SERIES: Advent TEXT: Matthew 1:16-17; Luke 2:25-32 MESSAGE: “Shaped by a Promise” —————————————————- “The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look forward to something greater to come.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer […]

SERIES: Advent TEXT: Matthew 1:11-16 MESSAGE: “Learning Though Silence” ———————————————— “Silence returns us to what is real…you might feel out of control, because when silence circulates it makes you that much more aware that you’re not in control…so it puts people against a […]

SERIES: Advent TEXT: Matthew 1:6-11 MESSAGE: “Our Deepest Need” ————————————————- Jesus’ family lineage reveals the…(1. Great Anticipation 2. Unmet Expectations 3. Better Ending)        1. Great Anticipation (v. 6a) “…and Jesse the father of David the king.”        2. […]

SERIES: Advent TEXT: Matthew 1:1-6; 17 MESSAGE: “Jesus’ Royal Family” ————————————————- “Infinite, and an infant. Eternal, and yet born of a woman…Supporting a universe, and yet needing to be carried in a mother’s arms.  King of angels, and yet the reputed […]

SERIES: The Book of Acts TEXT: Acts 20:36-21:7 MESSAGE: “Forever Friendship” ————————————————- “The greatest disease in the West today is not TB or leprosy; it is being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for. We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but the only […]

SERIES: The Book of Acts TEXT: Acts 20:17-38 MESSAGE: “Signs of a Godly Leader“ ————————————————- “Years ago as a pastor, I was stung by the bite of a narcissistic church leader. That bite led to bitterness before it led to healing. A […]