The Bible is the unfolding story of Redemption. It was never intended to be a comprehensive record of all of history, knowledge and science. At the center of this story, though not always obvious, is Jesus. People read the same scriptures but come to vastly different conclusions about their meaning. Much confusion arises from a […]
In-Person & Livestream 11am Sundays | Do you have joy? It is easy to succumb to the daily onslaught of bad, sad news and wither. One of the persistent aims of Satan is to rob us of our joy – to lead us to an attitudinal state of discouragement, helplessness and hopelessness. Advent reminds us […]
In-Person & Livestream 11am Sundays | Do you have peace? When we look at the wars going on in the world – in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia – almost every corner of the planet is touched by one conflict or another – or the natural disasters and mass casualty events – most people […]
In-Person & Livestream 11am Sundays | We receive all kinds of gifts in this life. But there is one and only one gift that will really matter in the END. Jesus, the ONLY gift that matters is God’s gift to mankind, to the world! Why Jesus has to be born as a human being and […]
In-Person & Livestream 11am Sundays | A thankful heart is a transformed heart. Sincere thankfulness or gratitude shifts perspective, lifts the spirit, engenders hope and propels action. This is especially true when our thankfulness is solidly anchored in the Lord Jesus who ultimately is deserving of all our thanks. We participate in a transformed life […]
In-Person & Livestream 11am Sundays | One of the things I’m thankful for during this Thanksgiving season is the promised return of Jesus. There are two general approaches to the subject of the return of Jesus. One approach is to descend into the details of when and how – prediction addiction. The other approach is […]
In-Person & Livestream 11am Sundays |We do a lot of waiting as human beings. And yet we are often not very good at waiting. We wait when we shouldn’t, (procrastination) or we are in a hurry or we chaff under the strain of understanding God’s timing. What are you waiting on God for? How’s that […]
In-Person & Livestream 11am Sundays | When understood correctly, rather than focusing on sin, confession places the focus on redemption. Instead of the Old Testament emphasis on our failures, we can take comfort in the victory of Jesus Christ on our behalf. Instead of an inward focus Confession refocuses outward and upward. New Testament confession […]
In-Person & Livestream 11am Sundays | To be effective in a life of ministry/service, we need to understand the nature of our place as individuals-in-community in Jesus. What is that place, what does it mean? Let’s look at 4 ways individual-in-community ministry manifest itself as described by the apostle Paul. We’d like to stay in […]
In-Person & Livestream 11am Sundays | The gospel, or good news, of God’s love and salvation in Jesus for all humanity, proclaims that we are not just individuals – we are individuals-in-community and the gospel’s pronoun for us is we, us, “one another.” We share a common identity in Jesus, a common destiny in Jesus, […]