What do we do when the chaos of life and the 24-hour news cycle make us feel like we can't go on? What can we learn from the Scriptures about being still and listening for God's voice? Divine presence often comes in the most unexpected ways. How can we train ourselves to hear from God? […]
Sometimes we spend so much time talking to God -- telling God what to do, telling God what we want to know -- that God can't get a word in edgewise. What if God wanted to say something to us that we wouldn't think to ask? Would we be able to hear it? This Sunday […]
This Sunday we will celebrate Palm Sunday and also wrap up our sermon series on the life of Joseph. What does Joseph have to do with Palm Sunday? Actually, quite a lot. The final episode in the life of Joseph is an amazing foreshadowing of what Jesus himself eventually did at the end of his […]
Life is constantly challenging us to the core of our being. We experience weakness, despair, darkness, and trouble all around. Sometimes the journey can feel pretty grim. What then? How do we, as people of faith, find joy, hope, and strength when the world around us presses against us? This Sunday we’ll explore a Bible […]
This Sunday we resume our sermon series called “Seven Biblical Promises That Anchor Our Sanity and Support Our Serenity” by focusing on a promise that will put us in the right frame of mind as we launch into a brand new year.
Life is crazy, constantly knocking us around, full of melt down moments. Have you ever known somebody who seemed to float above it all? No matter what happened, their serenity was unperturbed. How did they do it? Because their life is anchored in certain great spiritual truths. What are those truths? And how can we internalize […]
We’re in the midst of a brief sermon series called “Life’s Three Greatest Temptations . . . according to the Bible.” This week we’ll look at the second great temptation. This second temptation destroys more spiritual journeys than any other temptation known to humanity. We all need to know what it is and equip ourselves to […]
You’ve heard it all before – in the Bible, in articles, and in news stories: an attitude of gratitude is critical to our wellbeing even when we think there’s not much to be grateful for. But why? Why is gratitude so important, and how can we get better at it? We’ll explore those questions this […]
This Sunday we continue our new sermon series “From the Cradle to the Grave: Lessons from the Life of Mary.” In this second installment, we’ll explore a POWERFULLY UPLIFTING LESSON we can learn from the incredibly difficult circumstances surrounding the birth of Jesus.
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 continue our sermon series about how to live by faith, this Sunday we’ll dig into the wonderful insights found in one of the most famous Gospel stories – the story where the disciples are trapped in a life-threatening storm at sea and Peter attempts to walk on water. Embedded in this story are […]
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 […]
