Encounters with the resurrected Jesus led to burning hearts, opened minds, and promised power.

There are a lot of good reasons to believe that Jesus is alive.  The most important are the words of Christ. 

Christ was innocent for us in that He was a spotless sacrifice that paid our debt in full.  He was also innocent for us in that his sinlessness and record of perfect righteousness was imputed to us so that we would be not only blameless but holy.

The Father was leading Christ to the cross who was pleading for an alternative.  The Father sent an angel to minister to Him in the midst of the battle, but the alternative to the cross never came.

Jesus is enough! (Sermon given by Aaron Raines our Assistant to the Pastor)

We are called to serve, not to be great.

God does something in us when the bread and wine of the Lord's Supper are met by the Spirit and received by faith.  We feed upon Christ and are satisfied.

If God can take a diabolical plan that involved wicked betrayal and bring about His purposes, He can work out His purposes in our lives as well no matter what obstacles there may be. 

Jesus didn’t tell the disciples (or us) to expect the rapture or a golden age on the earth before or after his return.  He said the next big event in redemptive history would be His return.

In the midst of the already and not yet, we aren't looking for signs or waiting for the rapture, a golden age, the temple to be rebuilt, or Jerusalem to be restored.  We're waiting for the return of the Son of Man.