Sermons

Today as we continue our sermon series on Discipleship, asking ourselves what it really means and looks like to be a follower of Jesus Christ, we look at the topic of “applying Christ’s Word.” For the past two weeks, our focus was on learning Christ’s...

All of us who confess our faith in Christ have a book way better than this one in our possession. In fact it's way better than any book. It wasn't written by our great-grandfathers or even our grand-fathers. It was written by God our Father...

You know how they say that everybody has their own unique talents and abilities? And that everybody is good at something? It turns out that I’m really good at this board game, Scrabble Junior. Last week, at our Wednesday Night Alive dinner, after...

I have a confession to make. I used to be a non-connected Christian. Back in the Middle Ages, when I was in high school, I had a pretty strong faith for a teenager. I went to church every week with my family. I believed in Jesus, I knew my Bible...

When Jesus called Matthew, or Levi, as he is referred to in our Gospel reading from Luke, Matthew was sitting in a booth collecting taxes for the the governor of Galilee, Herod Antipas. From the ancient writings, we know that this son of Herod the...

Today I want to talk with you about the most important RSVP you'll ever make.  Our topic today is "Responding to Christ's Invitation." There is no little response card that you have to fill out and mail back to Jesus. The way you...

I remember so vividly how I felt the night of August 19th. I had just sat down on the couch to watch some TV when I saw that American journalist James Foley was beheaded by a member of the Islamic jihadist group I.S.I.S. I was shocked. I literally...

The question of Jesus in today’s Gospel, “Who do you say that I am?” took on new meaning for me after attending a conference a few weeks ago.  The presenter, in an earthy and humorous way challenged believers to “Get off Your Donkey: Help Somebody and...

This is Scout. He is our family dog. We got him when he was puppy. He’s a good dog. In fact, he’s the best dog we’ve ever had in our family. When studying today’s Gospel reading from Matthew, Scout kept popping into my mind. Why? I guess because when...

What can I do to help even one of those people to come to faith in Christ? What could you be doing to help bring about saving faith in the hearts of those people in your life who aren’t believers?