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The book of Ruth is a delight: a short, punchy story of faith and courage in the face of difficulty, rewarded with an amazing happily-ever-after ending. Who could want more? But what does it have to do with us? How could we learn from such a simple tale? Let's dig into the first chapter of Ruth to find just how similar the lives of the ancients were to ours, and how much we can learn from them.

Unlikely Witness As we come to this point in Luke’s gospel Jesus had be tried, convicted, sentenced and crucified; He has been laid in a tomb, however not just any tomb - it was tomb that had never been used - but Jesus was only going to need it for three days not eternity; Now many may be confused about…

He as risen! The tomb was empty. What does this mean for us? Did Jesus really rise from the dead? Was that tomb really empty on that Sunday morning the first day of the week? This morning we are going to try to answer some of the question if not all of them If you have your bible please turn to 1 Corinthians…

Resurrection There are many religions throughout the world. Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, Mormonism, Christianity just to name a few. They all purport to have moral teachings. They all have leadership and some sort of organized way to worship. They all believe that if you follow their rules and…

We’re coming to the wrap up of our Casket Empty Series. This series has been fast. I do want to encourage you, to take the time for a more in depth study with our mid-week Bible Study on Zoom, you can do a study with a partner, as a family, or on your own. We still have a few books available that will…

In the last two weeks we’ve covered all four gospels, in fact last week I preached from the beginning of Jesus’ ministry all the way through his resurrection. I can honestly say I’ve never covered that much of Jesus life in only one sermon. I want to remind you again as we do this 40,000 ft flyover of…

Wow, what a journey it has been. Today we are wrapping up our 40,000 foot flyover of the New Testament, 27 books, 260 chapters, 7,957 verses. It’s been a whirlwind journey. Not only was it a 40,000 foot flyover, we were in the concord we went so fast. Clearly, we have not been able to give you a lot…

We’re into our New Testament flyover series called Casket Empty, the second part of our fly over of the entire Bible. Last week I gave you, what I hope was a bit of encouragement in reminding you of three things to keep in mind as we go through this series: Don’t get frustrated by the pace. Try and see…

This is our 3rd week in the teaching portion of our EMPTY acronym, our flyover of the New Testament. It’s a 40,000 foot flyover, but its giving us a sense of the overarching message of redemption and seeing the connections of the New Testament back to the Old, and the flow of the story from Genesis on.…

God Keeps His Word The Christian mindset is perhaps for the most part one of thinking positive. Many of us have favorite verses that we can recite from memory of the Lord’s promises for blessings to us. And it is easy to read the Bible that way. Of course God is for us, because we believe in Him. God…

It’s good to be physically standing here in your presence as we continue on our journey. I want to remind you again as we do this 40,000 ft flyover of the New Testament: Don’t get frustrated by the pace. Try and see the connections Enjoy your flight. Now we are entering, believe it or not, our 4th letter…

Does God Listen to Sinners? It’s a question that has haunted Christendom since the beginning. Does God Listen to Sinners? As we’ve been journeying through the Old Testament we’ve seen all kinds of evil done. Israel, God’s chosen people, the nation that God led out of Egypt, protected in the wilderness,…

It is a significant day in our country’s history. I doubt there are many of us here that don’t remember where they were the when they learned of planes hitting the world trade center, the Pentagon, and going down in a field in Pennsylvania. In the days that followed there was a palpable connection. I…

We’re continuing through our series of Casket Empty. We’ve been through Creation, Abraham, Sinai, and we’re in Kings. And I’m only touching on the kings we encounter as leaders of Israel. We started with Israel walking away from their relationship with God in many ways, and choosing instead to be like…

We’ve been working our way through the Old Testament in our Casket Empty Series. Last week we did a fly over of the Northern Kingdom, which after several kings ended due to the sins of Israel including the walking in the customs of the nations, the building of high places and worshipping of idols in…

Renewal I chose this slide for our sermon this morning because I was thinking about snow. Most of us have had the experience of standing outdoors after a new snowfall. No matter how dingy the streets looked, how sparse the foliage may have been, everything takes on a new freshness and light. Even in…

I want to begin with a fun document I found. Report from the Pastor Search Committee — did you ever wonder how great Bible characters would be rated by a typical church committee? Now, the truth can be revealed. We do not have a happy report to give. We have not been able to find a suitable candidate…

We’re continuing our flyover of the New Testament, and we’re flying fast. Last week we flew through 7 books: James, and then 6 letters written by Paul: Galatians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1 & 2 Corinthians and Romans. Today, we’re going to review Paul’s remaining 7 written during his Roman imprisonment.…

We began last week a new series, taking us through the New Testament. This is a 40,000 foot overview of the New Testament, so it’s not going to get down and see a lot of details, and we’re going to go fast. This is going to be a more “academic” type of series, but I guarantee you, if you’re reading through…

The empty tomb is the antidote to our empty hearts.

Limping Between Opinions As we pick up our Casket Empty series again, we have journeyed to the point where the Kingdoms are divided. 10 tribes have separated from the other 2, to form a Northern and Southern Kingdom. These numbers might sound familiar as when the 12 spies went and scouted the promised…

CASKET empty It’s been a while since we were in our Casket Empty series. Actually it’s been over a year. So today, I’m going to give you a 30,000 foot reminder of where we’ve been and where we’re going. Casket Empty is a way of referring to the Old and New Testament and putting them in a context. Casket…

The Resurrection The resurrection is essential doctrine ( 1Cor15:1-8 ) The resurrection proves Jesus claim to be the Son of God, the Christ ( Act2:32-36 ; Rom1:4 ) That His atoning work on the cross is finished and effective ( Rom4:24-25 ) That Jesus is both the Savior and the Sanctifier ( Rom6:4-10…

EMPTY… This word implies so much! Maybe you are running on EMPTY as you struggle to keep up with life’s crazy schedule Maybe EMPTY describes your gas tank or your bank account Maybe EMPTY describes your future or what tomorrow holds EMPTY… there leaves a void, it’s nothingness, it lacks SOMETHING or…

In John’s narrative of the resurrection, it is remarkable in its sobriety, restraint, and indirectness. We do not receive an explanation of how or why the stone was removed. It is only implied, not explicitly stated, that the tomb was empty. There is no description of the resurrection itself. It was…