The Meaning of Baptism?

Romans 6:1-10

By Robert Krumrey

This Sunday we get to celebrate baptisms! Baptism is a rite that Christians have practiced for 2000 years. It represents a spiritual journey that every genuine Christian makes - to heaven and back. Find out more in this sermon in the meaning of baptism.

Life 101: Parenting

Proverbs 23:10-18

By Robert Krumrey

Can a fool’s heart be transformed into a wise heart? The hope and prayer of every parent is YES! Parenting, according to Proverbs, is shepherding a child away from their foolish heart/behavior and toward a wise heart/behavior. Find out in this sermon what God’s role and the parent’s role is in this process and the desired outcome.

Life 101: Money

Proverbs 3:9,10; 10:1-5; 11:4,24-31

By Robert Krumrey

The wise one’s heart and life are supposed to be an integrated whole. Sounds great, but how do I know if this is truly the case? One way is to look at our relationship with money. Find out in this sermon why money can so easily compete for our heart’s ultimate allegiance and what we can do about it.

Life 101: Sex

Proverbs 5

By Robert Krumrey

Wisdom is a reordering of what sin has disordered. In Proverbs 5, the wise father warns his child of the anatomy of sexual temptation and the consequences of falling to that temptation. What’s the alternative? A reordered sexuality that expresses itself inside a lifelong monogamous marriage. Find out more about the danger of the disorder and the delight of the reorder of sexuality.

Life 101: Friendship

Proverbs 1:10-19

By Robert Krumrey

The transformation that God desires to be accomplished in us is a complete overhaul. The thought of this is both exciting and overwhelming. How can we, who often lack insight into ourselves and our situations, stick to the lonely path of becoming wise? Thankfully, it isn’t wise to seek to become wise alone. We need wise friends. Find out more in this sermon about the detrimental effects of having foolish friends and the benefits of sticking close to one’s that are wise.

Life 101: Work

Proverbs 6:6-11; 24:30-34

By Robert Krumrey

It’s time to get to work! Everyone agrees, but we all tend to respond to that call by overworking or underworking instead of wisely working for the good of others and the glory of God. This sermon explores the Bible’s personification of those that underwork (the Sluggard) and uncovers the disorder of the Sluggard’s internal & external life. Find out more in this latest installment from the book of Proverbs.

Proverbs 3:1-12

By Robert Krumrey

It’s time to get to the heart of living wisely. The heart of living wisely is “the heart”. Not the organ that pumps blood, but the nonmaterial part at the center of every human being. Sometimes called the soul, this unseen reality is at the very core of the equipping that Proverbs gives us regarding how to live wisely. Find out more in this sermon about how a properly ordered heart leads to a properly ordered (and wise) life.

Life 101: Pursue

Proverbs 2:1-22

By Robert Krumrey

Convincing us of the benefits of wise living is not a hard sell. It makes sense (at least to some degree) that God’s ways are wise and that “the good life” includes us aligning ourselves to them. The hard part is actually doing it. Proverbs 2 is determined to convince us to get up off the couch and actually pursue the wise/good life. Find out in this sermon some things that will move us from merely learning about wisdom to living it.

Life 101: Hear

Proverbs 9:1-18

By Robert Krumrey

The invitation to wise living seems (at first glance) like a no brainer. Why wouldn’t everyone fully embrace a long life that brings about blessing to oneself and extends a legacy of blessing to many others now and forever? The reason is that the invitation to wisdom is constantly rivaled by the loud and seductive invite of folly. Find out in this sermon how Proverbs motivates us to make the decision for wisdom through a profound presentation of the compelling vision of wisdom and the cautionary tale of folly.

Life 101 :: BeginProverbs 1:1-7By Robert KrumreyEveryone would like to live well - as in eat right, get plenty of sleep, work hard, save money, sustain lasting friendships, build a healthy family . . . Thousands of influencers on all the socials are making huge sums of money telling people how to do these things and a whole lot more. Problem is, instead of getting better at living life, humanity (especially Americans) seem to be steadily losing ground. We are sicker, more stressed out, more in debt, and more isolated than we’ve ever been. Could it be that we’ve overlooked a very important repository of wisdom for helping us live life to its fullest? This semester we’ll be exploring this ancient source of wisdom that has been with us for 3000 years - The Old Testament book of Proverbs. Join us this week, as we get things kicked off by coming to understand the “beginning” or foundation for truly wise living.