Sermons

Christians seem odd. Our odd views are counter culture. However, let us respond to our critics in a way that counters their own cultural narrative about Christianity. What if the very thing you find concerning ends up offering you far more hope than you ever dared dream? In this second installment, we ask “do Christian prohibitions deny my freedom”?

Does reading Revelation make you think of pain and misery? Then read the end of the book, which promises rest and protection from both. Home with God forever!

Christians seem odd. Our odd views are counter culture. However, let us respond to our critics in a way that counters their own cultural narrative about Christianity. What if the very thing you find concerning ends up offering you far more hope than you ever dared dream? In this first installment, we ask “is Jesus the only way to God”?

Does reading Revelation make you think of separation from God? The wonderful truth is just the opposite! Let Revelation 7 comfort your hearts as we learn what it means to be with God and to be folded into the life of God.

A healthy and balanced church seeks to keep it “between the hedges,” veering neither left nor right. What does that mean? How can we believe that “Christ is all” (Col 3:11) and avoid the ditches on either side of the road? Let 1 Timothy 4 help us.

Does reading the book of Revelation fill you with fear and dread? What if I told you that instead of being a nightmare, Revelation is the answer to your nightmares? It might make you utter a relaxing “aaaaaahhhh, now that makes me feel better!”

A healthy and balanced church seeks to keep it “between the hedges,” veering neither left nor right. What does that mean? How can we believe that “Christ is all” (Col 3:11) and avoid the ditches on either side of the road? Let 1 Timothy 4 help us.

How does an organic, integrative model that begins with beauty and goodness differ from an alternative model that begins with minority views concerning truth claims? Here we show a way of respecting the person with whom you are speaking and showing how to draw a line from what one deeply believes and wants to the reality of God.

Christianity is more than truths to be believed; its a lifestyle to be practiced. What does it mean to love my neighbor? It means, among other things, to serve, love, and identify with the poor and lowly.