Browse published messages from Pastor Nate Roschen in Whispering Pines Church.
Apr 5, 2026 4:30 AM America/Denver
Join us on Easter Sunday morning at 9 a.m. for our Easter Brunch. We will enjoy a potluck breakfast and fellowship, and then gather for our Easter Sunday Service at 10:30 a.m. as we remember the reason for our hope – Christ’s resurrection. Please see
Mar 29, 2026 4:30 AM America/Denver
This week for Palm Sunday we look at a story that is timely and vital to understand today – Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem on the foal of a donkey in Mark 11 and John 12. At a time when frustrations were boiling over with their Roman oppressors, the
Mar 22, 2026 4:30 AM America/Denver
John 17 is the longest recorded prayer of Jesus in the Gospels. Here, He prays for Himself as He faces the cross, for His disciples, and the unity of future believers (us!). It is often called the “High Priestly Prayer” because as Christ was preparing
Mar 15, 2026 4:30 AM America/Denver
In this week’s study of the book of John, Jesus gives further instruction concerning two important topics. First, He expands upon what He has said earlier in this gospel about the role of the Holy Spirit. Jesus says in verse 7, “Very truly I tell you,
Mar 8, 2026 4:30 AM America/Denver
In John 15, Jesus offers His seventh and final “I Am” (ego eimi ) statement: I am the Vine. He is the Bread of Life, the Light of the World, the Gate, the Good Shepherd, the Resurrection and the Life, the Way the Truth and the Life, and now – The Vi
Mar 1, 2026 3:30 AM America/Denver
After a tumultuous and challenging chapter 13, Jesus comforts His disciples in a variety of ways in chapter 14 as He prepares them, and Himself, for His crucifixion. Jesus assures us that He will go to prepare a place for us, promises the Holy Spirit to h
Feb 15, 2026 3:30 AM America/Denver
From chapter 12 to chapter 13 of John’s Gospel, we move into the second half of this book. The first 12 chapters of John all concern Jesus’ public ministry, where He sought out a wide range of men and women who would believe. As we move into chapter 1
Feb 1, 2026 3:30 AM America/Denver
In this next chapter of John’s gospel, we come across what is perhaps the most extravagant love ever expressed toward Jesus in His time on earth. Mary – a friend of Jesus – pours an expensive perfume on Jesus’ feet and wipes His feet with her hair
Jan 25, 2026 3:30 AM America/Denver
In John 11, we meet Jesus addressing a very human concern – death. His friend Lazarus has died, and facing an opportunity to confront our most raw vulnerability, our own personal fate – Jesus shows His power over even death. In Luke 16, Jesus told the
Jan 18, 2026 3:30 AM America/Denver
In John 10 we find Jesus going into detail to describe for us, through a metaphor people of His day would have felt and understood, the way He thinks of our relationship. He described Himself as a good shepherd, one who cares well for His sheep. And what
Jan 4, 2026 3:30 AM America/Denver
As we return the Gospel of John after this season of advent, we find Jesus restoring a man’s sight who had been blind from birth. There is a great deal to glean from this passage. Jesus heals this man with a very unique and interesting method. He miracu
Dec 28, 2025 3:30 AM America/Denver
On Sunday, December 28th, we’ll prepare to head into the New Year with a fresh look at the life and teachings of Jesus – based on Scripture from both Old and New Testaments. Paul describes for us in 1 Corinthians 13, and Jesus would model for us with
Dec 21, 2025 3:30 AM America/Denver
The advent of Jesus Christ is the embodiment of John 3:16. God so loved the world – and so… Christ came to earth. His advent is the manifestation of God’s love for the world. But we must not allow our understanding of God’s love to remain merely a
Dec 14, 2025 3:30 AM America/Denver
There may be no other time of the year where the difference between happiness and joy is more evident. Happiness, as I’m sure you’ve learned, is circumstantial, derived from our experience. Joy is something else entirely, derived from a knowledge of o
Dec 7, 2025 3:30 AM America/Denver
The world that God created – and the one He desires – is one of peace. But, as we saw last week, this was not the world that Jesus was born into. Over the course of 400 years, Judea had been under the thumb of six other powers. There was no peace, no
Nov 30, 2025 3:30 AM America/Denver
What happens when God moves into the neighborhood? For us, this question is no longer a hypothetical – Jesus Christ, the Son of God – took on flesh and came to earth. He walked our ground, knew our temptations, felt our vulnerabilities. He moved into
Nov 9, 2025 3:30 AM America/Denver
In the New Testament, Paul exhorts his audience to be thankful approximately 45-50 times. Let that sink in for just a moment. Why? Why do followers of Christ need to be reminded to live a life of gratitude? In this life we live in the “already but not y
Nov 2, 2025 3:30 AM America/Denver
In John 6 the season of Passover is approaching, and as the people of Israel reflect on God’s deliverance from Egypt, the passing through the Red Sea and God’s provision of manna from heaven – Jesus returns to Galilee, feeds people with bread and fi
Oct 26, 2025 4:30 AM America/Denver
This week we follow Jesus to the pool at Bethesda. Here Jesus encounters a number of people on the fringes of society - the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed. Through engaging them in conversation – He learns that one of the men is a paraplegic, an inv
Oct 19, 2025 4:30 AM America/Denver
Few stories in Scripture share the radical and counter-cultural nature of Jesus like John 4. Here we find the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well. Responses to this story have been varied. Some are genuinely troubled by the words they excha
Oct 13, 2025 9:31 AM America/Denver
This week, in John 3, we are met with story of Jesus and Nicodemus. This is another story that is exclusive to the gospel of John – Nicodemus is never mentioned outside of this book. Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council, comes to Jesus in th
Oct 5, 2025 4:30 AM America/Denver
In this second chapter of John – Jesus and His disciples (just four of them at this point) are invited to a wedding. Jesus is not separate from the people. He is no celebrity. In attending this wedding, He isn’t leading or officiating the service. He
Sep 21, 2025 4:30 AM America/Denver
The fourth Gospel is the legacy of John’s ministry – and it is no less beloved today than it was in the earliest years of the faith. This week we introduce this book, as well as its author. Immediately, we’re ushered into a very different setting fr
Sep 14, 2025 4:30 AM America/Denver
Last week we began a discussion around marriage and relationships. We saw Scripture define how and why we are relational creatures. Our relational identity finds its origin in our creation in the image of a relational God. This week we turn to praxis –