Sermons

Instead, we are God's accomplishment, created in Christ Jesus to do good things. God planned for these good things to be the way that we live our lives.

God's work involves many different individuals with a variety of gifts and abilities. There are no superstars in this task, only team members performing their own spiritual roles.

Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruits of their deeds. Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done. (Isaiah 3: 10,11)

Jesus is sending us an advocate, a counselor, a companion, a friend to stand by us, to guide and protect us. Somebody who has our best interest at heart.

It wasn't a "let's form a committee, assign tasks, plan on leaving after church, pack our supplies, have lunch along the way, check into the motel by 6:00 p.m., and get started early Monday morning kind of thing."

What if we changed the words of Jesus Loves Me? From Jesus loves me to Jesus loves them. Go ahead, sing it this way: Jesus loves them this I know for the Bible tells me so. Addicted ones to him belong, for they are weak, but he is strong.

Roosevelt implored: We slashed our forests, we used our soils, we encouraged floods, all of this so greatly that we were brought rather suddenly to face the fact that unless we gave thought to the lives of our children and grandchildren, they would no longer be able to live and improve upon our American way of life.

If you had a one-on-one with Jesus and he asked you: Do you truly love me? Do you really love me? Are you even my friend? How would you respond?

Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.

(Easter Sunrise Sermon) But by the grace of God I am what I am, and this grace toward me has not been in vain.