Throughout the Bible, he goes by many titles. While Satan may go by many titles, he has one clear aim: destruction. His primary strategy to spread destruction is deception. The devil’s lies are clever and subtle and almost impossible to detect. The first lie ever …
John the Apostle writes,“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). Catch that phrase: “We have seen his …
When I was a young Christian, I thought the Christian life was mostly about the things I didn’t do. You know how it goes: Good Christians don’t_____________(fill in the blank). Some have called this kind of thinking “the gospel of sin management.” That is, we …
Jesus’ invitation to be his disciple was simple: “Come, follow me.” It was an invitation to a relationship, to learning, to fellowship, and to life change. Jesus continues to invite us to come and follow him. April 16 through May 21, we will explore Jesus’ …
In the 1960’s, futurists predicted that advances in technology would lead to a “crisis of leisure.” It was predicted that by 1985 people would be working only 22 hours a week for 27 weeks a year! Today, Americans average four more weeks a year of …
Before Jesus, there was John the Baptist. He had a very strange ministry out in the country calling people to repentance and baptism. People said all kinds of strange things about him: he ate locusts and wild honey and wore clothes made of camel hair. …
FALL SERMON SERIES Starting September 11, we’ll begin a new series of the most interesting book of the Bible: Revelation. This book has it all: the mark of the beast, the seven-headed dragon, the abyss, and the new heaven and the new earth. But what …