I feel like this is the most important message I’ve ever had to preach here. If you know me very well, you might expect me to try to find an angle or an odd way of looking at a verse that is so overly familiar. Not this time. John 3:16 deserves its fame. Click the Read more
October 31, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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I find it difficult to run Easter Sunday service like it’s any other Sunday—it isn’t! This is the single most important Sunday in the church year. This is our Superbowl, our Stanley Cup final, our . . . well, you get the picture. This past week I was overwhelmed during my times of prayer and Read more
April 26, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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We’ve reached the climax of the servant songs. The fourth poem is the longest and most detailed of the songs. As you read it, consider that it was written half a millennium before Jesus was born. God is amazing. The fourth song is found in Isaiah 52:13-53:12. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] The Read more
January 3, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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[Audio clip: view full post to listen] We’re taking a little break from Ecclesiastes to focus on Easter with a two part series: Death and Life. In this message, we see how Jesus’ death challenges the revenge-laced attitude of his contemporaries. By contrasting the last words of the seven martyrs of Maccabees (read it here), Read more
April 6, 2009 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Everyone’s concerned with justice: whether you’re a believer or not. Everyone feels the outrage over the latest AIG bonuses. Everyone loves to see a crime solved, a criminal sentenced, a victim vindicated. The Teacher of Ecclesiastes is no exception. He has a problem, though: who knows if God’s Read more
March 30, 2009 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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