Have you ever completed a large project, task, or assignment and found yourself asking “What’s next?” I would like us to think along that line this week as we celebrate Confirmation Sunday, and observe the fruition of 3 years of instruction in basic Christian faith in the lives of twenty-one of our young people. And...

As a young boy growing up in Missouri and spending countless afternoons with my friend Rob exploring the crick near our homes, we quickly learned the importance of correctly identifying some of the creatures we encountered and enjoyed catching. For example, although both are turtles, there is a vital difference between a snapping turtle and...

This week we will conclude our study of prayer by looking at questions we often hold regarding prayer. Some of our most valuable and helpful learning occurs through the raising and answering of questions, and this applies most definitely to the topic of prayer. Our purpose will be that by giving a response to our...

We are prone to avoid or fear activities that we lack confidence in performing. I think prayer can be included here, for we often lack the confidence that God hears or answers prayer, we lack confidence in our ability to pray, and we lack confidence because we have many questions regarding prayer; therefore, we find...

I am more and more convinced that one of the best uses of our time is prayer, and that one of the most urgent needs of our time is prayer. Sadly, prayer is a topic that is often reacted to with an ‘oh hum’ attitude and is regarded as something that is ‘vanilla in a...

Guest Speaker, Seth Gruber, looks at a how we can best love our unborn neighbors. He will be exploring the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-29.

Masks are a big deal nowadays. They unite, they divide, they protect, they hide, and they have become a symbol of the pandemic that is COVID. My heart this week is to talk about masks, but from a perspective not of division or even unity, but from a reflection of our selves and our souls....

We are currently facing an epidemic of historic proportions. An epidemic that, if something is not done about it, will change the lives of many people in our country forever. This epidemic is not Covid – 19, this is the epidemic of young people leaving the Church. According to Pew Research, four in ten Americans...

The season of “Back to School” is upon us, and as much impact that COVID has upon all of our plans and this new school year, at least one ritual has stayed the same—that of preparing our children’s backpacks for school. While there are some new and unique items included this year, such as facemasks...

This week our sermon will take us to 2 Kings 5:1-14 and the account of Naaman, a leading general in the Syrian army who was stricken with leprosy. He is instructed to go and wash in the waters of the Jordan River, and from this account we will discern some wonderful truths as we consider...