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In this message from Preaching Apprentice Dexter Macauley we see that our faith in Jesus needs to move from mundane to magnificent, from ordinary to extraordinary as we encounter Him in our daily life. (Luke 7:1-17)
In this passage Jesus grabs our attention with three creative illustrations of the life of a Christ follower that help us understand how we can best extend God’s Grace to others. (Luke 6:37-49)
In this passage Jesus reveals what the life of a disciple should look like in His kingdom. Just what does it mean to Bear The Family Image of Jesus Christ? What Jesus teaches will challenge our values, reshape our priorities, and call us to a new way of living. (Luke 6:20-36)
The calling by Jesus of a tax-collector named Levi was a shocking choice that would reveal how both the religious establishment and even those who were irreligious would need to get used to “different” because of Jesus! In this account we see a pattern that often repeats as Jesus extends invitations to follow Him, not
Today we travel to Nazareth to explore How It All Began, as Jesus launches His public ministry. There in His hometown synagogue, Jesus takes the future and brings it into the present. He announces to those in attendance that everything they’ve been longing for and praying for... everything they’ve doubted might ever happen, is happening
In our text today we will read about the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness of Judea. What was so important about the temptation of Christ? And what does His temptation mean for those of us who are believers and followers of Jesus? (Luke 4:1-13)
True repentance is not just about doing better or working harder. It's about understanding how completely lost we are and how much we desperately need Jesus. The 19th century preacher Charles Spurgeon says this about how quickly God runs to meet us in our repentance: “No eye is quicker to see the mercy of God
This message considers a major Turning of The Tide, the most significant Tide Change in all human history…when The Son of God becomes a man. (Luke 2)
The Gospel According to Luke was written so that we might know with certainty who Jesus is. Luke starts with the story of a childless couple named Zechariah and Elizabeth, set in a dark season in the life of God’s people. (Luke 1)
In this final chapter of Ecclesiastes we find the aged Teacher, Solomon, passing on good advice to future generations by exhorting everyone from young to old live with resolve and to die without regret. (Ecclesiastes 12:1-8)
In this chapter Solomon encourages the followers of The LORD that Life is to be lived to the fullest – cheerfully, reverently, deliberately! The wise refuse to settle for a grim existence of emptiness and vanity; they are motivated by the radiant goodness of God daily surrounding them, the don't wait to live... they live
For Solomon, a fool is not someone with a lack of intellectual ability, but someone who has lost their moral compass... the fool is one who doesn’t fear God or follow His ways. In this message we consider the futility of foolishness. (Ecclesiastes 10:1-20)
To fully embrace and appreciate this life we must confront our mortality and understand that our time here is finite... which leads to a more meaningful and joyful existence now as we prepare for the life that is to come. (Ecclesiastes 9:1-18)
God’s wisdom clarifies and purifies our ability to comprehend His plan and purpose for our life. His wisdom helps us navigate life while recognizing that, although we cannot always fully understand God's ways, we can always trust His plan... rooted in Jesus Christ. (Ecclesiastes 8:1-17)
In the 21st century culture of aloneness and “me-time” the church exists as a bit of an anomaly. At the intersection of American individualism and Father God’s desire for community, stands the church of The Lord Jesus Christ, The family of God. (Acts 2:42-47)
Our past mistakes and failures often hold us back from all that The LORD has for us. God invites us to live with a future focus...rather than dwelling on the past, we are called to live with eager anticipation for the newness of what lies ahead. In this passage Paul provides us tools that can
The resurrection of Jesus was good news that changed the lives of the disciples and by their impact, the world. We have the same choice to make as those early followers of Jesus. When we choose faith, we are found “in Christ” and our lives are made new. (Matthew 28:1-10)
If life apart from God = 0, then a life lived with and for the LORD is of the highest value, superior in quality and more excellent. It is much more better! This makes the goal of a Christ follower to simply give The LORD our best! (Ecclesiastes 7:1-14)
Chapter six is one of the darkest chapters in the Bible, as Solomon describes how dissatisfaction can sidetrack and destroy our lives. Our uncontrolled appetites will end up consuming us unless we are willing surrender to the power of Jesus. (Ecclesiastes 6:1-12)
The love of money will not provide meaning in this life. It comes and it goes… But finding joy and contentment in the work of The LORD will keep us from brooding over the past and help us to remain focused on what will be one day when we are with Jesus. (Ecclesiastes 5:8-20)
Solomon encourages us to step into the presence of God, but with care and caution. We’re called to be intentionally humble when we come before an incredibly holy God. (Ecclesiastes 5:1-7)
Chapter four begins with Solomon observing some troubling aspects of loneliness in a life lived under the sun. We’ll discover that God's antidote for loneliness is to implant within us a desire for relationship, for community with other people, which is fulfilled through Life Together in His Church. (Ecclesiastes 4:1-16)
God’s intention for His creation and for us is to experience beauty. Even when we go through terrible times or painful seasons of life, we can know: “He has made everything beautiful in its time.” God always acts for our ultimate good, even when it doesn’t seem like it’s for our immediate good. (Ecclesiastes 3:9-22)
Life is made up of both positive and negative seasons. We can’t change the season we are in by skipping ahead to the next one or by going back to the good old days. But, we can find God’s purpose and bring Him glory in a seasons of suffering and hardship, or when we experience
What treasures are we storing up on this earth that we will not be able to take with us? What legacy will we leave behind? This passage is a great reminder for our lives to be focused not on things of this earth, the things under the sun, but instead on the plan and purpose
