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Sherwood Oaks Christian Church PodcastAre you being chased?The book of Hosea is a very strange book in the Old Testament. It tells the story of a prophet in ancient Israel who was commanded by God to marry a prostitute and have children with her. But Hosea’s wife continues in her unfaithfulness, and God uses this as a lesson in his faithfulness.Hi I’m Quentin Bemis, one of the pastors here at Sherwood Oaks.This entire story is an encapsulation of the story of the Bible, of a people who are called into a special kind of relationship with God, yet cont...
2024-06-2001 min
Sherwood Oaks Christian Church PodcastYou are God's greatest creation (Minute Message)You know that feeling you get when you open up your favorite social media app to waste time on, you see someone else’s highlight reel, and begin comparing it to your behind-the-scenes moments? That feeling of insecurity, lack of purpose or identity, of not feeling “good enough”? I’ve been there too. Hi, I’m Quentin Bemis, a pastor at Sherwood Oaks, with this week’s Minute Message. It’s so easy to get caught up in the comparison game. We see someone else’s success and immediately call to mind all of those...
2024-05-1601 min
Sherwood Oaks Christian Church PodcastWhere are your eyes?There are moments in life where we feel like we've hit a wall and we just don't know where to turn. Or maybe you've found yourself the victim of circumstances outside of your control, dazed and confused.Hi I'm Quentin Bemis from Sherwood Oaks Christian Church with today's minute message.In the book of 2nd Chronicles chapter 20 we find King Jehoshaphat in a similar situation with armies closing in around the nation of Judah. In this moment, he calls together all the people to pray for guidance and deliverance. In verse 12 he closes out this...
2024-04-1801 min
Sherwood Oaks Christian Church PodcastDo you ever feel like you don't measure up?I often find myself looking around my house, stepping over toys, seeing a new mess that just has gone uncleaned due to the pace of life, and feeling like I’m not doing good enough. Or sometimes I compare myself to other parents and the things they do for their kids and I feel less than. As if there’s some image I’m trying to maintain that, if not kept up, will leave me in the margins of life, unworthy, maybe even unloved because I don’t measure up. Does that feeling sound familiar? Hi, I’m Que...
2024-03-2101 min
Sherwood Oaks Christian Church PodcastHow do you handle failure?How do you handle failure? Does the thought of trying something new or big only for it to later fall short of expectations, keep you on the sidelines instead of getting in the game? Well, I've been there too. Hi, I'm Quentin Bemis from Sherman Oaks. Fear of failure can be so crippling that we fail to even start. But what if I told you the outcome wasn't on you?In Matthew 9, Jesus prepares his disciples for a real challenge in their ministry and says this. The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. A...
2024-01-1101 min
Sherwood Oaks Christian Church PodcastWhat is worship?What do you think of when you hear the word “worship”? Do you think of that time slot on a Sunday morning? Or maybe a stuffy religious experience? What about a style of music?Hi I’m Quentin Bemis from Sherwood Oaks with the Minute Message.Our culture often links “worship” with an event or music, but true worship is so much bigger than that. Zach Neese, in his book How to Worship a King, describes worship as “worthship”, the process of ascribing worth or value to something or someone.Both the Greek and Hebrew wor...
2023-11-1701 min
CSF IndianaRepenting | The Prodigal ProphetJoin us as we continue our series on Jonah by diving into chapter two! Quentin Bemis shares about what Jonah’s prayer can teach us, and what true repentance looks like.
2023-11-1037 min
Sherwood Oaks Christian Church PodcastDo you feel weighed down by life and choices?Confession is a practice not often upheld today by most Christians, but it is meant to be one of the most freeing and live-giving habits in our discipleship journey.Hi, I’m Quentin Bemis from Sherwood Oaks with the minute message.Mike Cosper, in his book “Rhythms of Grace” talks about confession as a “threefold acknowledgement that the world is not the way it was meant to be, we as a church are not the way we were meant to be, and I am not the way I was meant to be.”In our modern...
2023-10-2001 min
Sherwood Oaks Christian Church PodcastAre you experiencing pain? (Minute Message - September 21, 2023)If there’s one thing all of humanity shares in common, it’s our unfortunate familiarity with pain and suffering. It’s something we all experience but we rarely talk about. Most often, when hardship hits, we isolate and go it alone.Hi I’m Quentin Bemis from Sherwood Oaks with the minute message.In John chapter 11, we read the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. It’s got a happy ending, sure, but there are a few things we need to see here.First, in verse 35, we read that Jesus wept. A sh...
2023-09-2201 min
Sherwood Oaks Christian Church PodcastHow do we impact our nation? (Minute Message - October 18, 2023)Election year. Everyone’s favorite year. Right? Well, maybe not. But it’s quickly approaching once again. Hi I’m Quentin Bemis from Sherwood oaks with the minute message.As we enter into that once-every-four-year season that lately has left our nation more divided than united, I would like to offer a reminder from Paul’s words in 1 Timothy as to what our heart posture should be:“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and for all who are in high positions, that we made le...
2023-08-1801 min
Sherwood Oaks Christian Church PodcastDoes life ever throw you curveballs? (Minute Message - July 20, 2023)Sometimes life just throws you curveballs you don't see coming. And man, do they pack a punch. Ever felt that? Hi, I'm Quentin Bemis from Sherwood Oaks Christian Church with the minute message. I've experienced this recently in my own life, and it's really easy in these dazed and confused moments to try and stand on my own two feet without any help.Oftentimes that just ends up with me flat on my back. It's these times when I'm especially grateful for the committed community found in my local church. Listen to these wo...
2023-07-2501 min