December 20th, 2020 – Christmas Orders – Go and Tell! As Christians, we are not strangers to doubts and disappointments. We can handle our doubt and disappointments the way John the Baptist did, by taking our questions to Jesus and God’s Word. We have good news for the world that all of our disappointments and […]

December 13th, 2020 – Christmas Orders – Do Not Be Afraid!! God’s guidance came to Joseph in a dream and gave him the courage to stand in the gap to provide a supportive role in God’s salvation story. We are all called to be responsive to the nudges of God to support those who need […]

November 29th, 2020 – Christmas Orders – BeDecember 6th, 2020 – Christmas Orders – Bear Fruit! Ready! The biblical order to bear fruit does not first happen without repentance. When we confess our sins and call upon the Holy Spirit, we will bear the fruit that both John the Baptist and the apostle Paul spoke […]

November 29th, 2020 – Christmas Orders – Be Ready! The good news of Jesus is that God “comes” to relate with us. The bad news is that we easily sleep through this miracle. The season of Advent serves as a “wake up” call to discover our great joy

November 15th, 2020 – Acting Out the Vision: Discovering Your Purpose Followers of Jesus are given abilities, talents and experiences that are intended to be used for God’s great purposes of making a positive difference in the world. Our challenge is to discover the unique ways we can live out the Lord’s purposes for our […]

November 8th, 2020 – Acting Out the Vision: Guiding All Ages In the story of Pentecost and through Peter’s passionate message, we can see what happens when a person is fully “gripped by the Gospel”. When we share the power of God in our own lives, we guide all ages into a saving relationship with […]

November 1st, 2020 – Acting Out the Vision: Welcoming All People The call of Christ comes to all kinds of people of every background to share “God’s deeds of power” and welcomes them to join the Jesus revolution.

October 25th, 2020 – Acting Out the Vision: Connecting All to Christ This year, more than any other, we are learning how much we need to “connect to Christ” and to each other. In the early church, we can see the impact of the Holy Spirit’s work when we pursue these types of connections.

October 18th, 2020 – Jonah: The Runaway Prophet – Running Away from Compassion The essence of the God we worship is compassion to God’s children. God’s compassion is not just abstract but real and generous.

October 11th, 2020 – Jonah: The Runaway Prophet – Running Away from Understanding Others Jonah knew that God is compassionate and merciful and yet this prophet concluded that this same love should not be extended to others who are not from his nation. Many times our prejudice, nationalism and racism blinds us from understanding others.