April 13, 2025 Today is Palm Sunday, the day Jesus rides up to Jerusalem for the final week of his life. And it becomes a parade for Jesus where people recognize he comes from God. The people praise him! They think he’s great! They say, “Blessed is the King…” And Jesus, for once, isn’t tellingContinue reading “Palm Sunday: “In the Name of the Lord””
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Overflowing Generosity: A Servant Anoints the King
April 6, 2025 My generosity journey started with me being angry and afraid of generosity. I was a pastor in my 30s, Kevin and I had kids and student loans and car loans. I heard a pastor named Bill Easum say that a pastor of a church needs to tithe 10% to their church. TheyContinue reading “Overflowing Generosity: A Servant Anoints the King “
The Lost Son, His Angry Brother and Finding Joy!
March 30, 2025 Have you ever seen a parent yell loudly at their kid in the grocery store? You look to see what’s going on, why are they so upset? The kid seems to just be behaving like a typical kid. Everyone in the store gets quiet. It’s uncomfortable. It seems like the parent is overreacting. WeContinue reading “The Lost Son, His Angry Brother and Finding Joy! “
Turn to God
March 23, 2025 You might sit here today look around and think “Everybody looks good. Their lives must be perfect.” But you can’t just look at someone and know what’s going on. Like, you don’t know that I got stopped by the police a week ago. Now you know! I didn’t come to a fullContinue reading “Turn to God “
Sorrow over Jerusalem
March 16, 2025 Have you ever been misidentified? Someone thought of you as something you weren’t? When I was younger, and a pastor, a few times a stranger stopped by church to drop something off, while talking with me said, “Oh, I didn’t know you were the pastor. I thought you were the office girl.”Continue reading “Sorrow over Jerusalem “
Tempted in the Wilderness
March 9, 2025 Today we’re starting a new sermon series, Following Jesus on the Road to the Cross. We start today with Jesus tempted in the wilderness. I can really relate to temptation! If there’s candy sitting right in front of me, I REALLY want it. If I put it where I won’t see it,Continue reading “Tempted in the Wilderness “
Abraham and Sarah: Faithless or Faithful?
March 2, 2025 We’re continuing to look at some married couples in the Old Testament, to learn from their mistakes and successes. Today we’re looking at Abraham and Sarah. In life, we all need to make some big decisions. What kind of job am I interested in? Who should I marry? Should I have kids, ifContinue reading “Abraham and Sarah: Faithless or Faithful? “
Ahab and Jezebel: Power Struggle
February 23, 2025 We’re continuing our sermon series on marriage in the Bible, finding what we can learn from their mistakes and successes! Last week we talked about Jacob and Leah (and Rachel). That was a complicate relationship. We learned what to do about dissatisfaction in marriage. If you’re hoping you married the perfect person,Continue reading “Ahab and Jezebel: Power Struggle “
Jacob and Leah (and Rachel): Never Satisfied
February 16, 2025 We’re in a new sermon series where we’re looking at marriages in the Bible, to see how their mistakes or success could help our marriages to be better. As a society, we send a confusing message about marriage. Marriage can be seen as the goal of life, something that leads toContinue reading “Jacob and Leah (and Rachel): Never Satisfied “
A Better Way: When You’ve Given Up on Prayer
February 2, 2025 How many of you would say you believe in the power of prayer? A lot of us! You believe God hears your prayers, and that prayer can be effective. But you would say, you probably don’t pray as often as you should? Or here’s another question, how many believe in the powerContinue reading “A Better Way: When You’ve Given Up on Prayer”
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