The average person spends about one-fifth of their life talking. In fact, if all of our spoken words were put into print, we would each fill a 50-page book in one day. Since we use words so often, it makes sense that god’s Word would contain instructions about how to use them. The book of […]

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The book of James teaches that faith without works is dead, therefore we are justified by our works. The Apostle Paul teaches that we are justified by faith alone apart from works. Do these two leaders of the early church contradict each other, or do they complement each other. In this message from the Faith […]

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Most of us would say that we are prejudiced toward anyone. But the truth is that we all struggle with the tendency to show partiality. It is part of our nature to look more favorably toward some people that others. The early church struggled with this, as evidenced by James’ instruction in James 2:1-13. And […]

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The first two messages in the sermon series Faith Works focused on weathering the storm of trials and standing strong when facing temptation. But believers cannot do those things effectively without relying on God’s Word. Just as the body needs food to live, our souls need God’s Word for nourishment. A person may be able […]

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Faith Works – Faith acts and is effective. The book of James has been described as Christianity in shoe leather. It contains many practical and direct statements about living the Christian life. Due to persecution, the Christians in Jerusalem had scattered across the known world. This letter is written to those early Jewish believers. It is also written […]

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The book of James is a study in the fact that faith works. This has a two-fold meaning: faith acts and faith is effective. Genuine faith results in good works, and genuine faith gives us stability in times of trouble. This letter has been called the Proverbs of the New Testament. More than half of the statements in […]

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The Ascension of Jesus Christ sometimes fades into the shadow of the Crucifixion and Resurrection. But it is no less important. Jesus physically ascended into heaven. Why is that important to us today?   In part one of this two-part message, Pastor Mike uses Mark 16:9-20 and Acts 1:6-11 to show us that the ascended Lord […]

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The Ascension of Jesus Christ sometimes fades into the shadow of the Crucifixion and Resurrection. But it is no less important. Jesus physically ascended into heaven. Why is that important to us today?   In part two of this two-part message, Pastor Mike uses Acts 1:6-11 and Hebrews 4:1-4 to show us that the ascended […]

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Mr. Hooper, one of the first human characters on Sesame Street- The actor that played him, Will Lee, passed away in 1982 and Sesame Street faced a dilemma in dealing with the loss of the character. They decided to be direct and say that Mr. Hooper died. Big Bird had drawn a portrait of him […]

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In Chicago in 1910, Thomas Jennings became the first man to be convicted of a crime on the basis of fingerprint evidence.  Since then, the practice of gathering fingerprints at a crime scene has become commonplace, and the science of forensics has increased exponentially. In this message, Pastor Mike revisits the scene of the crucifixion […]

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