A Place Of Grace

Friday we saw Death Had No Power At the Cemetery we celebrated Death Has No Grip NOW… consider with me how Death Has No Victory! The resurrection firmly establish Jesus Christ’s VICTORY over Sin & Death… HE HAS RISEN! Why do we answer “Indeed”??? INDEED= without question, undeniable, it is reality or…

Some may look at the title I have for tonight as we just finished remembering Christ Death ( communion )… no doubt each of us in this room have been impacted by death… and all of us face death one day. In Romans 5:12 we read… When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death…

There is a popular Naval Incident shared: A captain's order in a crisis carries authority because of their rank . A famous story tells of a battleship Captain encountering a light while at sea. He sends a message, "Change your course 10 degrees south." The reply comes: "Change your course 10 degrees…

CHI Health Article … Some 30 trillion cells make up the human body. Miniscule but efficient, cells do the work that makes the body function… (Each cell has a function and a lifespan. A healthy cell in a healthy body will do its function effectively during it’s lifespan) When the body gets cancer, normal…

For our passage today I will be taking two weeks to cover this in its entirety. There is a wealth of vital information and some pertinent directives in this passage that I feel deserve our time and our focus. I do not want to rush our study through this wonderful letter to the Ephesians and I am sure…

We have reached the literary HINGE POINT of this book of Ephesians. There is a distinct shift… We read in Ephesians 4:1 the opening word “ THEREFORE ”... This is a very common and effective way that Paul communicates his points in his letters, a shift occurs that drives home the emphasis:. There is an…

There’s a cherished moment in history when King Louis 14th of France was attending a sumptuous banquet. The hall was filled with nobility, all more than a little intimidated by the king's stature. Suddenly, a small figure dashed in — the king's son! Ignoring the opulence around him, the boy climbed into…

I think some of you had a difficult week. Some of you may have more questions than answers as this week closes… I read an interesting quote this week that has stuck with me as I prepared for my message this week… When Charles Swindoll was asked by a student what is the most impacting thing God had taught…

Paul writes this letter to the Ephesian church around 61AD … It would have been roughly 30 years earlier that Jesus would have His disciples around Him, standing at what some called the gates to the underworld… a center for worship to Satan and many other false gods. It is here that we have the words…

When we think of walls coming down or great barriers coming down for many of us the thought of the Berlin wall that separated East and West Europe comes to mind. The great Iron Curtain. This wall was very physical (Baltic Sea to Adriatic Sea), but it was also political (communist on one side and capitalist…

Today we are looking at GOD’S WORKMANSHIP and discovering the MASTERPEICE WORK OF GRACE ... In Genesis 1 we see God’s workmanship… after six days of creation with mankind being the pinacol of this creation God says “ It is VERY GOOD! ”… The Greek word for workmanship or masterpiece is Poema (poiema)……

I love the hymn sweet hour of prayer… There have been men of God who spent 3hours in prayer because a day was going to be harder and many of us if we pray for 3 minutes feel as though it was an hour!!!! Prayer is HARD WORK ! It is a POWERFUL privilege God has given the believer! Today we are looking…

Last week I spoke in error at one point in my message to you… As I shared with you that our BELIEFS CREATE BEHAVIOR I pointed to the scriptures and said, “ at least they should. ” The truth is that OUR BEHAVIOR will reveal and reflect what we truly believe… not what we merely give lip service to. Last…

I expect and hope that this week you read Ephesians through at least once. Reading through once a week as we study through this letter in Scripture will solidify the theme of BELIEF CREATES BEHAVIOR … In your reading of this letter you are fully aware that this morning we are looking at some very powerful…

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. This is a letter… There is an author or writer of the letter There is an audience or those receiving the letter…

LIGHT… it is just fitting around this time of year. In the winter months we seem to miss the light more than ever. In our home we have a tradition where we load up in the car, sometimes we pack hot chocolate, we turn on Christmas music and we go driving around looking for Christmas lights. Something…

Love … a word that has such a vast range of meaning whether in the scriptures or in our culture today. I love a good cup of coffee early in the morning as the sun is coming up or as the snow falls to the ground I love a tender steak grilled just right with a side of mashed potatoes and grilled corn with…

We come to the Advent or Coming of JOY… HOW DO DEFINE JOY??? That which brings gladness It is something found in the heart of a person The heart’s state of BEING It is a condition of the heart (it is an emotion, something felt) It stems from a CAUSE or SOURCE!!! Here is a question to begin with today...…

On this Sunday looking at the Advent of Peace… I have posed a question. Is PEACE Attainable?… I ask this question on your behalf because of my childhood. My understanding of things warped how I viewed the scripture and things God stated in His Word. When I think of Peace… (or love and joy) the song,…

Growing up, moving all over traditions seemed to be few. One tradition I have discovered that many celebrated in thier church growing up was Advent. Since I never have I thought it might be interesting to approach this season in my preaching looking at Advent. During this Season we will look at: Hope,…

When we take time to look at the world we live in, even just in the recent past year you see: Unrest in the middle east and around the world There are school shootings, mass shootings, assassinations Christians are slaughtered around the world for thier faith We continue to see the mass murders of unborn…

Today as we get near the end of our CORE Church Concepts series we will be looking at the concept of Family and the church as a FAMILY OF FAMILIES. I felt it would be fitting to introduce you to my family… [ FAMILY PHOTO ] This here is our bunch… introduce [ WEDDING PHOTO ] Our family started on January…