In Sunday’s passage, we see that God has visited his people when Jesus heals a woman and brings a young girl back to life! This loving God who has power over nature, disease and even death itself can be trusted with the details of our lives and with our eternity!
People all over the world want to be free. We long for national freedom, civil freedom and economic freedom. But the most important freedom we can experience is personal freedom—the freedom to become the person that God has designed each of us to be. In this message Pastor Doug discusses not only what Jesus came to set us free from, but just as importantly, what he came to set us free for! Only by embracing the freedom that Jesus offers can we escape living an unbalanced, lopsided, superficial life.
Jesus has many different facets. In his conversation with Mary and Martha, he proves himself to be the all-powerful Resurrection and the Life by raising their brother Lazarus from the dead. But he also proves to be a tender counselor who ministers to each sister in just the way she needs.
Jesus brings a dead man, his good friend Lazarus, back to life and through this miracle we see His power over death and reveals even more about who He is, why He came, and what it means for us.
SERMON SUMMARY John 1:19-37 In this series from John’s Gospel called, “Who is this Man Named Jesus?” we’re looking at the words and works of Jesus to determine who he is, and what he wants for and from us. In the first sermon we looked at Jesus as the “Logos”—the Word—of God (John 1:1-14). The…
1 Peter – 1 Peter 3:18-22 – 10 of 18 SERMON SUMMARY This is one of the most difficult passages in all of Scripture. Various commentaries present differing views on what they think Peter is trying to say. Today I want to share what I think Peter is saying and why. Any time you are…
SERMON SUMMARY John 1:1, 14 recounts the Christmas story in two verses. God became man and dwelt among us. Theologians call this the incarnation of Christ. The word “incarnate” means “in the flesh.” Jesus is God in the flesh! The doctrine of incarnation distinguishes the Christian faith from any other religion. In no other religion…
SERMON SUMMARY Christianity had gotten off-course, and so 500 years ago a brave Catholic monk named Martin Luther nailed to the door of a church a list of 95 abuses. In Luther’s day, church leaders competed against the Scriptures for authority. Today, due to globalization, Christianity is just one of many religious options— each of…
Sermon Summary “What happens when you die?” Do you cease to exist? Are you reincarnated in some other form? Is there a heaven and a hell where we will live out eternity either in great bliss or with great dread? There is only one person that is truly qualified to answer that question. His name…
Sermon Summary As Christians, how can we handle temptation? We know we should take every precaution to keep from giving in to those allurements which can so easily destroy our lives. The book of James offers several biblical principles which can help us resist and overcome temptation. First, take responsibility for your own sin. Oftentimes,…
