He said, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some [fish]." John 21:6 What are you going back to? Why do you want to go back? Was that really working for you? All questions we need to ask ourselves as we prepare for the return to work, social …
Fill Your Soul With Music!
As I sat down to work at the computer this morning, I turned on the radio to my favorite Comtemporary Christian station. Holy Water by We The Kingdom came on. I've heard this song before. It has a really catchy beat and all, but today, it just hit me as I listened to the words: …
Doubts
Examining the nail scarred hands and side of Jesus Christ. The sermon and worship for April 26, 2020 can be found here. You may want to listen to the sermon before you read my take. John 20:24-29 is the basis for today's sermon. When Thomas first hears that Jesus is alive, he says, "Unless I …
Making The Gospel Real
How do we make sense of Jesus dying on the cross for our sins? That's not something we can just take lightly. There's more to it than most of us realize. I think we take it for granted. How would you feel if you gave up your only child to save all the other people …
The Tomb Was Empty
"Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?" - Mark 16:3 The ladies brought spices to the tomb just before sunrise on the first day of the week to anoint Jesus' body. "and they asked each other, 'Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?' But when …
Psalms & Pandemics
The next day the great crowd that had come for the Feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!" John 12:12 Listening to the sermon this morning, I tried to imagine the excitement in the air with the news that Jesus …
Bringing Life Into Focus
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” Today is a new day and I'm looking through my lens with new perspective. Yesterday was a really rough day. Well, to be honest, it's been a rough week for most everybody on the planet. But today, I'm looking at things more …
Plan A
COVID-19 is certainly affecting the way we do life these days. Do I think this is the new norm? No, only for awhile. But, yes, there has been an impact on our lives. We don't do church the same way. This is our second week of having our sermon and worship online. I'm going to …
Spread The Good News
But regarding Israel, God said, "All day long I opened my arms to them, but they were disobedient and rebellious." -Romans 10:21 But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they …
Let’s Not Let Fear Consume Us
Be prepared for the people to be searching for God. What can you do to reach out to them? We are living in unprecedented times for many of us. We've never dealt with being sheltered in place or quarantined before. The only time I can remember anything close is when we had a blizzard and …