The Sermon on The Amount

Watch, "The Sermon on The Amount" by Greg Sidders, Pastor / White Pine Community Church

In this message we're going to wrestle with a question that is as common among generous Christians as it is criticized by wary skeptics: How much of our money does God want us to give to the church?

If I promise to teach you the Bible's answer to that question to the best of my ability, without tweaking the truth in order to manipulate you, are you willing to learn with a open heart?

I hope so, because it's truth that can set you free.

Liquidate - God Over Money, Part 3 of 4

Watch Greg's Message, "Liquidate" - Part 3 of 4 in the series, "God over Money"
Whether you are rich or poor or somewhere in between, you are tempted to think that the quality of your life depends on the quantity of your stuff.

But you know, deep down, that it's a lie.

The question is, how do you escape the clutches of materialism to a more satisfying and significant life?

In this message, you'll find out. And if what you learn changes your life, it might also save someone else's. Really.

Six Habits of Highly Prosperous People

Watch Greg's Message, "Six Habits of Highly Prosperous People" from Sunday 03-11-12


Where do you go when you need financial advice?

According to a recent poll, there's one place that 86% of Americans don't go: To the Bible. The reason why? They don't think it will help.

I disagree. I believe the Bible is the most practical and proven money management tool available--and in this message, we are going learn six habits of highly prosperous people.

The best part? It won't cost you a thing.

 Watch to Greg Sidders in, "Jesus On Money" Part 1 of 4 in the series, "God Over Money" / White Pine Community Church

In this message we're going to begin a four-part series on money.

How does that make you feel?

Maybe you're thinking, "It makes me feel like taking the next four Sundays off." I hear you. Money may be the most important subject that we don't want to hear about in church. But we need to, because the Bible tells us the truth about money (over 800 verses worth, actually), and the truth will set us free. Is that how feel about your finances right now? Free? If note, listen and learn how liberating it can be to put God over your money!

With love,

Greg Sidders
Pastor

Eternal Life: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?

Watch, "Eternal Life: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?"
Sunday 02-26-12

When it Feels Like God is Piling On

Watch Greg's Message: "When if Feels Like God is Piling On" / Sunday 02-19-12

Does it ever feel to you like God is piling on? 

When He allows us to experience multiple trials at the same time, it can drain our emotions, damage our relationships, age our bodies and break our spirits. So where in the Bible can we find support to bear up under the crush of multilayer suffering?

You might be surprised. But I think you'll also be encouraged. So I'm praying that you'll find the strength to make it out from under that pile to listen to this message, and that you will get a much-needed breather.

How the Spirit Leads

Watch Greg Sidders from Sunday 02-12-12, "How The Spirit Leads"
Not in your car. In your life. Are you getting the kind of guidance you'd like from God? Now that the Spirit of God lives in you, you have access to a divine navigational system that can help you successfully navigate the twists and turns of life. In this message we're going to finish up our series on the Holy Spirit by learning some of the many ways He guides those He inhabits. If you're not at a fork in the road right now, you probably will be soon, so this week's study is a timely one that might just recalculate the whole direction of your life.

How God Reveals Himself // 01-29-12

Watch, "How God Reveals Himself" by Greg Sidders // Sunday 01-29-12

What To Do With Your Spiritual Gift

Watch Greg Sidders message, "What To Do With Your Spiritual Gift."

It has been a joy for me to teach on the Holy Spirit for the last five weeks, because so many of you have shared with me your excitement about learning new and potentially life-changing truth about Him.

 But sometimes there is a gap between what we know God can do and what we are willing to let Him do. In this message we are going to close that gap by venturing out of our comfort zone into behavior that matches what we believe about the Holy Spirit. How God will work as we do that, I can't predict--but that He will work is a sure bet.  Don't miss it!

How To Get Everything God Wants To Give You

Watch Greg's message, "How To Get Everything God Wants To Give You" / White Pine Community Church 01-22-12


Do you want everything God wants to give you? Do you think you've already gotten it?

 "The filling of the Holy Spirit" is a phrase that makes some Christians think about what they already have, but it makes others want what they think they don't have. Maybe that's because the phrase is used in the Bible to describe different experiences.

 Whether you consider yourself Spirit-filled or not, I think this message will broaden your perspective and whet your appetite to be filled with the Spirit in new ways.  I'm praying that will happen, not just for your sake but for the benefit of all who will be splashed with the living water that flows from within you when you are filled with all the fullness of God.

How to be FILLED with the Holy Spirit / 01/15/12

How to be FILLED with the Holy Spirit

God In You - Part 1

Watch: God In You - Part 1, By Greg Sidders

If you want 2012 to be different than 2011, it's going to take more than sincere resolutions. It's going to take supernatural resources.

But how we get the power to make the changes in our lives than we want to make?

This Sunday at White Pine, we will begin a series called God In You. We're going to learn how to unleash the power of God in our lives so that we can live up to our potential. If you're tired of making the same resolutions year after year, and you're ready for deep and lasting transformation, it starts with doing whatever you need to do on New Year's Eve to be ready to hear God's voice on New Year's Day!

Where Is God?

Watch Greg Sidders Sermon, "Where Is God" from White Pine Community Church / 12-04-11

The Difference God Makes - Part 1

Video from 11/06/11 (click to watch)

The Difference God Makes - Part 2

Watch 11/13/11 - The Difference God Makes - Part 2

Give Love Away - Part 6 Celebration Service

Watch the celebration service after a day of community work projects to "Give Love Away" in our community. // 10-23-11, White Pine Community Church

Give Love Away - Part 5

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Give Love Away Day is just 9 days away! On Sunday, October 23, we are canceling church to give love away in the communities of Cumberland, North Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Falmouth, Freeport and Portland. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET SIGNED UP TO BE PART OF A TEAM, YOU CAN DO SO RIGHT NOWlibrary.constantcontact.com/​download/​get/​file/​1102051926859-332/​Project+Summaries.pdf

But before we hit the streets, we need to finish up our study of what the Bible teaches about love. And we've saved the hardest for last:"Love your enemies." How does Jesus want us to give love away to those who dislike us and mistreat us? And what's in it for us? That's what we'll find out in this message.

Give Love Away, Part 4

Watch "Give Love Away, Part 4" Greg Sidders Sunday 10-09-11

"Love your neighbor as yourself," Jesus said--and I know you want to do that. But you are a finite human being with limited time and energy, so you can't love every neighbor all the time. Which neighbor does God want you to love first? // That may sound like an unanswerable question, but it's not. The Bible prioritizes the people to whom we are called to give love away. This Sunday at White Pine, we'll learn why and how to love ... guess who?

Give Love Away, Part 3

Watch Greg's message, "Give Love Away, Part 3" from Sunday 10-02-11 / White Pine Community Church

Give Love Away - Part 2

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When you think about giving love away, who do you think about giving it away to?  If you're anything like me, your thoughts instinctively go horizontal--toward other people. But Jesus taught us to think vertically first.  Remember the first and greatest commandment?  It's not to love our neighbor, is it?  It's to love the Lord our God.

But how do you know whether you love God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength?  How do you measure something as intangible as love for someone as invisible as God?

In this message, you are going to learn how to diagnose the intensity of your love for God. And if, in that process, you find that you have lost your first love, you'll discover how to get it back.