Category: Sermon Series

CHRISTMAS WITH LUKE

The book of Luke provides us with an intimate understanding of the people and the story of the birth of Christ. MAKING SENSE OF THE IMPOSSIBLE Luke 1:28-35 28  The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” 29  Mary was greatly troubled at his words […]

LESSONS IN MARK

A fresh look at the Gospel of Mark BIRTHPANGS Mark 13:8 GIVING THANKS Mark 14:22-24

LOOKING AT HEBREWS

The book of Hebrews is filled with instruction, guidance and raw faith. Although there is contention over who wrote the book of Hebrews, it is a springboard for the pursuit of living a Christian life. It is filled with wisdom and assurance teaching the nature of having a Christian attitude in all that we do. […]

A LETTER FROM JAMES

If we are saved by grace, when why do we need to bother to work by doing good deeds and helping others. What’s in in for me? I already have heaven. What more do I need? As the song goes, “What’s love got to do with it?” WHY WORK? WHENCE COMETH MY WISDOM?

JONAH: MIRROR FOR A CHRISTIAN LIFE

The story of Jonah can be both simple and complicated. While we often teach it to our children, we don’t often dig into the meat that is available for adult Christians. There are so many lessons to be found in this story of disobedience and redemption. The parallels for the path of Christianity are amazingly […]

RELEVANCE

Sometimes, God leads us to ask ourselves the hard questions, and sometimes our lack of faith does the same thing. Is what we believe to be true relevant in the chaotic world around us? Is our belief in God irrelevant to the way we live our lives? Is following Jesus, reading the Bible, seeking validation […]

WHEN EVERYTHING WENT WRONG / RIGHT

Don’t you just love the story of Peter? Burly fisherman become Disciple of Jesus Christ. A journey of ending a catcher of fish story, to the beginning of a fisher of men story. This series attempts to look at the events of Easter through the eyes of this humble but outspoken protector and follower of […]

WHATCHA GOT?

All too often we ask God to provide us with what we think we need to accomplish the task he has set before us without realizing that he has already equipped us with everything we need. We just need to accept that what he chosen to bless us with are the very things that are […]

TURN THE PAGE

The Journey of a Christian is constantly taking us forward. We can only grow closer to Christ if we are willing to change, to be constantly working to allow God to move our orbit closer. Within that change are often steps, path changes, closing of old doors and the opening of new ones. Sometimes the […]

ADVENT JOURNEYS

From the Wise Men, to the Shepherds, to Mary and Joseph, to the Christ Child himself, everyone was involved in some kind of a journey to get to Bethlehem for the greatest moment in the history of the world. Each journey had its own hardships and each soul had their own story. Join me now […]

RELUCTANT GRATITUDE

We can be a stiff-necked people. Sometimes we simply do not like the way God answers our prayers or we become reluctant to choose to embrace the people and events he leads us to. The first step in handling this kind of reluctance is to acknowledge that it exists and then stepping forward with faith, […]

NOAH

After so long, what can Noah still teach us. Join me as we dig a little deeper into the story of Noah and see the hand of God at work and how the story of Noah relates to us today. God has blessed us with stories of those who came before us so that we […]

AUTUMN FRUITS

There are fruits of the Christian life that need to be cared for and grown until they become ripe. These fruits are often found in Christians that have worked in their spiritual orchids into the autumn of their lives, carefully caring for each tree and plant. In this series we will talk about some of […]

HOLY MESSAGES

God is always sending us messages. Messages of all kinds. Our problem is that we often close our ears and our minds when those messages come to us. They may come in the shape of words, opportunities, wisdom from the past, or even in the events around us. It is our responsibility to listen and […]

COME

Christ never pushes us away. With every moment of every day he wants us to come closer. It is our own limitations, prejudices, fear, and lack of desire that push back, telling him that we are not wanting a closer relationship. But the closer we come to Christ, the more we are able to reflect […]

PATH TO PENTECOST

In this series, “Path to Pentecost,” we will focus on days leading up to Pentecost and culminating in a message on Pentecost itself. The Holy Spirit is a gift from God to guide us through our days and be our constant connection to our Heavenly Father.

WEAVING THE COLORS OF EASTER

Easter is a season filled with colors, from the darkest of blues to the radiance of reds, all inspiring emotions and reminding us of the depth of the journey from the cross to the resurrection.

FOUNDATIONS OF LENT

As Christians, we typically think about the season of Lent as the time that Christ spent in the desert for 40 days, culminating in his clash with satan. But as Jesus counters satan, he quotes from the Old Testament. Let’s look at those quotes we discover the Foundations of Lent.

PHILEMON

Philemon is one of the shortest books in the Bible. It is a thank-you letter written by Paul to Philemon regarding Philemon’s servant Onesimus. Paul was in a prison cell somewhere in Rome and no one seemed to be able to find him. Philemon sent his servant, Onesimus, a man of dubious nature, to find out where Paul was in Rome so that Paul’s followers might minister to his needs. And he found him. And it changed his life. Through his developing relationship with Paul, he changed and became a loyal follower of Christ.

CREATING LEGACIES

JACOB There are many people in the Bible that have left lasting legacies for us. Some were good. Some were bad. Adam left us the legacy of sin. Moses left us the Torah. Elijah left us a legacy of faith and Jeremiah a legacy of promise. The Apostles left us a legacy of discipleship and […]