Who knew that a pagan general being cleansed of leprosy could yield such glories for the living God? Well, God knew. Pastor Mollenkopf examines four more powerful contrasts in this narrative of God using Elisha to heal Naaman, the Syrian general, and the consequences of Gehazi's greedy heart.

The story of the healing of Naaman is very rich, so rich that we will spend two weeks on it.  Each week we will see some crucial contrasts in the story.

God provides for his prophets (and people) through mistaken errors and faithful believers. They do not always get their daily bread in the way they might have thought, but God provides.

A Savior? A baby is a Savior? Do I really need a Savior? And how does that work? God tells us that all of this is good news of great joy. Keith Pond closes out our Christmas series with this testimony to God's goodness and holiness displayed in the birth and death of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Jesus, the word made flesh, showed us the glory of the Father, full of grace and truth.  We can enjoy the peace, hope, joy, and salvation of Christ(mas), because Jesus concealed his glory for a time so that he might bring us to glory.

Jesus came to give joy, but we don’t always experience that each moment in this life.  When he returns, he will give us joy eternally. So what do I do in the here and now? Pastor Mollenkopf explains.

During the month of December, Jeremy Mollenkopf and Keith Pond will be looking at the words that we have come to associate with Christmas. This morning, Pastor Jeremy looks at "Peace." Due to our sin, peace was lost with God, with humans, and with the world. Jesus came to bring peace and restore it in each of these areas.

This passage tells of two stories that mirror stories of Elijah’s actions in 1 Kings 17:8-24. We see that God has blessed Elisha as he did Elijah, and thus, we see God’s power working through him. We look at people and we see their beauty. We see their wealth. Does God see such things? Will he treat me different if I am rich or poor? Pastor Mollenkopf brings clarity to God's word.

We see two kings both seeking success but neither seeking it from God. Tragically, both serve as negative examples of how far we can fall when we define success outside of God and pursue it outside of His will.

Diotrephes' pride of wanting to be number one is a cancer to a church. So what is the alternative? John exhorts the saints to imitate the good. Keith Pond explains how we are to do that in a culture reticent to imitate anyone, and points to the person John points out as exemplifying what it means to live out the Truth in the church today.