Jul 30, 2023
As Paul finishes Romans 8, he summarizes the Gospel message in just four small, simple words. He chose “God…is…for…us!” But maybe instead of asking, “Is God for us?” we should be asking ourselves, as Abraham Lincoln urged folks to do, “Are we on God’s side?” Join us today as Pastor James discusses...
Jul 23, 2023
We think that if we are good and work hard, everything will work out. If things do not work out, we look to explain and lay blame. Join us as Pastor Johann discusses how our lives, and our world, are a field in which what we want (good) and don’t want (evil) grow side by side like wheat and weeds. We look to explain...
Jul 16, 2023
Today we talk about dirt, not a dirty story, but a parable that reflects Jesus' observations of the world in which He traveled. In the Parable of the Sower, the farmer was so slip-shod in his work that we can only conclude that it is not about farming at all. Instead, it’s about God, and the seed that was sown is His...
Jul 9, 2023
Life has many dualities and dichotomies; sometimes they are within us as individuals. We are pulled in two directions where our beliefs and our actions do not synchronize, often choosing the wrong path. We try to do right, but find ourselves face to face with sin. Join us as Pastor Johann discusses how we should...
Jul 2, 2023
The word “just” is an adverb that is used to make a point about something being the only, exact, or precise thing. In today’s Gospel, Matthew uses the word “just” to make a surprising point. Join Pastor James as he discusses how it is “just” the smallest pause, phrase, or conversation that proves all that...