The Temptations greatest single was "My Girl".  In it, Smokey Robinson writes of his opinion of his wife.  We can hear the song and the tune comes naturally.  Did you know that King Jesus has a wife too?  He does and the real church is her.  

Today, we go back to the beginning.  The first time that the word 'Church' shows up in the N.T. - Matthew 16.  Listen today to discover the historical, political, & spiritual authority embedded in the very word 'Church'.

Today guest speaker, Pastor Victor Herman, shares his story of God's amazing grace to save him from his prison bunk.  He understands what it's like to be lost and to be found by God.  Hear his stories of reaching out to the least of these like Jesus did with the leper.

What are we supposed to be as a Church?  Today we look at the 3 great mandates of the Church.  The Great Commandment, the Great Commission & the Great Cultivation.

Words have meaning.  Familiarity breeds contempt.  Communion is one of those words.  In 1 Corinthians 10:16 Paul uses the word 'koinanea' and it is translated communion, share, or participation.  That normative 1st century understanding has a lot to teach us about what is really happening when we engage Christ in the sacrament of 'Communion'

Division - Exclusion - Corruption. 3 potholes on the path to greatness where first are last & servants are kings.  Jesus, once again, turns the disciples' thinking upside down.  The Kingdom of God is the photographic negative of the kingdom of man.  Jesus shoots them a hard hitting challenge to ruthlessly root out sin in all it's forms.

Jesus sneaks out the back door on the heels of casting a demon out of a young boy and heads back to his home base (Peter's house) in Capernum.  On the way Jesus , for the second time in as many weeks, plainly tells his men of his impending death at the passover feast in Jerusalem this year.  They can't receive the news because they are too busy deciding who will be the greatest in the Kingdom.  Wow...Pride divides and Jesus is going to show them how to fix it.

Jesus comes down from the mountain of Transfiguration into the Valley of 'Go Figure'.  His disciples have blown it and are arguing with the scribes.  A desperate Dad and a sick son are at the center of the chaos.  Jesus demonstrates his power, cleanses the boy, infuses the Dad with faith and rebukes the disciples...all in a day's work.

What does it look like to live for the Glory of God Alone?  Listen in as we explore the Y.B.H. of the Soli Deo Gloria life in this paradigm shifting sermon from the Lake Wildwood Baptist pulpit.

Two gardens, two temptations, two results.  One started in Joy & life but ended in death & sorrow.  The other started in sorrow and death & ended in joy.  The only question is, what garden are you living in?