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?  […]

As life pulls us in a million different directions, and loads us up with stressors, it's so easy to lose our moorings  This Sunday, we'll explore a passage of scripture that tells us how we can stay centered and grounded.  This is the third installment in our inductive study of the New Testament book of Colossians.

One of our most urgent human questions is, "What is God like?"  Our answer to that question has a monumental impact on our state of mind and how we conduct our lives.  This Sunday, as we continue our inductive study of the New Testament book of Colossians, we'll explore a passage that paints one of the Bible's most […]

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 […]

On Sunday Pastor Jeff concludes our sermon series on "Women Who Shaped Our Faith -- Six Powerful Gospel Stories."  In Sunday's Gospel passage, we will encounter a woman who finally found what she had always been looking for -- the secret to deep satisfaction in life.

Which force is more powerful in your life -- God or fear?  Often when God is calling us forward in life, beckoning us to make an important life transition, fear freezes us in place.  On Sunday, we'll explore a scripture passage that offers insight into how we can conquer fear and move more boldly into the […]

Facing the truth about our shortcomings can be painful.  So we avoid it.  But by doing so, we end up trapped, unable to grow and make progress.  What's the solution?  In this week's Gospel story, Jesus shows us how to find a healthy balance between self-denial and self-love.  This is the fifth installment in our sermon series on "Women […]

This Sunday we continue our sermon series on "Women Who Shaped Our Faith -- Six Powerful Gospel Stories."  In this week's Gospel story, we'll encounter a woman who deliberately broke a sacred religious rule in the presence of Jesus.  She did what was strictly forbidden.  How would Jesus respond?  And what can we learn from his example?  This sermon is critical for […]

This Sunday we continue our sermon series on "Women Who Shaped Our Faith -- Six Powerful Gospel Stories."  In this week's Gospel story, we'll encounter a woman who actually changed Jesus' mind and, in the process, changed the course of his ministry and all subsequent history.   From her example, we'll learn several vital life lessons.

Last week we began a new sermon series called "Women Who Shaped Our Faith -- Six Powerful Gospel Stories."  This week we'll study a Gospel story that you've probably heard many times before, but have never realized the full implications of.  Guided by the writings of theologian Helen Bruch Pearson, we're going to learn something new and powerful from […]

On Sunday Pastor Jeff kicks off a new sermon series called "Women Who Shaped Our Faith -- Six Powerful Gospel Stories."  We begin this Sunday with a story about an unnamed woman who did something so amazing, Jesus said what she did would be remembered down through the ages throughout human history.  Do you know […]

Jesus calls us, his followers, to come together, live together, and serve together in church community.  In one of his most famous prayers shortly before his crucifixion, Jesus prayed that we who follow him down through the ages would live, work, and serve together in unity "as one."  The early Christians did that with amazing […]