Most people would like to be great at something. It doesn’t have to be everything. But we’d like to be really good at something – whether its having the best free throw or the best muscle car or the best flower bed. And as long as we keep it in perspective, those sorts of ambitions…

“That’s not fair!” We’ve all said those words one time or another. But have you ever said them to God? If you have (…and it’s okay if you have), the parable of the vineyard owner has some help to offer. In this passage, we consider two characteristics of God’s extravagant, equalizing grace. Text = Matthew…

Some people think of “service” as something that is base or humiliating. But according to the Bible, God looks at service as one of our highest and most noble callings. In this sermon, we talk about three ways God wants us to think about ourselves when we serve Him by serving others. Text = 1…

“No one can serve two masters,” Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount. “Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money” (Matthew 6:24). In the passage we’re looking at in this sermon, Mathew…

Jesus’ teaching about marriage and divorce in Matthew 19:1-9 leads directly to interactions about singleness and children. These interactions reveal that following Jesus not only transforms the way we think about marriage but also the way we think about being single and raising children. In this sermon we explore what Jesus says on these two…

Is marriage worth fighting for? Many Christians would say that it is. But what if we put the question more directly – is YOUR marriage worth fighting for? Jesus says that it is, and in this passage He gives married people four reasons to do just that – to fight for their marriages. Text =…

How many times do we need to forgive the same person before we finally get to say, “Enough is enough”? Two times? Five times? Ten times?? Where’s the limit? That’s the question Jesus answers in the parable of the Unforgiving Servant. In this sermon we discover that His answer is both more challenging than we…

Sermon Text:  Matthew 28:16-20, Acts 1:8. To view the bulletin, please click on the blue “PDF” button.

Have you ever restored an old piece of furniture? Maybe your grandmother’s dresser or a beat up chair you found at a garage sale? If you have, you know that restoring furniture takes a lot of work, but it’s worth it in the end. As it turns out, the same can be said about people:…

“How does God measure greatness?” That’s the question posed by the disciples in Matthew 18:1. And the fact is, we are still posing the question today: What does it take to be great in God’s eyes? Is it the number of people we lead to Christ? The character of our children and grandchildren? Success in…