Sermons

If Jesus really rose from the dead, than He is who He said He was—we must tell because everyone needs to know! We need to go to the ends of the earth to tell them JESUS LIVES, JESUS LOVES, & JESUS SAVES, even if it means that we risk some-thing to do it.

You carry the cross when you take the step of reaching out to someone, braving the awkwardness, of telling them about Jesus. … Are we willing to pick up the cross so that others can experience it?

Jesus never ever gives up on you—His grace to forgive is greater than you could ever imagine, and His power to restore the life that is ruined by sin is beyond your wildest hopes.

Jesus had to take the cup of God’s wrath. He didn’t come to wield the sword but to step under it for us: It was the only way! True salvation is not something we can achieve, but something we must receive.

You can tell if you are Judas or Mary by how you respond when life disappoints you. How you respond to suffering & pain is the measure of your understanding & embrace of the gospel. Judas represents a “religious” approach to God: I serve God to get things from God, & I expect to be rewarded for my behavior. Mary understood the Gospel: I deserve nothing, God has given me everything. Christ is a treasure worth losing everything for.

We the Church by Tracy Marsh Mark 2:13-17

God’s ability to clean things up is infinitely greater than our ability to mess things up.

You have a choice: you can either be part of the radical, self-sacrificial mission of Jesus, or you can walk in disobedience. There is no middle ground. Christ-followers often are willing to take some part of the Bible they like but not all of it. You’re either an active part of the mission or you are disobedient. Is it possible to be close our God’s heart without also being close to His mission?

Jonah is what stood in the way of Nineveh’s forgiveness. Their sin wasn’t the obstacle. Jonah’s failure to get them the word of God was.Are you keeping people from experiencing the grace that could be theirs by your failure to pray for them & get the Word of God to them?