It took us a while, but Ron and I finally got around to planting our vegetable garden a few weeks ago. We got lucky. Since we buy young vegetable plants rather than growing our veggies from seeds we’ve planted ourselves, by the time we got around to doing so, the …
There are times when we read Scripture and it can feel so foreign to us given the stark differences between a particular biblical setting or custom and our own. But there are times when we read Scripture and it can feel so contemporary and timeless. And when this happens it’s …
Teach God’s Word—Proclaim the good news of the coming of the Kingdom of heaven—Care for those who are sick. Last week we considered this positive side of being Jesus Christ’s disciples, of being like him by teaching as he taught; testifying as he testified about the good news of God’s …
This morning we’re going to begin a series, that will take us well into the Fall, highlighting different portions of the Gospel of Matthew. And we’re going to kick off by settling, once and for all (as indicated in the sermon title): How to Share the Gospel! This is such …
Last week, on Ascension Sunday, we stopped to ask why Jesus Christ’s ascension is deemed to be so important that it is included in the summary of the Christian faith provided in the Apostles’ Creed. In essence the answer is that God’s plan of salvation cannot be completed apart from …
This morning, as we do every Sunday, we recited the Apostles Creed, reminding ourselves of the key tenets of the Christian faith. When it comes to Jesus Christ, the second member of the Trinity, each week we confess that we believe: “in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who …
In our study in the book of Acts, we’re going to shift from Peter’s sermon in chapter two to Paul’s sermon in chapter 17. The events recorded here are taking place at least seven years after the initial outpouring of God’s Holy Spirit upon Jews who had gathered from all …
In our study in the book of Acts last week, we saw that after the Holy Spirit descended upon the Jewish believers who had gathered from all nations for the festival of Pentecost, Peter explained to them how what had just occurred was in fulfillment of what the Old Testament …
Have you ever wondered about what connection exists between God sending his Son and God sending his Holy Spirit? Part of the mystery of our faith is that we believe in one God who eternally exists in three Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And though we’ve spoken often about God’s …
After fifteen weeks of walking with Paul in his letter to the believers in the Corinthian church, we’ve arrived at the last chapter of this epistle. Though they were clearly believers in and followers of Jesus Christ, as we’ve seen, the Corinthian Christians were just as clearly young and unformed—and …
