The Substance of Our Faith
Vague Spirituality or Substantive Faith?
. August 27, 2023. Category:The Fullness of Christian Hope
. August 20, 2023. Category:One Holy, Catholic, Apostolic Church
. August 13, 2023. Category:The Spirit of Prophecy and the Scriptures
. August 6, 2023. Category:The Exaltation of Christ
. July 23, 2023. Category:Jesus: His Life, Death, and Resurrection
. July 16, 2023. Category:Jesus, the Son of Man
. July 9, 2023. Category:Jesus, the Son of God
. July 2, 2023. Category:Who Is the God Whom We Confess?
. June 25, 2023. Category:A Need for Creed (Part 4)
. June 11, 2023. Category:A Need for Creed? (Part 3)
. June 4, 2023. Category:A Need for Creed (Part 2)
. May 28, 2023. Category:A Need for Creed?
. May 21, 2023. Category:The Shape of Our Worship
The Missing Parts
. May 7, 2023. Category:Understanding Communion
. April 30, 2023. Category:Understanding Water Baptism
. April 23, 2023. Category:Blessed and Sent out on Mission
. April 16, 2023. Category:The Presence of God’s Kingdom
. April 2, 2023. Category:The Proclamation of the Word of God
. March 26, 2023. Category:Worship through Giving
. March 19, 2023. Category:A House of Prayer
. March 12, 2023. Category:Sing a New Song
. March 5, 2023. Category:Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs
. February 26, 2023. Category:Enter His Courts with Thanksgiving and Praise
. February 19, 2023. Category:Come Into His Presence
. February 12, 2023. Category:Preparing to Enter God’s Presence
. February 5, 2023. Category:Spiritual Checkpoints
Right Mindset: (What Must I Remember?)
. January 29, 2023. Category:Right Way (How Do I Get There?)
. January 22, 2023. Category:Right Direction: Where Am I Headed?
. January 15, 2023. Category:The Stewardship of Our Life Together
Entrusted with a Message and a Mission
. November 20, 2022. Category:The Stewardship of Belonging: One Anothering
. November 13, 2022. Category:The Stewardship of Belonging: Membership
. November 6, 2022. Category:Faithful to Give
. October 30, 2022. Category:Servant Leadership
. October 23, 2022. Category:Forming Friendships, Forging Faith
. October 16, 2022. Category:People of the Book
. October 9, 2022. Category:The Women Who Followed Jesus
. September 25, 2022. Category:Grace in Action: Showing Hospitality to All
. September 18, 2022. Category:Our Commitment to Children
. September 11, 2022. Category:Train Up a Child
. September 4, 2022. Category:For Want of a Nail
. August 28, 2022. Category:You Matter
. August 21, 2022. Category:Praying the Psalms
When I Have Sinned – Part 2
. August 14, 2022. Category:When I have Sinned – Part 1
. August 7, 2022. Category:When I Am Despondent
. July 31, 2022. Category:When I’m Insecure and Vulnerable
. July 24, 2022. Category:When I Am in Trouble
. July 17, 2022. Category:When I Feel Lost or Alone
. July 10, 2022. Category:When I Think the World Looks Crazy
. July 3, 2022. Category:Why Pray the Psalms?
. June 26, 2022. Category:A Surprise of Unfamiliar Friends
The Unexpected Gift
. May 29, 2022. Category:The Rough-Hewn Stone
. May 22, 2022. Category:The Unlikeliest Convert
. May 15, 2022. Category:The Hidden Jewel
. May 8, 2022. Category:The Faithful Second
. May 1, 2022. Category:The Young Prospect
. April 24, 2022. Category:Morality and the Post-Modern World: The Ten Commandments for Today
You Shall Not Covet: Consumerism, Greed, and the “More” that I Need
. April 10, 2022. Category:You Shall Not Bear False Witness: Liars, Cheats, and the People Who Love Them
. April 3, 2022. Category:You Shall Not Steal: Getting Mine While I Can
. March 27, 2022. Category:You Shall Not Commit Adultery: The Sexualization of Everything
. March 20, 2022. Category:You Shall Not Murder: Violence and the Dehumanization of Others
. March 13, 2022. Category:Honor Your Father and Mother: Respect in an Age of Disdain
. March 6, 2022. Category:Sabbath: Refusing the Worship of Work
. February 22, 2022. Category:Vain Swearing and False Allegiance: Putting God on the Sidelines
. February 13, 2022. Category:Forbidden Idols: The Things We Love to Worship
. February 6, 2022. Category:“No Other Gods”: Being the Church in a Pluralistic World
. January 30, 2022. Category:“But It’s the 21st Century!”
