Next Sunday will be Christmas Sunday when we will come again to the manger to celebrate the incarnation. This advent season, we have been meditating on the attributes of God. Who is this glorious God that has come to dwell with us? We have seen that He is triune –...

As we prepare our hearts again this year to marvel at the mystery of God with us, we are spending some time meditating on this question: Who is God? Revelation 4:1-11

One of the things that I most appreciate about Christmas is that it forces us to stop and to focus on one of the most amazing things about our God. He is the God who is near. That’s what the word “Emmanuel” means – God with us. We often take...

John 15:1-17

This morning we are going to be looking at a short but very important book of the Bible. It doesn’t get much airtime in our churches but as we will see this morning, it is of crucial importance and speaks specifically to the Church at this moment in history. Haggai...

Today we conclude our series through 1 & 2 Thessalonians, and we’re ending on a note that is unique to this series. Taken as a whole, the general tone of these letters has been warm and encouraging. Paul wrote to give this young church clarity and comfort. But in this...

Over the course of this series, we’ve spent a great deal of time talking about the Thessalonians and the challenges they were facing. But in order to understand the passage in front of us this morning, we need to turn our attention to Paul and his circumstances. As it turns...

Our text this morning is widely considered to be the most challenging passage in all of the Apostle Paul’s letters. But, if I could encourage you, many of us are coming into this text with an advantage. Raise your hand if you were with us while we walked through the...

I want to ask you all the simple question: have you ever longed for justice? Have you ever longed for the wrongs done to you or a loved one to be made right? Now that is a softball question to ask because I know for CERTAIN, that each of you...

This morning, we’re going to be talking about the church, and I think it might be worth stopping to define what I mean by “church” before we go any further. 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28