The outsiders from the east came to visit the newborn Jesus with gifts of great wealth. But they looked in the most unexpected places to find the king, and when they finally did, they found Jesus and never looked back.
The outsiders from the east came to visit the newborn Jesus with gifts of great wealth. But they looked in the most unexpected places to find the king, and when they finally did, they found Jesus and never looked back.
When bringing Heaven on Earth, we must consider that the believer in Jesus has a new citizenship, that we belong in heaven and our time here on earth is limited. But while we are here, we are refugees in a foreign land and ambassadors for the King, Jesus. As we take on those roles we look…
Jesus taught us a model for prayer we now call The Lord’s Prayer. Before He prays anything else, Jesus prays to his Heavenly Father that His kingdom would come and will be done on earth as it in heaven. In order to bring heaven on earth, we must filter all of our desires through the…
Highlighting music of our cultural to teach spiritual lessons, we examine Philippians chapter 3 to discover that Jesus should not be “Just Alright With Me,” instead, Jesus should be our ALL and when Jesus is our ALL, then we become ALL RIGHT with Jesus.
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…
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…
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…
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!…
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 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…
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…