Our goal as Jesus Followers is to do life “in the world, but not of the world” (John 17:16) as Jesus stated. That is easy to say but hard to do. How do you keep and cherish your faith while living in a world that does not support and encourage
Continue readingIn our singing today we will “Lift High the Cross”. That is, give thanks and praise to God for the blessings that are ours and all believers through the Cross of Christ. For what are you praising God today? What blessing that comes to you as a Child of God
Continue readingGod has plans for each one of us. Your story is not the same as your neighbor, your friend, or the guy across the street who doesn’t know Jesus. It’s tempting to compare and to see the “greener grass on the other side”. However, God’s direction is to not concern
Continue readingWhere Following Leads” is the focus of our final mini-series traveling through the gospel of John. In John 20 we learn that just as the Father sent Jesus into the world—so Jesus sends His disciples into the world. Why? To bring what the world needs–peace! We long for Jesus to
Continue readingJesus hangs on the cross, dies and is buried…often this is our sole focus as we read John 19. But today, look at it as the backstory. Instead see Nicodemus: the fan that is showing by his actions that God has led him to be a courageous follower. Following DOES
Continue readingJust before Jesus goes to the Garden of Gethsemane on the night of His arrest—He pauses to pray to His Father and Our Father. Today we will focus on Jesus’s two fold prayer for His first disciples and for “those who believe in Me through their message”– that’s you. You
Continue readingGod’s best for us starts with Jesus and continues through the work of the Holy Spirit. He picks up where Jesus left off; but His focus is empowering, guiding, and illuminating our minds to the Truth. Following Jesus and continuing His mission isn’t possible without Him. Read Psalm 51:7-12, Romans
Continue readingToday’s sermon starts a new 3 part series regarding the role of the Trinity delivering God’s Best for You. Today we focus on Jesus who is the way, the truth and life for the salvation of everyone in the world. God’s Best for You and for All. The second sermon
Continue readingSee the miracle in God’s math–it’s better for the world that one man dies. There is no message more comforting! Death, though not part of God’s original plan, is something that God has introduced so that we don’t remain forever in our sin-filled struggles…because “you only live once”…isn’t the whole
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