Sermons

Because the power of God is at work in us through Jesus Christ, His treasure in

Even though an uncertain future can drive us to fear and worry, the Teacher of Ecclesiastes challenges to remain diligent in the present. In light of Jesus, this principle calls us to a renewed faithfulness in sowing the seeds of truth, grace, and love, trusting God for the future.

When difficult times come, God reminds us that the

The angel's cry in Revelation 14:8 is not only a declaration that Rome will fall, but ultimately, that the world system that stands opposed to God and His people will one day be judged.

As Paul challenges husbands about loving their wives, he bases that challenge in the incomparable love that God has for His people, a love seen most clearly in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for the church. It is this picture that challenges not only husbands, but all of us with the question, "Do I love what God loves? Do I love the church?"

The Apostle John teaches us that God's basic disposition toward the world is love, a love demonstrated perfectly in the giving over of Jesus Christ. It is this love for the world that calls us to have the same concern for those without God.

If we desire to love like God we need to know what God loves. And what God loves above all else is His glory, glory that is shared with and most radiant in His love for his Son, Jesus Christ.

The Apostle John tells us God must be our reference point when it comes to love, because "God is love", that is, the reality of love and the reality of God are inseparable.

The Teacher in Ecclesiastes calls his readers to enjoy life and God' s blessings in the face of suffering and the inevitability of death.

In instructing his readers not to be