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Empowerment of the Holy Spirit
For nearly 2,000 years the Holy Spirit has strengthened and empowered the church. The same Holy Spirit is available to us as individuals and as bodies of believers to empower us to do ministry that would have been otherwise unthinkable. The principles in this sermon have stood the test of time and will continue to…
Origins: Permission to Rest
On Mother’s Day we celebrate moms and honor the blessing they are to all of us. But today, we especially give moms the gift that God gave the first humans on their first full day on earth: Rest. God designed us to work from our rest rather than rest from our work and Jesus taught…
The Importance of Generosity
We can see from the Cain and Abel story how important generosity is in God’s eyes. But God isn’t counting how many dollars we give or what percentage we are giving because God cares less about what is in your hand and more about what is in your heart. And Jesus confirms this position with…
Identity Crisis
Humans have an identity crisis and it all originated back in Genesis with Adam and Eve. When they took of the forbidden fruit, they assumed they were doomed and had destroyed their relationship with God. But God loved them and accepted them as children despite their sin and can do the same for you!…
Created for Community
God created humanity in his likeness and God exists in plural form – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Built within us is the desire to be connected to others in community. To the first humans, God gave the direction to be fruitful and multiply. Through Jesus we learn that together we are to be fruitful…
The End of Fear
The first humans exercised their freedom to choose and they took of the one things God told them not to take. Once they did, there was no turning back and they suddenly realized they were naked and afraid. But God provided for them as God provides for us now to cover our sin as if…
The Beginning of Love
God created humanity with not just the capacity, but the need to give and receive love because we are made in the image of God who is Love. But along with the capacity to love, God gave the freedom to choose. As we all know, our choices sometimes result in un-loving acts. But we see…
The Foolishness of Resurrection
The religious celebration of Easter Sunday falls on the same date as the cultural observance of April’s Fools. How fitting is it to celebrate the Day of Resurrection on the Day of the Fool? But as we find out, only the Fool has said in his heart there is no God! Oh, there is God…
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