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When Gilead, Eastern Israel, became desparate, they sought help from the bandit Jephthah to lead them in the battle against their enemies. In return, he would be their ruler. But does great skill in battle make for a great leader? Join us as we discover the tragic consequences of promoting bad character.

And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. And, behold, certain of the scribes said within…

12 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name’s sake. 13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father.…

Who said it was going to be easy? We have seen the way of Christ is many things over the last few weeks, and we are drawing to an end of the series, Lord willing, next week. But we need to address a topic that some try to avoid, the Christian and suffering. (opening illustration) benefit packages when…

Jesus speaks about the Kingdom of Heaven or God 85 times in the Bible. It would seem to be important, right? Yet what is it and how do we relate to it? In the parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price, Jesus describes how we should respond to discovering the Kingdom. Join us as we unpack these rich, if brief, parables.

8 Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, 9 “Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you, 10 and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark; it is for every beast of the…

Introduction (Thy Kingdom Come) Johnny Cash, No Earthly Good , “You’re shinin’ your light, yes, and shine it you should. But you’re so heavenly minded you’re no earthly good.” Why should we think about Heaven? Why not focus on the problems we face today instead of some mystical future prophecy no one…

Coming wrath ought to put a tear in our eyes, a lump in our throats, and encouragement to evangelize.

We just celebrated Independence Day or July 4th. We live in the greatest nation ever but by no means are we perfect. We have a lot of good and some thing that need to be improved. Good: hospitals, colleges, orphanages, Seminaries... Bad: People wonder about the relationship of patriotism and following…

It had been one of those nightmare days, trying to get a flight out of Las Vegas Airport. Some thunderstorms sent flight schedules into chaos for about 24 hours. Two hundred flights were cancelled that day - many more were significantly delayed - and thousands of people were scrambling to find a way…

Being a Christian is being blessed What do blessings look like? Do we really count all our blessings? Do we consider ourselves blessed people? As a Christian we are very blessed and tonight we are going to look at the tie that ties us together making us blessed people. We are members of one another (…

Sadness and sorrow are inherent features of this fallen world. Romans 8:18-25 captures this. If we cannot feel sadness then we are somehow disconnected from reality. Sadness should motivate us to press into Christ in the hope of the new creation, and to share God's love with all around us. The Inside Out clip mentioned in the sermon can be found at: https://youtu.be/M5pfng5S8tQ

A Desperate Need to Seek God Rev. Thomas A. West, Sr February 13, 2022 In this time in our lives we all need to be reminded of our utter dependence upon God for all things. At times, we suffer because we won’t admit our need of the Father, relying instead on our own strength. God is patient with us,…

Last week we looked at: Jesus prayed to the Father in John 17:13-26 “But now I come to You [Father]; and these things I speak in the world so that they [my disciples then and now] may have My joy made full in themselves. 14 “I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them, because they are…

Intro; Last Sunday morning we talked about the “Two Ways of Life”, the broad and the narrow path. I told you we were born into the wide gate and walk the broad path of this world because we are born sinners. But we do have a choice to leave the broad path as we seek and enter the narrow gate of Jesus…

Let’s listen to our Scripture for this morning: Hebrews 4:9-16 . I’d like to invite Drew up to read for us: So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so…

At Pentecost, the first sign visible to people outside that upper room was the sound of the disciples speaking in their own languages. God's purposes have never been limited to a select few, although he has always selected a few to serve him. But his goal has always been to reach the whole world. To reach a world riven by differences, we need to engage with those differences. Listen on to find out how God helps us do that.

Humility hasn’t always been a virtue! In ancient times humility was often seen as weakness. Those at the top were expected to be proud, everything others did and said was shapped to feed their ego and to demonstrate that those below them honoured their standing. The Biblical teaching, which we encounter…

25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste and said thus to him: “I have found among the exiles from Judah a man who will make known to the king the interpretation.” 26 The king declared to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen…

I. Comfort Food A. Pandemic shortage 1. Spring 2020 stay at home orders 2. things begin disappearing in stores a. disinfectant, wipes, toilet paper b. flour and yeast 3. people quarantined at home started making bread a. April 20, 2020 USA Today article b. 2 to 3 weeks buffer inventory disappeared as…

The holiday season is upon us. We have celebrated thanksgiving and now we turn towards Christmas. This year I want us to approach Christmas with a theme. That theme is light. The light of Christmas. In much of scripture, as we read, we see the theme of darkness and light. In large part this is because…

To those of us who have our own children, to those who act as fathers to others children, Happy Father’s Day! The origin of Father’s Day is not entirely clear, but there are several possibilities. Babylonian scholars discovered a message carved in clay by a young man roughly 4,000 years ago. In the message,…

Scene 1/ Sometimes people just can’t get it – usually because their view of the world prevents them from seeing something differently . Perhaps there is an opportunity to move forward, but the fear of something new is simply too great, so the person never takes the risk and misses out on starting an…

We have so much to celebrate here at Mission Woods, and for the past couple of weeks we’ve been looking at the results of our survey and our call as a church. The church in itself has always been an interesting organization in that its primary call is to those that are not members. One could contend…