Tymek, was just like all toddlers. Active, energetic…prone to put things in his mouth that he shouldn’t. Most of the time it was harmless. Until it wasn’t. Tragically, Tymek got his hands on toxic chemicals… and drank them. In the panic of the emergency, neither his parents nor his doctors knew if we would live.…

We all know what kind of situation we are in if: – in a waiting room during a loved one’s operation, the doctor comes and tells us that the surgery is taking longer than expected because they are trying to keep a vital organ from failing. – or if we are on a plane and…

Last Sunday we turned our attention to Peter’s betrayal of Jesus in Luke 22. The key questions we wrestled with were: Who is the real you? Is the real you, you when you are confident, successful, and victorious? Or is the real you, the frustrated and failing you? In that passage, Satan seeks to “sift”…

Last week we begin a new short series on prayer and spiritual formation. We looked at the story in Mark 9 where the disciples fail to drive out the demon that was tormenting a boy. After their failure they ask Jesus why. And he tells them: This kind can come out by nothing but prayer. Today, we…

This week we begin a new short series on prayer and spiritual formation. Today we look at the story in Mark 9 where the disciples fail to drive out the demon that was tormenting a boy. After their failure they ask Jesus why. And he tells them: This kind can come out by nothing but prayer.…

Over the next few weeks we will have a wonderful line-up of men from the church to open up God’s Word to us. To help prepare us for our upcoming sermon series on Matthew 13, which is Jesus’ collection of parables, I asked them to preach on “Stories of the Kingdom.” Last week, we heard…

Over the next few weeks we will have a wonderful line-up of men from the church to open up God’s Word to us. To help prepare us for our upcoming sermon series on Matthew 13, which is Jesus’ collection of parables, I asked them to preach on “Stories of the Kingdom.” Last week, we heard…

Over the next few weeks we will have a wonderful line-up of men from the church to open up God’s Word to us. To help prepare us for our upcoming sermon series on Matthew 13, which is Jesus’ collection of parables, I asked them to preach on “Stories of the Kingdom.” Today, David Goodman will…

Matthew 11 and 12 is all about Jesus’ identity. Matthew 11:1-19 attests to Jesus as the promised Messiah. Today we will see that Jesus is the authoritative Judge and the Sovereign Son as we examine his response to two types of people found Matthew 11:20-30. I. Challenging the Care-less (20-24) II. Comforting the Care-full (25-30)…

Today we’ll continue to look at TWO key themeswe see in Matthew 11: Previously, we discussed Jesus as our friend.Today, we’ll examine Fatherhood with God as our father Our key questions are:  A) How would your life be different if you knew – God as YOUR father? B) How would our world be different if we knew– God as OUR father?  What if the great social issue of our day…