The New Testament says that when we are “born again” (i.e., spiritually awakened), we receive an amazing, incredible, miraculous gift called “the Holy Spirit.” What does that mean? And what new possibilities does that open up in my life? This will be the fourth of five installments in our sermon series on “New Life in […]
Did you eat your fill on Thanksgiving -- and then some? This Sunday we will examine the Gospel passage where Jesus fed 5,000. The text tells us that the people ate their fill, with leftovers to boot. We'll compare Jesus' attitude toward the hungry crowds to the attitude of his disciples and, in the process, learn important […]
Lots of things happen in life and, over time, they tend to pile up. We end up feeling sad, stressed, defeated, and deprived. Why does life have to be like this? This week we’ll study a Gospel passage that teaches us what to do when we feel that way. It’s a passage that reminds us […]
As we move through life, we often find ourselves feeling like we don’t have enough of what we need to meet the challenges before us. Maybe it’s a death or divorce or illness or financial stress or tension at work or conflict with family, etc., etc. How should we respond when it feels like there […]
In your mind’s eye, what does “the good life” look like? What are the essential ingredients that make life meaningful? This week Jesus is going to tell us what he thinks about that, as we come to the fourth installment in our sermon series called “The Parables of Jesus: Eight Critical Life Lessons.”
Maybe you’ve heard the term “prosperity gospel” or “prosperity preachers.” Some preachers emphatically teach that “God wants you to have the best of everything – health and wealth and all good things.” Is that true? This Sunday Pastor Jeff will guide us in a study of what the Bible says about prosperity and how to […]
Deep in their belly, ships have flood walls. If a ship springs a leak, doors can be closed that contain the flood waters to a compartment, minimizing damage. Often we live our faith like that – compartmentalizing our lives, letting God into certain areas, but not others. This Sunday we’ll explore an example of what […]
Imagine Jesus walking up to you and saying, "I need your help. Will you partner with me?" What would it look like? What would it entail? Actually, partnering with God is less about what we do than how we do it. This week we'll explore what that means, as we continue our study of Second […]
How do you see yourself? What’s your core identity and how does that affect how you move through the world? Those are the questions we’ll grapple with this Sunday as explore one of the most famous and surprising encounters with Jesus in the Gospel of John.
Did you know that everything we can see was made from what we cannot see? If you knew how to tap this unseen realm to produce more goodness in life, would you do it? On Sunday, we will explore a special miracle story of Jesus which provides some practical application for better aligning our own […]
As we move toward Thanksgiving, we’ll continue to explore how we can grow our sense of gratitude. This week we’ll study the amazing spiritual and scientific connection between gratitude and generosity – and how these two impulses can powerfully reinforce each other. Learn something important!
It can be hard to find contentment in our lives. We’re overwhelmed, overloaded, and exhausted by what happens in everyday life. We want more time, but only to “catch up” on what we’re already doing — rushing, planning, worrying, and rushing some more. Everything can suffer. Contentment and joy evaporate. How do we get some […]
