This Sunday – Christmas Eve – Pastor Jeff resumes our sermon series called “From the Cradle to the Grave: Lessons from the Life of Mary.”  We’ll be studying a part of the Christmas story where Mary learned a profound lesson that’s powerfully relevant to each of us today.  Our Sunday morning services will be at […]

This Sunday Pastor Jeff resumes our sermon series on “Who Killed Jesus?”  The goal in this series is to determine who bears ultimate responsibility for Jesus’ death.  So far we’ve considered three rather obvious suspects: Pontius Pilate, Judas Iscariot, and Jerusalem’s institutional religious leaders.  Now our investigation takes an unexpected turn with a fourth suspect who […]

Do you have any control issues?  Do you ever find yourself frustrated because things happen that you don’t understand?  Do you wish God was more responsive to your wants and needs?  If so, Sunday’s sermon is for you.  In it we’ll explore how to find a place of peace and surrender in life, as we […]

Your soul is hungry; feed it! Sunday, we study a passage where an angel of the Lord delivers a critical message that each one of us needs to hear if we’re going to thrive in life. 

Have you ever experienced a miracle?  How often do you think they occur – and under what circumstances?  What should thoughtful, modern people believe about miracles?  Those are the questions we’ll tackle – as honestly and objectively as we can – this Sunday as we wrap up our sermon series on “Great Questions Of Faith.” 

Suppose someone asked you that question and you could only say one thing to capture the essence of Jesus, what would you say?  That's the question we'll explore this Sunday as we continue our sermon series on "Great Questions of Faith."  For guidance, we will look to an epic vision of heaven recorded in the book of […]

Many of us struggle with that question.  On the one hand, we have found life and light in Jesus.  On the other hand, what about people who live beautiful lives while embracing other faiths?  This Sunday we’ll do our best to honestly explore several different ways Christians have wrestled with the question, “Is Jesus The Only Way?”  […]

Have you ever struggled with what to believe about hell?  On the one hand, hell seems so harsh.  How could a God of love send people to hell?  On the other hand, it’s hard to imagine heaven being heaven if hateful, selfish people are allowed in.  So what should a thoughtful Christian believe?  This Sunday we’ll explore […]

This Sunday we’ll continue our new sermon series on “Difficult Questions of Faith” by asking what thoughtful, 21st century Christians should believe about the devil and demons.  We’ll explore three different interpretive options, then you can decide for yourself.  In our conversation, we’ll also identify an insight embedded in all three options that offers practical guidance for […]

This Sunday we begin a new sermon series called “Difficult Questions of Faith.”  In this series, we will pull no punches, boldly exploring the most perplexing questions of faith, starting this Sunday with two key questions:  Is my life predetermined by God’s plan or subject to the vicissitudes of free will and randomness?  How involved is God in […]

From time to time, we all have experiences that cause us to ask deep – sometimes troubling – questions about our faith.  It’s so common there’s even a term for it; it’s called a “faith crisis.”  This Sunday we’ll look at someone in the Bible who had a faith crisis who modeled for us how […]