14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. 15 And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. 16 And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” 17 And someone from the…

Mark 4:35-41 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” 36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the…

Today we will focus on how to make the most of the New Year. My title today is “How to get out of the ruts we can get stuck in” … So we can move ahead in faith. …get moving. We won't be successful at anything if we don't get mobile. Successful people are people of action. Paul was a man of action. Successful…

August 31, 2014 Intro – Did you ever have a teen-ager explain your phone to you? I guarantee you it won’t be long before you say, “I didn’t know it did that!” The truth is that modern mobile phones have monstrous capabilities that most of us never tap. But guess what? God also has monstrous capacities…

The Dilemma of Belief. Have you ever had those moments when you wondered, “Is this really true?” Maybe life has gotten difficult. Maybe you have come to the Derailment of your hopes and dreams like Joseph, Mary’s husband, when he found out that his betrothed bride was pregnant after all his time and…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

What God has promised us in His Word has already been given to us through the finished work of Jesus.

It is good to be here Mark 9:1-9 2 Kings 2:1-12 Every Sunday we provide you with an insert that contains the lectionary readings for that particular Sunday. One of the readings assigned by the lectionary for today is the gospel of Mark chapter 9, verses 2-9. I often wonder how they determined where to…

God’s Faithfulness Lamentations 3:22-26 All Scriptures ESV unless otherwise noted The Prophet is writing out of the experience of his soul being weighed down with the JUDGEMENT OF GOD. Still he is Never the Less CONFIDENT in – GOD’S UNCONQUERABLE MERCY !!! (see vv. 19-26 & cf vv, 55-57) No matter how…

Intro - 2020 What a year. It’s been crazy and this is our last Sunday of 2020. Everything was going great in many ways AND THEN the Pandemic hit. No one was ready NOR could anyone have been ready for what this pandemic has done to our world, our nation, our communities and our lives. People have lived…

What the story of Elisha and his servant teach us about the difference between faith and sight

*Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the district of Tyre and Sidon. And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is cruelly demon-possessed.” But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and implored…

What a great day to be together. I’m excited and I hope you are as well. We’re here for a reason, and that is… well, it’s sort of like half-time, and I’m hoping that I might be able to help get you excited about our potential future with God as our leader. Since it’s reformation Sunday, I thought I would…

If we’re honest we’re always somewhere on the scale between belief and unbelief. I’ve shared with you many times the Father’s exclamation from Mark 9 when he brings his son to Jesus and asks him to heal him, “if he can.” Jesus responds: And Jesus said to him, “ ‘If you can’! All things are possible for…

Learn the essential connection between prayer and faith as we examine the disciple's failure and the honest faith of a distressed dad.

Reliance upon God or upon others. Dependence on God for help with spiritual and physical needs arises out of an awareness of human helplessness, though dependence may be wrongly directed. People may look to others for encouragement and support, but over-dependence is not commended.

How long have you wrestled with your problem? How long have you struggled with an unclean spirit? It's time to let Jesus take it away. It's time to let Jesus heal you.

God’s power is released through faith Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” Confession of Faith I am not moved by what I see or by what I feel. I am moved by what I believe. I believe the WORD of God! The victory is mine! I have it now! I can see it through…