Series

JONAH: MIRROR FOR A CHRISTIAN LIFE
May 6, 2024

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…

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RELEVANCE
April 8, 2024

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…

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WHEN EVERYTHING WENT WRONG / RIGHT
March 4, 2024

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…

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WHATCHA GOT?
February 5, 2024

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…

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TURN THE PAGE
January 8, 2024

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…

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ADVENT JOURNEYS
December 4, 2023

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…

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RELUCTANT GRATITUDE
November 6, 2023

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…

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NOAH
October 2, 2023

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….

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AUTUMN FRUITS
September 4, 2023

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…

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HOLY MESSAGES
August 7, 2023

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…

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COME
July 3, 2023

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…

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PATH TO PENTECOST
May 1, 2023

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…

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WEAVING THE COLORS OF EASTER
April 3, 2023

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.

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FOUNDATIONS OF LENT
March 6, 2023

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…

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PHILEMON
February 6, 2023

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…

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CREATING LEGACIES
January 5, 2023

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…

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PSALM 100
November 6, 2022

Together we study the beauty and richness of Psalm 100. The author is believed to have been Moses. I feel a kinship with him as he tries to explain the awesome nature of God and why we worship Him with…

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A TALE OF TWO BROTHERS
October 4, 2022

This series of messages is a continuation of our catalog “Campfire Tales.” We will look at the story of Cain and Abel as we seek to gain a deeper understanding of the lessons we glean from the pages. There are…

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LESSONS OF THE PLOW
August 30, 2022

Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you. Hosea 10:12 HAND TO THE PLOW Jesus replied, “No one…

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THE BEATITUDES
June 29, 2022

Jesus taught us to see the world through his eyes. He lived his life as an example of the way God wants us to live our lives. As Christians, the attributes expressed through the Beatitudes are engraved on our hearts…

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CREATION
May 31, 2022

A CAMPFIRE TALE – Before the written word, people would gather around the campfire at night and listen to storytellers who reminded their tribes of their history and place within Creation. They would bring focus to humankind’s relationship with their…

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LET’S TALK PARABLBES 2
April 23, 2022

This is our second series of messages on the parables of Jesus. Christ used parables to teach hard lessons with stories that could be understood and remembered. This series includes five often misunderstood parables but each one teaches us an…

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LAID AT HIS FEET
March 7, 2022

This series of sermons focus on things we don’t usually think about during the season of Lent. As we seek to honor God with our sacrifices, let us choose the things in our lives that keep us from drawing closer…

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ELIJAH
December 28, 2021

In this nine-part series, we will be exploring the events in the ministry of Elijah and how those events can help shape our lives today. As we will discover, Elijah was far more than a prophet and the lessons we…

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CHRIST FORETOLD
November 28, 2021

Through this series of messages referencing the prophecies surrounding the birth of Christ, we will attempt to accentuate the foretelling of Jesus’ entrance into this world and his purpose. What JOY surrounds the astounding story of God’s son as he…

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PSALM 23
November 15, 2021

In this series, we will break down the verses of Psalm 23 and search for new meaning. Probably the most recited Psalm, we have a tendency to be remiss in our study and reflection on the actual text and how…

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LET’S TALK PARABLES (V. 1)
October 2, 2021

Jesus told many parables; stories about how to live life, balance relationships, honor promises, and find joy in the world around us. Let’s Talk Parables will be a multi-volume series and this is the first volume. Jesus understood that it…

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IMAGINE
August 9, 2021

God gave us the great gift of imagination, the ability to see possibilities that extend far beyond the limitations of our own reality. We can see the world as it could be, rather than just as it is. This ability…

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ASKED AND ANSWERED
July 7, 2021

…Shifting our mindset for expectation to revelation In this series called Asked & Answered, we will be looking a six questions that were asked of Jesus and His responses to those questions. His responses are often not what we anticipated,…

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THE LONG ROAD HOME
June 7, 2021

The Long Road Home is a fresh look at the timeless tale of The Prodigal Son. We will be looking at this story in stages, from obstinance and self-destruction to redemption and renewal. Journey with me as we see how…

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HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?
May 11, 2021

God asks this question. How does your garden grow? Have you tilled the soil and planted the seeds? Are you reaping things that you haven’t sown? Do you understand how awesome it is to be a farmer in God’s garden…

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Lessons from the Table
April 5, 2021

Lessons that we can learn from the table of our Lord to give us a deeper understanding of the gift of communion. Not one of the disciples came to the table with a clean spirit. They bickered and they fought….

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Divine Opportunites (series)
March 1, 2021

God places opportunities in our path to enrich our souls. So often we only see the opportunities for selfish gain, but there are many opportunities that provide us with growth and a path to improve our relationship with our Creator….

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Great Consternations (series)
February 2, 2021

There are times when we face what seem to be contradictions in the scripture and in our lives. There is truth in the fact that God gave us a mind of inquisitiveness. He wants us to ask questions. He wants…

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Running the Race (series)
January 22, 2021

Hebrews encourages to run the race marked out for us. God has given us a path to follow. In this series of eight messages we will examine some of the unique moments in Paul’s journey from salvation to apostle. There…

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Harverst (series)
January 20, 2021

Harvest! That time of year when we reap what has been sown. Where our hard work and God’s mercies intertwine to bring us into a time of bounty. This series of four messages speaks into this time of harvest and…

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The Lord’s Prayer (series)
January 11, 2021

The Lord’s prayer is Christ’s example to us on how to pray. Most of us recite the prayer in our worship services on Sunday morning but it is easy for us to lose meaning in the repetitive nature of our…

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Claiming Freedom (series)
January 11, 2021

Freedom is bought. It comes at great sacrifice. We enjoy freedom but often we don’t know what it truly means to be free. So many in the world want to define Christianity through a set of rules which to them,…

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A Gospel Christmas
December 31, 2020

In this series of five messages, we will explore the different ways that the gospels approach the birth of Christ. Each approach is unique in its perspective but only by examining all four gospels are we able to glean a…

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FORGING MEN FOR GOT
June 30, 2020

Men of God are forged in the smelters of God’s grace and honed to be the tools that He needs in this weary world. In this series, we will look at several men of God and how, even though they…

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Finding Joy In Lent (series)
May 31, 2020

Lent can be a somber time for many of us as out thoughts turn to Easter and the cross. But it really shouldn’t be that way. Jesus is our constant companion in all of our trials and triumphs and there…

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Limitless (series)
May 31, 2020

This series of five messages celebrates some of the women in that Bible that we would consider limitless. In other words, They did not let a man’s world define who they were or what they could accomplish. They broke through…

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The Angels of Christmas
December 19, 2019

In this series of Christmas messages, we will look at the Christmas story through the visitation of various angels. Angels provide us with encouragement, understanding, compassion and are often the messengers that fill in the gaps of our stories to…

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Spiritual Essentials (series)
August 27, 2019

There are basic necessities that are required for us as humans to survive on planet earth. Scientists all agree that we must have air, water, food, and shelter. Many also believe that we would not survive without rest. This series…

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