Last Sunday, Pastor Jason Finley preached on the second reason for the incarnation of Jesus Christ from 1 John 3:5: Jesus came as a sinless Savior to take away our sins. We were exhorted to remember three points: 1) Jesus is the promised Messiah. 2) Jesus is the sin-bearer. 3)...
Last Sunday, Pastor Ken began our Christmas series, Why Jesus Came: Three Reasons for the Incarnation. We considered the first reason for Jesus’ incarnation: that he might give life (1 John 1:1-4). As we saw in this passage, the essence of true life in Christ is living together in restored...
Last Sunday, Pastor Jeremy preached the sermon “The Foolishness of Greed” from Luke 12:13-21. We considered the truth that greed destroys through distraction, division, and deception and is foolish in that it leads one to live for oneself, forget God, and not be rich toward God. Read: 1 John 1:1-4 This Sunday,...
Last Sunday, Pastor Ken preached from Psalm 111, encouraging us with the biblical remedy for curing a cold heart towards God. Specifically, the cold heart is cured by praising God, studying God’s great works, and fearing God. Read: Luke 12:13-21 This Sunday, Pastor Jeremy will preach from Luke 12:13-21, and we will...
Last Sunday, Pastor Jason closed our series through Daniel with a message from chapter 12. We considered the ultimate deliverance of God’s people: our coming resurrection and how this motivates us to live faithfully as people of hope in this dying world. More specifically, hope in the resurrection brings courage...
Last Sunday, Pastor Ken preached from Daniel 9:20-27, where we saw God’s response to Daniel’s prayer through Gabriel. We saw that we should be comforted because God answers prayers, and we should be encouraged because God’s plans are sure. Read: Daniel 12 This Sunday, Pastor Jason will close our series through Daniel...
Last Sunday, Pastor Ken preached the sermon “God’s Word Motivates Us to Pray for His Glory” from Daniel 9:1-19, where Daniel earnestly seeks God’s mercy and forgiveness regarding Israel’s open shame and sinfulness before God. We considered how Daniel’s prayer serves as a model for our prayers and how it...
Last Sunday, Will Jackson preached the message “Trust the True King” from Daniel 8, 10, and 11. Though Daniel’s apocalyptic visions were extremely terrifying, they were filled with hope. It was made clear to Daniel that God’s people would continue to suffer under the harsh rule of the kingdoms of...
Last Sunday, Ken preached the sermon “The Son of Man” from Daniel 7:9-28. Continuing with the hope of God’s judgment of the kingdoms of this world and replacement of them with his everlasting Kingdom, we saw this hope further defined in the promise that the Son of Man, Jesus, will...
Last Sunday, Pastor Ken preached from Daniel 7:1-12, where we saw our hope in the promise that God will judge the kingdoms of this world, bring them to an end, and replace them with his everlasting kingdom that he will give to his people. Read: Daniel 7 This Sunday, Ken will finish...