Two Sundays ago, we looked at the parable of two brothers who are both just as lost, one through moral license, and one through moral conformity. This Sunday we look at what both brothers need to be brought into the Gospel feast, and how the Gospel feast is brought to us in different ways ..read more

John, Peter, and Mary, saw in different ways at the empty tomb, and yet all believed. We too are called to see an empty tomb and wrestle with those implications. This morning, we not only want to see the truth of the resurrection, but also the beauty and goodness of the resurrection. Let’s look together and SEE this Resurrection Sunday ..read more

Is it possible to avoid Jesus in two different ways, one through flat out rejection, but the other being through obedience? Jesus tells a parable of two brothers who are both just as lost, one through moral license, and one through moral conformity. This Sunday we look at the two lost brothers and one loving father ..read more

If you are a Christian, meaning you have repented and believed in Jesus, your life is uniquely tied to his life in what the Bible calls “union with Christ.” This now defines your reality, you are holy, pure, free and good. The call of Jesus is not to become something you are not, but rather to live out the reality of who Jesus has made you to be when you join his life to yours. Baptism is the physical picture of this spiritual reality ..read more

Two of Jesus’ simplest parables contain the heart of God and the heart of the Gospel. This Sunday we look at lostness, the search, and the found community. Jesus not only changes us individually, but is also creating the most distinct community the world has ever seen ..read more

Jesus isn’t interested in gathering the crowds; he is interested in gathering disciples. In this passage Jesus wants us to consider -up front- what discipleship is & to really count the cost of following him. By doing so we will see that serious reflection and daily walking is needed by anyone who truly follows Jesus. But even more so, a deep love for Jesus ..read more

This Sunday Jesus addresses the call of the Christian to generous, costly, hospitality. We will look at the humility it takes to invite the stranger in, and the homelessness and hospitality of Jesus, that makes it all possible ..read more

How can such an immeasurable kingdom have such a narrow door? This Sunday we look to find encouragement not only in the spread and certain victory of the immeasurable kingdom, but we also look at the urgency of the message to enter the narrow door. And as citizens of that kingdom now, what is the key to entry and heart of the citizen to be? We will look to Jesus and see ..read more

There is a cosmic battle between Christ and Satan that plays out in our individual lives. In this story, Jesus enters the life of a woman with a disability to show that compassion and love are the weapons of this battle, not custom and convention. While legalism shrinks the soul and the cosmic battle to a life-sized problem, compassion and love free us from bondage to our greatest enemies ..read more

The sequence of this section of Luke is very important. Jesus’ ministry marks a dividing line between humanity and brings division even to the closest relationships, the family. In considering the divisions, one should examine closely the signs for Jesus’ claims, and choose repentance. A reckoning, a day of settling all debts is coming, and there is only one way to be freed from your debt. Let’s look at stark reality today in three points ..read more