Category: Religion & Spirituality

The Scandal At Supper: Christ And The Pharisees

The Scandal At Supper: Christ And The Pharisees

“Why does your teacher eat with tax-collectors and sinners?”

What Jesus was doing was scandalous. It disrupted the status quo. It threatened society. And yet, it was good!

Click above to hear this encouraging sermon from Matthew 9.

Jonah: You Can Run, But You Cannot Hide (Ch. 1)

Jonah: You Can Run, But You Cannot Hide (Ch. 1)

You can RUN from God. But you can’t HIDE from God.

Has God every placed a call on your life that you’ve run away from? Has God ever called you – and instead of responding to His call, you ran? That’s what the prophet Jonah did. Click to learn more.

Jonah: Alone In The Dark (Ch. 2)

Jonah: Alone In The Dark (Ch. 2)

Alone. Scared. Anxious. Is that you? Have you felt that way?

No one has ever felt as alone as Jonah – sitting by himself in the belly of the beast. But the prophet wasn’t really alone, and this wasn’t the end of the line. Click to listen and be encouraged.

Jonah: The Most Effective Sermon Preached (Ch. 3)

Jonah: The Most Effective Sermon Preached (Ch. 3)

One sermon. Eight words. Over a hundred thousand people repented.

There’s no other sermon like this. There’s no sermon ever preached that had as wide-spread a response among those that it was originally preached to. Click to learn more from our series on Jonah.

Ruth: Hope On The Horizon (Chapter 4)

Ruth: Hope On The Horizon (Chapter 4)

At one point, Ruth and Naomi were down. They were BROKEN, HURTING, and DESPERATE. But in God’s time, He picked them up – the last chapter of their story was far better than the first!

Click to hear this encouraging word from Ruth 4.

Ruth: A New Start, And A New Hope (Chapter 1)

Ruth: A New Start, And A New Hope (Chapter 1)

Today may be terrible. But that doesn’t mean that tomorrow will be.

In Chapter 1 of Ruth, things couldn’t have been worse for Ruth and Naomi. Death in the desert awaited. But God had a better plan. Click to learn more.

A New Year And An Old Promise (Psalm 103)

A New Year And An Old Promise (Psalm 103)

What makes you HAPPY?

If you’re only happy when your circumstances are great, then prepare to be unhappy a lot. But what if your happiness is vested in something else? Something transcendent? Click to learn more.

The Poor, The Broken, And The Down And Out

The Poor, The Broken, And The Down And Out

It is easy to become JADED toward the need of others. It is also WRONG.

From one end of Scripture to the other, God’s love for the poor, broken and hurting is on display. As Christians, we should reflect that love. In this sermon we discuss how.

O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Micah’s Prophecy)

O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Micah’s Prophecy)

The prophets spoke. The people didn’t listen.

For centuries, the people had ignored the prophets. But the prophets were consistently right. And Micah was definitely right about this – a KING was coming, to be born in BETHLEHEM.

How Majestic Is Your Name, O Lord

How Majestic Is Your Name, O Lord

The Jews stopped saying God’s name in the 5th century BC. Why?

There are a lot of reasons for this. Among them was that God’s name is holy and not to be taken lightly. So how do we approach His name now? Click to learn more about the “name” of God.