Two Armies

As we continue to follow the life of Abram, we find ourselves in Genesis 14. The first 11 verses set the scene for two opportunities for Abram to demonstrate his faithfulness. Verses 1-11 tell us about the collection of armies from...

Last week we returned to our study in Genesis and saw Abram stumble right out of the gate. After God promised Abram that all the families of the earth would be blessed through him, Abram immediately shows his stumbling faith as he entered into Egypt...

This week we are returning to our study through the book of Genesis. Last year we started in Genesis 1 and traced the theme of God creating all things and particularly creating humans in His image to worship and work for His glory. We saw sin enter...

God gives a clear word to the church regarding the nature of her leadership. Peter speaks to the elders of the church as an elder himself and reminds them of the importance of their role by instructing them on the nature, manner, and motive of serving...

God has been gracious to us and blessed us in Christ. He intends to spread the knowledge of His grace and His saving power through those he has blessed in the gospel. Jesus is the light of the world and He shines through His people.

For Advent this year, we have looked at the songs surrounding the birth of Christ. Those closest to this revelation (Mary, Zechariah, Simeon, the angels) erupted in joyful praise to God for fulfilling his word by sending the promised Savior, Christ...

We are looking at the third of these songs of Jesus. Like the other songs, we see the glory of God's gift of salvation in this song by a little known man named Simeon. Simeon's song does not just confirm that Jesus is the long expected...

Our second song of Advent is from the father of John the Baptist, named Zechariah. Like Mary, Zechariah’s song is a response of praise to God for his work of salvation in Jesus, the Messiah. The back story of this song is that when the angel Gabriel...

In Luke’s Gospel there are several songs associated with the coming of Jesus as promised by God in the Old Testament. We will look at these songs of praise to better understand Christmas. Our song today is by Mary, the mother of Jesus. She had been...

This week we will wrap up our sermon series on the topic of discipleship. Our key verse this series has been Matthew 22:37 where Jesus says the greatest commandment is...