Click Here to listen to the message… When Jesus was asked what was the greatest commandment His reply was, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the … More The Royal Law
Click Here to listen to the message… A beautiful lake filled with life and surrounded by life and beauty can only remain that way if it has a constant in-flow and a constant out-flow. That inward and outward movement of water keeps the water in the lake healthy and filled with life. If, for some … More Poets
Click Here to listen to the message… “Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial…” (James 1:12) We all face trials in life. When we do, it is like we are at a crossroads…we have a choice of which direction to take in the face of temptation or trials. The direction we choose can lead … More Crossroads
Click Here to listen to the message… James begins his “How To” manual for the life we’ve been created to live with what appears to be some insanity. However, when we study what James is saying we find that a life of transcendent happiness beyond care, labor, and death (the “blessed” life…the “Makarios” life) is … More Dokimion
Do you want to live the greatest life you could possibly live? Click Here to listen to the message… Building on Jesus’ 8 beatitudes, we are moving into studying the book of James. James is basically a “How to” manual of practical applications of living the life Christ came, lived, died, and rose again that … More James – Genuine Faith
Click Here to listen to the message… After Jesus lays out His 8 beatitudes of how to live the new life He came so that we might live, He follows up with a challenge and a call for all those who follow Him to be salt and light in this world. Unfortunately, we had technical … More Light
Someone talked to me after church on Sunday & brought up some great questions about this week’s message. What if I don’t feel like I’ve ever been persecuted for my faith? What if I don’t feel like I’ve had much trouble, problems, or suffering because of my faith? These questions reminded me that there are … More Some thoughts to ponder…
Click Here to listen to the message… It is no accident that Jesus moves from “Blessed are the peacemakers…” to “Blessed are those who are persecuted.” However hard we may try to make peace with some people, they refuse to live at peace with us. These are the standards of conduct in the beatitudes… Be … More The Persecuted
On Sunday I shared my personal struggle and challenge (click here to listen). I’ve also written about it before (“A Deep Darkness…”). First of all, it is important that you all realize that I am okay! I shared on Sunday because I believe God is calling us… to become a community of authenticity & mercy. to be … More It doesn’t have to be this way…
Click Here to listen to the message… To best live this “New Creation” that Christ came to usher in, we first need to have a correct attitude toward God & be in right relationship with Him. Once we have that, then we can begin to enter into right relationship with each other. In His Sermon … More The Peacemakers
