The literal, bodily resurrection of Jesus from the dead is the foundation of the Christian Religion. Pastor Jim helps us rejoice in that reality, and presents those who don’t believe some thoughtful reasons to give it more consideration.
Today is Palm Sunday. As one of our Elders observed: “There were a lot of folks dressed and on their way to church this morning, and that encourages me.” And we were thankful for each one out this afternoon to worship; to hear God’s Word preached, and to fellowship and be encouraged by God’s people. […]
You don’t have to be particularly religious to feel that humanity is in need of “saving”. No matter how long you think humans have been around we don’t seem to be able to rid ourselves of the “bad things” that plague us: Hate, war, abuse, frustration, etc. Pastor Alan shared from Mark 8, that Jesus […]
How about that National NCAA championship football game?! Exciting? Make you want to celebrate? (If you were on the right side…?). Well, Pastor Alan spoke to us about our ability as Christ followers to always have something to celebrate. With Jesus Comes Celebration!
We’ve come to the end of Pastor Shaw’s series on St Mark’s gospel. And as they say: it went down just like Jesus intended it to. One theme St Mark has been consistent on is that Jesus knew what he wanted; knew how he wanted as situation to develop; and this last real event also […]
Well, as you might assume, St Mark needs to get to his “punch line” pretty soon, no?! Well, In today’s sermon we get much of what St Mark is wanting to make his readers wrestle with: What is your decision about Jesus? What do you believe about him?! One of Pastor Scott’s best sermons on […]
In Chapter 14 St Mark clearly exposes the “bravado” of the disciples vs the humility and dependence displayed by Jesus. The message for us? We need to recognize that we need to stop going it alone and start praying more. SB_20160717_Shaw
In today’s sermon Pastor Scott walks us through Mark 14, as Jesus and his disciples prepare to celebrate the Passover feast. Mark points out how specifically Jesus has planned it all out so there is no mistake about the ultimate meaning, and who the real lamb of the Passover is. SB_20160710_Shaw