Spreading the Love
Jesus made it clear that our primary purpose as Christians is to spread his love throughout the world.
Jesus made it clear that our primary purpose as Christians is to spread his love throughout the world.
J.B. Phillips in his book, “Your God is Too Small” talks about how we tend to put God into little boxes so we can bring him down to our size and make him manageable. But the result is our God becomes too small to handle our big problems. Paul offers some answers in Ephesians 1:15-20.
We hear a lot about grace but many people really don’t understand it, for if they did, they would be living their lives differently. Rev. Steve shares five characteristics of grace using the acrostic: G R A C E.
Is heaven real? is there really a life after this one? Listen as Rev. Gary shares what the Bible tells us about heaven ans eternal life.
Jesus leaves us with a peace that passes understanding — a peace that also produces confidence and courage.
Batter My Heart makes reference to a poem by John Donne: “batter my heart, three-person’d God for you as yet but knock…” Rev. Gary focuses on the doctrine of prevenient grace and how God is wooing us into a love relationship with him.
Meditating on the scripture from John 3:14-21, Pastor Sande helps us understand the extent and meaning of God’s great love for us — a love that has been with us before our life began, is with us during our life and will be with us after this life ends and our new life in eternity…
Pastor Sande looks at how worship has changed over the centuries and but reminds us that even as we face changes in the church today, our faith in God and the Gospel of Jesus Christ remains unchanging.
There is a cost to discipleship and it is that we must take up our cross and follow Jesus wherever he may lead us.
What does it mean to be a disciple? What does it mean to take up your cross? These are thoughts to meditate on as we continue through Lent.