As the Easter season approaches, let us remind ourselves that Jesus’s resurrection is the foundation of our hope and the cornerstone of all that we believe. Paul told the Church in Corinth, that if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised, our preaching is in vain, our faith is futile, we are still … Read More
Render to Caesar The Things That Are Caesar’s
In the gospel according to Mark chapter 12 verses 13-17 two groups of men, the Pharisees and the Herodians, came to Jesus to “trap” him with a question. They said, “Teacher, we know that you are true and do not care about anyone’s opinion. For you are not swayed by appearances, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful … Read More
The Greatest Gift…And The Greatest Cost
John 3:16 is a such a familiar passage that we often miss the breath, beauty and majesty of what God has said and done. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” Some one once said this concerning this great verse: “God”…The greatest Lover—“So … Read More
Love Isn’t A Feeling…It’s An Action
Our scripture lesson this week is 1 Peter 1:22-2:3. Its emphasis is why and how we are to love one another. I am reminded of what Jesus taught us in chapter 13 verses 34-35 in the gospel according to John “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are … Read More
What Can Separate Us?
In Romans 8:35-39 Paul writes, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, ‘For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.’ No, in all these things we are more than … Read More
Sanctified Suffering
Our new sermon series is: “Sanctified Suffering”- A study of 1 Peter. Thinking about the life of the apostle Peter, I am taken back by two important points. First, Peter was an ordinary man that God saved, changed and used mightily for God’s Glory and Mission. We must remember it is more about availability, then ability. Second, Peter was a … Read More