Sermons

Christmas evokes feelings like joy, warmth, and excitement, along with traditions such as music, decorations, and family gatherings. But what about those directly involved in the Christmas story, like Mary? How did she feel when… read more

As people we will sometimes make horrible, regrettable, wrong choices.  Then, given the passage of time whether little or a lot, too often, we will do the same thing—again!  Why?  Why do we do that? … read more

Days ago, our church family experienced a tragic loss. It has led us to wrestle with the question today’s message deals with: how do the people of God respond to the horrible tragedies of life?… read more

From the earliest stages of life, we begin to learn that an awareness of who we are talking with should impact how we talk to them.  Too often, we can remember that with people but… read more

Every person has been entrusted with all sorts of gifts, talents and resources that come from God.  We don’t “own” them.  We possess them for a period of time.  This makes us a “steward” rather… read more

There are some things we don’t want to be known as, and a cynic is one of them.  If someone says, “You’ve got a cynical attitude,” we want to deny it.  Not wanting to be… read more

Waiting stinks.  We virtually never enjoy it and we are prone to do anything to avoid it.  Not only do we do this with people and the circumstances of life, but we will do it… read more

Life is full of unexpected surprises…even for people following Jesus. Sometimes, these surprises lead us to experiences where we begin to really doubt and question…question God, His promises, His plans. So what should we do when this happens, when life isn’t going as expected?

You’re likely aware that we can take bad situations and make them worse.  It’s not that we intend to.  Generally, we operate with “good intentions.”  Unfortunately, those good intentions may be linked to some false… read more