Think of a time in your life when someone gave you some really good news. Remember how your felt when you heard, and how you couldn’t wait to tell others. This week we’ll conclude our sermon series on Elijah and Elisha with a Bible story that taps into those same powerful emotions – and in […]
Author Archives: Jeff Miner
Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride!
All of us have plans for how life’s supposed to work. Then unexpected stuff happens, and we start bouncing off in directions we never anticipated. Where’s God in all the twists and turns? This Sunday we’ll find the answer in a story about a strange encounter between the prophet Elisha and someone who’s life was spinning out […]
Grace Under Pressure
Do you ever find yourself under the gun? If so, you’ll definitely benefit from the Bible story we’re going to study this Sunday. In it, a very wise and resilient woman encounters the great prophet Elisha – what ensues is filled with drama and with powerful spiritual lessons for anyone living under pressure – which would […]
Religion As A Weapon
We see it all the time – people who use religion as a weapon against others. Is that really what God intended? This week we’ll study a story from the life of Elisha that raises this question in stark terms. In the process, we’ll have the opportunity to consider what kind of spirit dwells within […]
Power Living
Every day presents the same basic challenge: Will I be able to make something beautiful out of today’s chaos? Some people do, some people don’t. What makes the difference? This Sunday we’ll study three principles for “power living” drawn from the life of the great prophet Elisha.
When Push Comes To Shove
Spiritual living isn’t as complicated as we sometimes make it out to be. This Sunday we’ll look at a Bible story that reminds us of the essence of authentic spiritual living, as we continue our sermon series on the life and times of Elijah and Elisha.
When God Whispers
We often want God to speak to us in spectacular ways. After all, if God is great, shouldn’t we expect God to speak in grandiose ways? This week we’ll study a passage of Scripture that challenges our assumptions, suggesting a whole new counter-intuitive way of listening to God. If you want to hear God’s voice […]
How Big Is Your God?
This Sunday we’ll explore a great story from the life of the Prophet Elijah that will challenge us to blow up the box we tend to put God in – allowing the fullness of the power of God to flow into our lives. Join us on this holiday weekend for an opportunity to power up!
Running On Empty
Life can be draining – not enough hours, not enough energy, not enough patience, not enough sleep, not enough money! This week we’ll look at a story that powerfully illustrates how a person of faith should respond to scarcity in life, as we begin a brand new sermon series on The Life & Times of […]
Finding Myself
It’s so easy to get preoccupied with the details of life, lose sight of the big picture, and flounder. Most people are living ‘little’ lives, whereas God created us to live with a powerful sense of transcendent purpose. This week we’ll conclude our eight-week march through the Bible by looking at a story that highlights […]
Let There Be Light!
Our Old Testament contains thousands of pages of spiritual truth spoken by God through many different prophets and teachers. You’d think that might be enough. Yet somehow it wasn’t. In fact, what was missing was so vital, God decided to come to us directly in the form of Jesus. Why? That’s what we’ll explore this Sunday, […]
Faith and Politics
We hear lots of arguments on TV – each side accusing the other of bringing us to ruin. People of faith stand on both sides. But where does God stand? Should our faith affect our politics? If so, how? This Sunday we’ll look at the words of the prophets for guidance, as we continue our 8-week march […]
Two Roads
This week we’ll continue our eight-week march through eight great eras of biblical history. This week we’ll compare and contrast two famous kings of Israel who illustrate two radically different philosophies of life – one popular, one rare. We’ll ask how much of ourselves we see in these two kings – and what we can […]