Pilate tried to wash his hands of the situation with Jesus—saying Jesus' blood wasn't on his hands but on the hands of those who wanted to crucify him. How often in our lives do we try to pass off the guilt of our sin on something or someone el

My Hands, His Hands: Heavy Handed?

Mar 3rd, 2013

Here is a summary of the great truths of the stories in this message:1. Our hands have hurt people and make us guilty in God’s court. We are accountable.2. Jesus willingly bore both the guilt and punishment that should have come to us.3. Jes

My Hands, His Hands: Sticky Fingers?

Feb 24th, 2013

Like Judas, we are thieving, sinful human beings who use our hands to steal. None of us deserves heaven or could ever accomplish it on our own. But because of Jesus, we have eternal life. He used his hands to pay for our salvation, which he giv

Connected: Sharing the Hope

Feb 17th, 2013

As believers in Christ and as members of congregations, God wants us to go out into the world and share the news of the Savior, not keep it to ourselves or people we are familiar with. It is our blessing to go beyond our familiar territory and

Connected: Linking Together

Feb 10th, 2013

One of the blessings of being part of God’s family of believers is that there is a special bond through Christ from one family member to another. Our love for God is shown through the servant attitudes we display toward others around us. Our fe

Connected: Delivering Compassion

Feb 3rd, 2013

When the Holy Spirit works in our hearts through the gospel message, our faith overflows in service to others. As individuals and as groups we show our faith and love for each other by caring for those in need. The early New Testament church pr

Connected: Filling Up and Pouring Out

Jan 27th, 2013

Service to others starts with God’s love. Because of what he did for us, we fill up on that love and joyfully pour it out to those around us. God chose us for lives of service to him and others—we are to bear the fruit of our faith by acting it

Play the Grace Card

Jan 20th, 2013

The story of Esther shows us how Satan can use the ugliness and sin of racism to turn people against each other. We are no different today. Satan looks for the differences in people and then exploits them and drives people apart. The good news

Connected: Grasping the Truth

Jan 13th, 2013

Jesus gives us a great example of the importance of worshiping in God’s house. Without being in the Word, we would never know God’s rescue plan for us, we would never grasp the truth of his love and forgiveness for us. It is our privilege to ta

Connected: Giving and Getting

Jan 6th, 2013

God gives us many blessings through our worship at church. Though we are sinful, we are shown mercy and offered forgiveness. As we see what God did for us in sending his Son, we give praise and thanks back to God for the endless love he shows t

It's Time for a Fresh Start

Dec 30th, 2012

The new year often means a fresh start, and this section of Proverbs gives us God’s guidelines for how to start fresh his way: always keep God at the center—first and foremost. Honor your family and friends, showing them love and faithfulness a

Merry Christmas?

Dec 23rd, 2012

In Merry Christmas? you'll hear the stories of three people who didn't always know the joy of Christmas but who found encouragement and hope in Jesus Christ and the message of his birth.

God Has A Plan To Save You: Praise God For The Plan

Dec 16th, 2012

Zechariah’s experience had shown him that God’s plan for the salvation of his people was still strongly in place. The Old Testament promises he had made were coming true before Zechariah’s eyes. These verses of Luke are the overflowing of prais

God Has A Plan To Save You: Believe The Plan

Dec 9th, 2012

Believing what God did for us through Jesus is our connection to God. All that Jesus did for us doesn’t mean anything if we don’t believe it. Not only does God give us our faith, but he also gives us the power to believe. And God uses us in str

God Has A Plan To Save You: Listen To The Plan

Dec 2nd, 2012

Four hundred years had gone by since God made his last promise to send a Savior to Israel. It seemed as if God had forgotten to finish his plan. Suddenly God surprised Zechariah with an angel who laid out God’s plan of salvation. Zechariah woul

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Dec 2nd, 2012

Worship The Lord: Plan Your Gifts

Nov 25th, 2012

We are managers of blessings that really belong to God. Often greed and fear cloud our willingness to give. In this section of Scripture, Paul gives us four guidelines as to how to think about what we give back to God. We are free to respond to

Think! Thank!

Nov 18th, 2012

In this account of Jesus healing the ten lepers, Jesus is teaching the truth that all good for this life and beyond comes from God through faith in him. We can trace all the blessings in our lives back to him. Yet it is in our sinful nature to

Worship The Lord: Live Your Praise

Nov 11th, 2012

Jesus gives us several warnings and several blessings about living a Christian life—as we live out our praise to God. We are to watch out for hypocrisy in ourselves and others and persecution from others, even from the church. We are to respect

Worship The Lord: Acknowledge His Greatness

Nov 4th, 2012

The world was created by God; all of human history was shaped by his hands. Yet we as sinners can still approach him in prayer and worship because of the holiness that is laid on us by what Jesus did for us. We worship confident in our forgiven