Luke’s final recorded teaching of Jesus, found in Luke 21:5-19, contains some pretty strange stuff. Can we relate to this teaching at all? And what does this have to do with church life today? Click the link below to listen to Pastor David’s sermon on this passage.
Preview: Stand Firm and Witness
In the days preceding Jesus’s crucifixion, our Lord gave his disciples one final word of instruction. This teaching, though, was unlike others because it foretold future events and encouraged the disciples to be faithful through persecution. Read all about it in Luke 21:5-19, and then come worship with us on Sunday as we study the passage together!
–Pastor David
Time Changes
This past weekend, we experienced our annual blessing of an extra hour – perhaps for sleep! – as we turned our clocks back because of the end of Daylight Saving Time. It’s the yearly payback for that less pleasurable experience in the spring, when we set our clocks ahead and consequently show up an hour late for church on Sunday! But have you ever stopped to think about the significance of this time change?
God of the Living
This Sunday, Pastor David helped us investigate a challenging portion of scripture from Luke 20:27-40, the teaching of Jesus about whether or not there will be marriage in heaven. But there is more to this story than meets the eye! What does it have to do with our situation today? Click the link below to hear this sermon.
Thoughts on Election Day
Today is Election Day in the United States. Politically speaking, many people have been looking forward to (or dreading) this day for several months. I have just a few comments to make about today’s significance from a more spiritual perspective:
Extreme Worship
The situation in Isaiah’s time was very tense. Assyria was knocking on Jerusalem’s door – and God spared his people. But was this time to relax? And what does this have to do with the story of Zacchaeus? Click the link below to hear Pastor David’s sermon on Isaiah 1:10-20.
Absolute Truth
I just received and read my copy of the current “Communion together” newsletter (Nov/Dec 2010). First, take a few minutes to read the article by Jen Carney on being “Missionaries in Our Own Community.” Her words are right on the money – missions work begins in our own neighborhood. It’s good stuff.
Second, I’d like to comment about Jim Lyon’s article on “Absolute Truth and the Word of God.” This article reminds us of some important points, such as the fact that the Bible contains the truths of God. But the notion of absolute truth is, I believe, more complicated than the article suggests. Here’s what I mean:
God’s Intent for the Church: Raised to New Life in Christ
Our weekly study of Ephesians continues with the first ten verses of chapter 2. Some powerful ideas are contained in this passage, specifically about the idea of being raised to new life in Christ. What does this have to say about who we are as the church? Click the link below to listen to Pastor David’s message!
Upside-Down Religion
In Luke 18:9-14, Jesus tells the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. The moral of the story is clear, but the challenge remains: how do we go about our religious lives? The way of Jesus is upside down, compared to how the world works. Click the link below to hear Pastor David’s sermon on this topic.
Preview: Upside-Down Religion
In Luke 18:9-14, Jesus tells another parable, this time about a Pharisee and a tax collector who each went to church and prayed to God. But the two men went home with very different results. Come worship with us on Sunday morning as we explore this passage together!