Many people are religious; few are spiritual. Which are you? As followers of Christ, we’re called to “live in the Spirit,” which is the opposite of being religious. Do you know what makes the difference? Today’s scripture: Galatians 5:16-25 Download the Soul Care Plan. Watch the webcast. Use the player below to listen to this […]
Author Archives: Jeff Miner
In The Middle
Funny how we always get excited about the beginning and ending of something, but rarely think about what happens in between. We celebrate birth, and solemnly mark death. We celebrate the first day of school and mark our last with a graduation ceremony. Yet everything that matters, all the “stuff of life,” happens in between […]
Room To Grow, Room To Be
It sounds wonderful, doesn’t it? Who wouldn’t want to be surrounded by people who love, encourage, and advise us, but don’t judge, manipulate, or try to control. Yet we ourselves often struggle to offer that gift to those around us. Today’s scripture: Judges 16:15-21 Watch the webcast. Use the player below to listen to this […]
How Evil Works
Some churches are obsessed with evil; it’s all they talk about. Others seem to avoid it altogether, as if evil doesn’t exist. Why can’t we have a conversation that avoids both extremes? So we’ll take a shot at that. Our goal will be to understand better how evil works in our world, in our families, […]
Finding Our Way In Life
We all have blind spots. The problem is . . . when we have a blind spot we usually don’t know it. So we move through life, making decisions, sometimes very bad decisions, and can’t figure out why things keep going so badly. We’ll study an ancient Bible story that teaches us how to best […]
Living Large
Jesus promises us “abundant life.” He makes this promise to both rich and poor, strong and feeble. But how is that possible? How is it possible to live “abundantly” despite our circumstances? Today’s scripture: Philippians 4:10-19 Watch the webcast. Use the player below to listen to this sermon. Right-click on the tag to download.
God’s Eyes
How do you see yourself spiritually? Some of us may think pretty highly of ourselves. But most of us struggle. “I have so little to offer God,” we think. “I’m completely insignificant in the grand scheme of things.” This sermon examines how to have healthy spiritual self-esteem. Listen for a word of encouragement! Today’s scripture: […]
Faith of Our Mothers
There’s an old hymn called Faith Of Our Fathers. The words include, “Faith of our fathers, living still, in spite of dungeon, fire, and sword.” Pretty cool. But for many of us, some of the greatest faith we’ve ever seen has come from our mothers and grandmothers. This Sunday, Mother’s Day, we ask: What can […]
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
Most of us probably learned to pray as children. But how do we know we’re doing it right? Do you ever wonder? Today’s scripture: Matthew 6:1-8 Watch the webcast. Use the player below to listen to this sermon. Right-click on the tag to download.
Easter for Dummies
You’re probably familiar with the “Dummies” books. They’re meant to convey basic information about important subjects in a direct, no-nonsense fashion. This sermon is all about Easter for Dummies. We’ll cut through all the clutter and explore the practical implications of Jesus’ resurrection for the actual events you will experience in your life next week. […]
If Only
We all do bad stuff — sometimes really bad stuff. Then we spend all our time wishing we could undo what we can’t. We get trapped in regret. We’ll look at how to spring the trap of guilt and regret, using a story from the last week of Jesus’ life to guide us. Join us […]
Journey of Discovery
We’ve often heard people say, “Life is a journey.” But what does that mean . . . for me personally, and for what I should expect from life, and for what God is trying to accomplish within me? These are some of the practical questions we explore this Sunday — the Sunday on which our […]
The Good Life
Does good living lead to prosperity? If so, why do so many good people struggle, while so many bad people prosper? Is there any real “payoff” for doing good? We’ll look at the example of King Uzziah to guide us. Today’s scripture: 2 Chronicles 26 Watch the webcast. Use the player below to listen to […]