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Today we are welcoming new members into our church family. This is a joyous occasion! What makes today special? We have had these people with us for months or years. We have enjoyed having them worship with us, and serve with us in different ways. So, why is today special? Today is special because they…

Introduction The section Romans we are in is a series of questions Paul ask. I had to remind myself of why he is asking these questions and in the larger sense why he wrote this chapter. This chapter begins with no condemnation and ends with no separation. So, the question is why this chapter and these…

ME Reformation, central idea the 5 solas Two of the central ideas of our salvation are grace and faith. This idea was not new to the Reformation, or the church fathers, or the NT. These ideas were there for all time. We this in this passage WE We Are Saved By the Promises of God God To give a human example,…

Me We God 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things,…

Me Paper - Film and Faith Talking to Naomi about the movie that affected me. Harry Potter “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies. But a great deal more to stand up to your friends.” Need of correction Dr. Taylor Kyle We We all may see this, but it can be difficult We see this in…

Me Being Distracted from truth Wandering We God 1 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified. 2 Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? 3 Are you so foolish? Having…

Me Tesla Comps; Kadanja - Confirmation and Testing Most everyone has experienced this in some way at some point in your life We Different required testings - licenses Graduating Promotion But these types of testings are not in modern culture alone. Tonight as we continue to look at Paul’s testimony in…

Me Tried to solve an issue on our own Story about worry And this is something as fallen humans, we all struggle with at times. We This is a human thing we have all done, Im sure. We worry and try to handle things on our own, both without trusting support. We are reminded though, in our struggle, God…

Me Approval of man Willingness to adjust for acceptance We All to common, today a fear of being cancelled, black listed We know we will be persecuted, but we will please God when we follow the truth we see in Scripture We Must Not Desire the Approval of Man God 6 I am astonished that you are so quickly…

Me: I have been thinking of the power of testimony recently. On FB I learned one of my friends from seminary came to faith while in jail. I have a testimony of turning from reason to faith. And I know many in this church have powerful testimonies of being brought to faith We: For all us, each testimony…

Me I am bad at asking for help Need Help Need of a helper We I am sure I am not the only one We all need help How much of a blessing is it that we are provided a helper, a comforter. God Understanding the OT connection to the coming of the Holy Spirit 1 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all…

Me Conflicts in belief This is a part of my testimony Some disagreements are fine, but what about when these questions go against the gospel, claiming to be there own truth Im sure I am not alone in hearing this We That is a big point we hear today. My truth. Or all different truth, different paths lead…

Is there a difference between a wound and a scar? I have physical scars on my body - and everyone of them comes with a story. Some I remember better than others, you know sometimes it depends on whether I hit my head against something or just how long ago it happened. These are physical scars. And there…

As we begin today where we are in our story is the church is flourishing in Jerusalem, but resistance is intensifying, culminating in the death of Stephen, the church’s first martyr. A great persecution ensues, spearheaded by a Pharisee named Saul from the city of Tarsus. In Acts 8:1-3 we read that Saul…

Many of us remember a rhyme from our grade school playground: “Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me.” We all probably know that this rhyme is not entirely true. Robert Fulghum in his book, All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, turned that phrase a bit…

2,400 people a day die from it. 80 million people in the United States live with it. The cost of preventing it was $48 billion in the U.S. alone in 2008. 17 million people around the world die from it each year. Strangely, much of it is preventable. What is it? It’s heart disease . It is largely preventable…

We are beginning our journey for 14 weeks through the Bible. I know we’ve looked at the Bible before in our Casket Empty series, and the difference this time is that we’re challenging everyone to join us on this journey reading every word of the Bible in 90 days. You can meet with us in small groups…

What do you think about when you think about your life? How has it turned out? What would you like it to be remembered for? What would you like to accomplish in the next few years? When I talk to people about their lives, more often than not I hear from the younger people about what they wish they could…

One of the things I admire about Peter is he’s not afraid to tackle the hard topics. Submission is likely one of those topics, and as we read Peter’s letter some nearly two millennia later it is bound to raise the ire of many. So as we consider these passages we need to take a step back from today’s…

We’re starting a new series this morning where we’re going to be looking at the the book of First Peter. As we do that, I want to give you a bit of background on this letter written by the disciples of Jesus. First, this is the same Peter who was a fisherman when he was called and left his nets, who…

We’re continuing our journey through that beautiful list of Fruits of the Spirit from Paul’s letter to the Galatians. My goal in spending so much time on these verses this summer is not to get ourselves caught in the weeds by digging down. Instead, my hope is that as we look at these words we might recognize…

This past week our country celebrated it’s 247th birthday. A tradition that I’ve held over the years is to read the document that birthed our nation on that day. And so I read those amazing words. As you begin the second paragraph you read some of the more famous words: “We hold these truths to be self-evident,…

We’re beginning our series on the book of Esther. Esther is a book in the Old Testament that reads like a novel. You have a hero, an adviser, a nemesis, a devious plot and more. As a literary book it piques one’s interest as part of Scripture there have been its proponents and its detractors. I do want…

Yesterday was the Daffodil parade in Puyallup, and the weather was unpredictable to say the least. Sun, rain, wind, hail, snow(?), sleet made for an interesting afternoon. If you missed it, it doesn’t take much to imagine it given the unstable weather that moved through our region yesterday. Think of…