It’s a special day as we look at celebrating our young people stepping from childhood to adulthood. That transition sometimes in our minds and hearts creates a dynamic in the home that tends to become less clear. They remain our children yet they have now grown into adulthood. What does this dynamic…

Let me begin AGAIN where Paul began in verse 21 with a command that applies to every believer : “ Submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. ” That means the tone of this entire passage ( from husbands and wives, parents and children, slaves and masters ) is not domination. It is humility.…

Today we’re stepping into a passage that, if I am honest, carries a lot of weight. For some, it raises questions. For others, it brings tension. And for some, it may even carry pain. We’re going to be in Ephesians 5:21–33 —a passage that talks about marriage, about submission, and about love. And before…

In our passage today we are shifting form looking at and dealing with specifics in our lives and hearts to more GENERAL areas for us to consider. There is a strong emphasis of some BASICs here of living and walking this Christian life! As we make this shift our passage begins with “SO” or “THEREFORE”…

When I originally started my sermon last week it was going to be one message… due to time constraints and a desire for us to get a fuller picture I broke this into two Sundays. Verses 1-7 developed a picture for us concerning the DARKNESS of this world and even that we can find ourselves struggling with…

My wife and I could not understand why our two year old son was hitting his face with his toy phone. As new parents we felt this was not normal. It was a few days later that my wife determined it was my fault that our son was hitting his face. As Lisa observed me speaking on the phone she noticed how…

Someone once stated: “ If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down .” This statement is true of our Christian walk as well. Fortunate for us, we are not left wondering what is is that we need to “ give up ”. As we continue in this letter of Ephesians Paul clearly lays out for you and…

Friday we saw Death Had No Power At the Cemetery we celebrated Death Has No Grip NOW… consider with me how Death Has No Victory! The resurrection firmly establish Jesus Christ’s VICTORY over Sin & Death… HE HAS RISEN! Why do we answer “Indeed”??? INDEED= without question, undeniable, it is reality or…

Some may look at the title I have for tonight as we just finished remembering Christ Death ( communion )… no doubt each of us in this room have been impacted by death… and all of us face death one day. In Romans 5:12 we read… When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death…

There is a popular Naval Incident shared: A captain's order in a crisis carries authority because of their rank . A famous story tells of a battleship Captain encountering a light while at sea. He sends a message, "Change your course 10 degrees south." The reply comes: "Change your course 10 degrees…