How do you react when you’re going through a difficult time? Do you think it’s because God is displeased with you, or has abandoned you? This sermon looks at an incident from the life of Jacob as he went through a time of great struggle. And the struggle wasn’t because God was far away — […]
Monthly Archives: April 2007
Still Waters
It’s a familiar story: Jesus and the disciples are in a boat in the middle of the sea, and they’re caught in a ferocious storm. The disciples freak out; Jesus takes a nap. Wouldn’t you like to have that kind of peace? When all the world is raging and storming around you, to be able […]
Good Answers to Tough Questions
Do you ever have little doubts, like gnats in your mind, about how being g, l, b, or t really impacts your relationship with God? Even if you know all the “right” scriptural answers, the questions can still linger. So, how do you respond when someone says, “Just because you’re born that way doesn’t mean […]
The Big Bang
Have you ever considered just how much power was required to raise Jesus from the dead? And God promises that we have access to that very same power — power to raise to new life the dead and decaying parts of our heart and soul. So, where does your life need some resurrection? Listen for […]
Dying to Live
What does it mean to follow Jesus? It means more than to just believe his words — it means to do what he did, to walk in his footsteps. We’re used to thinking of the cross as something Jesus did for us. But Jesus sees it differently — he invites us to join him there. […]