If you want to get people riled up, bring up the subject of taxation. Our very nation was birthed, in part, out of a frustration with taxation without representation. The Boston Tea Party was a rebellion against what the colonists viewed as unfair tax policy.But frustrations with taxation is nothing new. And in our text this week (Luke 20:19-26), we see those who opposing Jesus taking yet another stab at incriminating him. "If we can just get him to speak out against paying Rome," they thought, [...]

​Saturday is our community game night and one of the most popular games today is Jenga. This game where you remove a block and place it on top without causing the whole tower to topple is a favorite of many and is a great analogy to the text we look at this week.What is one thing that if we removed it would cause your whole world to fall down? Is it your job? Your family? Your marriage? The Bible says that the faith we have has it's anchor, or it's cornerstone piece in Jesus Christ. If it [...]

​We live in a day where authority is routinely rejected. This, however, as King Solomon would say, is nothing new under the Sun. A basic reading of Scripture shows that humanity has rejected the proper authority over them since the very beginning. Rejection of the proper authority in our lives goes as far back as the Garden!Our text this week is a look at a text where those who didn't like Jesus' message questioned his authority in even bringing it. The question we should wrestle with is i [...]

​Our text this week paints two sides of Jesus. One side is a Messiah King who weeps over the very city that rejects him and the other is a Warrior Messiah who whips those who would pervert his house. Despite the differing responses, they both are responses to the same basic thing - sin. And it leads us to a conclusion that is very good news for those who would repent and follow Jesus ... and sheer terror for those who continue to reject him and his offer of salvation. 10082017_ccc.mp3Fi [...]