. January 23, 2022. Category:21 Days of Prayer and Fasting
Walking Forward and Looking Upward
. January 16, 2022. Category:Letting Go and Taking Hold
. January 9, 2022. Category:Bowing Down and Rising Up
. January 2, 2022. Category:Stewardship & Church Membership
In Everything Give Thanks
. November 21, 2021. Category:Where We Go
. November 14, 2021. Category:How We Grow
. November 7, 2021. Category:Why We Gather
. October 31, 2021. Category:Your Relationships with God
The Relationship We Need Most of All: Father-Child
. October 24, 2021. Category:The Relationship We Both Fear and Desire: Friend/Lover
. October 17, 2021. Category:The Relationship We Generally Recognize: Teacher-Student
. October 10, 2021. Category:The Relationship We Often Forget: Commander-Soldier
. October 3, 2021. Category:The Relationship We Often Don’t Appreciate: King-Subject
. September 26, 2021. Category:The Relationship We Usually Reject: Master-Slave
. September 19, 2021. Category:The Relationship We Usually Like: Shepherd-Sheep
. September 12, 2021. Category:The Relationship We Tend to Favor: Savior-Needy
. September 5, 2021. Category:The Relationship We Often Fear and Avoid: Judge-Accused
. August 29, 2021. Category:The Foundational Relationship: Creator-Creature (Part 2)
. August 22, 2021. Category:The Foundational Relationship: Creator-Creature (Part 1)
. August 15, 2021. Category:The Whole Point of Everything
. August 8, 2021. Category:A Personal God
. August 1, 2021. Category:Good To Be Together
Connected in Christ and Committed to His Church
. July 25, 2021. Category:Devoted to Prayer and Gracious to Others
. July 18, 2021. Category:Ruled by Christ and Serving One Another
. July 11, 2021. Category:Dead to My Old Life, Living for Christ
. June 27, 2021. Category:Raised with Christ and Seeking the Things Above
. June 13, 2021. Category:Established in Faith and Holding Fast to Christ
. June 6, 2021. Category:Rooted in Christ and Knit Together in Love
. May 30, 2021. Category:Reconciled to God and Held Together in Christ
. May 23, 2021. Category:Filled with Knowledge and Walking Worthy of Christ
. May 16, 2021. Category:If God is Good,...Why?
You Are Part of the Solution
. May 2, 2021. Category:God Hurts Too
. April 25, 2021. Category:Heaven and Hell Are Real
. April 18, 2021. Category:There is a Test Coming
. April 11, 2021. Category:Is Everything That Happens God’s Will?
. March 28, 2021. Category:There Is an Enemy
. March 21, 2021. Category:The World is Broken
. March 14, 2021. Category:God Made a Real World
. March 7, 2021. Category:A Legitimate Question with a Lot of Bad Answers
. February 28, 2021. Category:The Year of the Lord's Favor
Finding the Truly Good
. February 21, 2021. Category:Knowing God, Doing Good
. February 14, 2021. Category:Knowing God, Being Good
. February 7, 2021. Category:Knowing God, Choosing Good
. January 31, 2021. Category:Knowing God, Teaching Good
. January 24, 2021. Category:Knowing God, Loving Good
. January 17, 2021. Category:Knowing God, Knowing Good
. January 11, 2021. Category:The Year of the Lord’s Favor
. January 3, 2021. Category:Advent/Christmas: Carols of Christmas
Carols of Christmas: Christmas in a Time of Pandemic
. December 27, 2020. Category:Carols of Christmas: A Reason for Joy
. December 20, 2020. Category:Carols of Christmas: New King Born Today
. December 13, 2020. Category:Carols of Christmas: We’ve Been Waiting a Long Time for This
. December 6, 2020. Category:Carols of Christmas: The Gospel in Christmas Carols
. November 29, 2020. Category:Identifying with Jesus
Identifying with Jesus: His Mission
. November 15, 2020. Category:Identifying with Jesus: His Ministry
. November 8, 2020. Category:Identifying with Jesus: His Message
. October 25, 2020. Category:Deliver Us from Evil
Surrounded
. October 4, 2020. Category:Prepared for Battle, Engaged in the Fight
. September 27, 2020. Category:What to do When a Siren Sings
. September 20, 2020. Category:Escape from the Snare
. September 13, 2020. Category:The God Who Weeps
. September 6, 2020. Category:Deliverance from the Fear of Death
. August 30, 2020. Category:A Time to Weep
. August 23, 2020. Category:The Church on Mission
Power to Be a Witness
. August 16, 2020. Category:Ed and Melissa Swanson
. August 9, 2020. Category:John and Melanie Kerstetter
. August 2, 2020. Category:Courageous Conversations
Called to be Different
. July 26, 2020. Category:Courageous Conversations – “Am I My Brother’s Keeper?”
