Supernaturally Responding to Evil. We return to our study of Paul’s Letter to the Romans, “The Fifth Gospel”. As we conclude chapter 12 we see the practical ethic of the gospel on full display…”Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good.” Our focus will be on Chapter 12:17-21. The Old Testament example […]
The ABCs of Radical Hospitality. We will gather together to share the love, compassion, and good news of Jesus. Our new Church Renewal sermon series is the ABSs of Radical Hospitality. We begin with the biblical account of Philip and the Ethiopian recorded in Acts chapter 8:26-40. A is for Awareness.
Let Your Love Be Real. We return to our study of Paul’s Letter to the Romans, “The Fifth Gospel”. As we continue through chapter 12 we see the practical ethic of the gospel on full display…Be devoted to one another…honor one another…be patient in affliction…do not be proud…so many commands in so few verses. Our […]
Sanctity of Life Sunday. We gather together to give God thanks for the precious gift of life He has given to us. We cherish it and stand amazed at how much He loves us. Psalm 139 will guide our reflections on the God who loves, creates, and sustains all of creation! You can trust in […]
Run to God. I Kings 19 contains the remarkable journey of Elijah the prophet from miraculous success to serious sadness. We will be reminded of God’s deep care when the “journey is too much for you” and how to hear God’s still small voice of promise and hope.
We will gather to worship God and learn from the Apostle Pauls’s letter to the church in Rome. We have been slowly moving through the magnificent chapter 12 and will look closely at verses 3-8. Our Old Testament example illustrating Sober Self Assessment is Moses.
Generous with God’s Grace. What if our new year’s resolutions focused on others instead of ourselves? Jesus’ parable of the Unmerciful Servant in Matthew 18:21-35 challenges us to be generous with God’s grace in 2023.
How are Christmas (celebrating the birth of Jesus) and the Fourth of July (celebrating the birth of a nation) the same and different? While we still grieve not being able to gather on Christmas Eve or Christmas day, we look forward with eager anticipation to this Sunday as we gather to worship our great God […]
As we gather, we will celebrate the four great songs of Luke’s gospel. In music and word, we will give thanks to God for the gift of his Son and discover what God is doing when he comes in person to the world. Our texts will be from Luke 1 and 2.
A Weary World Rejoices: TROUBLED. We will remember the reason for the season when we are weary from troubled hearts. This Sunday we continue the season of Advent that calls us “to meditate on the three “comings” of Christ: his birth at Bethlehem, his coming into our lives today, and his final coming at the […]