Posts with the tag “sermons”

This sermon emphasizes the importance of relationships within the church community, arguing that true Christian life is about more than just an individual relationship with God; it’s about being part ...  Read More

Hostility is contagious. In our lives, whether at work, school, or home, hostility has a way of seeping in and affecting us more deeply than we might expect. It's like bringing home the stress of a ba...  Read More

As we travel, we will experience societies and cultures and circumstances that are either unfamiliar or unique and often will be unsettling. Why would we add a new value to our church? The world we ...  Read More

The Bible specifically mentions Jesus’ crying three times. I’m certain there were more, we just don’t know about them. He wept over Jerusalem as He approached the city because of their sin, he wept i...  Read More

Jesus is a complex person. He defies categories. He mocks stereotypes. He cannot be reduced or compartmentalized. He’s an enigma....  Read More

So Jesus tells a story where a man who gets beat up and is left in a heap half dead on the side of the road. Two religious men, a Priest and a Levite walk by and do nothing. They ignore the man. A thi...  Read More

Our longing for peace and contentment would drive us to a place of simplicity, but life in our fallen world offers lies and cheap substitutions. When our lives become overcomplicated and stressful it ...  Read More

God is profoundly and perfectly intentional in all his ways. He does everything that needs to be done to bring about his purposes....  Read More

Ironically, we have an almost limitless ability to instantly communicate with people. Many agree that social media is contributing to the problem. There is a direct correlation between the amount tha...  Read More

God loves me…loves us. When I was the most unlovable…When we are the most unlovable…God loves us. When we didn’t believe in Him…When we had rejected Him…God loves us. In our weakest moment…God love...  Read More

The local church should be a shining light to its community and world. But when we become individualistic and lazy, we become the stumbling block....  Read More

The great commandment has been called great because it’s just as prominent. In terms of wayfinding, it’s a landmark that can be seen from miles in every direction....  Read More

Wayfinding refers to the techniques used by travelers to discover unmarked routes. These techniques include but are not limited to dead reckoning, maps (earliest known maps are of the stars), compass,...  Read More