The angel tells Mary not just that she will bear a holy Child but that he will sit on the throne of his father David and that the reign of his kingdom will have no end (Luke 1:32-33). Jesus wasn’t born in some safe and sanitized holiday scene, but in a war zone in which He died with a sign over his head which read, “King of the Jews.”
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Like a lot of things, Abraham teaches us how to deal with faith and the death of a loved one…
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In David’s plea for forgiveness, we learn some important lessons in dealing with our past mistakes and finding forgiveness and restoration.
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As Ecclesiastes reminds us, there is a time for everything in our lives. Winter is an important season and does some important work. In every life, there comes a time to let go and move on to our future.
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The world rightly accuses us of being mentally lazy in how we express and understand our faith. What does it mean to love God thoughtfully?
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How do we engage our life energy? To what tasks do we apply ourselves? Whatever you do, do as to the Lord...our work is worship.
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Is God the desire of your heart? What your heart wants, it finds a way to get...
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John laments that no one is able to open the scroll of destiny when an elder identifies that Jesus, the lion of Judah who appears as a slain lamb, is worthy. Jesus then takes the scroll from the Father, unleashing a “new song” of worship that is joined by multitudes. There’s a reason we sing at Christmas – not because it makes us feel good but because Jesus is worthy.
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All humans are born into sin. All humans are born sexually broken. God’s design, however, is for sexuality to be expressed in marriage between one...
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Culture continues to try to redefine a “true” man, woman, and everything in between. The Bible is clear. The issue is about who we believe...
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How is a follower of Jesus supposed to respond to a non-Christian government? What is our position on submitting to immoral authorities? The purpose of...
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The Gospel of Jesus doesn’t just “suggest” reconciliation, it is reconciliation. The human with God and the human with other humans. This sermon aims at...
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