Browse published messages from Pastor Nate Roschen in Whispering Pines Church.
Feb 2, 2025 3:30 AM America/Denver
Repentance is a word that I’m confident we’re all familiar with. We associate it with confession, owning up to sin, asking for forgiveness. The prophet Joel speaks to a nation that has a lot of repenting to do – but it seems to have forgotten how. J
Jan 26, 2025 3:30 AM America/Denver
Join us as we begin a new series – a survey of the Old Testament prophets. The prophets are some of the most interesting figures in the Biblical text. They lived under grueling and disillusioning circumstances – yet spoke with a powerful mix of courag
Jan 19, 2025 3:30 AM America/Denver
“What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” – James 4:14b One of the dangers of leading lives that are so often influenced by the hustle and bustle of day-to-day necessities is that we can fail to look at t
Jan 12, 2025 3:30 AM America/Denver
In addition to claiming to be “The Way,” Jesus also claimed to be “The Truth.” As with all three claims that Jesus makes in John 14:6, this claim is definitive. Jesus is not merely claiming to know truth or have access to truth, but to in a sense,
Jan 5, 2025 3:30 AM America/Denver
This Sunday we will explore how Matthew came to see Jesus’ ministry as the fulfillment of the words of the prophets. Jesus’ message is a light in dark places but maybe not in the way wed expect.” -Daniel Martinez
Dec 29, 2024 3:30 AM America/Denver
As we make the turn into the New Year and prepare to study the prophets of the Old Testament this Spring, I find it important to make a pit-stop at the foundational teachings of Jesus. In John 14, Jesus is comforting His disciples as He prepares them for
Dec 23, 2024 11:00 PM America/Denver
Please join us for our Christmas Eve Candlelight service. In this intimate service, we will reflect on the coming of Emmanuel – God with us. The birth of Christ was good news, not just for the powerful, but “for all people.” Join us as we celebrate
Dec 22, 2024 3:30 AM America/Denver
“What should I return to the Lord for all His goodness to me?” -Psalm 116:12 When we receive a gift from someone who loves us, our response should always be the same. We long to return the favor. To give as we have been given. The ultimate response fr
Dec 15, 2024 3:30 AM America/Denver
As we wait in expectation, asking God to do what only God can do – we are not removed or separate from what God is doing at Christmas. God desires us, draws us, to change. Those who witnessed the birth of Christ, the shepherds, the wise men – they wer
Dec 8, 2024 3:30 AM America/Denver
As we prepare room for God in our lives, we move from expectation to request. Scripture is full of instances where people cried out to God because of their great needs. This week we’ll explore several texts where people voiced their requests to God as t
Dec 1, 2024 3:30 AM America/Denver
This year our theme for advent will be, “Prepare Him Room.” Of course, this line is taken from the ever-popular song, “Joy to the World!” “Joy to the world the Lord is come Let earth receive her king Let every heart prepare Him room…“ What d
Nov 24, 2024 3:30 AM America/Denver
Here in this concluding section of his letter to the Philippians, Paul does all that he can to propel this little church forward. By his talk and by his walk, Paul has shown that we can have joy in the midst of suffering and trials. For those who have bee
Nov 17, 2024 3:30 AM America/Denver
Please join us this Sunday for our Community Thanksgiving Service! We will begin with a time of worship, prayer, and reflection on God’s Word, and then enjoy a time of food and fellowship together. This Sunday, we will be taking a look at what Scripture
Nov 10, 2024 3:30 AM America/Denver
In this passage of Philippians from the middle of chapter three to the middle of chapter four, Paul describes in plain language the motivation and behavior of those who claim citizenship in heaven, and those who “live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
Nov 3, 2024 3:30 AM America/Denver
The first half of Philippians chapter 3 highlights a couple of important ideas. The first is that nothing that nothing about us – what we have, what we do, and what other people say about us – is worth having confidence in. Paul, of all the Jews of hi
Oct 27, 2024 4:30 AM America/Denver
As human beings we are often drawn to formulas. What is the best recipe for a good chili? What is the formula for the perfect day off? What is the best way to raise a child? How many books have been sold: recipe books, self-help books, etc. that are meant
Oct 20, 2024 4:30 AM America/Denver
This week, in one of the most familiar passages of the book of Philippians, Paul makes a further plea for the Christians of Philippi to concern themselves with their witness to the world. The beginning of Philippians two is one of the strongest arguments
Oct 13, 2024 4:30 AM America/Denver
This week, as we move beyond Paul’s introduction to the Philippians, we come to the main portion of his letter. The first century, while certainly different from our own time, left Christians facing many of the same challenges that we do today. There we
Oct 6, 2024 4:30 AM America/Denver
This week we begin our new study of Paul’s letter to the church in Philippi. We will spend some time this week digging into the historical context of this letter. Why was it written? What was happening in Philippi at the time? What we’ll find is a tho
Sep 29, 2024 4:30 AM America/Denver
What is it that Jesus is inviting you to not lose heart over in your life, as you trust God for His timing, especially in anticipation of His return? Join us as we explore Jesus' words to us from Luke 18:1-8 this Sunday. - Barry Vegter
Sep 15, 2024 4:30 AM America/Denver
What does it look like to trust God? Is it just saying the words? I believe that one of the complicating factors to the act of trusting in God is that we hear of it so often, ourselves declare it so often, that we can believe it is actually happening when
Sep 8, 2024 4:30 AM America/Denver
The goal of Women’s Bean Project is Supporting and Inspiring women through Social Enterprise. The Women’s Bean Project provides job training and employment to women facing significant barriers to work, selling high-quality food products made by these
Sep 1, 2024 4:30 AM America/Denver
This week we turn to the only parable ever offered by Jesus that names any of its characters. We find in Luke 16, a named beggar – poor and desperate, and an unnamed (and therefore representative) rich man. This story is interesting, even captivating as
Aug 18, 2024 4:30 AM America/Denver
Most things have a cost to them – burgers, gym memberships, a new car. We know that salvation does not have a price tag attached to it. Romans 6:23 tells us that eternal life with Jesus Christ is “the gift of God.” But what is the cost, is there a c