This week we review the prophecies given by Christ. How should we view prophecy? What are the signs of the times that Christ gave us? How should we live, in view of what Christ and scripture have told us? […]
Tag: The Christian Life
How We Are- Peace (Part 1)
This week we look at ‘how’ god expects us to live: in peace. John 17:20-21 | Eph. 4:3-6/11-13 | Phil. 2:1-2 What is it we seek? What is it we serve? What is it we expect? […]
Who We Are: Disciples
Sermon text: John 21 This week we look what it means to be a disciple. We look at Peter’s life, as he is called, as he follows, and as he steps away after Christ’s death. What can we learn about being a disciple from Peter’s journey? […]
The Heart of God: Coming Around Again
Sermon text: 2 Samuel 15-20 This week we look at the time of King David’s exile, and then his return. What can we learn from this time in David’s life? […]
Using Your Riches
Sermon text: Ephesians 4:17-5:2 How we think drives how we live. How is our old way of thinking and living characterized? What does it mean to be renewed? How does someone with a mind renewed by truth live? […]
The Power of Love
Sermon by Joe Timmer This week we look the way Christ’s love should shape our lives. How well do we know Christ’s love? It should be something that shapes what we do, who we are. The fact that God’s love is shaping a family, is unifying us, should be some we constantly remind ourselves of; […]
Dealing with Emotions
This week we summarize the series on emotions. We should not deny our emotions. But how much do we trust these emotions? How skeptical are we of them? We are commanded to have a sober mind, not allowing our emotions to overwhelm us. We review how the Bible steps through the different emotions, then how […]
Dealing with Emotions- Anger
This week we look at the emotion of Anger. How can we tell we have an issue with anger? Is there a time anger is right, or when it is a sin? We look at how we as Christian often feel and handle anger, then at the ways the scriptures approach it. […]
Dealing with Emotions: Guilt
This week we look at how to deal with Guilt. How should we respond when we have feelings of guilt? What do the scriptures say, or depict in reaction to this emotion? When is guilt a good thing, and when does it become illegitimate? We look at when guilt is used rightly to bring us […]
Dealing with Emotions: Sadness
This week we take a look at the emotion of Sadness. What leads us into sadness? or depression? We look at the was to deal with sadness, and how the scriptures deal with it. In particular, we look at the story of Elijah in the wilderness. How did God speak with Elijah? What did God […]