Joy to the World! We sing this carol every Christmas without stopping to consider the words. Christ’s birth is worth celebrating! Realizing this truth gives us reason to rejoice, but the trials of everyday life prevent us from preparing a place for him in our hearts. This week’s message takes a look at Isaiah 52 Read more
December 12, 2011 in Messages by Kitty
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There are a couple of familiar routes preachers take on Father’s day. The first is to use one of the classic parenting scriptures like Psalm 127. I find it interesting that the only Psalm of Ascent ascribed to Solomon has the classic line, “Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with [children].” It’s not Read more
June 20, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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What does Jesus do after insulting the religious leaders with a parable about disobedient children? He follows it up with parable about disobedient vineyard tenants. This time, the religious leaders finally realized that Jesus was implicating them (it took them long enough). This parable is masterful. Jesus used an old parable about a vineyard (Isaiah Read more
March 21, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Last Monday I sat down to prepare a message on Jesus’ most important parable: the Sower and the Seed. As I studied the parable I saw the importance of Isaiah 6 to the meaning of the story: in all three gospels, Isaiah 6 is the centerpiece. We’re going Read more
September 28, 2009 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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