TEXT: GALATIANS 2:20 | CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST EXPLANATION : The act of crucifixion is an excruciating torture. During the time of Christ, the roman guards perfected this form of torture. The figured out the pays to ensure the greatest amount of pain and suffering on those one being crucified. In Rome,…

JOHN 5:19-23 | JESUS PROVED HE IS GOD ILLUSTRATION : My senior year in high school I needed one more science credit to be able to graduate. There were various classes I could have taken: Advanced Chemistry, Advanced Biology, even Advanced Physics. But there was another class that caught my eye… Forensic…

JOHN 5:15-18 | DON’T SURRENDER ILLUSTRATION : I was a teenager when the men of our church decided to have a paintball event. I remember he called out, “Do you surrender” After shooting him, I said, “I surrender” EXPLANATION : Jesus has just performed the miracle of healing this man of his inability to…

JOHN 5:1- 9 | WILT THOU BE MADE WHOLE ILLUSTRATION : Today is officially the start of the NCAA tournament as the selection of the 68 teams that will be part of the tournament are chosen. My Indiana Hoosiers are what they call on the bubble this year. There are a handful of teams that are just holding…

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…