In 2 Kings 20:1-11, King Hezekiah prayed to the Lord to be healed from a terrible disease – but what was his real request? God heard his prayer and healed him – but why did God choose to heal him? What does this have to do with the mission of Christ and our calling to follow him? Click the link below to hear Pastor David’s message on this topic.
Preview: The God Who Heals
Jesus spent a lot of his time on Earth healing people with various diseases (see Matthew 4:23-25). In the Old Testament, the Lord miraculously healed King Hezekiah – and turned back time in the process (see 2 Kings 20:1-11). What do these passages say about the God we serve? Come worship with us on Sunday as we discover together!
–Pastor David
Consumer Church
“It is inherently Christian to do things for others who cannot do something for us in return.” “A church that only ministers to itself has become a consumer church.” Interested? I sure was.
Embrace Your Beauty
A Short Sermon
Jesus’s first sermon in Matthew is, admittedly, pretty short and to the point. Immediately afterward, he called his first disciples (the First Church) together. What does this one-two punch say about how we should do church today? Click the link below to hear Pastor David’s sermon on Matthew 4:12-22.
Preview: A Short Sermon
Are you ready for a short sermon? I know, I can hardly contain myself, too! This Sunday, we’ll consider Matthew 4:12-22, the story of Jesus beginning his earthly ministry through preaching and calling his first disciples. Come worship with us as we explore this fascinating passage together!
–Pastor David
Job, the Present-Day Sufferer
In my quiet time lately, I’ve been reading through the book of Job. When was the last time you read this book? It is a pretty long book (forty-two chapters!), but it’s well worth the read. Job, a righteous man, asks perennial questions: Why do bad things happen to good people? Where is God in the midst of undeserved suffering? Those questions are as relevant today as they were thousands of years ago, when the book of Job was written.
Who needs to be baptized?
At the beginning of Jesus’s earthly ministry, he went to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. What a strange thing to do! Why would Jesus need to be baptized? And what does this story have to do with our participation in the mission of Christ? Click the link below to hear Pastor David’s sermon on Matthew 3:13-17.
Preview: Who Needs to be Baptized?
In Matthew 3:13-17, Jesus appears on the scene as an adult – and his first action is to be baptized by John at the Jordan River. Does this situation seem strange to you at all? It sure did to John the Baptist! What does this story have to say about our involvement in the mission of Christ? Come worship with us on Sunday, and we’ll investigate together.
–Pastor David
One year since the earthquake in Haiti
Where were you exactly one year ago? If you had been in Haiti, you most certainly would remember. On January 12, 2010, a very powerful earthquake shook this island nation to its core, and the world rallied to respond to desperate human need. Even though great need still exists there today, the world has mostly moved on to other news items. What does this say about our culture?