When a warden awoke to the crack of an earthquake, he discovered the prison doors were broken. He naturally assumed his prisoners had escaped. When he found they had not, he was overcome and asked the poignant question, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” The answer changed his life; it can change our lives, too.

As we resume our trek through Luke’s gospel, we encounter a rather confusing parable. Let’s study it together and discover what Jesus wants to teach us regarding how to use “worldly wealth for heavenly good."

God has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart. 

The Big Idea: God has given us an inner sense that life doesn’t end at the grave. But what will Heaven be like?

Do you remember the birth of your children? Of course you do. When our babies left the womb on their birthday, it wasn’t just their world that changed -- it was ours, too. In the same way, when Jesus left the tomb on Easter Day, it wasn’t just his world that changed -- it was ours, too. How so? Let’s find out together....

Thank you for joining us for our beautiful “sins on the cross” service, including songs and scripture. It will be a meaningful and poignant way to remember Jesus’ death on our behalf. Your Easter celebration will be enhanced by our Good Friday moments of worship.

When Jesus entered Jerusalem on the back of a colt, the crowd was ecstatic. Quoting scripture, they shouted, “Behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt!” They were right: Jesus was their long-awaited king. But he was not the kind of king they expected -- or wanted....

Jesus is doing it again: hanging out in the wrong kind of places, and with the wrong kind of people. The religious people were scandalized. In response, Jesus told three famous stories, one of which we’ll look at today. We’re calling it “Scandal at the Cowboy Saloon."

Jesus is at it again: hanging out with all the wrong kind of folks. The religious people, as usual, are grumbling. Jesus responds with three powerful parables. We will look at two of them today: The Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin. What does Jesus want to teach us through these stories? Let’s find out together.....

What does it cost to follow Jesus? If salvation is a gift to be received by faith rather than works, does that mean it will not cost us anything? Nothing could be further from the truth, as Jesus clearly teaches us in today’s passage. What then does it cost to follow Jesus? Let’s find out together….

As Jesus journeys toward a cross outside Jerusalem, he knows his time is short. The door to his kingdom is open, but someday it will be shut. “Strive to enter through the narrow door,” he says. What did he mean by this? Let’s find out….