Category: <span>Sermons</span>

In our current Sabbath series we are considering three aspects or callings of this transition season: reflection, rest and rebirth. Today’s message deals with rest. In Matthew 11:28-30 Jesus invites, even calls all that are weary and over-burdened to come to him and He will provide rest. There is an imperative in this invitation, we must...

We have defined this Sabbath season of transition as a time to reflect on God’s goodness, to rest in our dependence upon His grace and to experience the rebirth created by God’s merciful pruning. This week our message is focused on reflection. In Exodus 19 God told Moses to tell the people of Israel “You...

We are currently in a time of transition. These times can appear daunting from a distance but I believe that all of our transitions have great purpose, they are not random or caused by the actions of others, they are a part of God’s ordering of our steps. This time of transition is a time...

The greatest battles of our lives are found in our minds. We have a tendency to attempt to focus on the exterior rather than the interior. We attempt to change habits and behavior without allowing God to show us the reality of what is going on in our hearts and our minds. True change, in fact, transformation...

I recently read someone describe harvest as “a time to work hard followed by a season of feasting, celebrating and gratitude.” I am coming to understand the importance and necessity of gratitude. I think we are well aware of the need to be thankful, but I am coming to believe that there is a need...

During the last month we have spent much time discussing the invitations that God is giving us to join Him as partners in justice, in intercession and in harvest. Today we conclude our preparation for the new year by considering the truth that when God invites us to join Him it is to change the world around us...

Matthew 13:24-30 records Jesus’ parable of the wheat and the tares. This parable has incredibly important eschatological meaning, but I believe that it also teaches us much about the heart of God toward man. The earlier parable of the sower teaches us that God sows good seed everywhere, in every person. God does not limit...

The New Testament gives us a clear picture of Jesus sitting at the right hand of the Father ever making intercession for us. Jesus is our Intercessor and as such He has called us to be intercessors as well. What does that mean? What is an intercessor? What is intercession? Ezekiel 22:30 is the verse...

Isaiah 56:1 says “This is what the LORD says: ‘Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon be revealed.” In biblical terms justice and righteousness are the same. When Scripture tells us to maintain justice, it is not in the worldly sense of giving others...

Our theme for 2012 is Harvest, becoming partners in God’s promises. John 4 tells us about Jesus’ interaction with a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s Well. This interaction begins with Jesus asking for a drink of water and ends with many from a Samaritan city putting their faith in Jesus as the Messiah. In the passage I believe that we see...