Scripture Passage Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Sermon Audio Sermon Text Some of you like to read books. Others of us like to watch good tv shows or movies. What’s the common thing among these things? The common thing is that they are about stories. Stories are a central part of human beings. There is power […]
Relating to Difficult People
Bible Passage Philippians 2:1-5 Sermon Audio Sermon Text God created us to live in community and harmony with one another. The greatest gift from God that we can see and feel is the love we have for one another. When we feel the love, support and encouragement from those around us, we feel like […]
Helping Young People Discern Vocation
In our world today, so much of the focus is on our “career”. We’ve lost a sense of the meaning of “vocation”. Most of us probably don’t even know what that word really means. There are many definitions of the word “vocation” that abound. I offer a personalized definition of that word: an outward pattern […]
Community that Enables Healing
Scripture Passage Luke 5:17-20 Message Audio Message Outline There was a paralyzed man. What did it mean to be paralyzed in Jesus’ day? To have a condition like being paralyzed meant that you or your parents had committed some grave sin, and this was the punishment for it. Today we obviously know that there are […]
What Do I Still Lack?
Scripture Passage Matthew 19:16-22
Breaking Down the Dividing Walls (w/ Special Presentation by David McIntosh)
Scripture Passage Ephesians 2:13-16 Sermon Text In this passage, the author is addressing the hostility between two groups: the Jewish Christians and the Gentile Christians. So the Jews, they were people of the promise, right? God had made a promise with their ancestor, Abraham, that he would bless and make a great nation of them. […]
