Part 3 of Great Themes in Discipleship – Are you a “born-again” Christian?  Jesus says there can be no other kind.  This morning we consider God’s work and ours in true conversion.

Part 2 of Great Themes in Discipleship – Our God is holy, and in ourselves, we are not. For that reason, our holiness can only come as God’s gift to us. That is just what the good news of the gospel promises—God’s grace in receiving us through the work of his Son. This morning we celebrate that grace of the gospel and consider its power to transform us.

Part 1 of Great Themes of Discipleship – Have we trivialized God? Is our God too common and familiar? Have we lost a sense of reverence and awe before him? This morning we focus on the centrality of holiness in the Bible’s presentation of God and the significance of that emphasis in our understanding of the gospel and of the life to which we are called.

Part 3 to the Introduction to the Psalms – When your enemies rise against you, how should you respond?

Part 2 of an Introduction to the Psalms: “God’s King Will Be Victorious” – Psalms 1 & 2 form a gateway into the entire collection of 150 psalms, setting forth their great themes.  As we consider Psalm 2 this morning, may we get a better appreciation of God’s rule through his appointed Davidic king, which points us to that King of kings, Jesus Christ.

Part 1 of An Introduction to the Psalter: Psalm 1 — As we begin this new year, we look to the book of Psalms as a rich resource to deepen our relationship with God. This morning we expound the first of the two opening psalms that serve as a gateway to the whole book. The theme of this psalm is fundament to the life of faith.

Christmas Eve 2021

Part 5 of Our Beautiful Savior – At Christmas, many people only think of Jesus as an infant in a manger–a rather harmless figure who can easily be put out of our minds.  But one day this One born in Bethlehem will be revealed in all his glory for all the world to see.

Our Beautiful Savior, Part 4 – John’s purpose in writing this Gospel is that we may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and by believing have life in his name (20:31). This story of the healing of the royal official’s son contributes to that end by revealing four dimensions of biblical faith—

Part 3 of Our Beautiful Savior – Meditation is a biblical concept as the Bible is filled with encouragement to meditate — or think deeply about — God, his word, and his work.  Author and pastor Paul David Tripp explains Christian meditation this way: “In the Bible, meditation is not about emptying your mind but instead filling it with rich truths–truths about God and his grace, about life, you, others, and the destiny that is yours as a child of God.”

Part 1 of Our Beautiful Savior:  The Messianic Groom – Christ alone can deliver you from shame to eternal glory.