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When I was a kid, I had to plant a seed for some sort of VBS craft. Every kid got a styrofoam cup, some dirt, and a seed. I have no idea what the overall purpose was for the craft. But, hey, I was excited to plant that seed. I took the styrofoam cup home. Proudly placed it on our front stoop. And promptly…

Jesus asks everything from those who follow Him. He will be second to none and nothing in the life of His disciples. Only He has the right to claim this kind of ownership of us since He created us, sustains us, keeps us alive, orchestrates our lives in the order in which we find them, and He knows the beginning from the end. God is supreme and Sovereign and there is no other being like Him. Jesus demonstrates to us the power and order and control of our God. We who follow Him lay down everything for Him. There is no other option for us for everything else is covetousness and idolatry. Jesus rescues us and brings us into his Kingdom where we find we needed no other things besides Him anyhow. He is present in our storms, able to calm when He is ready. He is able to heal and even the demonic forces know who He is and are under His authority as they, too, are something He created. He created them good, they turned away from Him, but they are no match for Him. That is sure. Be not afraid!

Foolishness I will readily admit to feeling foolish at the moment. To try to preach on a day like this one is foolish. Here, part of this congregation is potentially celebrating their “patronal festival” for the last time, part of this congregation is facing an important vote about the potential of merger,…

Most Jews would have considered the Galileans who were slaughtered at the Temple, martyrs. Why does Jesus call them sinners?

John 3:1-21 Have you ever had some concept in your life that you just could not seem to grasp? I have. When I was in school I was a pretty good student in all my classes except math. In math I was dumb with a capital “umb”. When it came time to learn subtraction I just couldn’t get it. I think part of…

The Lord’s Indictment and Warnings: A Picture of God’s Case Against the religious workers

In this lesson we will consider the eternal importance of repentance and turning away from a life of sin.

God is a gracious God who delivers sinners out of his love for them.

The Lord’s Indictment and Warnings: A Picture of God’s Case Against the Human Race

Intro: We understand urgency. Luke ended that last section with Jesus telling the crowd to respond quickly before it’s too late, to get right with God while there is still time. They should cease their religious hypocrisy and see the obvious signs the Messiah is present in Jesus. In doing so, they would…

Revealing who are the followers of the antichrist, the risk of becoming a follower of the antichrist.

As believers, we must be so in tune with the Bible, that we will easily recognize those who would attempt to terrorize Christ’s Church.

Repent or perish

We can be assured that God keeps His promises.

Have you ever noticed that the ceiling of the church looks like an up-side-down ship? This is no accident; it’s intentional. Ever since Christians began building churches, they have often been designed to resemble a boat – not just any boat, but a certain, very large, wooden boat. We do this because…

All the glory of God is revealed in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

By Pastor Glenn Pease On a Friday afternoon, May 31, 1889 a man by the name of Daniel Peyton came galloping down the road in Johnstown, Penn. Sparks were flying from the hoofs of his big bay horse. He was shouting for all he was worth that the damn had broken. Some believed his warning and fled to the…