Follow Me…And the Truth Will Set You Free Texts: Psalm 103; Exodus 17:1-7; Romans 5:1-11; I Samuel 11 & 12; John 4 Pastor Jon looks at two biblical characters who found themselves trapped or in bondage of some sort. In each case, a prophetic voice speaks truth into their situation that sets them free. Jesus…
Follow Me…Into the Wilderness Texts: Psalm 32:6-7; Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 Pastor Jon invites us to follow Jesus into the wilderness during this lenten season. The wilderness is a place that is dry and barren, a place with few comforts of life, a place where we are confronted with silence and solitude.…
Got Life? Got Music? (pt. 4 of 4) Texts: Psalm 37:3-6; Matthew 4:18-23; Romans 12:1-8; I Samuel 17:38-40; I Corinthians 12:28-31; I Peter 4:7-11; Ephesians 4:4-6, 11-13, 16 Pastor Jon concludes our study on Abundant Life by looking at the gifts, talents, and abilities that God has placed within each of us, and the unique…
Got Life? Just Do It! (pt. 3 of 4) Texts: I Chronicles 16:23-33; Acts 4:32-37; Matthew 25:14-30; Proverbs 11:24-28; Leviticus 27:30; Malachi 3:8-10; Luke 6:38; II Cor 9:6-11 Part of living an “Abundant Life” is being freed from the bondage of greed and materialism. Pastor Jon looks at several passages of scripture, and challenges us…
Got Life? There Is No Off Season (pt. 2 of 4) Texts: Psalm 46; Ecclesiastes 3:1-14; I Peter 4:1-11; Mark 11:12-21 We continue our journey through the “Got Life? Live It!” series by taking a look at the relationship between Abundant Life and our time. Pastor Jon looks at the relationship between the fig tree…
Got Life? Live It! (pt. 1 of 4) Texts: Psalm 16:7-11; Deuteronomy 30:11-20; John 10:1-11 Pastor Jon begins a four-week series exploring what it means to us when Jesus said “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” Today, he takes a look at several deficient metaphors…
The Sign of Immanuel Texts: Isaiah 7:1-16, Matthew 1:18-25, Psalm 95 Recognizing that the prophecy in Isaiah 7 is fulfilled (in part) in 730BC and fulfilled (in completeness) in the birth of Jesus, Pastor Jon looks at the lessons we might learn from King Ahaz’s response to the foreign policy crisis he found himself facing.…
Hope for the Hopeless Text: Isaiah 11:1-10 View the photo of “Isaiah’s Christmas Tree” here. Pastor Jon uses the image of hope found in Isaiah 11 as an example of how God’s promises are forever, and that even when the promise seems to be challenged, God has a plan. In looking at scripture, we find…
Walk in the Light Text: Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14 On this First Sunday of Advent, Pastor Jon looks at the vision Isaiah had concerning the future coming of the Kingdom of God. As we consider how we ought to live “between the two advents” we are reminded of Isaiah’s exhortation to “walk in the light…
Living by Faith Text: Luke 21:5-19; 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Join us as we take a look at Jesus’ response to a casual observation about the beauty of the temple. Pastor Jon encourages us to consider the “temples” in our lives–the tangible and visible elements that we are tempted to place our faith in. Instead of…