The parables of Jesus are much more than just stories; they are spiritual truths. Through parables, Jesus deepens our understanding of who he is and who we are. 

The best banquet imaginable is in the works, and you’re invited. So is everyone else. Sadly, many are not interested and will miss out. Sadder still, many would love to attend - even expect to - but will miss out because they won’t be properly dressed. Will you?

The parables of Jesus are much more than just stories; they are spiritual truths. Through parables, Jesus deepens our understanding of who he is and who we are.

A vineyard is planted for one reason: to produce fruit. In this parable, Jesus uses the picture of a vineyard and its workers to teach us that he is looking for the same thing in his followers. What kind of fruit are you producing in his vineyard?

The parables of Jesus are much more than just stories; they are spiritual truths. Through parables, Jesus deepens our understanding of who he is and who we are.  

A father and two sons. Recalcitrance and repentance. Deceptive disobedience. Are we the first or the second son in Jesus' parable, and why does it matter? As Jesus himself asked, "What do you think?"

The parables of Jesus are much more than just stories; they are spiritual truths. Through parables, Jesus deepens our understanding of who he is and who we are.  

In his parable today, Jesus helps us understand how his kingdom operates. His is not a kingdom made up of "good people" who have been dubbed such by good intentions, best efforts, or hard work, but a kingdom governed by grace. That's good news because grace is for everyone, which means grace is for you.

Virtually everyone has some thought or opinion on what church is or isn't, or what it should or shouldn't be. There's one perspective that matters more than all of them, though, and it belongs to the One who established the church in the first place. This is the fifth and final message in a five-week series that focuses on the church and God's purpose for it in our lives.   

If you wish to see what makes Christianity so different from every other religion, look no further than the matter of forgiveness. How does one get it? How does one give it? The answer is the same: Jesus Christ. His Church, made up of forgiven sinners, is also a Church of forgiving saints.

Virtually everyone has some thought or opinion on what church is or isn't, or what it should or shouldn't be. There's one perspective that matters more than all of them, though, and it belongs to the One who established the church in the first place. This is the fourth in a five-week series that focuses on the church and God's purpose for it in our lives.   

Those who care about us are not afraid to tell us like it is. And, though it may be difficult to hear, we appreciate hearing what needs to be said when those who speak up have our best interests in mind. That's where the church comes in. It is a place where we care enough about each other to judge, without being judgmental.

Virtually everyone has some thought or opinion on what church is or isn't, or what it should or shouldn't be. There's one perspective that matters more than all of them, though, and it belongs to the One who established the church in the first place. This is the third in a five-week series that focuses on the church and God's purpose for it in our lives. 

The church could attract so many if only it could promise freedom from every danger and difficulty of life! But such a promise is reserved only for the life to come. In this life, believers ought to expect danger and difficulty specifically because of their connection to Christ.

Virtually everyone has some thought or opinion on what church is or isn't, or what it should or shouldn't be. There's one perspective that matters more than all of them, though, and it belongs to the One who established the church in the first place. This is the second in a five-week series that focuses on the church and God's purpose for it in our lives. While we are used to the limitations of time in our world, beginnings and endings, today we are reminded that the church has no such limitations.