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Send us Fan Mail Advent Candle. Hope, Peace, Joy and Faith. But the greatest of these is love. The love that Jesus brings. After all, love was the motivation behind the first Christmas.   John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.   He came out of love, above all else. Out of love for you.   A love...

Send us Fan Mail This morning, we are in the fourth week of an Advent series that will draw its themes from the four Advent candles: Hope, peace, joy, and faith. This morning, we will look at the faith that Jesus gives us. Let’s begin by reading Matthew’s account of the Christmas story.   Matthew 1:18-25 - This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married...

Send us Fan Mail This morning, we are in the third week of an Advent series that will draw its themes from the four Advent candles: Hope, peace, joy, and faith. This morning, we will look at the joy that Jesus gives us.   Luke 2:1-20 - In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.  2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius...

Send us Fan Mail Guest preacher Eric Hesselbach: The peace Jesus brings - December 4, 2022

Send us Fan Mail Isaiah 9:1-7 - Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the Gentiles, by the way of the sea, along the Jordan--  2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawn...

Send us Fan Mail This morning, we are celebrating 30 years as a church. As I considered what to share on today to mark this occasion, I believe the Lord wanted me to share with you some encouragement from Hebrews 12:1-3 . We do not know who wrote Hebrews, but we know that it is a letter written to the church made up of Jewish Christians in Rome, encouraging them to remain faithful to Jesus in the...

Send us Fan Mail This morning I am finishing up a series I’ve entitled “The Practical Gospel.” My goal for this series has been to examine what the implications are of the gospel for various areas of our life. In this way I am essentially trying to put into practice what Paul said in Philippians 2:12-13 , where he told the Philippians to “ work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is...

Send us Fan Mail This morning I am continuing in a series I’ve entitled “Practical Christianity.” My goal for this series is to examine what the implications are of the gospel for various areas of our life. In this way I am essentially trying to put into practice what Paul said in Philippians 2:12-13 , where he told the Philippians to “Therefore my dear friends, continue to work out your salvation...

Send us Fan Mail We are in the fourth week of a sermon series I’ve entitled “The Practical Gospel,” we are learning to put into practice what Paul said in Philippians 2:12-13 , where he told the Philippians to “ work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. ” Now that you have been saved, now that you have believed...

Send us Fan Mail We are in the fourth week of a sermon series I’ve entitled “The Practical Gospel,” we are learning to put into practice what Paul said in Philippians 2:12-13 , where he told the Philippians to “ work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. ” Now that you have been saved, now that you have believed...

Send us Fan Mail We are in the third week of a sermon series that I have entitled “The practical gospel,” learning to put into practice what Paul said in Philippians 2:12-13 , where he told the Philippians to “ work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. ” Now that you have been saved, now that you have believed...

Send us Fan Mail We are in the second week of a sermon series that I have entitled “The practical gospel,” learning to put into practice what Paul said in Philippians 2:12-13 , where he told the Philippians to “ work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. ” Now that you have been saved, now that you have believed...

Send us Fan Mail This morning I am beginning a new series entitled “The Practical Gospel.” The idea for this series comes from what Paul said in Philippians 2:12-13 , where he told the Philippians to “ work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. ” In other words, now that you have been saved, now that you have be...

Send us Fan Mail We are finishing up Acts this morning. Last week, we saw Paul and his fellow travelers shipwrecked on an island called Malta as they were on their way to Rome for Paul’s trial. After some time there, they finally board a new ship for Rome. Let’s pick up the end of Acts, beginning in verse 16:   Acts 28:16-31 - When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldie...

Send us Fan Mail We have been going through the book of Acts since the beginning of the summer, looking at the story of the early church that formed after Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ascension to heaven. We are almost done, and today we will be looking at the next to last chapter, chapter 27. The second half of Acts focuses mainly on Paul, a converted Jewish Pharisee who becomes the leading mi...

Send us Fan Mail This morning, I am continuing to go through the Book of Acts, the story of the early church. In the previous chapters, Paul has been turned over by the Jews to the Romans. In this passage, he goes on trial before three Roman leaders: Felix, Festus, and Herod Agrippa. We’re not going to read the whole passage, which is three chapters long, but we’ll read 24:1-21 in order to underst...

Send us Fan Mail We are continuing this morning to go through the New Testament book of Acts, the story of the early church. We have been following Paul’s missionary journeys, and we are up to chapter 21 today. Everything is going to change for Paul in this chapter as he enters Jerusalem. He is going to be assaulted, arrested, and brought to trial, and over the next six chapters there will be five...

Send us Fan Mail This morning, we are continuing through the New Testament book of Acts, the story of the early church. We are looking today at Acts 20:17-38 , a passage where Paul meets with the leaders of the church of Ephesus as he is passing through on one of his missionary journeys. This passage is unique in that it is the only speech in Acts given to a Christian audience. It has a lot to tel...

Send us Fan Mail This morning we are continuing to go through the book of Acts, looking at Luke’s account of the 1st century church and what we can learn from it about what it means to know God and be His people. We will be in Acts 19 this morning, as we continue to follow Paul’s missionary journeys. We will focus on verses 21-41, a passage that has a lot to teach us about idolatry.   Acts 19:21-4...

Send us Fan Mail This morning we are continuing to go through the book of Acts, looking at Luke’s account of the 1st century church and what we can learn from it about what it means to know God and be His people. We will be in Acts 17 this morning, as we continue to follow Paul’s missionary journeys. We will focus mainly on verses 16-34, but let’s begin with a brief tour through verses 1-15 with a...

Send us Fan Mail This morning we are continuing through the book of Acts, the story of the early church. We are up to Acts 16 this morning, a section focused on Paul and his missionary journeys as he brings the good news of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection to cities around the Roman Empire in Europe and Asia. In Acts 16, we see Paul in Philippi, and we have recorded here three stories of God u...

Send us Fan Mail God loves me - Mel Sharp Guest Speaker

Send us Fan Mail Eric Hesselbach Guest Speaker - July 23, 2022

Send us Fan Mail This morning we are continuing through the book of Acts, the story of the early church. Remember that the resurrected Jesus has told the disciples that they will be his witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth, telling everyone that they forgiveness of sins and eternal life and the very presence of God inside of us is offered to all who would put their...

Send us Fan Mail This morning we are continuing through the book of Acts, the story of the early church. Remember that the resurrected Jesus has told the disciples that they will be his witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. They have been given the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, and the church in Jerusalem grew like crazy. But after experiencing severe persecu...