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What is the basis of our faith, hope and love? Is it not the gospel of the Lord Jesus and the grace of God that brings eternal comfort? As we continue to prepare for the coming of the Lord Jesus at Christmas, this Sunday we look with eager hope and expectation toward the second coming. Jesus will return in power and will destroy those who set themselves against God and his kingdom. 2000 years late...

When God sent His Son to assume a human nature, He dignified so much of our earthly existence. Amazingly, Jesus spent the majority of His life at the carpenter’s bench. This forces us to reconsider the importance of our work. As we read 2 Thessalonians 3, and do so against the backdrop of Advent, we will explore a sound theology of work.

God Invades Time

Why Did Jesus Come?

As we spend the first morning of the New Year together, we will look at the church’s primary mission, to make disciples. 2 Timothy 2.1-7 will serve as our primary text as we unpack what discipleship entails and think about how we can move forward together in 2023. My prayer is that we are open to taking discipleship more seriously.

Over the next six weeks, we’ll be looking at how we can bridge where we are and where God calls us to be. But in order to do that we need to be clear on God’s calling on our lives. This Sunday, we’ll be in Acts 2:42-47 exploring how the early church pursued their calling and how we can as well.

Physical hunger can have a profound effect on us. It can bring about intense emotion (hangry), become a consuming drive, and if not dealt with, it can rob us of the strength to go on. So too the hungers of our heart. This Sunday we’ll be looking at the hunger gap from 2 Timothy 4:1-5 and see how we might bridge that in pursuit of where God’s calling us to be.

We are all creatures of habit. So much so that we typically sit in the same seats each Sunday. So as we explore the love gap, which shapes our habits, from Deuteronomy 6:4-15, we’d like you to try and break a habit.

If there is one thing that seems to be universally true of Americans, it is that we are over-committed. We have too much on our plate, and the thought of adding something else seems impossible, even if it’s a good thing. However, our text for this Sunday, Luke 10:38-42, proposes that it’s not our commitments that are the issue, but our valuation of them. Join us this Sunday as we explore how we ca...

New Hampshire’s state motto is “live free or die.” The Christian’s motto is “Christ died that I might live free!” But how exactly do we live free? This Sunday we’ll turn our attention to Galatians 5:13-24 to explore how freedom misapplied can create a gap between us and our calling and what can be done to bridge that gap.

As our series Mind the Gap comes to a close, the question before us is, “how do we keep going? How do we keep pursuing God’s call on our lives?” The answer is we remain vigilant otherwise a new gap opens up in our lives that can sabotage what’s been previously accomplished. And so this Sunday, we’ll be looking at Acts 20:7-12 to look at how we can bridge the vigilance gap.

Sin and Suffering

Last week we saw how Jesus used the suffering in this world as a signpost for the need to repent and be right with God. In this week’s passage, Luke 13.10-17, we will see how Jesus’ compassion cuts through religious legalism to promise believers full restoration in God’s Kingdom. How comforting to envision God’s putting all things right in Christ.

Jesus preached often about the Kingdom of God. In this week’s passage, Jesus reveals what it means to be saved, how we enter God’s Kingdom, and His attitude towards the lost. It is a reminder to the church to strive towards true discipleship.

In Luke 14:11 Jesus delivers a famous paradox “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted”. How do we humble ourselves? Does the truly humble person know he is humble? We will explore this important truth and celebrate the Lord’s Supper this Sunday.

What’s been your most awkward dinner party? Jesus sure had a way with the people he interacted with. To the poor and needy he was gentle and caring, gracious, and compassionate. But he had harsh words for those who believed they were righteous and would challenge their long-held values and beliefs. This Sunday in Luke 14, Jesus uses a dinner banquet at the house of a Pharisee to share how his love...

This Good Friday, we reflect upon the question, 'Why the cross of Christ?' At times we run risk of taking the immense grace of the cross for granted. Considering God's ultimate purpose for Jesus' suffering and death will help lead us to marvel at Him again.

O Death Where Is Your Victory

Everything worth doing comes at a cost. In Luke 14.25-35, Jesus wants to make sure that those who truly follow Him understand the implications of the mission. Unlike our culture that favors loose adhesion and half-hearted commitments, Jesus speaks plainly about the cost of discipleship. As we follow Christ together, are we prepared for the mission?

As we come to Luke 15, we find Jesus explaining why he spends time with sinners. But this text contains more than an explanation of Jesus’s mission. So join us this Sunday as we explore the rest of the story.

Given the richness of the parable of the prodigal son, we will revisit Luke 15, this time examining the nature of repentance. Turning from the world and towards the Lord is the daily posture of a Christ follower. How does the church “bear fruit in keeping with repentance”?

Two Ways to Live

The Rich Man and Lazarus

Why does Jesus deliver this short saying on divorce and remarriage? The placement of Luke 16.18 reinforces his point in the previous verse on the timelessness of God’s moral law. This week we will explore the importance of marriage, the reality of divorce, and the implications for our church.

As Jesus continues to mold His disciples, we will explore His mentioning of duty in Luke 17.10. While duty is not the primary motivation for Christian conduct, it will help us see how forgiveness, prayer, faith, and service are essential responsibilities of the Christian life.