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 […]
Category: Sermon Series
LESSONS IN MARK
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. […]
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 […]
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
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, […]
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
COME
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.