John 3:16-21 One of the best things about Christmas is that it reminds us of the foundational wonders of Christianity, especially the simple fact that God loves us. Maybe you don’t feel God’s love this Christmas. Maybe you feel distant and disconnected. Maybe you’ve only heard silence in response to your prayers. Maybe because of […]
John 15:1-11 This is the way things are: Christians are like branches, Jesus is like the vine and the Father is like the vinedresser. Christian, you are not designed to be the source or the result. Jesus is the source and fruit is the result. Joy is abiding in the Source and producing the Result. After all,
Isaiah 9:2-7 Here are the two points from this brief sermon: 1. Peace is not the gift. Jesus is. If you seek romance you’ll never find it. Instead pursue your spouse and the romance will follow. It’s the same with peace. Pursue peace and you’ll never find it. Seek Jesus instead. Besides, what God gives is so much
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Hope Hope is another vague Christian word that warms us but doesn't always carry clear meaning. How does Jesus' birth bring hope and what does it mean for our daily lives? Our families? Our marriages? Our decisions? Our work? Our experience of joy and suffering? Psalm 42 Psalm 42 sheds light on this in three
This week: No H2H or youth for Thanksgiving H2H groups are welcome to meet; but this would be the week of the Big Gathering, which we'll forgo for the Thanksgiving holiday. Nov 24: TurkecideAnnual turkey massacre. Nov 27: Beginning of Advent Season Nov 28 at 6:30pm: BCE Meeting Dec 3: Men's Breakfast Cooks show up
Romans 8:31-39 What shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? … Having someone powerful inclined toward your good makes all the difference in the world. Like being best friends with your boss’s boss’s boss, you can walk through life confident and secure. With God for you,
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