Woodland Friends Church

A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices… what was he saying? What was the composer getting at? I think the answer to that precedes the statement more than succeeds it. It precedes it in the words, “Long lay the world in sin and error pining, 'Till he appeared and the soul felt its worth.”

Good news is like all the things we enjoy in life. All the meaningful things. Sometimes even the small things. What do we mean by small things? Right? We say, “Enjoy the small things in life,” we mean enjoy the things like a warm cup of coffee after a long winter’s walk. Enjoy the simple pleasure it gives you to soak up your spouse’s beautiful eyes. Enjoy a good feast with friends and family, as o...

Good news is like all the things we enjoy in life. All the meaningful things. Sometimes even the small things. What do we mean by small things? Right? We say, “Enjoy the small things in life,” we mean enjoy the things like a warm cup of coffee after a long winter’s walk. Enjoy the simple pleasure it gives you to soak up your spouse’s beautiful eyes. Enjoy a good feast with friends and family, as o...

What is peace? Is not the peace we desire, something where violence is not the norm? What’s funny to me, is that many Christians are offended at notions of peace and non-resistance. If one is offended by peace and non-resistance, one might want to think that through. If peace offends you, check your heart.

What is peace? Is not the peace we desire, something where violence is not the norm? What’s funny to me, is that many Christians are offended at notions of peace and non-resistance. If one is offended by peace and non-resistance, one might want to think that through. If peace offends you, check your heart.

It’s not how we think! Jesus says, “I came out to preach. It’s about the Word.” On one side we have the suffering… the miseries… the sicknesses and sins, the demonic forces, and the whole weariness of the world. It’s brewing. It’s bothersome. It’s horrifying. It’s depressing. It’s my family members getting old and dying. It’s the governments and powers that be lording over people. And Jesus does a...

It’s not how we think! Jesus says, “I came out to preach. It’s about the Word.” On one side we have the suffering… the miseries… the sicknesses and sins, the demonic forces, and the whole weariness of the world. It’s brewing. It’s bothersome. It’s horrifying. It’s depressing. It’s my family members getting old and dying. It’s the governments and powers that be lording over people. And Jesus does a...

This is imagery of the Redeemer. The One who Redeemed Israel from Egypt. That’s what Jude calls the Lord, one ancient Manuscript says Jesus in Jude, verse 5, "I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered," – that’s redeemed- "His people out of the land of Egypt." The death of the firstborn, the blood, these are all images of course that point us to Jesus. "There is a fountain filled with bl...

This is imagery of the Redeemer. The One who Redeemed Israel from Egypt. That’s what Jude calls the Lord, one ancient Manuscript says Jesus in Jude, verse 5, "I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered," – that’s redeemed- "His people out of the land of Egypt." The death of the firstborn, the blood, these are all images of course that point us to Jesus. "There is a fountain filled with bl...

“You have come,” hear the present tense in that? "Now," so says the author of Hebrews to a contemporary audience 2000 years ago, and by extension, us. Now, “you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, 23 to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the sp...

“You have come,” hear the present tense in that? "Now," so says the author of Hebrews to a contemporary audience 2000 years ago, and by extension, us. Now, “you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, 23 to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the sp...

You live under our King Jesus’ law. You live to please King Jesus. You submit complete allegiance and loyalty to King Jesus. It should foster an emotional separation from the kingdoms of this world. Of greater concern is the Kingdom of Jesus, and if you and I are doing our part to make it grow. Does this mean we have rights to stand around and watch nations burn under our noses, while we do nothin...

You live under our King Jesus’ law. You live to please King Jesus. You submit complete allegiance and loyalty to King Jesus. It should foster an emotional separation from the kingdoms of this world. Of greater concern is the Kingdom of Jesus, and if you and I are doing our part to make it grow. Does this mean we have rights to stand around and watch nations burn under our noses, while we do nothin...

Some of the best food for the soul is the same food we always come back to - the Gospel.

Some of the best food for the soul is the same food we always come back to - the Gospel.

In this release in the Sabbatical vault, we look at a sermon from Kevin a few years ago as he handled the liberties Christians might have over certain feast days. Does this at all speak to the Halloween holiday?

In this release in the Sabbatical vault, we look at a sermon from Kevin a few years ago as he handled the liberties Christians might have over certain feast days. Does this at all speak to the Halloween holiday?

On this 3rd release from the Sabbatical Vault, we look into "why can we believe the Bible?"

On this 3rd release from the Sabbatical Vault, we look into "why can we believe the Bible?"

In the second sermon in our Sabbatical Vault, we return to look at an opening sermon in Habakkuk, where the prophet is asking a lot of questions we perhaps find ourselves asking in our COVID, 2020 era.

In the second sermon in our Sabbatical Vault, we return to look at an opening sermon in Habakkuk, where the prophet is asking a lot of questions we perhaps find ourselves asking in our COVID, 2020 era.

In this first sermon released from the vault, we dissect two verses in Mark showing how serious Jesus takes forgiveness. The point of the Gospel is that we've been forgiven. If we can't forgive, it shows we don't understand the Gospel to begin with!

In this first sermon released from the vault, we dissect two verses in Mark showing how serious Jesus takes forgiveness. The point of the Gospel is that we've been forgiven. If we can't forgive, it shows we don't understand the Gospel to begin with!

You and I are likely familiar with fire. It’s random, and it’s sometimes all encompassing. It’s destructive and sometimes it goes everywhere. And while some forests with decaying and dying dry limbs, branches and trees might be stripped clean, meanwhile houses unfortunately burn and the air gets polluted. Fire can be refining and purifying, and it can be deadly and destructive.

The Puritans would...

You and I are likely familiar with fire. It’s random, and it’s sometimes all encompassing. It’s destructive and sometimes it goes everywhere. And while some forests with decaying and dying dry limbs, branches and trees might be stripped clean, meanwhile houses unfortunately burn and the air gets polluted. Fire can be refining and purifying, and it can be deadly and destructive.

The Puritans would...