Sermons

A Glimpse Behind the Scenes

Seeing is believing; but is what we see all there is? Is what we know all there is to know? By the time we become adults we have learned that there is a lot more to life than what we already know and there is a lot happening in the world that we do not…

Antichrist and the Raging Battle

Are you familiar with the term Antichrist? Many people have heard the term, and figure it's something from the book of Revelation, but did you know that the person Antichrist is mentioned throughout Scripture just not by that name? In fact, the only books of the Bible that use that name are 1 and 2…

Trusting That God Will Finish What He Started

Sometimes we have trust issues. We struggle to believe that God really does love us and is working in our lives. Bob La Forge writes, in his book Contemplating the Almighty, "To say that God is faithful or consistent is not to imply, however, that He is predictable. Much bitterness toward God results from a…

Serving God Where You Are, the Way You Are

Heroes often get celebrated, but the ordinary, can be forgotten. The truth is though, that the world doesn't run on heroes. The world runs on ordinary people doing good. It runs on people doing the right thing, over and over every day, unnoticed. While heroes are needed to stop super villains, what has helped us…

Responding Well to Correction – Continued

Can you remember the last time someone corrected you? How did you feel about that? Were you glad or sad or angry? Correction is something we all need at times, some more than others, but we are often resistant. To accept correction means we are admitting we were wrong. Admitting we were wrong means admitting…

Responding Well to Correction

Moved to Prayer

What impact does watching the news have on you? What impact does the Word of God have on you? Sometimes, it should be the same - intense prayer. The pain, suffering, and depravity we see on the news should drive us to call out to God. The wonder, awe, and terror that come from getting…

Help for Understanding God’s Ways

When things go bad in the world, we often start to wonder what God is doing. Why is He allowing so many problems, so much trouble? We are tempted to think, to worry, that maybe God has faded from the scene or stopped caring. Because He knows our humanness and our tendencies, God has taken…

From Disillusionment to Joy

"He is Risen!" was not the first words some of the disciples said when they heard about the empty tomb. Most were saying "He is Missing!". Maybe that is how you feel sometimes. Sometimes we expect God to show up in a certain way: heal a friend, fix a problem, calm this chaotic world. Sometimes…

What is God doing in the Northeast?

Today we are excited to have with us Dan Nichols of the Northeast Collaborative. Dan is going to share with us the vision and work of the Northeast Collaborative, telling us about the exciting things God is doing in and through churches in our region. He will be making his main ministry presentation in the…