Browse published messages from Pastor Nate Roschen in Whispering Pines Church.
Dec 24, 2022 11:00 AM America/Denver
Christmas: The Story We Step Into It’s an old, old story, read in churches by candlelight and by families gathered together in their homes. “In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world…” Th
Dec 18, 2022 4:00 AM America/Denver
The Sound of Christmas: Come Thou Long Expected Jesus Christmas was the advent of a Savior. The light of God entered into the world in the person of Jesus Christ. Light is needed in darkness. A Savior is needed by all those who cannot save themselves. The
Dec 11, 2022 4:00 AM America/Denver
The Sound of Christmas: O Holy Night This week in our advent series on the songs of Christmas, we take a look at O Holy Night. Written in Roquemaure, France in 1847, this song has a rich theology, and reflects the depth of the people and the time in which
Dec 4, 2022 4:00 AM America/Denver
The Sound of Christmas: O Come O Come Emmanuel As someone who grew up in the Christian Church, the thought that God is Emmanuel (God with us) has always seemed so obvious, so normative, that I often forget its uniqueness. The concept of “God with us”
Nov 27, 2022 4:00 AM America/Denver
The Sound of Christmas: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence Each week of this Season of Advent, we’ll be looking at a song of Christmas to see where it finds its roots in Scripture. This week, we’ll look at the song Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, wh
Nov 20, 2022 4:00 AM America/Denver
Pastor Nate completes his sermon series on the Psalms of Ascent.
Nov 13, 2022 4:00 AM America/Denver
Community Thanksgiving Service Sunday, November 13th 2022 "Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus" (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). We are called to live in gratitude, to give thanks
Nov 6, 2022 4:00 AM America/Denver
Psalms of Ascent: Psalm 131 & 132 Humility & Obedience A weaned child with its mother – the picture painted for us by Psalm 131. For all the many things we go to the Lord for, and all the prayers we submit to Him for answers, do we often come to Him sim
Oct 30, 2022 5:00 AM America/Denver
Psalms of Ascent: Psalm 130 Hope Psalm 130 addresses the reality of the human condition. Humanity does not speak to God as equals on even footing. It is out of the depths that humanity cries out to God. From birth we are in trouble. We are predisposed to
Oct 9, 2022 5:00 AM America/Denver
Psalms of Ascent: Psalm 129 Perseverance Psalm 129 speaks to perseverance and how a person grows in this virtue. We may think that perseverance grows naturally, either a person perseveres or they don’t survive. But for the believer, perseverance grows n
Oct 2, 2022 5:00 AM America/Denver
Psalms of Ascent: Psalm 128 Blessing What is "the good life"? And where is it found? An assumption can be made that for followers of God to find happiness, we must work harder to attain the good life than someone who can find it their own way. We can beli
Sep 25, 2022 5:00 AM America/Denver
Psalms of Ascent: Psalm 127 Work Psalm 127 is a picture of work. It asks us some very hard questions about human effort. What role do we play in God’s grand narrative? To what extent is your effort required? We ought to approach this psalm humbly, askin
Sep 18, 2022 5:00 AM America/Denver
Psalms of Ascent: Psalm 126 Joy The desire and pursuit of a fulfilling and joyful life must be one of the few ideals that our world can agree on nearly 100%. The path to joy, however, may be one of the most disagreed upon issues in our world. The paths to
Sep 11, 2022 5:00 AM America/Denver
Psalms of Ascent: Psalm 125 Security Who wouldn’t want more security in their life? My mother has always worked in insurance, trying to sell me on any and every plan, so that I could be as secure as possible. She is a very cautious and calculated indivi
Sep 4, 2022 5:00 AM America/Denver
Psalms of Ascent: Psalm 124 Help “If God hadn’t been for us...” This phrase could well summarize our experience with God! Psalm 123 begins with this thought, that if not for God’s direct intervention, for His choosing to be with us, we would be sw
Aug 28, 2022 5:00 AM America/Denver
Psalms of Ascent: Psalm 123 Service One of the most interesting observations we find in the Psalms of Ascent are unique perspectives of our relationship with God. In the 123rd psalm, we’re painted a picture of a servant looking to their master. This per
Aug 21, 2022 5:00 AM America/Denver
Psalms of Ascent: Psalm 122 Worship What is worship? How does one approach God on a given Sunday morning? In Psalm 122, the Psalmist writes with excitement about entering the house of the Lord. He tells us that his heart “leapt for joy!” What is worsh
Aug 14, 2022 5:00 AM America/Denver
Psalms of Ascent: Psalm 121/Providence Having grown fed up with the ways of the world, the psalmist now turns to seek help. Where does help come from? When you’re worried, or stressed, disappointed or discoursed, where do you turn? In Psalm 121, the psa
Aug 7, 2022 5:00 AM America/Denver
Psalms of Ascent: Psalm 120 Repentance What are the psalms of ascent? They are the fifteen psalms that the Hebrew people would read or sing as they ascended on their thrice-a-year pilgrimages to Jerusalem for their great worship festivals. The ascent to J
Jul 24, 2022 5:00 AM America/Denver
Students of the Savior: The Kingdom of Heaven is Like Matthew 13:24-43 The next three parables of Jesus in Matthew thirteen describe for us what the kingdom of heaven is like. The phrase "kingdom of heaven" is a phrase used by Matthew over 30 times! The i
Jul 17, 2022 5:00 AM America/Denver
Students of the Savior: Parable of the Sower Matthew 13:1-23 This week, as we return to our study of Jesus' early ministry in the book of Matthew, we turn to chapter thirteen. Here we find a series of parables explaining what the Kingdom of Heaven is like
Jul 3, 2022 5:00 AM America/Denver
What does the word 'servant' mean? Pastor Nate shares with us how we can more clearly communicate to the world about Jesus, the Servant of God.
Jun 26, 2022 5:00 AM America/Denver
Students of the Savior: Lord of the Sabbath: Part 2 Matthew 12:1-14 As we continue to explore the purpose and place of rest, we now turn to the New Testament. Jesus’ own practices often confused and confounded those who followed Him. In the midst of gre