Sermons

As followers of Jesus we have reason for hope even in difficult times.

As the popular carol says the coming of the Lord brings joy to the world.  But unlike many of the other joys that we experience in this life, this is not a temporary joy.  It is not joy tied to a specific moment that passes as soon as the moment is over.  It is a […]

The angels promised Jesus’ arrival would bring peace on earth, but 2000 years later some of us may be wondering when that peace will actually arrive.  Perhaps we’re looking for the wrong thing.

  Whether we acknowledge it or not BIAS is something that impacts us all and sometimes hinders our understanding of God and the Bible.  Acknowledging our bias, learning how to listen better and pondering diverse ideas will help to improve our spiritual insight.

We all want to feel like we can make a difference.  That what we do actually matters.  God gives our lives both purpose and meaning in this life, and a promise for the life to come.

We often feel like justice is somehow contradictory to love, particularly when we are on the wrong side of it (even rightly so).   But in reality, love necessitates justice, which is why what both are deeply rooted in God’s character.

Perhaps the most well-known and often repeated of all the “God is…” statements in the Bible, but we often attempt to apply our understanding of what love is to God’s nature, rather than applying God’s nature to our understanding of what love is.

Purpose.  Meaning.  Value.  Worth.  We all crave these things and our search for them takes us down many different paths.  Some provide a little assistance, others leave us worse off than we began, but God is our ultimate source of all of these things.

There are many roadmaps we can use to guide us through this life, but when Jesus says “I am the Way” He is charting the best possible course for us.  The directions are simple:  Follow me.