Sermon Scripture: Luke 20:27-38 In today's scripture, a group of religious elites approached Jesus with what seemed like a theological puzzle, but everyone could tell the question was a trap. They weren't seekers of wisdom. They weren't students eager to learn. They were hunters, and Jesus was the prey. But Jesus took their carefully constructed
Sermon Scripture: Luke 19:1-10 We have climbed ladders of success, accumulated achievements, built platforms, only to find ourselves perched somewhere high and isolated, straining to see something real, something that makes us feel less alone. In spite of our striving, we are not finding the satisfaction our souls long for. We hunger for restoration to
Sermon Scripture: 2 Timothy 4 Have you ever read a letter written by a departed loved one? Their memories come flooding back, and suddenly the paper and ink feel sacred, more than just words on a page. Their voice seems to reach across time, alive again in the words they left behind. That is what
Sermon Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 How often, when we open Scripture, do we feel like we’re just wandering through empty ruins? We explore a landscape that feels old and strange, collections of odd stories, confusing poetry, and names that feel like tongue twisters. But then, somewhere in the midst of that apparent ruin, we catch
Sermon Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-15 Sometimes we just want to feel sorry for ourselves. Our circumstances are hard, we didn’t get the promotion, another unexpected bill, someone treats us badly, or we are just really dreading doing the thing we know we should be doing. The books of 1st and 2nd Timothy are chocked full
Sermon Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-14 This Sunday we reflect on God’s call to live with confidence and courage in the gifts He has entrusted to us. Instead of a traditional sermon, our service will weave together scripture reading, reflection, testimony, and prayer—inviting each of us to see how God’s Spirit of power, love, and self-discipline
Sermon Scripture: 1 Timothy 4 We live in a world where ideas and beliefs are valuable commodities and our loyalties and attention are being pulled in many directions. In 1st Timothy chapter 4, Paul urges Timothy—and us—to discern carefully when we are being pulled in directions that do not align with Christ. Additionally we are
Sermon Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-7 There is no question that the cultural, political, and spiritual environment in which we currently live is tense and complicated, and speaking directly into this angst, scripture provides a frustratingly simple solution. It gives us a method, an action, a prescription that not only leads to common peace, but produces
Sermon Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12-17 This Sunday we begin a new series called Great Hope from 1 & 2 Timothy. In his first letter, Paul writes to his younger friend and ministry partner, reminding him that God’s mercy is greater than failure, and His Kingdom is built on trust. Paul himself was once “the worst
Sermon Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 John Wimber once said that Faith is spelled R-I-S-K, and nowhere is that more true than in our finances. In 2 Corinthians 9, Paul reminds us that generosity isn’t a matter of waiting until life feels secure, but of planting the seeds we already hold in our hands. This week
