May 30, 2021
We concluded our series Buried Treasures by looking at the importance of Scripture and how to read it well. The Bible is neither irrelevant nor simplistic, it is the revelation of a loving God. To explore this, we looked at perhaps the most famous verse in all of Scripture: John 3:16. Along with its surrounding context,...
May 24, 2021
We continued our series Buried Treasures this week by looking at the gift of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2:1-18. Many people today are confused or even doubtful about the work of the Spirit, as were some of the onlookers in Acts 2. But why shouldn't the presence of the living God make an impact on...
May 17, 2021
We began a new series called Buried Treasures this Sunday by looking at sacraments, specifically the sacrament that Christians call Holy Communion, or the Lord's Supper, or the Eucharist. We looked at Luke 24:13-53, the story of the walk to Emmaus and the ascension of Jesus. It is no accident that Jesus ate and drank...
May 10, 2021
We concluded our series UnStung by looking at the renewal of creation beautifully portrayed in Isaiah 11:1-9 and what it means for not just people but for all of creation to be renewed in God's Kingdom. In God's merciful and peaceful Kingdom, as Isaiah portrays it, snakes lose their venom and lions become...
May 3, 2021
Is conflict in our world inevitable? Can we evolve beyond it? Is there any hope for peace?
In part 4 of UnStung we took up the question of peace by looking at God's beautiful promise in Revelation 22:1-7. Peace is God's gift, not our doing, but you and I can live into the Kingdom by being peacemakers in our homes, at...