The wise men come from Babylon to Bethlehem to worship Christ, and in so doing, they defied the governmental authority of Herod for the higher authority and the greater Kingdom of Christ. This is the calling that we face as we celebrate Christmas...

A sermon about the benevolence of God.

C.S. Lewis once observed that there was a time when an ordinary little barn held something within that was bigger than all the world without. As we come to Christmas and mediate on Advent, the first mystery that confronts us is that Jesus is called...

Nobody wants their identity stolen. Each of us have a name and a reputation, and we live from that identity in relationship with others. Or do we? Is it true that we are content to be the people that Jesus is slowly transforming from one degree of...

The Christian is called to think with faith in Romans 12:3. How do we do this, and why are we called to think with our own, individual measure of faith? Follow along as Pastor Josh unpacks Romans 12:3.

“What were you thinking?” It’s usually a question we ask when we find someone’s behavior inexplicable, but it turns out to be a good question that we should always be asking of ourselves: "What are we thinking?" In Romans 12:3, Paul begins...

No Christian will stand alone, nor will they remain by themselves. The Scriptures reveal that the Holy Spirit leads every follower of Jesus to be joined together with other believers in forming a Christian "body", or church. Why is that?...

"In Christ, we have redemption -through His blood- according to the riches of His grace..." What a powerful picture is presented to us in this single sentence of Scripture. To have such forgiveness before such a holy and pure God requires an...

There is one big temptation that everyone faces when it comes to giving: the tendency towards self-righteousness and self-exaltation. The act of giving money away all too often lead the giver to think more of himself. The problem is that the heart...

No matter how few and no matter how small, God chooses to use the little guy, who is faithful, to win the big battle. Why does He do this? He always works in such a way that He glorifies only Himself because this is most loving and good for His...