Rejoice With Me Text: Luke 15:1-2, 8-10 Pastor Curt Stapleton The second parable in Luke 15 concerning lost things demonstrates the love of God for the lost. Our God is a seeking God, and there is worship in heaven whenever…Read more ›

God’s Joy in Your Salvation Text: Luke 15:1-7 Pastor Curt Stapleton It’s not a compliment when Jesus compares us to sheep as He does in today’s parable. None of us “has it all together”; we all have a messy spiritual…Read more ›

A Living Faith Text: James 2:14-26 Pastor James Pavlic Do I merely intellectually assent to my faith, or am I living it? A faith without works is false and cannot save. A living faith produces good works through the power…Read more ›

The Breaking of Bread Text: Acts 2:42-46, 20:7-12 Pastor Curt Stapleton As we consider today’s subject of the Lord’s Supper, it’s important to consider what the Scriptures teach us about the proper observance of this sacrament. Some aspects are explicitly…Read more ›

Mercy Wins Text: James 2:1-13 Pastor James Pavlic We see evidence of partiality on all sides beginning at a very early age. However, the reality of how we attain a right standing before God leaves us no grounds for showing…Read more ›

The Greatest Banquet Text: Luke 14:12-24 Pastor Curt Stapleton Today’s parable of the Great Banquet captures what God’s whole mission is. All Christians are called to be ambassadors and witnesses for Christ, and we are to represent Christ wherever we…Read more ›

Humility & Exaltation Text: Luke 14:1-11 Pastor Curt Stapleton There are elements of our faith about which we may be dogmatic, as they’re made explicit in the pages of Scripture. Other areas deal with disputable matters to be approached studiously…Read more ›

Strive to Enter! Text: Luke 13:22-30 Pastor Curt Stapleton Two theological concepts that fallen human minds will never fully comprehend are the Trinity and the tension between God’s sovereignty and human responsibility. In today’s parable, Jesus calls His followers to…Read more ›

Loving and Living Out the Gospel by Never Leaving It Text: James 1:22-27 Pastor James Pavlic Are you a Gospel junkie, or are you prone to Gospel amnesia? We’re exhorted from today’s Scripture passage to set aside worthless religion so…Read more ›

The Kingdom of Heaven Text: Luke 13:18-21 Pastor Curt Stapleton Jesus is so good at speaking divine truths in human terms. Using familiar language, we see how the Kingdom is growing and permeating to world, and calling us to a…Read more ›