We come to the Advent or Coming of JOY… HOW DO DEFINE JOY??? That which brings gladness It is something found in the heart of a person The heart’s state of BEING It is a condition of the heart (it is an emotion, something felt) It stems from a CAUSE or SOURCE!!! Here is a question to begin with today...…

On this Sunday looking at the Advent of Peace… I have posed a question. Is PEACE Attainable?… I ask this question on your behalf because of my childhood. My understanding of things warped how I viewed the scripture and things God stated in His Word. When I think of Peace… (or love and joy) the song,…

Growing up, moving all over traditions seemed to be few. One tradition I have discovered that many celebrated in thier church growing up was Advent. Since I never have I thought it might be interesting to approach this season in my preaching looking at Advent. During this Season we will look at: Hope,…

When we take time to look at the world we live in, even just in the recent past year you see: Unrest in the middle east and around the world There are school shootings, mass shootings, assassinations Christians are slaughtered around the world for thier faith We continue to see the mass murders of unborn…

Today as we get near the end of our CORE Church Concepts series we will be looking at the concept of Family and the church as a FAMILY OF FAMILIES. I felt it would be fitting to introduce you to my family… [ FAMILY PHOTO ] This here is our bunch… introduce [ WEDDING PHOTO ] Our family started on January…

The Church… to this I am referring to the people of God. Those who have placed thier faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ, trusting in Him for thier salvation. To those followers of Christ, it is Christ who is building His church, drawing to Himself those who are lost in sin. Scripture at various…

The Church… to this I am referring to the people of God. Those who have placed thier faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ, trusting in Him for thier salvation. To those followers of Christ, it is Christ who is building His church, drawing to Himself those who are lost in sin. Scripture at various…

A new family walks into the church. They are new to town, they have a few kids elementary age and one teenager… WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING FOR? A newly retired couple walks through the doors on a Sunday morning. Excited about this new stage of life... WHAT DO THEY HOPE FOR IN A CHURCH? A young single newly…

As the oldest of six children, you may be shocked to know that I was (sometimes, ok maybe frequently) the reason for disagreements among us siblings! As oldest I should decide… I knew best… or I didn't want to… You get the picture… and each time my mother would direct me to a passage of scripture ( read,…