I want to share with you today some things that connect and don’t connect that we simply need to talk about… In 1859 a Scottish preacher by the name of John Duncan wrote an article called “Trilemma,” later, in 1936, Watchman Nee, picked up on it, and C.S. Lewis shared …
This Tuesday we will celebrate, running to see fireworks, grilling out, doing all of the things families and friends do to enjoy another day off at work and perhaps even giving a passing thought to the meaning of the day. The 56 signers of our declaration of independence knew what …
With Sergey here this morning I thought it would be appropriate to share about purpose. Sergey left Belarus with nothing to launch out to bring his family to safety and freedom in the US. He began his life in the US serving and has developed his own construction company and …
Happy Father’s day! Today I want to encourage the men and by doing so I hope it will also encourage the women and children in the building As we begin today I do want to say that if you are a single mom or your husband is not a believer, …
A few months ago Pastor Tim did a series on “who do you want to be.” That got me thinking. Before we think about who we want to be, we need to know who we are. So that brings me to today’s sermon title. Who are you? Statistically speaking around …
So we know how Jesus saw and challenged the good, the nasty, the entrapped, the infirmed, those of different races and cultures and each of those areas may be challenges for us because they may be different from us. As human beings we love being comfortable, sometimes people strive their …
Last week we looked at how Jesus sees the good, the nasty, and the trapped. If you were not here last week, you can go to our Facebook page or website and get caught up with the series. I love when non-believers, as many in Hollywood and Washington DC, love …
Paul had just finished a note explaining to us what radical love is, the way God loves us and the way we should love God and others….then he explains basically….. before he understood radical love he acted and spoke like a child, understood the way a child does…but as he grew into God’s man he now gets it…..he struggles to see clearly but I believe he is saying as we see as Jesus sees we know people the way Jesus knows people.
In this day and age there is such a need for joy….I don’t think anyone would say…”Gee I watched the news today and felt so much joy!”
How many times have you heard someone say, “don’t judge me, you aren’t supposed to judge” Aren’t we all sinners, what gives you the right to judge me….aren’t we supposed to leave judgment up to God?” or something….More Christians and not-yet Christians misunderstand this idea but it is all part of radical love.
