This sermon continues our series on Building Blocks for Spiritual Growth with “C” for Connection. Last week we looked at Worship. A powerful worship service can be a wonderful way to enter into the presence of God. But sometimes, it’s just not enough. Have you ever felt isolated at church, like you’re on the fringes […]
Author Archives: Jeff Miner
Fit For Life
Bit by bit, piece by piece, block by block, each day we are building our lives. So how’s your construction going? The Bible teaches that life flows from the inside out. Happiness, contentment, peace, joy — they all flow from within. None of us can live well unless we are taking good care of our […]
Don’t Make Me Come Down There!
We’ve spent a couple weeks looking at stories surrounding the birth of Christ — it is the season, after all. This week, something related but maybe not the first thing that comes to mind at Christmastime: What did it really mean for God to become human? The scriptures say that Jesus “emptied himself” of divine […]
Christmas Surprise
This sermon looks at a portion of the traditional Christmas story — the shepherds and angels. It’s an old, familiar story. But here we look at its historical context, and when we understand that, it becomes even more relevant and meaningful for us today. Watch the webcast. Use the player below to listen to this […]
Miracle on My Street
This sermon looks at a portion of the traditional Christmas story — the shepherds and angels. Yawn! That old thing again? Not quite. Have you ever wondered why these particular shepherds were told the incredible news and were allowed to see the Messiah? There are a couple of clues in the text we can apply […]
Forever In Blue Jeans
Our sermon series on Mastering Our Money concludes with a look at two more key spiritual principles for growing our prosperity. These are principles put forth by Suze Orman, which just happen to line up precisely with wisdom from Scripture. These principles will surprise you! At first glance, they may seem like they have little […]
If I Could Turn Back Time
Our sermon series on Mastering Our Money resumes with a look at three key spiritual principles for growing our prosperity. These principles will surprise you! You’ve probably never even realized they are relevant to wealth management. Watch the webcast. Use the player below to listen to this sermon. Right-click on the tag to download. Comments […]
Five Steps to Financial Freedom
Last Sunday’s sermon was a tough one. We focused on the fact that, by any objective standard, we who live in the United States are fabulously wealthy. And with the wealth, according to Jesus, comes great responsibility. So, how do we move forward? How do we make sense of that knowledge? Watch this sermon for […]
Sacred Trust
Suppose someone knew a really important fact about your life or family background that was hidden from you. Are you the kind of person who would rather not be told? Or would you want to know the truth, no matter how shocking? In this sermon, you will learn some shocking truths about yourself — and […]
Prosperity’s Challenge
Most of us aren’t accustomed to thinking of prosperity as a challenge. We tend to think of poverty as the challenge — and of prosperity as something that can solve those challenges. Jesus didn’t see it that way. So what are we missing? This sermon examines one of prosperity’s greatest potential pitfalls — so we […]
If Only I Could Win the Lottery!
We begin a new series with this sermon: Mastering Our Money. Uh-oh. Preacher’s gonna beg for my money — time to tune out. That’s not the point of this series, at all. We begin this week with two concepts presented in scripture: the righteous will prosper. blessed are the poor. How can both be true? […]
New Beginnings
This sermon concludes the series on names of God. This week, it’s more of a description than a proper name: “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.” What can it mean to us to say that God is our beginning, and our end? Listen or watch as we discover insight […]
Back to Our Roots
If Christianity had a slogan, what would it be? Get more of what you want! The ultimate fire insurance! Discover your sense of superiority. All kidding and misguided theology aside, what phrase would sum up the central Christian message? This sermon looks at a name of God that captures the core message of the earliest […]