Sermons

Typical New Year's resolutions revolve around us and typically fail because they are all about us - but this life is not about us! Join us as we look at scripture to set our sights higher and overcome our failure as we look to God's Word & resolve to pursue Christ this year.

Today we look at Mary's Song in the book of Luke - at Mary's Faith, Mary's Study, and Mary's Life and how each part contributes to the Christmas story and the new way, age, and world that Christ's birth brings.

Controlling the words out our mouths is essential. Too often we, or those around us, cut others down with criticism or sarcastic comments in an attempt to build ourselves up and make us feel better about ourselves. We look at Ephesians chapter 4 to see what the Apostle Paul has to say on the subject - that our words should GIVE GRACE TO THOSE WHO HEAR. This is the way of Jesus, speaking for the benefit of others to give and bring GRACE to the hearer. Our speaker also speaks directly to Fathers and Mothers with admonishment and challenge for everyday life.

Week 10 in our series on Peter an Apostle of Jesus Christ. In Acts 15 we see the transition of Church leadership from Apostles to Elders and we look at the discussion in the Council about Gentiles who have come to faith in Jesus Christ. The role of Elders in this chapter is an inspiration and instruction in what Christian unity is like and what making decisions in unity looks like, coming not just to compromise or meeting in the middle but finding higher ground reaching a decision that will please the whole church.

Week 8 in our series Peter an Apostle of Jesus Christ. Today we are with Peter in Caesarea as he goes to talk to Cornelius the Centurion. We explore the complex significance of the city of Caesarea and how this city - created to rival the secular cities of the Greeks, designed to tie Judea into the Roman empire, used to drag the Jews out of their ancient faith and into the modern Hellenistic world - was used to launch the good news of the Gospel to all people in all the world. Today, the world does the same, it has built digital superhighways to advance its principles. How did Peter and his fellow Apostles respond to their challenge and more importantly, what did God do with it?