1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being 4 in him was life, and the life was the … Continue reading Beginning with Jesus
A Faithful 2020 Begins Now
21 Then Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel. Matthew 2:21 NRSV Faithfulness is a learned trait. It is like a muscle in which the more it is used the stronger it becomes. You wouldn't think about running a marathon without proper training [at least I … Continue reading A Faithful 2020 Begins Now
Are you saved? Sermon Excerpt from February 10, 2019
I preached on salvation yesterday. It was a great reminder for me of the centrality of the Gospel Message to our life and our communities. Allow me to boil the sermon down to a paragraph and then add some comments. Faith in Christ's life, death, resurrection, ascension and impending return is the basis for salvation. … Continue reading Are you saved? Sermon Excerpt from February 10, 2019
Let’s take love off the greeting cards and put it into our lives
...the following is a sermon excerpt from February 3, 2019 And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 1 Corinthians 13 was written to a group of Christians in Corinth who were struggling with unity. The fraying edges were showing and there was a real … Continue reading Let’s take love off the greeting cards and put it into our lives
All Things are Possible
"For God all things are possible."Jesus said these words in the 19th chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. He acknowledged that for humanity this expression is not so, but in relation to God it is not only true but the reality in which God operates. God is in the business of bringing order to chaos, … Continue reading All Things are Possible
An Epiphany Devotion
Epiphany, the last day of Christmas and the opening of the Gospel to the Gentiles as witnessed by the visitation of Jesus by the three wise men. It’s significance need not be lost on those of us outside the Jewish household. For without Epiphany…we are lost. Literally the light that delivered these travelers to the … Continue reading An Epiphany Devotion
