Introduction “For we all stumble in many ways.” James 3:2a “…the righteous falls seven times and rises again” Proverbs 24:16a Every week it seems we hear stories of pastors, teachers, and leaders stepping down or removed from their posts due to moral failures of some kind. And while we might be tempted to shake our…
1 Corinthians 1
In a city full of philosophies and religions and sensuality the Apostle Paul reminds the church to focus on the message of the cross. The Gospel is what makes us right with God, it is what makes us the church and gives us unity. It’s all about Jesus… all glory to Him!
Looking to Jesus – Anxious
Introduction “Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.” Proverbs 12:25 Some people teach that Christians are exempt from the worries of this world, but it just isn’t true. We live in a fallen world that is full of trouble (John 16:33). Disease, heartache, financial loss, and all…
Romans 16
Paul wraps up his letter to the Romans with some greetings, some warnings and a blessing.
Looking to Jesus – Rejected
Introduction “He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.” Isaiah 53:3 Rejection is a universal experience that comes in many different ways. We might experience emotional or physical rejection from a…
Romans 14 & 15
Does eating pork affect your relationship with Jesus? How about with others? Pastor Carl walks us through the appeal the Apostle Paul is making to look to Jesus and look out for the interest of others.
Jeremiah 23 – 25
Cliff Sowa takes us through a revelation of Jesus as The Branch of David, the sign of two baskets of figs, and 70 years of desolation for an unrepentant people.
Looking to Jesus – Discontent
Introduction “For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:10 The world values beauty and strength. Advertisers frequently appeal to our vanity by marketing their products as that which will restore our youth and vitality. So…
Romans 12 & 13
Here is where the rubber meets the road, with all Paul has laid out in the first 11 chapters he urges the church in Rome to lay down their lives as a living sacrifice to the Lord. Serve, submit, love your neighbor all while putting on Jesus Christ. It is the life we were meant…
Jeremiah 20 – 22
Jeremiah is becoming more and more unpopular, people are ignoring the word of the Lord and the fate of Jerusalem is sealed. Judah has “forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and worshiped other gods and served them” and so soon they would be taken captive to Babylon.