Ancient Faith, Living Church: Humble & Confident
Sometimes, we don’t ask for help because we don’t think we need any help. We feel confident in our own abilities and skills. Other times, we realize our capacity to do and be doesn't match the challenges with which we’re faced.
Ancient Faith, Living Church: Qualified & Equipped
Today we return to the central point of God’s activity. Christians are called to listen and trust God. As Jesus spends time with Mary and Martha, we see a familiar tension manifesting itself.
Ancient Faith, Living Church: Committed to Love
Today, we learn how we are called to love friends and strangers—even love our enemies. Believers have every reason to love our neighbors—and yes, even our enemies!
Ancient Faith, Living Church: Sustained & Strengthened
Today, Christ calls us to lay down our personal definitions of success and take up our cross and follow him. The Lord knows his messengers will face insults, rejection, and persecution.
Ancient Faith, Living Church: Faithful & Focused
The foundation of our Ancient Faith is Jesus, the Author and Perfector of our faith and our Savior. The Church lives to follow him. Today, we hear Jesus rebuke two of his disciples and reproach three would-be disciples.
Ancient Faith, Living Church: Trustworthy Witnesses
Jesus does incredible things. He cures diseases. He raises the dead. He forgives sins. As he confronts these maladies, Jesus wields the same powerful tool—his Word.
The Festival of the Holy Trinity
One plus one equals two. It’s a mathematical concept we have taken for granted since we learned arithmetic. But, today in our songs and readings we celebrate what we cannot comprehend.
Victory: The Spirit of Victory
Israel had three annual pilgrimage festivals—the feast of Passover, Tabernacles, and Weeks. The Lord timed his outpouring of the Holy Spirit with this third pilgrimage festival.
Victory: Victory’s Reign
For forty days, the Church has cried, “Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!” But forty days after Jesus rose from the dead, he departed from his disciples and was enthroned in glory in heaven.
Victory: Victory’s Joy
Our world is full of images of joyful victors. Athletes embrace championship trophies and cups with broad smiles. Actors receive awards with unfeigned delight. Dear Christian, do you feel like a winner?
Victory: Victory’s Charge
Today, we celebrate and receive God’s greatest gift to us: his love. Experiencing the depths of God’s love for us, we strive to love each other deeply in word and deed.
Victory: Victory’s Comfort
As a shepherd dividing goats from the sheep, Jesus drew a sharp distinction between these unbelievers questioning him and the believers who followed him.
Victory: Victory’s Song
Sometimes, what you’re looking for is right in front of your face. After his atoning death and justifying resurrection, Jesus invests his precious time left on earth in his followers.
Victory: Victory’s Peace
Each year, we run the risk of Easter Sunday being a one-off. A single day where we mark a single event and then consign it to the background. That’s fine for most historical events. But the Resurrection is different.
Everlasting Victory: Over Death
After more than a month of humble repentance and prayer, God’s people gather to celebrate the consumption of their prayers. The grave has been overhauled—no longer the end of life, but the beginning of eternal life.
Victory: For the Crushed
With repentant hearts, we join our Lord’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, confident in his everlasting rule, hailing him as our Eternal King. Palm Sunday sets the tone for everything we need to know about how our King & God’s kingdom works.
Losing It All: Losing Pride
Today’s worship focuses on the necessity of the cross and the tomb for our salvation. In our verse of the day, from Mark 10:45, Jesus reminds us of his life’s purpose. A ransom must be paid to set us free from sin.
Losing It All: Losing Power
Today, the incredible depths of grace are on full display. No one deserves God’s love, no matter what they think they have done or not done. God’s love is undeserved, unearned, and unconditional.
Losing It All: Losing Suddenly
Today’s worship focuses on God’s patience. Often times we observe tragedy in our world and in our lives and wonder why did God allow this all to happen? How can he just sit back and watch all this?
Losing It All: Losing Perspective
Christ is in control of all things— even his death. By his sacrifice we are saved. By his power we are transformed— body & soul.