SERMON SUMMARY 1. Our lives are shaped by our expectations. Shaped by the Old Testament, the disciples expected God quickly to bring in a physical, national kingdom of Israel with a victorious, messianic ruler who would squash all Gentile opposition. The disciples expected and wanted one thing, but Jesus had something else in mind. False…
Sermon Summary Jesus is a controversial historical figure, not so much because of what he taught, but who he claimed to be: God in the flesh. Those who knew him best believed him, and risked life and limb to echo that claim. Is Jesus really God? Let’s consider the case for Jesus’ deity. Jesus claimed…
Sermon Summary This morning, Pastor Dan presented Part 3 of a four-part series on the Old Testament book of Ruth. Last week, we learned that Ruth and her mother-in-law Naomi returned to Naomi’s homeland, Bethlehem, at the exact time of the wheat harvest. There, the two poor widows managed to survive by Ruth’s gleaning from…
