(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon.) We’ll meet together on Christmas Eve at 9:00 am OR 3:30 pm to rejoice in the birth of Jesus. As we look at the event with fresh eyes, we’ll rejoice in this life-changing event as we see how each family member, even the Christ-child stepped up in obedience to God’s will and changed the course of history – and ours. Read Luke 1, Matthew 1 and Philippians 2 you’ll see how […]

A hero is someone who is admired or idealized for outstanding achievements, courage, or noble qualities. If we look at the story of the birth of Jesus, we find those titles apply to some that we might tend to overlook if we don’t know the whole story. Read Luke 2 and Matthew 2, and you’ll find some incredible people who overcame a lot to be there to celebrate the coming of the Son of God and will also see how […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon.) Some of the people in the first Christmas fulfilled noble roles that called for devotion, sacrifice, and significance; others, not so much. We want to emulate those heroes of Christmas, and definitely don’t want to copy the zeros. Sunday we take a look at the biggest zero of all and realize that while we might not make his mistake in degree, we can err in kind. Let’s follow up the celebration […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) Sunday is a “bridge Sunday” as we transition out of crucial life-altering commitment in Joshua and into a Christmas celebration. We’ll set the tone with a meaningful communion service and a study on Seeking that which Lasts centering on John 6:25-40. As we look ahead to the coming month, we’ll be tempted to focus on just getting things done instead of living out the eternal realities that Jesus offers […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) Many of us don’t truly thrive because we never decide to. Our lives are marked with the urgent issues of each day, week, year, or season of life and we just put our head down and do what we have to do to survive. Joshua 24:14-36 calls us to more. It calls us to consider our direction carefully and make critical decisions.This final message in the book of Joshua […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) God is the God of our yesterdays, and he allows the memory of them to turn the past into a ministry of spiritual growth for our future. God reminds us of his unfailing faithfulness in our past to protect us from shallow security in the present. Join us Sunday as we see how God’s work in your past can revolutionize your confidence in your present and your future. Take […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) As we follow God, we thrive under the One who is our ever-present help in the time of need. In Joshua 23, people are challenged to be strong in the Lord and to be careful to follow faithfully. That is the key to thriving not only now, but for a lifetime! Don’t miss this thrilling challenge. And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) Sunday is a day to celebrate faithfulness; God’s faithfulness to us, and our faithfulness to him. The blessings are incredible. But how do we get from here to there? What does it take and what does it look like when we approach the destination? Those are all questions we’ll look at when we meet Caleb. We’ll find out not only what it looked like to be faithful in those […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon and notes.) 500 years ago this month a German monk agonized over his lack of holiness. Problem was that he was already one of the most devout people of his generation. He just could never do enough. He discovered Paul’s admonition: “the just shall live by faith.” That second sola of the reformation is our final installment of the 500th anniversary of the reformation. Grasping that truth will give you a […]

(Click on “Save” above to download this week’s sermon notes.) 500 years ago this month a German monk allegedly nailed a document to the door of a church in Wittenburg Germany. The Reformation that this event encapsulates did not just change a generation or a country, it led to a rediscovery of biblical Christianity that stands to this day. This week and next we will examine two key principles that transform our lives today as they transformed lives 500 years […]