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 […]

What if God wanted to say something to you, but you weren't able to hear it?  Or you heard it, but misconstrued it?  Last Sunday we celebrated Easter.  This Sunday we'll look at something that happened to Simon Peter soon after the resurrection of Jesus that rocked his world.  God said something unbelievable to Peter, and he almost […]

Easter is not just about something incredible and wonderful that happened two thousand years ago.  It's also about you and me in the here-and-now.  So on Sunday we'll explore how Jesus' resurrection enables us to embrace a new way of living, a new way of dying, and a new way of seeing eternity.  Join us […]

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 […]

This Sunday, as we continue our study of the life of Joseph, we come to the point in his life when everything finally came together, God's plan for his life finally became clear, and he finally began to experience fullness of life.  So what happened and what can we learn from Joseph's experience that will guide […]

Do you ever feel like life is passing you by -- or like some aspect of life is passing you by?  This Sunday we'll explore a Bible passage that offers us insight into how to respond in those moments, as we continue our study of the life of Joseph.

This Sunday we continue our study of the life of Joseph by digging into an experience in his life that emphasizes how ready, willing, and able God is to speak to us and guide us . . . if we're listening.  So how does God speak into our lives?  And how can we better listen?  […]

What makes a beautiful life?  The Bible offers a one word answer.  Do you know what it is?  This Sunday we’ll explore that one word answer and how to incorporate it into our lives.  This is the second installment in our sermon series on the life of Joseph.  Join us on Sunday if you want […]