When the Disciples heal a man who has never walked, they call attention to who Jesus is, and give him credit for the transformation in the person's life. The Church will demonstrate Jesus is with us, when we become a healing presence in our community.

Are the accounts of Jesus' resurrection reliable? If so, how should Christians Respond? In this sermon we'll look at two disciplines that come from Jesus' post-resurrection command: Forgiveness & reconciliation and Discipling.

The world distorted by sin will be made new when God renews creation. The resurrection of Jesus on Easter represents the power of new creation breaking into the present age. So we live in the old age, but now the power of the new creation is breaking in and calling us to live in it's…

When Jesus enters Jerusalem claiming to be king, different people have different reactions to his claim. Some are hostile. Some support him conditionally. Some welcome him because he is the rightful king. When Jesus comes to our hearts with that same claim to be king, which response does that claim bring out of us?

When Jesus' death draws near, he tries to help his disciples to reinterpret the meaning of glory so that they will understand his crucifixion differently. It is not The Jewish Religious Establishment's nor Rome's judgment on him, but God's judgment on the world. It's also a revelation of God's Glory. Understanding Glory in this way…

Jesus is God's means of saving us from the snake bite—our sinful nature that hijacks our attempt to live as truly human. But to accept the free gift of God's grace, we still have to be willing to receive Jesus. And we will never do this if we don't believe the life God asks us…

When Jesus visited the temple in Jerusalem he saw people were so distracted by the practices that were supposed to bring God close that they weren't attentive to his presence with them. We can fall for the same temptation, getting so busy with religious doing that we forget our service must be grounded in his…

Jesus is the Messiah that the Jews have been waiting for. But he's not anything like they expected. What is the reason for this cavernous disconnect? Could it be that the Jews don't understand the Rules of the Game they're playing?

As we enter the lent season we focus on repentance, but what does that even mean, and what is its relationship to grace? In this sermon we'll look at how forgiveness and salvation work so that we can better understand what sincere repentance is.

The mountain of transfiguration gives us the ability to see Jesus with Heaven's eyes so that we better understand how his suffering death, his relationship to the Old Testament and our vocation as followers of Jesus.

When Jesus' ministry creates a firestorm of publicity, he doesn't exploit it by staying put and leading a revival, instead, he takes the message on the road, going to where the people who need to hear it are. What can the church learn from Jesus' example? Should we stay put and wait for people to…

Changing Views on the Law Many of the laws we read in the Old Testament seem odd to us. We don’t encourage people to put tassels on the corners of their garments. We don’t prohibit the consumption of pork. We don’t require younger brothers to marry their sisters-in-law if their older brother dies without producing…