Americans are thinking a lot about government these days. Whether it’s economic and social restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic, or the more familiar territory of a presidential election campaign, government authority is on everybody’s mind. That makes Matthew 22:15-22 a timely passage indeed! In vs. 21, Jesus famously tells us to “Give to Caesar…

The last several weeks have been emotionally exhausting for most people. Of course, everyone goes through tough seasons. But we don’t usually go through tough seasons all at the same time like we have with the coronavirus pandemic. On this corporately-emotional Resurrection Sunday, we look to Luke 24:1-12 for help connecting our own tough emotions…

Sermon Text:  Luke 22:7-20 Click here for the online bulletin.

Sermon Text:  Philippians 2:5-11 Click here for Online Bulletin

Sermon Text: Psalm 46 Click here for Online Bulletin.

At this moment, the world is experiencing varying degrees of panic over the spread of a previously unknown flu-like virus. For many people, and especially for many Americans, these are some of the most anxiety-filled moments in memory. What does the Bible have to say in such times? A lot, as it turns out –…

Sermon Text:  1 Corinthians 9:19-23 To view the bulletin, please click on the blue “PDF” button.

We have been talking for the last few weeks in our church about what it takes to “Possess on Purpose.” Specifically, we are asking the question, How does God want us to use our money? In this sermon we now consider how this question bears directly on the issue of giving: How does God want…

We are focusing on greed in this third sermon in our “Possessing on Purpose” series. Greed is one of the biggest obstacles we need to overcome if we are going to use our time, talent and treasure for God’s purposes. That’s why Jesus warns us so sternly in this passage to guard our hearts against…

Like many things in life, wealth has both an upside and a downside. The upside is obvious. Money lets us cover necessities, pay the bills, and best of all store up treasures in Heaven, as we saw last week in the Parable of the Shrewd Manager. But wealth also has a significant downside. In fact,…