Like many things in life, wealth has both an upside and a downside. The upside is obvious. Money lets us cover necessities, pay the bills, and best of all store up treasures in Heaven, as we saw last week in the Parable of the Shrewd Manager. But wealth also has a significant downside. In fact,…
Some people go through life possessing by accident. That is, they use their financial resources to buy necessities and pay the bills, and then use whatever is left to amuse themselves. But what if there is more to it than that? What if our possessions have a far more important purpose? That’s the question we…
In this sermon we conclude our four week series on our church’s core values. This is where it all comes together and we see the necessary response to the first three core values – because God’s Word is true and He is worthy of our worship and we are completely dependent on Him in prayer,…
How are we supposed to live for Jesus when we face so many trials and temptations both from within and without? Where does the power come from to do it? That is the question we are answering in this third of four new year sermons covering the core values of our church. In this third…
“Men more frequently require to be reminded than informed,” Samuel Johnson once wrote. In the spirit of those wise words, we are starting the new decade by reminding ourselves of our church’s Core Values. In this second sermon of four, we focus on why worshiping the Lord together is one of the most important things…
There are lots of good things that a church can do. But what are the most important things – the ones that we must do or we risk not being a church at all? That’s the question we tackle in this first of four sermons on the Core Values of our church. In this first…
What better way to start a new decade than with a reminder of what the Lord Jesus accomplished for us on the Cross! In this sermon, we will do just that by working through Romans 3, vv. 25-26. Text = Romans 3:21-26 To view the bulletin, please click on the blue “PDF” button.
Ready or not, here they come – the 2020s are about to begin! In this sermon, we close out one decade and start another with the stirring words of Joshua 1:1-9. This passage exhorts us to be strong and courageous as we follow the Lord into the unknown future. Text = Joshua 1:1-9 To view…
“Fear not!” the angel said to the frightened shepherds. “I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.” With those few words, the angelic messenger laid out the core message of Christmas. In this sermon, we focus on three reasons that the birth of Jesus Christ is good news…
Sermon text: Luke 1:28,30-38 To view the bulletin, please click on the blue “PDF” button