One of the amazing aspects of the Easter story is the sudden and violent turn of the people of Jerusalem on Jesus. This man they had known as an admired teacher, worker of wonders, and miraculous healer was suddenly rejected. Those who had placed palm branches on the ground a week earlier were suddenly screaming […]
Church or Club?
February 12, 2009 By
“If our church were to disappear tomorrow, would anybody miss it, and if so, who?” That is a great question. I ran across it recently in a book about church leadership, Managing the Congregation. The author relates the following story: Terry Fullam was ready to be questioned during his first interview as a potential candidate […]
Preparing Our Hearts
February 1, 2009 By
(A sermon series in 8 parts covering the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20; series was preached from Feb. 8th-March 29th, 2009) Most people think of the Ten Commandments only whenever they are mentioned on the news (a court fight over a courthouse monument somewhere), or when they see Charlton Heston on TV once a year […]
True Religion
January 1, 2009 By
(A sermon series in 3 parts covering James 1:19-27; series was preached from Jan. 18th-Feb. 1st, 2009) Religion is a dirty word for a lot of folks. Indeed, in some cases justifiably so. Ghandi once famously said, “I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” Would […]
Responding to God’s Good Gift
December 11, 2008 By
(A sermon series in 3 parts on the importance of stewardship as a grateful response; series was preached from Dec. 28th, 2008-Jan. 11th, 2009) The Christian life is not one of burden, but one of privileged blessing. So often this is seemingly forgotten and the privileges are treated as burdens! This is clearly the case […]
