Learning Forgiveness
For Lent this year we’re studying forgiveness: Forgiveness from God, forgiveness with one another, giving and receiving. Today we introduce the series…
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A Song of Revolution
We’re going back to the earliest Christmas songs for our Advent series. Specifically, the songs and worship from the beginning of Luke’s…
Read moreMission, Courage and Suffering
St. Paul writes from prison that his readers should live worthy of the gospel. What does this mean? Is it only about…
Read moreCome As You Are
Mark Barigye, our intern this semester from Greenville University, preaches from Mark 5 on the story of Jesus healing Jairus’s daughter and…
Read moreBear Each Other’s Burdens
Concluding our Build Each Other Up series, we talk today about being a community of people who help one another responsibly. We read…
Read moreGetting Ready for the King
Our Advent Series titled Advent of the King and His Kingdom continues with a second look at John the Baptist. We find him…
Read moreA Beggar’s Prayer
Luke gives us a chapter full of stories, parables, and interactions with Jesus that culminate in the healing of a blind man…
Read moreHope for Our Community
Paul Militzer shares about his work as Executive Director of the Community Hope Center, and preaches a message of hope from what…
Read moreWorking on the Other Half
When asked about the greatest commandment, Jesus said there were actually two: love God and love your neighbor. While many neglect the…
Read moreFeel Deeply, Pray Urgently, Send Powerfully
Our church mourns the loss of Harry, a wonderful 9 year old boy who was part of our church and tragically drowned…
Read moreThe Mercy You Give, The Mercy You Get
Jesus is straightforward in Matthew 5.7: “Blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy.” Can mercy from God really be…
Read moreSin and Confession
Today we focus on Psalm 38, a confession of sin and prayer for mercy. Jesus is our Great Physician who not only…
Read moreZacchaeus Learns Mercy
From Luke 19.1-10 comes the famous story of Zacchaeus’s encounter with Jesus. Zacchaeus, like the tax collector praying at the temple in…
Read moreThe Earth Is the Lord’s and Everyone in It
Jonah is the disobedient prophet who was called beyond the borders of his people, his nation, and his compassion. We catch up…
Read moreI Am with You Always
The Great Commission is a world changing assignment that should be beyond intimidating to us. How on earth are we supposed to…
Read moreTake Authority
We’re in the Great Commission again (Matthew 28.16-20) and move on to our next key word: Authority. After some instructions on interpretation…
Read moreCalled to Bear Sorrow
Each community bears a little bit of God’s heart in the world. Our community has been called to mourn with those who…
Read moreThe True Temple
In Mark 11.12-25 Jesus has made the climb to Jerusalem and now the tension in the story is increasing. Jesus walks straight…
Read moreHints of a King
Mark gives us two of the most famous Jesus stories back to back: the feeding of the 5,000 and Jesus walking on…
Read moreThe Kingdom Versus the Legion
From Mark 5.1-20 comes the story of Jesus’ encounter with the outcast of all outcasts: a Gentile in Roman country, demon-possessed and…
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