In our second message on Esther, we dove into chapters 3 & 4 where se see things completely fall apart. The truths we see unfold in these chapters can still guide us today. 1. When evil is in charge, we cannot bow down to it. 2. Remember that there is no evil that can ever … Read more
Do you ever wonder where God is at and what He’s doing? If God was parting the sea, leading you by a pillar of fire by night and cloud by day or writing on the wall of your house with a giant finger, or delivering messages through an angel, we might not be asking that … Read more
We are finishing up our sermon series on the “Miracles of Jesus” by looking at the resurrection of Lazarus found in John 11:1-44. The message started with posing this question: “Does it bother you when God doesn’t do what you think He should do?” This is precisely what Mary and Martha were thinking and saying … Read more
What do you do when something bad is happening and you can’t seem to stop it? You look for help, right? If you’re seeing a student getting bullied, you talk to a teacher. If someone is being unsafe at work, you talk to the boss. If you’re seeing a crime unfold, you call the police. … Read more
Why do bad things happen? This is an age-old question, which can prove difficult to wrap our heads around. It’s easy for us to begin second guessing and then say things like: • If I hadn’t been in such a hurry… • If only I had been more careful… • If I had taken better … Read more
In Luke 5:1-11 we see Jesus doing a miracle that doesn’t even seem to have any spiritual implication. He simply instructs fishermen to go back out after a long night of fruitless fishing and to drop their nets one more time. This isn’t Jesus’ area of expertise. It’s fine for him to be teaching the … Read more
We continued our sermon series “Jesus, Miracle Worker”, this past Sunday by looking at the story of the healing of the leper found in Mark 1:40-45. In all the miracles we see Jesus do, especially in the gospel accounts, we see not only the power and majesty of Christ, but we also get to see … Read more
Do you ever have something bothering you in your life, but you don’t pray about it because it doesn’t seem quite spiritual enough? In looking at scripture I can’t help but think that Jesus would love for us to be in dialogue with Him all day, every day, about everything. There is no subject or … Read more
Ryan & Angie Schick are missionaries to Honduras where they minister in the community through outreach and medical missions. Ryan also had a very though provoking demonstration relating salvation to coffee. You’ll just have to see it.
How do you get up tomorrow and live for God when the world (maybe even your world) is falling apart? After sharing with us about the ministry in the Czech Republic, where he serves as a pastor and in a support role to other pastors, Matt dove into a message for us. In sharing scripture … Read more