We are entering what is commonly called in the church "The Summer Slump," where attendance, giving and commitment begin to wane until the Fall. But this Summer does not have to be that way, Proverbs 10:8 reminds us that the season of Summer can be one of opportunity, growth and service.

God is calling today's Christian fathers to be warriors. Part of that calling relates to how we raise our children. Psalm 127:4 likens our children to arrows and like arrows, fathers need to shape, aim and release their children to fulfill God's purposes.

We have lost our sense of awe. We have become so desensitized by the mass media that it takes greater and greater acts of immorality, increasing violence and insanity to shock us. Sadly this sense have entered the church as well. This message hopes o recapture the staggering truth represented in the Lord's Supper that Christ gave himself for us.

Our God is a God of continuity and continuance so to really understand the meaning of Pentecost today, we must look at what it meant to the Israelites at Mt. Sinai and the apostles in the Upper Room. Pentecost has always been about the continuing presence of God with His people, the challenge of the harvest and the call to care for one another.

This sermon on Ascension Sunday considers Ephesians 4:7-13 and asks what are the some of the gifts given to the church and to the individual believer by the ascended Lord.

This Mother's from 2 Kings 4:8-36 looks at three questions today's mothers need to answer in order to find shalom (peace) in their lives and families.

This Mother's from 2 Kings 4:8-36 looks at three questions today's mothers need to answer in order to find shalom (peace) in their lives and families.

This Mother's from 2 Kings 4:8-36 looks at three questions today's mothers need to answer in order to find shalom (peace) in their lives and families.

Psalm 142 spoke of the reality of the cave experience in our lives, but God doesn't intend for His children to be cave-dwellers. In Psalm 57, David shows us some steps that we can take to climb out of the cave and experience a renewed blessing.

Most of us have been there. Circumstances collapse our well-ordered lives around us leaving us fearful, confused, depressed and feeling abandoned by everyone. David knows how we feel. In Psalm 142, David cries out to god from the depths and finds comfort to face uncertain days. We can find comfort as well.