This Sunday we turn to the Gospel of Luke where we hear one of Jesus' disciples ask for a lesson in prayer. And as Jesus begins his prayer, he invites his disciples, both then and now, to address God in an astonishing way - as Father. Come hear the good news that we have an all-knowing, all-powerful, perfectly good God that considers us His children because of Christ.
As human beings, we've all made promises, and we've all broken promises. Sometimes we make promises we shouldn't have made. Sometimes we make promises with good intentions but circumstances make them impossible to keep. Thankfully, we have a God that keeps every promise he has made. Join us this Sunday as we see a promise that was seemingly impossible to keep, but find out nothing is too difficult for God.
This Sunday we jump into Paul’s letter to the Galatians. And as Paul concludes this important letter, he takes the pen from his scribe and finishes by writing with his own hand. Join us as we find out what was so important that Paul wrote the words in large letters and leave knowing the peace...
In Luke 7:11-17, Jesus encounters a large group of mourners for the only son of a widow. When Jesus sees this great tragic parade, he has compassion for the widow. Moved, he raises the dead son to life and restores him to his mother. This week will consider what it means when the Lord sees us, and how his compassion means he is trustworthy.
As we continue our season of Grace Abounds, we will see God’s grace revealed in an unlikely place. Jesus is met by representatives of a Gentile Centurion who is concerned about his dear servant, requesting that Jesus bring healing and restoration. Jesus does answer this request, but in one of the most unique ways we find in the Gospels. Perhaps even more surprising, Jesus holds up this Gentile Centurion’s great faith for us to observe. But what makes the faith of the centurion so great? Join us as we discover why.
This week, as we celebrate Holy Trinity Sunday, we dive into John, chapter 8, where Jesus is in a serious argument with some Jewish leaders. Despite Jesus' authoritative teaching and his incredible miracles, they still question who Jesus claims to be. However, after a brief discussion about Abraham, Jesus "drops the mic" and makes his identity perfectly clear. Join us this Sunday as we look at two of the great imponderables - the Trinity and the Incarnation.
As we celebrate Pentecost Sunday, we will be looking at the account of the Tower of Babel in Genesis 11. Through this passage, we see a vivid example of mankind's tendency to try to make our way up to God. And while our towers today look very different, we all have that same natural tendency. Come and hear the good news that instead of us having to make our way up to God through our efforts, God came down to us.
This Sunday, we join Jesus and His disciples in the upper room, the evening before his crucifixion. And as Jesus concludes, He prays what is called His "High Priestly Prayer". He prays for Himself. He prays for His disciples. And he prays for all believers everywhere in all times. Come and hear about the unity that Jesus prays for and what that unity provides.
As you've gone through life, have you ever felt like a door has been slammed in your face? You felt like you had a good and wise plan, but for some reason, God seemed to stop it in its tracks. In our text this Sunday from the book of Acts, Paul and his companions experience this very thing. But, as the story unfolds, it becomes clear that God was doing great things all along. And in the end, the Gospel goes exactly where it needed to go. Come and hear how God is the one who opens both doors and hearts.
Have you ever considered how Jesus loves you? In our sermon text this Sunday, Jesus tells his disciples that the time for The Son of Man to be glorified is at hand: the suffering and death of the Messiah on the cross. This Son of Man is God incarnate; he is fully God and fully man that Jesus loves us. It is through his sacrificial love that Jesus gives a new command to us: that we love as Jesus loves. When we consider how Jesus loves us in his sacrificial death, which makes us right with God, we are empowered to follow Christ’s example of love.
