(Click “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) Rebellion takes on different forms. Sometimes it’s noisy and in-your-face. Other times it’s quiet, simmering, and hidden. Over the next couple of Sundays we look to one of the most famous stories in the Bible, the story that had a prodigal son, but two rebellious brothers. A review of Luke 15:11-32 will refresh you on the details and get you ready for Sunday. This surprising study will remind you of […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) Marriage. The world will tell us that it has outlived its usefulness. Is it even worth it? We seldom use the term a Spirit-filled marriage, yet if we take seriously the challenge of letting God’s Spirit guide us into the truth of a Christ-honoring marriage, it will change our lives and our perspective about the blessing in marriage that God has for us. Read Ephesians 5:21-33 for background on […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) Ephesians 5:15-20 tells us we make foolish choices because we’re not being careful how we live. It’s time to wise up. A life filled with the Spirit will make the difference between a sour heart and a singing heart; but we must be willing to choose wisely the path we will walk. Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) I read recently that some people thought it strange, even unhealthy that Jesus actually communicates with people today. Two things came to mind: one is “How sad is that?” to be so completely on your own that you have no resources beyond yourself to give you guidance, support, comfort, and direction. The other is how far away from reality it is to think that one cannot have a personal […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) Sunday we’ll be given an impossible task: to imitate God. How can we think that it could even be imaginable. Yet we’ll see that it is more than a theoretical challenge; it can actually be done! Read Ephesians 5:3-14, to inspire your thinking and prepare your heart for a great study. For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, (Ephesians 3:14)

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) Sunday we’ll be given an impossible task: to imitate God. How can we think that it could even be imaginable. Yet we’ll see that it is more than a theoretical challenge; it can actually be done! Read Ephesians 5:1-2, to inspire your thinking and prepare your heart for a great study. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) There comes a point where we finally accept responsibility for what we’ve become; we can’t pass the blame any more. We say one thing then do another and in the process we hurt people, often the ones we say we love the most. We’ll get together on Sunday to look at one of the most practical passages of scripture that talks about what it really looks like when we […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) A look at Ephesians 4:17-24 shows two ways of living. We could compare them to living in dirty, polluted air, or living in a fresh, clean atmosphere. Unfortunately, without giving it a second thought, we often stay put in the smog and pay a heavy price. This foundational message will move us to step out of the old and into the new. Be sure to be here for this […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) God wants us to grow up and not be satisfied with living under confused, out-of-focus living. Sunday we’re taking a fresh look at Ephesians 4:7-16, a familiar passage where we have almost universally missed the point. As we saw last week, there is a better way to live. We can step into the light of God’s clean air of spiritual maturity and find there’s a new way to live […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon.) LEAVING THE SMOG (and living in God’s clean air) Sunday we’re kicking off a new year with a fresh outlook. If a person lives in a smog-filled city, they come to think that’s the way life is supposed to be – but it’s not! Just as pollutants become a part of us and affect our health and our general well-being, spiritual pollutants become a part of our spiritual lives without us […]