Sermons, Lectures, & Teachings
Honoring the past context for God’s word.
Understanding the current relevance for God’s word.
Living in the future hope of God’s word.
Begin with Prayer | Luke 6:12-16
The Gospel - the Good news of Jesus Christ - is that not only did he come to earth, defeat death, and rise up again so that I may have new life, that I may know the love of the Father. That’s only half of it! Not only is this good news for me, but the second half is that God came to earth for others too. So my job as a Christian is not just to grow closer each day with the Father through Jesus, but then also to be sharing this same Good News with others.
Biblical Hospitality | Genesis 3:1-15 & Romans 5:6-11
Some might think that hospitality is a gift, and sure, there might be some who are more pre-disposed to extending a hospitable environment moreso than others. But, my hope today is that each one today leaves here challenged today with this question: Do others feel that I welcome them as the Father welcomes me?
Overcoming Spiritual Darkness | Acts 19
The opening move for Paul, and any of the disciples when they entered a new mission field was to go to the synagogue and start preaching the the Kingdom of God there. But why always go to the synagogue and to the Jews? Hasn’t it been clear that the message of the Way was for the Gentiles too?
Get Up and Go! | Acts 8-11
Across the country today, hundreds of other churches watched that same video and are having the same conversation around church planting as we are here in the Northwest. We talk about church planting because we know the impact Jesus has had on our lives and we want Jesus to go viral throughout our neighborhoods.
Why, How, & What | 1 Samuel 13:7-15; 16:1-13; 17:31-52
As Christians, what is our why? Christ is our WHY. Our driving force for everything we do - raising kids, playing with grandkids, mowing the lawn, grocery shopping, having dinner with friends, enjoying that morning cup of coffee, supporting our spouse, going to work and working hard - if we are centering our driving force on our why, then this is all done in pursuit of loving union with Jesus.
Buy-in Ignites Action | Acts 2:41-3:26
Our text today jumps us right into the middle of a story. Bob shared about this story in Acts 2 last week, but here’s a summary. The disciples were gathered together and unsure of what to do next with Jesus’s recent ascension to heaven.