When Jesus came into town riding a donkey. It meant that he came in peace.When the people waved palm branches and yelled Hosanna. It meant that they saw him as a king and wanted...

CS Lewis' famous argument that Jesus was either a Liar, Lunatic or Lord (which wasn't initially his argument), was in response to a popular thought–that Jesus was just, or only,...

When you read the Bible, do you find yourself in the story? Here are three stories that might help you find yourself there. First, Matthew 19:13-15: Jesus welcomes the little ch...

What does it mean to live every day for Christ? Many never even ask the question as they prepare for Sunday to be different, fancier, more super substantial than the other six d...

The Holy Spirit works in these three main ways as a spotlight ministry. First the spotlight is at work in us calling us to be different than we used to be. Second the spotlight ...

Cracker Jack boxes have the prize inside. Don't you know that you are the Holy of Holies...the place where God dwells?! You have the prize inside and that prize transforms us.Bu...

Bev Brown stands in for Pastor Dave and speaks on the topic of anxiety.

There are multiple ways to do church, but not all of them are positive. Most are negative. Here is one way that I know, try it.

There are a variety of issues in our culture now that as Christians we should not learn or copy. This is the same as it has been for centuries, but sometimes we forget that we a...

Diane Smith stands in and speaks on the power of prayer in our lives

The covenant relationship between Jonathon and David is a picture of the New Covenant, where Jesus trades garments of righteousness with us at the cross. Take a listen.

Where in your life is your understanding of yourself dominated by the giants in your land, or more specifically in your head? God understands that there are giants in the land, ...

What do you do when you know you've been asked to do something, but can't do it...yet. This is the spot that David is in as he enters Saul's court. He has been anointed king, bu...

Samuel needed a reset on how he sees people. Jesse's family needed a reset on how they sees people. Bethlehem needed it. We need it, too. We need to look at people not through t...

Three things in the sermon this morning. First, there is a need to locate David in the story of Israel. Second, do we understand what it means that to be a person after God's ow...

Ted Pancoast stands in on this last Sunday of the year and asks the question, "How are you nice?" This is not a how to be nice, but rather how am I nice and is it my default res...

What in the world does God need to overcome? He could overwhelm anything and anyone, except that He does not violate our freedom. He then overcomes our perceptions of Him with t...

In the text there is an amazing array of mighty deeds that God will be re-creating, but that is not the most astounding deed that He does. The most astounding action that God do...

If you have ever wondered if God is at work in the world, look into your own life and the lives of those nearby. If you can see God at work in you or others, than know that as p...

As we enter into the Advent season, we figuratively join those who waited for God to enter the world at the first Christmas. At the same time we wait for His second Advent hopin...

Many hope for thankfulness to come from their devotional disciplines, but that is opposite of how it works. Knowing that you have been given a gift beyond your own reach--knowin...

During the closing of the book. John shows us that there are three concepts that we need to pay attention to at all times...not just the time at the end. 1) That near is always ...

Don't be confused God isn't making all new things...that is not what the text says. What it says is that God is making all things new. He is renewing everything, not throwing it...

In a letter written to the church to keep it from slipping off track. Bill Strite (filling in for Pastor Dave) emphasizes the love of Christ that under girds our lives and that ...

If we are to understand of heaven (and our future). The box of our understanding of what heaven will be like needs to have these items removed. So that we can see our future mor...