JOHN 4:27-30 , 39-42 | THE POWER OF A CHANGED LIFE ILLUSTRATION : Going to pizza with the teens That night changed my life! EXPLANATION : Over the past several weeks, we have walked through this story of the incredible interaction between Jesus and this Samaritan woman at a well. Last week we saw as…

JOHN 4:5-26 | JESUS AND THE BROKEN WOMAN ILLUSTRATION : I always look forward to the holidays. Tressa and I were talking the other night about different traditions we had growing up and ones we want to emphasize with our family now. For Tressa’s side of the family, there isn’t a bigger holiday than Thanksgiving.…

JOHN 4:5-26 | JESUS IS ALWAYS RIGHT ON TIME ILLUSTRATION : I hate running late. I spent years in church services that started 5 or 10 minutes later than they were supposed to start. Too often our Sunday school hour doesn’t start on time, and it’s usually my fault, and I hate it! Sometimes if something…

JOHN 4:1-4 | THE WORK OF CHRIST ILLUSTRATION : Last Monday night was an exciting night for me! My Indiana Hoosiers played in the National Championship! For the first time in our history, we won the Championship in Football. It is a celebration that will continue for months to come. We’ve probably all…

MATTHEW 22:37-40 | SERVE OTHERS, REACH PEOPLE ILLUSTRATION : Have you ever tried to learn to do something that didn’t come naturally? Learning to talk to people To some people this comes naturally. My mom has never met a stranger... I determined that I wanted to grow in this area and I became very intentional…

TEXT: MATTHEW 22:37-38 | LOVE GOD ILLUSTRATION : A couple weeks back our kids came how with a puzzle that had been loaned to them. We pulled out the card table for this great opportunity for some family time. And then I looked at the side of the box and it said 1000 pieces. We began to work through the…

Text: 2 TIMOTHY 4:6-8 | FINISH YOUR COURSE ILLUSTRATION: Dinner at Roy’s The pea pods The appetizer: Shrimp Skewers The Main Course: Lobster tail and Ribeye I ate the whole thing, there was nothing left. I finished my course! EXPLANATION: Paul was now being held in the Mamertine Prison It wasn’t like…

GENESIS 3:15 | ADAM AND EVE’S PERSPECTIVE ON CHRISTMAS ILLUSTRATION : I love Christmas I love everything about Christmas The lights The tree The gifts The get-togethers The songs I even like the claymations of the guy in the red suit and red hat. Many of my favorite memories surround this time of the…

JOHN 3:22-30 | THE CURE TO COMPARISON ILLUSTRATION : I married the queen of comparison. When it comes to shopping, she has never made an impulse purchase. For her the decision to buy something is scientific. She instinctively knows where every clearance rack is. I don’t know that she has ever paid full…