Finding Our Joy in Christ
What do you see as the source of ultimate joy? What is the one goal that you are seeking after that you believe, once it is achieved, you will be …
The Inner Life of a Disciple
The last time we met we talked about four words that define what a follower of Jesus should be doing. You can watch that message here. There have been a …
A Discipleship Evaluation
While we seem to use the word “Christian” most often to describe a follower of Jesus, it is actually one of the least used terms in the New Testament. Much …
The Joy of Knowing Christ as Your King
I just can’t get away from the theme of “Jesus is King.” We began looking at this in the last message, the fact that Jesus came in fulfillment of many …
Worshiping Christ as King
This is the season we celebrate the birth of our Savior. We celebrate baby Jesus in the manger, and we talk about all that He has done for us by …
Christology – the Doctrine of Christ
Where is your trust? That is the question I hope you will consider very seriously as we take our first look at the doctrine of Jesus Christ, known as Christology. …
Why We Need Thanksgiving
Have you ever bought something you already had, because you forgot you have it? I am thinking right now of a tool for my chainsaw I have hanging on the …
Shoebox Sunday!
Today is one of our favorite Sundays of the year. For the past several weeks (and much longer for some) we have been packing Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to send …
Hamartiology – The Doctrine of Sin
Where did the idea of sin come from? Is it just some old-fashioned idea that was created to help keep humans in line? Is guilt just a social construct? It …
Foundations of Our Faith – Anthropology: the doctrine of man
So when we think of anthropology, we tend to think of history and archeology and maybe even sociology or science. The truth is, the study of anthropology has many subsections, …