Pentecost

Acts 2:1-21 – June 9, 2019

Text: Acts 2:1-21This week we celebrate Pentecost, often known as “the birthday of the Church.” On that day, God’s Spirit was poured out on His people, and it still remains with us at every stage of our lives. It allows us to speak God’s truth into the lives of those we encounter.

We Must Keep our Eyes on Jesus

Honoring the Past – May 26, 2019

Text: Hebrews 12:1-3This week, we complete our series on the past, the present, and the future by focusing on the past. On our journey of Faith, we seek to embody the positive characteristics of those who taught us. We should also rely on Jesus, who is our ever-present partner in “running the race set before…

“Looking to the Future” – May 12, 2019

“Looking to the Future”Text: John 14:1-8For the next few weeks, we will talk about how, through faith, we are able to honor our past, live in the present, and look to the future with hope. Today Pastor Tim discusses John 14, and how Jesus’ words stating that He is “the way” gives us hope that…

Lent 2019

Luke 23:44-46 – April 14, 2019

Text: Luke 23:44-46We conclude our series of Jesus’ words on the cross by looking at the Gospel of Luke’s account of His death. Breath is necessary for living, both breathing in, and breathing out. In order to receive life and breath, one has to be willing to breathe out and to expire. The Good News…

Lent 2019

John 19:30, Matthew 27:45-54 – March 31, 2019

Text: John 19:30, Matthew 27:45-54“It is finished.” When Jesus says these words on the cross, it represents the completion of the work of God for our salvation. For us to claim this gift, we, like the centurion, must proclaim, “Surely He was the Son of God!”

Lent 2019

John 19:25-27 – March 17, 2019

Text: John 19:25-27Today we begin a Lenten series focusing on the words that Jesus speaks while He is on the cross. We first look at the exchange with Jesus, His mother, and the disciple that Jesus loved. Through our belief in Christ and our willingness to take Him home with us, we are accepted into…

John 5:1-18 – March 3, 2019

Text: John 5:1-18In the final week before the Lenten season, Pastor Tim brings us a message from John, chapter 5, where Jesus heals a long-suffering man by the pools of Bethesda on the Sabbath. When questioned by the Jewish leaders why the healing was performed, Jesus said, “My Father is always at his work to…

Church: A People of Hope – February 17, 2019

“Church: A People of Hope”Text: 1 Corinthians 15:12-58We continue our study through 1 Corinthians by looking at how Paul writes about the Resurrection. The good news of the Resurrection is centrally important to the Gospel – death has been overcome and so has our sin for which Jesus died on the cross.

Church: A People of Love

Church: A People of Love – February 3, 2019

“Church: A People of Love”Text: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13We continue our series on Paul’s writings to the Church in Corinth by looking at 1 Corinthians 13. Although this passage is often used at weddings to describe love in personal relationships, Paul’s words are also instructions for us as the Church. We are people who are called…