Sermons

Few things sting like failure and shame, especially public failure. It’s easy for us to walk around carrying our shame behind us, imagining Jesus’ eye roll at us and Him sadly shaking His head at our failure. But that is NOT what He does. What He does in John 21 should astound you–and free you!

The Holy Spirit is often misunderstood and minimized in our thinking. In some ways the Holy Spirit operates like a secret agent–behind the scenes, undercover, shining no light on Himself, and yet is vital to us. When life gets very difficult and painful, the roles that the Holy Spirit plays and can play in our life…

John 15 is a metaphor for life. It includes God as the Gardener, Jesus as the vine (think rose bush), and His people as the branches. Our joy and what we need for life comes from the life-sustaining sustenance of walking with Jesus–what He calls abiding in Him.  But the question is, how does God…

What does a woman uniquely bring to a marriage, her children, her work, and her world? It is the possibility of bringing inner beauty wherever she goes?  What is inner beauty, and how is it displayed? More importantly, what effect does inner beauty have on a husband, children, friends, and people at work and church?

This week we are reading John 14 which has one of the more famous verses in the Bible.  John 14:6 talks about Jesus being, “The way, and the truth and the life.” What does that mean? Let’s explore some of the principles behind that profound statement together.

John 13 is thought of as the beginning of the last message to His disciples. Imagine what you would want to say to your loved ones if you knew you would die within one week!  In walking the Larger Story something other than our immediate gratification or feeling better now needs to direct us and…