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Article: Make Time
ByBenA week from today (Friday) it will be Christmas Eve. What will you be doing that day? All the planning of the worship staff and pastors will be complete and we will be ready to celebrate Christmas together as a church family. For some, there is a danger of being too busy. Rushing to finish…
Article: Freedom, Holy Week and Me
ByBenHere we are. It is near the end of Holy Week. It is arguably the most important week in Christian history. For many the final days of Jesus’ life has no meaning. For some Christians this week has very little impact in their daily lives. All people are looking for freedom and empowerment but most…
Article: Resisting Tribalism
ByBenTo state the obvious, it is another election year. Recently, election years have escalated a tribal instinct within all of us. What do I mean by tribal? We draw lines in the sand and make judgments like, “you are either with me or against me.” We “circle the wagons” and insulate ourselves from those who…
Article: Another Prayer for You…
ByBenLast week we started a new sermon series on Prayers of the Bible. We are using the petitions of sections of the Lord’s Prayer guide us to look at different prayers that reflect the same themes from the Old Testament. For example, in the opening line of the Lord’s Prayer, (“Our Father who art in…
Article: Do Not Lose Hope
ByBenAnd I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. Matthew 16:18 When Peter (Jesus’ right hand man) confessed that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of the living God, Jesus replied with what you read above. It kind of feels…
Article: Rehoboam’s Folly
ByBenKing Solomon wrote, “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 1:9 The above verse from King Solomon is the ancient variation of: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Keep these quotes in mind as I tell you a story from…

