This Sunday we'll begin a new sermon series called "By Their Fruits You Shall Know Them -- 8 Core Characteristics of Followers of Jesus." This series will give each of us an opportunity as we start the New Year to do a personal assessment of where we are in our walk with Jesus and where […]
For today's sermon, we welcome a very special guest speaker, Ramona Johnson, as she shares her amazing story of despair and redemption. Ramona has just released a book called "I'm Living Proof," and a documentary is being made about her life. She wanted our church -- her church -- to be the first stop on […]
It's fascinating that the career of Moses, one of the most impactful people to have ever lived, began with an epic fail. This week we'll look to Moses; experience for guidance as to how we can recover from our own epic fails. This is the second installment in our study of the life of Moses.
This Sunday we will explore one of the Bible’s most unusual promises, as we continue our sermon series called “Seven Biblical Promises That Anchor Our Sanity and Support Our Serenity.” Although this week’s promise is a bit intimidating, we’ve got to understand it, and apply it, if we want to experience abundant life.
Last we launched a new sermon series called “The Baddest People in the Bible,” recognizing that we can learn a lot from the mistakes of others. There’s nothing like a powerful negative example to cause us to say, “I don’t want to be like that!” The Bible character we study this week will surprise you […]
Samson is one of the most puzzling “heroes” in the Bible. He was full of flaws, yet also chosen and called by God. As we explore Samson’s story, we’ll wrestle with this big question: Can you have faith and not be faithful?
It’s often said that the things we do – good and bad – have a way of coming back to us. Is that really true? If so, why then do bad things sometimes happen to good people – and vice versa? Does God ever make exceptions to the principle of “sowing and reaping?” If so, […]
If you need a word of encouragement, if you’re ever tempted to think you mess up too much for God to use you, if you need an extra dose of God’s grace, you need to hear this Sunday’s sermon – the fourth installment in our sermon series on the Life of Jacob.
How do you feel when someone offers criticism? How do you feel when you’re the one who needs to share criticism? Criticism is almost always painful, even when justified and graciously delivered, so it’s easy to tune it out or avoid giving it. Yet constructive criticism is essential to our growth. This Sunday we’ll explore […]
Each Sunday in December we're talking about the incredible gift of Jesus in our lives, guided by Isaiah's famous four-part Christmas prophecy. The four descriptors used in Isaiah’s prophecy help us understand what Jesus is like and how he works in our lives. This Sunday we'll explore the odd claim that Jesus was/is "Everlasting Father." Wait, […]
Join us this Sunday – by reservation or livestream – for a rousing Easter celebration! In Sunday’s sermon, we’ll grapple with a passage that’s meant to teach us how to make Resurrection Power a reality in our everyday life, so that the Easter story continues to reverberate in and through us.
This Sunday we will explore a great Old Testament story that is one of the weirdest in the Bible, yet offers profound insight about God. Specifically, we’re going to learn the one thing that God cannot do. (And it’s not what you think.) Join us as we solve the mystery.
