made a most regrettable change to your message?  This is especially frustrating or embarrassing when you are sending a message to a customer or client.  You have taken the time to craft a professional and well-worded message only to have it changed to something that makes no sense at all.  Or worse yet, auto-correct changed one single word and now it makes perfect sense; but the message it communicates is embarrassing or even offensive!  If you have done this, and most of us have, you recognize the importance of words…and spelling.  The significance of words is incredibly underrated in a culture saturated with written messages on nearly every inch of space in our lives.  From advertisements seeking your attention, witty and entertaining blogs, warning labels on food, work emails, and, yes, the seemingly endless stream of text messages. The incredible volume of words flowing through our lives and minds on any given day can have a dulling effect on the significance we give to words.  For example, you might be experiencing this exact thing right now as you read the words I have written here.  Words have profound power and influence in our lives that we often fail to recognize or use to their fullest.  Words have the power to hurt or to heal, to save or to destroy relationships, to comfort or instill fear, to encourage or discourage.  This list could go on and on. Words mean something, and their meaning carries with them messages that evoke emotion and inspire us as we receive them. This is the reason why Proverbs, and many other Bible passages, give so much time and energy to the use of words in our lives.  For this reason, in our last message of this series on wisdom in Proverbs we are focusing on Wise Words. I hope you will join us this Sunday as we seek to rediscover the significant power of Wise Words.   - Kap Otten
 

Money Talks

Money TalksUncommon Sense: Wisdom from Proverbs August 26, 2018
 
The opportunities and offers are everywhere. They come at us non-stop and from all sides. The chance to buy, to try, to subscribe. You can purchase through an app on your phone or from a computer, while sitting at home! You can order groceries, clothes, dog food and more without ever having to go to a store! We are literally surrounded by those who are eager to help us empty our wallets! And it’s way too easy to fall prey to their schemes. So what’s your strategy for using your money wisely? Solomon, the wealthiest king to ever rule the earth, has a lot to say about money…how to get it, and how to use it. In this message we continue in our series, Uncommon Sense, for a look at what Proverbs has to tell us about money. God’s promise of blessing is available to those who choose to walk in wisdom. What will you choose?- Pastor Chris

Family Matters

Family MattersUncommon Sense: Wisdom from Proverbs August 19, 2018
 
Our summer days are slipping away. August is half gone and Salem’s end-of-summer celebration, The Oregon State Fair, is coming up fast! That means our summer sermon series, Uncommon Sense, has just a few weeks left as well. We’ve learned so much from the Book of Proverbs over the last couple months. If you’ve missed out on any of the goodness we’ve been gleaning, consider catching up by listening to the podcasts posted on the Dayspring website or on iTunes. This week we’ll be taking a look at what Solomon has to say about parenting. And whether you are in the throes of chasing toddlers or facing the challenges of competing with a cell phone for your teen's attention, there is a lot we can learn from the wisdom writer. Perhaps your kids are all grown up, and you’re an empty nester. Or maybe you are still waiting, aching for the opportunity to be a parent. No matter where you are in your own personal journey, there is wisdom in the Book of Proverbs to be found for all of us on how to shape the next generation.-Pastor Chris

Searching for Love: Marriage in Proverbs

Searching for Love: Marriage in ProverbsUncommon SenseAugust 12, 2018
 
We’re continuing our search for Uncommon Sense through our study of Proverbs this Sunday. We are excited to welcome Dr. Marty Trammell as our guest speaker. Marty is the Worship and Family Pastor at Perrydale Church, the Humanities Chair at Corban University in Salem, and a writer for various publishers. Known affectionately as Dr. Love on campus, for many years Marty and his wife Linda have been popular pre-marital counselors for many dating and engaged students at Corban. He is passionate about helping people understand how to have healthy marriages by applying God’s wisdom to their relationships. -Pastor Chris

Work It Out

Work It OutUncommon Sense: Wisdom from Proverbs
August 5, 2018
 
You don’t have to look very far to see that common sense is in short supply these days. One Sunday evening of watching America’s Funniest Home Videos can remind you pretty quickly of how gullible, short-sighted, and foolish people can be! Over the last several weeks we’ve been looking at the big themes in the Book of Proverbs and considering what God’s Word has to say to us about wisdom. This week, we begin looking at specific areas of life where we need God’s wisdom if we want to live the way He intended! In Genesis 2:15 we read, "The Lord God placed the man in the garden of Eden to tend and care for it." From the very beginning, God’s plan for humans included work. Through our work - the way we do it and our attitude about it - we can reflect the character of God to a world that doesn’t know Him. Proverbs has much to tell us about how we should work if we want to live a life that God can bless. In today's message we continue to seek the wisdom of God and apply it to our lives in practical ways.-Pastor Chris

No Foolin'

No Foolin'Uncommon Sense: Wisdom from Proverbs
July 29, 2018
 
We’re about halfway through our summer series on the Book of Proverbs, a study we’ve called Uncommon Sense. Last week we focused on what walking the path of wisdom looks like. If you missed it, you can catch up by listening to the podcast on our website or on iTunes. This week, we’ll be discovering what character traits mark the life of the fool. If we want to live wisely, it’s important to know how to avoid playing the fool. -Pastor Chris

From the Inside Out

From the Inside OutUncommon Sense: Wisdom from Proverbs
July 22, 2018
 
We are in the middle of a beautiful summer and we hope you are enjoying it! There’s no better way to kick off another gorgeous, sunny week than by gathering together with our Dayspring family to celebrate what God is doing in our church! We are on week 3 of our series, Uncommon Sense, looking at the wisdom found in the Book of Proverbs. This week we’re talking about how wisdom shapes our character and shows up in our lives. How are you living out what you say you believe? In this message we look at the character qualities that should mark the lives of those who want to live wisely.-Pastor Chris