Download Life Guides > God’s Insane Love (Luke 20:9-19)9He went on to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time. 10At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him some of the fruit of the…
Download Life Guides > Sermon Text: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Dear fellow sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father; In 1772 an Anglican pastor by the name of John Newton wrote the words to one of the most famous hymns in Christianity: “Amazing Grace”, the hymn we’ll sing at the end of our service today. 250…
Download Life Guides > 1 Corinthians 10:1-5, 11-13 For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea.2 They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. 3 They all ate the same spiritual food 4 and drank…
When we hear things we don’t want to hear, we may become angry. Depending on our maturity, may retort with phrases like, “I know you are, but what am I?” or “I’m rubber, you’re glue; whatever you say bounces of me and sticks to you!” Sometimes, we reach the point of irritation where, like Miracle…
“The Battle is the LORD’s!”I. What that meant for JesusII. What that means for you and me today (Hebrews 4:14-16)14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with…
The Son of God Goes Forth to War The Promised Warrior The young man across the table was in tears. He was a big guy, athletic, muscular, smart, and broken. As capable as he was, his sin seemed bigger, temptations seemed stronger, Satan seemed sharper, and Jesus seemed like such a nice guy, that he…
Download Life Guide The Christian’s Quest I. What are you counting on? II. What are you pressing toward? (Philippians 3:7-14) But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. {8} What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my…
Download Life Guide Today we’re looking at Jesus most famous parable, the story of the prodigal son which he told to two groups: sinners and Pharisees; Israel’s most hated and Israel’s most self-righteous. And most people interpret it as a feel-good story to comfort the sinners—and it is that. But that’s not the main point.…
Download Life Guide “When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, “Repent” (Mt 4:17), he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.” Anyone know where that’s from? Martin Luther wrote that in his 95 Theses, 95 propositions intended to spark debate about some of the Catholic church’s teachings and practice. In…
Download Life Guide In the name of him who loves you, who longs for you, who will come for you, dear Christian friends, The young woman plopped herself onto the couch in my office in the dormitory. She wasn’t sure if she wanted her fiancé to become her husband. She loved him and he loved…