What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object? When God is the irresistible force, you redefine "immovable." What impassable obstacles do you face in your life? Can God break through?

The Gospel in a nutshell, John 3:16, is a useful verse to have memorized. It can be a quick answer for the question, “Does God care?” In the context of today’s Gospel reading, it is the brightest beacon in a series of statements that Jesus gives to Nicodemus to reveal God’s Kingdom and its activity in this world.

Our mid-week Lenten sermon series this year is In Harm’s Way.  Today we ponder the familiar story of David and Goliath. We know how this story ends, but at the time, David was risking his life.  Why would God allow David to challenge the Philistine giant, when David was in line to become the next king of Israel? The family tree of the Messiah was also at risk, because Jesus would be “the Son of David.”

We face a lot of temptation in life: Satan’s lies that keep us from experiencing God's love to the fullest. How does Jesus' temptation help us when tempted?