In Matthew 16-20 Jesus gives us his plan for building His church. And before you begin any building project there are a few questions you have to get clear on first.  In Matthew 16:13-19, there are three essential questions we need to be absolutely clear on:  1. We have to get clear on what the question…

Home renovation projects have a tendency to take on a life of their own. And sometimes you get into them and you realize…this isn’t turning out quite as I thought.  You plan…you measure…you cut…you install…and then…you realize…this isn’t quite right. Redesigning a bathroom? Make sure things are all fit before it is too late. Or, sometimes you…

This week I am excited to have our newest elder, Rob Corbin, bring us the Word from Matthew 7:7-11

When Eric Lawes set off for a field in Hoxne village, Suffolk on November 16, 1992, it wasn’t on a treasure hunt. The metal detector he’d received as a retirement gift was meant to find a hammer lost on the farmland. But the detector picked up a strong signal in the earth, leading Lawes to…

All the parables are meant to solve mysteries. If you want to understand why the world is the way it is, or why you are the way you are, or why your neighbor is the way she is…then you need to understand the parables. They unravel life’s mysteries.  And the mystery we will unravel today…

On January 1st, many people vow to become the best version of themselves they can be.  But we all know the resolutions rarely stick. In fact, I have noticed a significantly decreased level of optimism for change these past two years.  So, for our first Sunday in 2022, we turn our eyes to an interesting passage in…

Love is not irritable… Before you can express this kind of love you have to first experience this kind of love.  Why are you so annoying!!  You ever said that? Has anyone ever said that to you? Life is full of irritations…the co-worker who is always clicking their pen…the room-mate who slurps their cereal…the women driving with nowhere…

Love does not envy or boast. It is not arrogant or rude.  Before you can express this kind of love you have to first experience this kind of love.  Today we turn our attention to John 13 and the story of Jesus washing the disciple’s feet. In this story we are given a beautiful picture…

Last week we saw that love is the most important thing in our life. No matter how gifted we are, no matter how successful we are, no matter how sacrificial we are…we are nothing without love.  1 Corinthians 13 is a great challenge for the church.  Paul tells us, you can have: loveless worship, loveless preaching,…

The greatest need you have right now is more of the love of Jesus. No matter what you have experienced this past year, or where you have been. You need more of the love of Jesus.  I know this is true for me.  There is nothing I need more in my life than more of the…