In this sermon, Pastor Ed hopes to encourage Christians to serve God in the ministry He's called & gifted to them by using the analogy of a football team & game.

Pastor Ed discusses both aspects of the Christian life as Servants who obey whatever Jesus tells them to do & Soldiers who engage in spiritual warfare.

Pastor Ed tells the story of "Rahab the Harlot" who helped the Jewish spies. God chooses unlikely people to do His will and how they act on what they believe.

Pastor Ed concludes the two part series on Joseph The Dreamer by discussing the character qualities needed to implement & manage the dream, the most important being forgiving the one who hurt you.

This story describes Jacob's problems in marriage, parenting & business until he comes face to face with God. He walks away with a limp but also as a changed man.

In this sermon, we look at Jacob (pre-conversion) in how he stole his brother's birthright and blessing, and his encounter with God at Bethel where he still bargains with God.

Pastor Ed shares how Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Isaac, foreshadows and parallels God's sacrificing of His only son, Jesus.

Abraham thought that his servant, Eliezer, would be his heir, plan C. Then he thought that Ishmael, his son with the servant Hagar, plan B. God's best was Isaac with his wife, Sarah, plan A.

This story gives us five characteristics of a call from Abraham's life and the problems that arise in partial obedience. God remains faithful to deliver us.

Pastor Ed describes four actions that Noah took and four virtues that he had which he trusts will inspire us to take those same actions & possess those same virtues.