Dying beside Jesus on the cross, the penitent thief is pardoned and forgiven. Without any life filled with good works, without any ‘proof’ of goodness or worthiness, the thief find forgiveness in Christ. If God could dare love and forgive him, how much He love and forgive us? What does that say about us? As individuals? As a church?
- Aug 9, 2015What Can We Learn from a Thief?
Aug 9, 2015What Can We Learn from a Thief?By: Steve SpitzerSeries: Preaching through Luke Backwards
Dying beside Jesus on the cross, the penitent thief is pardoned and forgiven. Without any life filled with good works, without any ‘proof’ of goodness or worthiness, the thief find forgiveness in Christ. If God could dare love and forgive him, how much He love and forgive us? What does that say about us? As individuals? As a church?
- Jul 26, 2015Don’t Put God in a Box
Jul 26, 2015Don’t Put God in a BoxBy: Guest SpeakerSeries: Guest SpeakersGuest speaker Jill Bryant describes how we sometimes put God in a box and leave Him on a shelf. With the testimony of her own life, Jill reminds us that God can do more than we can ever imagine!
- Jul 19, 2015God’s Witness Protection Program
Jul 19, 2015God’s Witness Protection ProgramBy: Guest SpeakerSeries: Guest SpeakersIn this sermon, Lay Leader Renee Spitzer talks about God's witness protection program. Just as the Federal Marshalls take a person in danger and give them a new life, so God can take us and completely change our identity!
- Jul 12, 2015Constant Worship
Jul 12, 2015Constant WorshipBy: Guest SpeakerSeries: Guest Speakersin this sermon, Director of Music Ministries Kyle Berry defines what "worship" really is and what it means to us. Everyone worships something or someone. The questions is, who or what do YOU worship?
- Jun 29, 2015Church at Lydia’s House
Jun 29, 2015Church at Lydia’s HouseBy: Steve Spitzer
‘What makes a church a church?’ As a faithful missionary for Christ, the Apostle Paul started at church in Lydia’s home in Philippi. It was a place of welcome, love and understanding. How can we grow to be more of a church like that?
- Jun 14, 2015His Strength Is Perfect
Jun 14, 2015His Strength Is PerfectBy: Steve Spitzer
Using the story of The Stoning of Stephen as a backdrop, this sermon we will take a serious look at our own depth of faith and conviction, seeking to realize that with our lives strongly anchored in Christ, we can accomplish great things for God’s Kingdom both as individual Christians and as the Church.
- Jun 7, 2015From Bordeom to Boldness
Jun 7, 2015From Bordeom to BoldnessBy: Steve Spitzer
Peter and John are brought before the same Jewish Council that condemned Jesus to death. They are charged with blasphemy and asked to explain by what power they healed the lame man at the temple gate. Peter’s response is that of a man empowered by the Living Christ. As the Church in touch with Christ, we are to be people of Courage, Compassion, and Conviction!
- May 31, 2015An After Pentecost Grammar Lesson
May 31, 2015An After Pentecost Grammar LessonBy: Steve Spitzer
This first sermon of this series called: “Living Like Jesus: What It Means to Be The Church” is a follow-up of the sermon preached on May 10th, focusing again on having faith IN THE NAME of Jesus. There is power and life, forgiveness and hope in that name. Real faith is not believing ABOUT Jesus but believing IN Jesus….in His Name!
- May 26, 2015Altogether Together
May 26, 2015Altogether TogetherBy: Steve SpitzerSeries: Easter Season
Can you be a Christian by yourself? No. There is no such thing as a “Lone Ranger” Christian. A crucial part of what it means to ‘believe in Jesus” is to commit one’s life to being altogether together, to being part of the “community” of faith.
- May 12, 2015What’s in a Name?
May 12, 2015What’s in a Name?By: Steve SpitzerSeries: Easter Season
It’s not until we learn to love in a truly distinctive way that we really begin to follow Jesus. What is that truly distinctive way of love? 1 John tells us it is to “Believe in the NAME of Jesus Christ, and to love one another.”
