Results

Have you ever felt the question lingering in the back of your mind, do I belong here? I feel different, uneasy, and out of place. What am I doing here? God has placed in each of us a longing for something better, but often in our attempt to the find the heavenly kingdom, we go searching in this temporal…

Romans 7:1–6 (ESV) — 1 Or do you not know, brothers—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives? 2 For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage. 3 Accordingly,…

3 Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. 4 In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. 5 And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? “My son, do not regard…

H. aving a Foundation From Conflict to Evangelism Like the young man in the video, the church I came up in was very similar. And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily…

13 These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. 14 For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 15 If they had been thinking of…

Introduction A New Start Series: We began a new series a couple weeks ago on the first Sunday of the new year called ‘New Beginnings’. In that first message we started at the beginning. In that in order to have a true new start, it has to begin somewhere, and that somewhere is the salvation found in…

Weight of Wealth Read Deuteronomy 14:22-29 22 “You shall tithe all the yield of your seed that comes from the field year by year. 23 And before the Lord your God, in the place that he will choose, to make his name dwell there, you shall eat the tithe of your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, and…

Esther 2:19–3:15 (CSB) 19 When the virgins were gathered a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the King’s Gate. 20 Esther still did not reveal her family background or her ethnicity, as Mordecai had directed. She obeyed Mordecai’s orders, as she always had while he raised her. 21 During those days while…

You belong here!

In 2002, a movie came out that was based Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel. A very trusting young man, Edmond Dantés, whose best friend, Fernand (Guy Pearce), falsely frames him for treason. In prison, Dantes endured a yearly thrashing with a whip from the warden. As Edmond Dantes rotted in his concrete…

Being with One Who is Perfect ( Obadiah 19-21 ) GOD is your God and Will Be the Center of Your Worldview ( Obad. 1-4 ) God is Lord of Your nation God is Lord of Your Morality God is Lord of Your Destiny God is your God and will not be mocked. ( Obad. 5-8 ) God’s retribution is unmistakable ( Obad. 5…

Belonging to Christ and His community anchors and empowers us even in teh face of doubts of fears.

Counter-Cultural Hope It seems to me that we Christians have, over the last century or so, robbed ourselves of one of the greatest and most desirable joys that we can have in life and in our witnessing to non-believers. Something that, rightly understood, sets us apart from the world around us and should…

This past few weeks we have been at Isaiah 42 , one of 4 “Servant Songs” in the writings of the prophet Isaiah. Each of these servant songs points to Jesus, and in Isaiah 42 , as we have studied it so far, we have seen that the Lord’s servant is somewhat described, not physically, but as to His authority…

You Belong Here - Part 1 1 Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. 2 This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people—even eating with them! Word Of Prayer Confession of Faith I am not moved by what…

Mary, When God Inturupts, bring Glory to God.

God’s Affliction Abandonment judgement of God Nebuchadnezzar- progression from unbelief —> acknowledgement—> personal belief. Heb. 12:5-11 5 And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? “My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him.…

What Did It Feel Like? What did it feel like the first time you walked into a new church? Was there excitement, anxiety, a sense of peace or nervousness? Maybe doubts, fears, or comfort and homeliness. Regardless, when a new person enters a church for the first time, it can be an intimidating thing.…

This year we have been talking about how all the glory belongs to God for Christmas. Josh started us off with a couple of great messages. His first message was how John the Baptist was prophesied and ultimately personified giving the glory to God. His second message in our series showed how God got glory…

Introduction Last week, I mentioned that we might be taking a break from the book of Mark, and we are, beginning today. We are at a unique moment in our church’s history, and we need to take some time to look at what God is up to. With that in mind, go ahead and open your Bible up to . This is a tremendously…

Good Morning and Happy Fathers Day! We are in a sermon series entitled Engage… Over the last few weeks we have have talking about Engaging — Joining God on mission… becoming a contagious community… Engaging in friendship through neighboring…This morning we are going to be looking at how we can intentionally…

Biblical stewardship begins with a very simple idea: that the earth does not belong to me.

I don’t know if you noticed, but the war in Ukraine has taken over the news. So much so that they now have to run stories to explain that not everything else in the news relates to the war in Ukraine, like the high gas prices. I DO NOT want to minimize this horror. All I want to say is that with all…

The Wisemen could be viewed as an anomaly in the overall Christmas story. To many people, the Wisemen stand out because they don’t want them at the manger sene. Some people see them as the sophisticated ones present and wish they were like the Wisemen more than they desire to be like Christ - almost…