Sermons

Paul is telling us that God has a plan, and we are a part of that plan. We were redeemed for a reason, and we are given gifts to fulfill a greater purpose.

Paul wants Titus to give the Cretans a practical way of living where they can start demonstrating their faith in good works by meeting the needs of other people.

Jesus came to earth to change things, an agent of change, while countless others have been fighting to keep it the way they want it, non-threatening and within their comfort zone.

After three days of looking, they found him in the temple. They were amazed at what they observed. Jesus was sitting among the teachers, listening to them and putting questions to them.

And they shall live secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth; and he shall be the one of peace.

If you want to be happy, draw close to the source of happiness by obeying God, and not just going through the motions.

Do you sometimes feel as though you aren't making progress in your spiritual life? Sometimes it feels as if we are high-centered and we're just spinning our wheels and not getting anywhere. We're neither going forwards or backwards. We're stagnant and don't like the feeling.

To many people, this is just one big birthday party where the guest of honor, the birthday boy, doesn't get any presents. It's a holiday where we celebrate the birth of our Savior with a new big screen television.

I think we recognize the core principle that people want to give to something that is exciting, something that is making an impact, something that is visibly connected to changing lives.

We should be so excited about what we're doing, that we're worried about getting it done before Jesus comes back.