Follow Me… And Come Forth From the Tomb – March 9, 2008

Follow Me…And Come Forth From the Tomb Texts: Psalm 150; Psalm 137; Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 The texts this week lead us to consider the “very dry” bones in Ezekiel, and the “very dead” Lazarus in John. When we realize that these are not simply hopeless situations, but have moved “beyond all hope,”…

Follow Me… And You Will See – March 2, 2008

Follow Me…And You Will See Texts: Psalm 23; 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 The texts this week help us to understand that Jesus is the Light of the World, and that he desires for us to truly see as He sees. In contrast to the man born blind from birth, we find that…

Follow Me…Into the Wilderness – February 10, 2008

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) – February 3, 2008

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) – January 27, 2008

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? Live It! (pt. 1 of 4) – January 13, 2008

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 – December 23, 2007

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 – December 9, 2007

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…