One of the great privileges I have is to work with a group of wonderfully talented individuals.  My friends at Main Street have recently been blessed by the services of Tyler Andrew.  Tyler came to us all the way from Southern California and we are so grateful for this gift from our Lord.

Amongst several other responsibilities, Tyler does the visual branding for my message series.  He has the task to take my ideas and to translate themes into images that are both pleasing and memorable.  Here is his work from the past year.

You may download any of the accompanying messages from iTunes or stream download them (.mp3) at www.sievechurch.wordpress.com.

I begin each year with an attempt to articulate what I believe God wants to do through the congregation during the days we are allotted.  I believe as Main Street grows in attendance and membership we must remember that God is always bigger still, that we have a particular set of responsibilities God has ordained and there is not one “insignificant” in our number.

This series focused on a simple love story drama we wrote just for Main Street.  The point of the series: God’s love expressed by the shedding of the blood of Christ (blood that stains) washes clean the stains inflicted on our own hearts by our choosing to sin.

Even though we planned this series way ahead of time, it really seemed like we were borrowing from the headlines of the day.  The most important part of this series, I believe, was the launch of the Celebrate Recovery program at Main Street.  Celebrate Recovery is an effective way for people to bring their hurts, habits and hang-ups to Jesus and allow God, through the Holy Spirit to make a change, inside-out.  It has been wonderful for us.

It is my firm conviction that if Christianity cannot stand up to scrutiny then it is worthless.  Unbelievable tackles some of the more difficult Christian beliefs.  I was as honest as I could be in dealing with whether or not the Bible is really true, whether or not God’s rules for sex still apply to modern times, whether or not science and Scripture can coexist.

Boomerang was all about the things in life that tend to come back to us: for good or for ill.  It was my first series after taking a seven week sabbatical.  I was so ready to be back with my Main Street family again!

The “Main Street” take on Francis Chan’s book cover.  This series continues to be talked about to this day.  The Holy Spirit, through Pastor Chan, is challenging us to act like we really believe Jesus is who he says he is rather than some cheap “get out of jail free” card.

Strip away the layers of sentimentality and you may just find Jesus in the Christmas story.  This Advent season we focused on the enormous cost, the extreme denigration, the complete emptying required in God becoming flesh.  My favorite of Tyler’s work all year long.

By the way, Tyler also plays a mean trumpet!