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History of the church. A Tale of two Cities A tale of two Pastors. A tale of two Cities (Edinburgh) Hand of God working through His people.

Why does Christianity continue to grow? What are the values that drive its culture-spanning history? How does it transform cultures and people into better versions of themselves, rather than forcing the one culture on everyone? The values of inclusion and diversity, which lie at the heart of Christianity, account for all these questions. But then why does the church struggle so much with the modern Western values of inclusion and diversity? Where did they come from? How are they different? Join us as we grapple with these questions in the hope that we can understand how, as modern, Western Christians, we can embrace the values of Christianity while reaching out to a broken world.

A Call to Live Out the Faith This is what the Lord says: Preserve justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed. Happy is the man who does this, anyone who maintains this, who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it, and keeps his hand from doing…

Intro: As we move into a place and time of transition, we must always make sure that we are following the voice of God. Many times God will challenge our norms, and shatter our self righteousness because it is as filthy rags before God. We are living in a dangerous and precarious time, because division…

A bold act of inclusion changed the life of Zacchaeus the tax collector as well as the whole community. How many lives can we transform if we really devote ourselves to inclusion? A fresh start requires being open to Jesus’ invitation to us as well as to those who are not valued in our community – the outcasts or the marginalized.

11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders; they numbered myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, 12 singing with full voice, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and…

Introduction “Yet today there are calls for evangelicals to remake Christianity into a more inclusive religion. There are widespread efforts to make the narrow door wider and to even affirm the salvation of well-meaning people of other religions.” Erwin Lutzer In his book, We Will not Be Silenced, he…

The Primary Message of Christianity If you don’t look like us, talk like us, and act like us then you can’t be a part of us. OR God loves everyone regardless of what they believe, what they do, or how they live. He just wants everyone to find happiness. CHRISTIANS: how do we talk to our friends? Do we…

The stories of the lost sheep and lost coin remind us that God loves us and wants us to welcome everyone.

14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. 15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. 16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet…

Sermon on God calling Peter to go to the Gentiles with the Gospel.

All people are welcome in God's colony.

Anticipation of Blessings ARE YOU READY FOR SOME PREACHING?!? What on earth has Jesus done now? Today continues the text that we had last week as Jesus was in the midst of preaching to the hometown crowd. Now… last week we got some hints that the folks he grew up with weren’t going to be 100% on board…

God invites the whole world into a relationship with Him with some unlikely messengers.

Scripture When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered around him; and he was by the sea. Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet and begged him repeatedly, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come…

Jesus’ Concern for the Servant Servant’s Condition Servant’s Condition Verse 6 indicates that the servant is lying paralyzed at home and fearfully tormented. In Luke’s account of this story he is nearing death. This is not a chronic condition but instead an acute onset of debilitating illness. Immediate…

For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles— assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly. When you read this, you can perceive my insight into…

A lame man, cast away, meets the power of Jesus and finally gets entry to the people and temple of God.