We live in an impatient culture. Even though our lack of patience brings us lots of pain, we don’t know how to escape it. Jesus’ biological brother James wants to help us restore calm in our lives. Through his letter in the New Testament, he’ll teach us (1) what patience is, (2) why it’s so crucial, and (3) how to develop it!
Many people don’t understand the Christianity they are rejecting. So what is the Christian gospel?
We live in a culture where belief in God is widely ridiculed. Despite that cultural pressure, many people profess their faith in God. What causes people to move from skepticism and become seekers?
Jesus was the greatest teacher the world has ever known. To convey spiritual truth he often used parables–stories drawn from everyday life in which he revealed the way of the Kingdom of God. In this series we will look at seven selected parables which, when understood and applied, will transform how you think and how you live.
By looking at several women in Jesus’ family tree, we see three gifts that God gave that first Christmas…
One challenge in getting to know Jesus is the fact that he is a perfect human being, which is difficult for us…
1 Peter – 1 Peter 1:1 – 3:20 SERMON SUMMARY Ten weeks ago we began a series on First Peter. We’re taking a breather from in-depth, verse-by-verse study and doing a bit of review. We’re zooming out, pulling together the many threads we’ve encountered, reminding ourselves of the “big ideas” that holds this powerful little…
1 Peter – 1 Peter 1:13-21 – 3 of 18 SERMON SUMMARY How can Christians remain pure in an impure world? Some would say that we should withdraw from the world, lest it rub off on us. But Philippians 2:15 and John 17:14-15 offer a different tactic. Notice those words, “in the midst of a…
SERMON SUMMARY The Bible has a lot to say about what we do with our appetites. And probably the most famous example comes from Genesis 25, the story of Jacob and Esau. While in their mother Rebekah’s womb, “the babies jostled each other within her.” There was a battle going on between Jacob and Esau…
SERMON SUMMARY Sermon Summary We are in a series of messages where we are looking at some of the hard sayings of Jesus. Today, we are going to look at a hard saying about marriage and divorce. As we do so, we must emphasize two Scriptural truths regarding marriage and divorce. The first is God’s…
