Advent is a season of interesting words. Advent is the beginning of the church year: we “Begin.” Advent is a time anticipating Christmas: we “Wait.” During Advent we get ready for the coming of the Lord at Christmas so we shop, bake, and decorate: we “Prepare.” Finally, Advent signals the coming of the Lord and the last days: we [...]
Advent is a season of interesting words. Advent is the beginning of the church year: we “Begin.” Advent is a time anticipating Christmas: we “Wait.” During Advent we get ready for the coming of the Lord at Christmas so we shop, bake, and decorate: we “Prepare.” Finally, Advent signals the coming of the Lord and the last days: we [...]
Jesus' words to His disciples encourage a readiness for His return. The reality is, the promise of Jesus' return can sometimes be unsettling to us. In fact, a lot of things in this life can be unsettling to us. Yet in it all, Jesus repeatedly invites us to approach each day with hope and thankfulness in Him, no matter [...]
As the end of the Church year draws to a close we are reminded that this world will end. The disciples, 2000 years ago, lived with this awareness and as a result, they lived with a great sense of the eternal. Their commitment to Christ who would come again to judge the living and dead became very intentional. As [...]
Have you taken the challenge? Did you finish it all or want more time to complete the challenge? Was this a bad time for you to take the challenge because your life was so busy? No matter your response, now is a time to celebrate! Jesus is life! We are saved! Matthew 20:1-16 Pastor Phil Wagner [...]
Jesus’ last words in each of the Gospels and even His last command center on the fact that we are not just to be His hands, but also his mouthpiece. We are to go out there and tell the Good News that this same Jesus has died on the cross for my sins and forgiven what I’ve done has [...]
Jesus talked about the most significant things in our lives. A close second to talking about the Kingdom of heaven was to talk about money and the effects that money and the stuff money can buy has on our lives and souls. Do you think that it is true what Jesus said: that it’s impossible to be a stingy [...]
Jesus not only talked a lot about serving, He served. The foot washing is an example. His death on the cross is an act of sacrificial serving as He took upon Himself the sins of all humankind to set us free. After all He has done for me, I want to serve Him. I want to get out into [...]
Some of Jesus' toughest red letter words to put into practice are about forgiving. His whole life speaks of forgiveness - it is why He endured it all for us. Today we experience the life-changing power of dropping our rocks as we witness Jesus' forgiveness in action. The forgiveness challenge is on. John 8:1-11 Pastor Anders Davidson Note: [...]
More than anything else, Jesus talked about His Kingdom. He talked about Being in Him. Life, real life, cannot happen if we are not abiding in Christ. But what does that look like? How can I “be” in Christ Jesus every single day?John 15:1-8Pastor Phil WagnerNote: Please excuse the audio quality. We will remedy the situation as quickly as [...]