. July 19, 2020. Category:Resurrection Life
When You Face a Lion
. July 12, 2020. Category:Sharing His Suffering
. July 5, 2020. Category:A New Way to Live
. June 28, 2020. Category:Dressing up for God
. June 21, 2020. Category:The Gospel on Display
. June 14, 2020. Category:Returning Good for Evil
. June 7, 2020. Category:People of Honor
. May 31, 2020. Category:Living Stones in a Holy Temple
. May 24, 2020. Category:Growing up into Salvation
. May 17, 2020. Category:Resurrection Hope
The Hope of Perfection
. May 3, 2020. Category:The Hope of Glory
. April 26, 2020. Category:The Hope of Inheritance
. April 19, 2020. Category:Time of Plague
Preservation in the Time of Plague
. March 29, 2020. Category:Peace in the Time of Plague
. March 22, 2020. Category:Learning God's Voice
My Own Voice: God’s Will and My Choice
. October 18, 2020. Category:The Voice of Reason
. March 15, 2020. Category:The Voice of Wisdom
. March 8, 2020. Category:The Voice of the Spirit
. March 1, 2020. Category:The Voice of my Teacher
. February 23, 2020. Category:The Voice of the Shepherd
. February 16, 2020. Category:Seeking God
“Who’s on First?” – Finding Answers to Important Questions
. February 9, 2020. Category:“Don’t Worry, Be Happy” – Looking for the Right Key
. February 2, 2020. Category:“Batter Up!” – A Monumental Life
. January 26, 2020. Category:“Once More Unto the Breach!” – Going Against the Grain
. January 19, 2020. Category:“Carpe Diem!” This is your Moment!
. January 12, 2020. Category:“Hide and Seek”? or “Seek and Find”?
. January 5, 2020. Category:Advent/Christmas: Immanuel: God with Us
God Among Us
. December 22, 2019. Category:God With Us
. December 15, 2019. Category:God Before Us (Part 2)
. December 8, 2019. Category:God Before Us
. December 1, 2019. Category:Rebuilding Community: Rebuilding the Identity of the Church
Lives that Intersect
. November 24, 2019. Category:Tithes that Bind
. November 17, 2019. Category:Ties That Bind
. November 10, 2019. Category:Walls that Defend
. November 3, 2019. Category:Walls That Define
. October 27, 2019. Category:Giving That Returns
. October 20, 2019. Category:Rebuilding Community: Renewing the Priority of the Word
The Power of the Word of God
. October 13, 2019. Category:A Community Founded on Truth
. October 6, 2019. Category:The Mark of a Disciple of Christ
. September 29, 2019. Category:Jesus the Teacher of the New People of God
. September 22, 2019. Category:The People of God: A Covenantal Community
. September 15, 2019. Category:Rebuilding Community: Restoring the Foundation of Worship
Liberty and Limits
. September 8, 2019. Category:Do the Hokey-Pokey
. September 1, 2019. Category:The Postures of Worship – Part 2
. August 25, 2019. Category:The Postures of Worship – Part 1
. August 18, 2019. Category:Worship: Singing a New Song
. July 14, 2019. Category:Worship: Aligning with the Kingdom of God
. July 7, 2019. Category:Worship: Loving God with All I Am
. June 30, 2019. Category:Worship: Understanding Sacrifice
. June 23, 2019. Category:Worship: Responding to God’s Mercy
. June 9, 2019. Category:Worship: Declaring God’s Worth
. June 2, 2019. Category:What God Is Building
. May 19, 2019. Category:Why the Resurrection Matters
Why the Resurrection Matters: The Promise of New Life
. May 5, 2019. Category:Following Jesus: Key Steps for Life and Ministry
“Love One Another”: Choosing Agape
. April 7, 2019. Category:Rising above Rejection
. March 31, 2019. Category:Embracing God’s Anointing for Ministry
. March 24, 2019. Category:Fighting Temptation
. March 17, 2019. Category:Facing Temptation
. March 10, 2019. Category:Hearing God’s Affirmation
. March 3, 2019. Category:Knowing the Source of Power
. February 24, 2019. Category:Changing My Ways
. February 17, 2019. Category:Setting My Heart on the Things of God
. February 10, 2019. Category:Introductions: Getting to Know You
Snippets from My Life: Part 2 (Building Your Life on Jesus)
. January 27, 2019. Category:Snippets from My Life: Part 1 (Martin Luther and Me: Justification)
. January 20, 2019. Category:Advent/Christmas: Waiting for Christmas, Waiting for God
The Confirming Voices
. January 8, 2023. Category:The Foreign Visitors
. January 1, 2023. Category:The Promised Child
. December 25, 2022. Category:The Lowly Witnesses
. December 18, 2022. Category:The Faithful Caretaker
. December 11, 2022. Category:The Willing Maiden
. December 4, 2022. Category:The Ancient Prophets
. November 27, 2022. Category:The Despised and Rejected Son
. December 26, 2021. Category:The Son, the Suffering Servant
. December 24, 2021. Category:The Virgin’s Son, The Lord Messiah
. December 19, 2021. Category:The Chosen Son
. December 12, 2021. Category:Son of Jesse, Son of David
. December 5, 2021. Category:A Son Is Given
. November 28, 2021. Category:Recognizing God when He Shows Up
. January 13, 2019. Category:Preparing the Way for God’s Gift
. January 6, 2019. Category:Delighting in Obscurity
. December 24, 2018. Category:Welcoming God’s Will when It Costs You
. December 23, 2018. Category:Perceiving God’s Work in Your Pain
. December 16, 2018. Category:Encountering God in the Routine
. December 9, 2018. Category:Starting Your Christmas with Truth
. December 2, 2018. Category:No Series