Father's Day

You know Father's Day can be both a bitter and a sweet thing...

The Future is Coming

Sometimes people ask questions like "will anyone remember me when I'm gone? " In Judeo Christian thought there has always been this idea that each one of us was created to matter...

Priorities

Here is a great question:
With all the areas we have to deal with in life, from God, to kids, to marriage, to our employment, to family to ministry, how do we deal with it all without becoming overcommitted or burned out? (more...)

Mother's Day

Ever since the Fall of man there has been a kind of battle of the sexes going on where the men try to one-up women and vice-versa. God never intended that to be. He intended that there be a mutual respect and honor for each other.

So let’s start some controversy with the question:

We always call God Father, but could we call him mother?(more...)

The Importance of Conversation

I want to talk w/you this morning about a truth I discovered years ago that was very surprising…it has to do with what we say about God, about others, and ourselves, and about the circumstances we find ourselves in.(more...)

When I Fail

When a person crosses the threshold of faith there is a change of heart about sin…we no longer want to…not deep inside!
Sin is only pleasurable for a season…and, as a follower of Jesus, your season is over! (more...)

Resurrection 2006

The RESURRECTION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT HOLIDAY FOR THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH…no resurrection – our faith is in vain.

Why?
To find out we need to go back to the beginning…(more...)

Sin Free Pt. 2

We were talking about SIN a couple of weeks ago…
Rom. 6:14
For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.

The wonderful news for all of us is that God has made a way for human beings to be free from destructive beliefs and behaviors—we do not have to live our lives bound up and out of control.

Last time, I was iterating 5 perspectives that will help a person walk out from the influence of prevailing sin...(more...)

Sin Free

Rom. 6:14
For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.

I want to talk about SIN this morning. WE ALL KNOW IT HURTS US. BUT what exactly is IT? How do we live sin free? Some have intimated that a sure way is to obey every precept of the law.

We have no shot to win over sin IF we think OBEYING LAW is the key!

Rom. 7:7-8
What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not have known what sin was except through the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “Do not covet.” 8 But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from law, sin is dead...(more...)

Salt and Light

.Matt. 5:13-14
“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.

Here is the million-dollar question…How?"

The Good Life

...I went shopping late last night trying to find the best cake I could.
I ended up at one grocery store that had some pretty nice cakes…this was the BEST.

My son's BIRTHDAY CAKE from Merrit’s bakery was much better…but this one is GOOD.

Pathalogical Do-gooding

...With so many voices telling you what to do, when and how to do it, at some point you need to say ,"wait a minute, I need to make some choices for myself. Choices that will keep in mind all the responsibilities God has given me."

Don’t surrender your ability to hear from God to someone else.

What's it Worth to You?

"What if the quality of life we live isn’t pre-determined…what if we can do things that actually improve our lives, that upped the good in our lives? There is a belief pervading our culture (though it is never stated overtly) that things that are meant to be (or are God’s will) will sort of just happen..."

Dealing with Stuff

"…So, everything that exists is GOOD. All we see is good, but here is the brain freeze. Evil does not exist. What is it then? Evil is something that good things suffer. EVIL IS BASICALLY CORRUPTION."

The Incarnation Tension

"Here is a huge question to ask yourself…
Do I believe it? Am I really a temple of God? Or is this just a bunch of contrived chatter?"

Dealing With Offense pt. 3

"Here is reality: We live IN A FALLEN WORLD and life here is hard. Kindness is rare. Human love is bankrupt. And we sit right in the middle of it as representatives of Jesus Christ = his ambassadors... We are to be His forgiveness demonstrators. We are to be God-samplers."

Dealing With Offense pt. 2

"I felt I opened a can of worms last week when I spoke on the topic of forgiveness... Let me say at the onset that forgiveness DOESN'T mean justice is abandoned or that people shouldn't be responsible for their actions or that we are to submit to continuing abuse."

Dealing With Offense pt. 1

"There's something about the Old Testament we kind of like. If you've got enemies, then you just kill them..."

One of the most difficult things in the Christian faith is to learn to forgive. Jesus came to Earth to teach us to not only relate to God but to each other. Join us as Ed discusses how and why we are to forgive.

Read the Bible

Why we read the Bible, and how it draws us closer to and into greater relationship with God.

The Will of God

What if you matter as much to God as anybody "important" in the Christian world? Join us as Ed talks about God's will for your life and his hidden purpose in your life.