Who is God?
How can we know what God is like? He tells us in the Bible and shows us every day through the people and blessings around us. Even in our struggles, God reveals his love for us because he’s overflowing with grace and forgiveness, and he sent his Son, Jesus, for us!
From compost to kings
People from many nations call Antigua home. But they don’t all share the Antiguans’ love for salt fish and sous. When expats travel off-island,…
Christmas Hype: It’s All About Jesus
Do you fall into the comparison trap? One of the most natural things for the human heart is to forget about the actual life God has given us because we’re so interested in the life God has given others. John the Baptist didn’t fall for the comparison trap. Pastor Mike shows how we can also bypass it by remembering John’s key point of what matters most.
Evidence of the Spirit: Love
Sometimes God is really, really obvious in his work. He once demonstrated his terrible wrath over human sin by sending massive amounts of water…
Christmas Hype: Jesus Is Worth the Hype
As Christmas nears, what gift is your heart yearning for? Is there something that if you received it, it would make you happy and give you peace? Be careful about what gets the last word in your heart. In this account from the book of Matthew, John the Baptist reveals the path that many people don’t follow, but it’s one that leads to incredible blessing.
Christmas Hype: Jesus Is the Focus
How impressive is your Jesus? The answer to that question might determine the quality of your Christmas. That’s why John the Baptist wants to remind you who Jesus really is and how impressive his work really was.
Two wrong notes
At my daughter’s Christmas concert, she was playing a hymn for everyone to sing along. The program said there were two stanzas to sing….
Our best defense
Years ago I was on jury duty. I spent three days in a courtroom listening to arguments in a civil case. The plaintiffs charged…
Jesus: The Lord saves
Over the years I’ve wondered why God so often chose to communicate with people through dreams. For instance, it was in his sleep that…
Thankful for the Lord’s Supper
It’s pretty hard to be mad at people you’re eating with. There’s something about breaking bread with people that promotes intimacy, understanding, bonding, and…
Thankful for God Not Answering Me
Even when God seems to be silent and doesn’t answer our “why” questions, we can still give thanks. Pastor Jon explains. This week we dug into our vault to bring you this 2017 Thanksgiving series from Pastor Jon. Though we had to brush off the dust, God’s Word is timeless!
Happy Jesus?
Jesus seems terribly earnest, doesn’t he? Driving out demons, teaching crowds of people for many hours at a time, scolding his disciples for being…
Birthday praise
Who was the first crafty kid to hustle his parents into praising him for being born? I’m trying to envision the conversation ….