Does the Bible sometimes seem like foolishness? To some it does, and the passage that addresses that exact topic is the focus of this message. When we get something at a restaurant that we didn't order, it's hard to understand that the order may have been changed for our own good. A thought provoking message from 1 Corinthians 1:18-31. We also refer to Ezekiel 20:5, Isaiah 43:10, Deuteronomy 7:6, John 15:16, James 2:5 and Romans 1:7.

Many people have had nicknames as they go through life, and in American Culture, sometimes the nickname is more meaningful than a person's legal name. What's in a Name? There can be much meaning in a name. In this message, Pastor Craig speaks of this very matter as he illustrates a basic Biblical truth of "Justification by Faith."

This message for the First Sunday in Lent uses the sometimes convicting book of James and makes it understandable with an illustration of a shower we take to get ready for a date. If you aren't really getting clean, it may be your self-imposed ideas that prevent you from getting spiritually clean. Listen for this interesting and inward looking message of challenge and hope from God's Word.

Most everyone has times when they can say that the Bible is hard to understand. Pastor Craig tells us how to "lift the cover" off of the mysteries of God's Word. Based on 2 Corinthians 3:12 - 4:6, this message quite plainly illustrates how the understanding of scripture was covered up from the ancient people of Corinth, and how the same thing happens to us today. The simple key to opening up scripture is found simply. Listen and find out.

The Super Bowl and the upcoming Winter Olympics set the stage for this week's message about how Paul, addressing the Corinthians,uses athletic terminology to challenge us in our faith. The text comes from 1 Corinthians 9:16-27 and speaks to us today, no matter what team or what individual you cheer for.

In this message preceding the Super Bowl LII, Pastor Craig relates how guys like to be included in groups of other guys, but our knowledge and arrogance prevents newcomers in. With humor and with insight, this message points out how Christians are truly supposed to live and love.

Using a variation of a familiar term from the Iraq War, Weapons of Mass Devotion are what cause a conflict within us for what we remain faithful and devoted to. The reading is from 1 Corinthians 7:29-35 can be heard and taken the wrong way if we're not careful. Where do our Weapons of Mass Devotion take us? Do they take us within ourselves to worship the false gods within us? Or do they take us to the devotion to Almighty God? Listen to this interesting message for a revealing message for every Christian who struggles with their faith.

Pastor Craig brings an ancient Corinthian principle down to a modern-day lesson we all need to learn from: how to live out our lives as Christians, in particular, as it relates to old church practices and behavior. Using Paul's lesson of eating or abstaining from certain meats that had been sacrificed to idols, as opposed to the sexual promiscuity that goes on around us, we learn that we are bought with a very high price, and we are to live like it.

This week, Pastor Craig commemorates the Christian observance of Epiphany, and the Apostle Paul who calls this event a "mystery", a mystery that includes some twists and turns, a mystery that has a surprising ending. The reading comes from Ephesians 3:1-12, but we also refer to these passages: Luke 2:15, Matthew 2:2, Psalm 19:1ff, Matthew 25:31-46 (emphasis on v46) and Matthew 11:28-30.

In this Christmas episode of the sermon series, Pastor Craig discusses how we should live as the Christmas Holiday gives way to the New Year and the new life we have in Christ. Think about the clothing we wear, think about how we pray. Who are we trying to impress? This podcast discusses those issues. The main reading is from Galatians 4:1-11. Also included are these Bible passages: Job 29:14 Isaiah 59:17 Epheisans 4:22, 24 Galatians 5:1 Psalm 46:10