The Unavoidable Messiah…Rejected!
John and Jesus proclaimed the kingdom of heaven, and Jesus’ miracles showed He was their King, yet J...
Out with the Old, In with the New
John the Baptist and Jesus called for people to repent and get ready for the coming kingdom. Jesus w...
The Two Foundations
Last week we began looking at the stories Jesus told to illustrate truths He was teaching. These sto...
Salt and Light: Impacting Our World
Jesus is a story-teller. Throughout his ministry, he told stories to teach us how to live our lives....
A Life of Faith, with Gary Armstrong
I. Faith Is: Small, Great or Nil
II. Faith Does: Not Doubt
III. Faith Shows: in Our Works
I...
Pursuing Intimacy in Prayer, with Phil Congdon
Every Christian knows about prayer. We say grace before meals, pray with our kids at bedtime, and recite the 'Lord's Prayer.' But prayer is also a doorway to intimacy with God. We just need to change our goal from getting God to do something for me, to knowing Him better.
The Bad News and The Good News
Our culture is becoming increasingly hostile to the God and the church of Jesus Christ. Biblical truths are attacked in government and media. Our world is showing its 'true colors': It's bad, but there's good news, too. As salt and light, Christians point to a better way, and a better day!
Bathsheba: Sin, Death, and the Promise of Redemption
Her name isn't actually in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus, but she is there - 'she who was the wife of Uriah.' Bathsheba was involved in the sin that stained the rule of Israel's greatest king, David, resulting in death. But repentance and grace gave forgiveness, and new life.
Ruth's Journey from Death to Life: A Story of Kindness and Love
Tamar and Rahab, the first two women in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus, both present a moral challenge to Christians. But the third, Ruth, seems a saint by comparison! Her circumstances, however, were far from great. Yet her life exhibits God's love and grace.
Tamar's Redemption: From Crisis to Christ
This Christmas we're going back, way back, to four Old Testament women in Jesus' family tree. Matthew's genealogy of Jesus records them for us - four unlikely women, who exhibit through their lives God's redemptive purpose in sending Jesus to this world.