Have you ever wondered what politics and culture looked like in Jesus’ day? Actually, politics and culture were just as polarized then as now. Yet somehow Jesus managed to transcend those divides. His first disciples were an amazing conglomeration of previously polarized people. This Sunday, as we continue our sermon series on “Colorful Characters in […]
Monthly Archives: September 2013
When “No” Is The Answer
We face it all the time. We have a dream or hope, something we want, but the answer keeps coming back “No!” What then? Should a person of faith ever take “no” for an answer? This week we’ll study the story of a woman who encountered Jesus and could have easily accepted defeat. From her […]
Mystery Woman
This week we’ll resume our sermon series on “Colorful Characters in the Life of Jesus” by studying an unnamed woman does something so surprising, Jesus himself declared, “Wherever the Gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in remembrance of her.” So what did she do? And why was […]
Why? – Part 2
Last Sunday we asked, “If you’re there God, why are things as they are?” This Sunday we’ll continue that dialogue and go even deeper, focusing especially on the question, “Why do good people suffer?”
Why?
For anyone who has ever experienced something that seems to make no sense and wondered why, this Sunday’s sermon is for you. We’ll study another colorful character in the life of Jesus – Mary, his mother – and see how she handled all the “whys?” that she faced in her incredible life.