Pastor’s Blog

The question I want to answer today is how we can thrive in a spiritually dead world without losing our soul. “Our doing for Jesus cannot exceed our being with Jesus” Pete Scazzaro, Emotionally Healthy Discipleship In Luke 10, we see the familiar story where Martha...

I heard a story once that went like this. There was a little boy who wanted a bicycle really bad but didn’t know the best way to pray for one. So, trying to imitate how he heard his parents pray, that night he knelt down next to his bed and said, “Lord if it be thy...

This morning, I want to pick up with the wisemen. Wise men from the east came to present their gifts to Jesus. We’ve been doing a series on what Jesus is worthy of during this Christmas season. Today, I want to ask you, what gift is Christ worthy of from you? The...

Have you ever hoped in something that didn’t live up to its expectations? Let’s talk about shepherds in ancient near eastern culture. Among the occupations, shepherding had a lowly place. Shepherds were considered untrustworthy and their work made them ceremonially...

As I was planning this advent season and what I was going to preach on, I couldn’t shake this word from my spirit: worthy. Jesus is worthy! Worthy of our affections, our worship, our attention, and our trust during this holiday season. Advent, for those that don’t...

God has a word for you today. In fact, God has a word for you every day, if you will create space to receive it. How valuable is reading the word of God? Lifeway research did a study on those that read the Bible 4 or more times a week. This study had 40,000...

Prayer is the foundation for a vibrant spiritual life. The least responded to question that pastors ask is this: how is your prayer life? Prayer is foundational from the beginning of scripture to the end. Not only was it a foundational piece of the New Testament...

True faith has lasting faith! Today we are going to talk about what it means to have lasting faith. How many in this room are interested in your faith with Jesus lasting beyond your moment of salvation? How many want to have a faith that stands the test of time? One...

We are continuing our true faith series, the book of James leads us to submission. True Faith Submits. I wanted to talk about a few things that we all really enjoy submitting to (notice my sarcasm). Speed limits, traffics (any else hit 475 on the way in?), diets,...

Your words are the clearest and best indicator of what’s actually in your heart. This is why Jesus said every idle word will be brought into judgement, it’s why he says out of the heart the mouth speaks. James is going to get more into our business this week by...

True faith is sacrificial. Following Jesus should cost you something. I want to share with you briefly the story of a missionary named Mary Slessor. Mary Slessor was born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1848. Financial hardship due to her father’s alcoholism and resultant...

Last week we talked about how true faith acts. This week we will follow that up with what that looks like toward others. True faith, determined disciples of Jesus, love. They love equally no matter who it is and don’t show favoritism. True disciples of Jesus love...