August 16, 2016
Chaotic. That’s what John 12 feels like to me. The crowd is trying to make Jesus into something that He already is, but through means that are contrary to Him… and into the middle of all of this the shadow of the cross extends. John 12 gives us a glimpse into what Jesus teaches about His cross.
August 10, 2016
While we often want to see ourselves in the parables of Jesus, we don’t want to see ourselves here, at least, not in this part. The elder son in Luke 15 is just as lost as his brother once was, and what is keeping him apart from his father is his own self-righteousness.
August 2, 2016
Luke 15 contains 3 parables told in rapid fire succession. The parable of the prodigal son, the last in this trio, help us to see two things- that we all have at least part of this story in our biography, and that God is searching out those who are lost.
July 28, 2016
You probably wouldn’t think of worry, or fear, or anxiety, as sin- at least not like the “really big” sins- but it is. Not just because Jesus said not to do it (3 times in Luke 12:22ff), but also because of what worry does… Worry, which does not produce anything, will actually erode at our faith’s foundation. This message tackles worry, and what we should do instead.
July 18, 2016
Why would Jesus say to someone “One thing you lack. Go, sell all that you have and give to the poor?” It’s a question that a number of people have tried to answer, and some have tried to neutralize; but the answer is one that strikes at the heart.
July 7, 2016
Luke 22:14-20 is the text we used as WCC celebrated a Communion service together. The purpose was to take something we do every week and look at it in a way that would prevent it from becoming routine.
June 30, 2016
When Jesus teaches His disciples how to pray, His instruction isn’t about methods but on our perspective of God. How does your prayer life change knowing that you are speaking to “our Father in heaven?”
June 21, 2016
Our first Biblical introduction to God is of Him speaking the world into existence, then Christ calls us to “learn from Him,” so it stands to reason that we should expect God to speak to us. The big question then is “Will we listen?” Our text is Mark 3:22-30.
June 14, 2016
The Temptation of Christ in Matthew 4:1-11 teaches us a lot about our own temptations- not just in how Satan works, but in how we can overcome temptation.
