Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church

What emotions does the word "help" evoke? Some are reluctant to help, others are reluctant to ask for help, and some are very willing to help.

Jesus invites us into relationship, and abundant life. How do we share the good news with others?

Can you remember a time when the church was at its very best?

The Bible has a book about how Christians act, called Acts. We sometimes read this as a set of miracles by the Holy Spirit, but this series will look at Acts as a manual for what Christians do. The acts of the believers were to celebrate God, in a way that invited response.

ECO Synod Executive Rev. Dr. Dana Allin shares a message for Liberty Corner Church as we work through the Breakthrough Cohort.

Why do we gather for worship each Sunday? We gather in worship to grow, step by step, into the people we were made to be, in the image of Jesus Christ. We were made to be butterflies, but we live as caterpillars.

What are we doing here? Why do we gather each week? One thing we are doing here is in our mission statement: "inspiring people to find and follow Jesus."

Church attendance across the nation has decreased significantly in the last two decades, and the largest part of that decrease is that the average Christian attends worship less frequently. What is important about weekly worship? What are we doing here?

Living in the post-Easter world, we see the a choice before us -- treading vs swimming. With both, you are exerting energy to stay above water, but the difference is direction.

Do you have doubts about faith? If you pay attention to the Bible, you'll discover that you are in good company.

When we tell the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection, we may accidentally imply that resurrection is primarily about what happens after we die, and that’s not what Jesus offers. Jesus offers eternal life that starts now, and lasts forever.

The Bible presents the cross and resurrection as God’s decisive victory against darkness.

These days, social media has given rise to the influencer. Someone people follow, and emulate; the person we want to be like. Jesus is our Influencer.

Sometimes when we look at this world, it’s tempting to get depressed, to focus on the bad news instead of sharing good news, to give in to fear and anger instead of sharing our hope in Christ. if you ever feel depressed at the state of the world, remember that what we see is not all there is. Do not just focus on the problems; always remember the glory.

God is perfectly just. God yearns to eradicate evil. And yet, God is also perfectly loving. What does that mean? How can the Lord lay our sin on Jesus?

God commissioned Adam, and all humanity, to a role in God's creation, but Adam abdicated the mission by his sin. Another way the Bible talks about atonement is that Jesus came to be a New Adam and complete the mission that God gave humanity.

Why did Jesus have to die?

In Jesus' time, they expected the Messiah to be a warrior King. Some in our culture today have similar expectations. Jesus flips this expectation when he describes the kingdom of God.

What do simple everyday actions of compassion have to do with the kingdom of God?

Some Christians seem to feel indifferent toward the world. Others seem to feel fear, anger, or even contempt. Jesus invites us to revolutionary compassion.

Jesus talks about wealth in a revolutionary way and the key question is this: whose money is it?

At two points in Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus said that the kingdom of God belongs to children. What does he mean?

God’s kingdom is a revolutionary treasure. It is not a set of rules to follow. It’s not a set of beliefs to hold. It is a life-changing discovery.

Many of the things Jesus says about the kingdom are in stories with a deeper meaning called parables. This week we look at the revolutionary story of God's kingdom through the parable of the sower.