Well, last week we left off with Noah and the flood, and during the past week I think God has been reminding us with all the rain we’ve been having. I’m going to back up just a bit as we saw Noah enter the ark last week. We remember that from Adam and Eve we had their sons Cain and Abel. Cain kills Abel…

Please pray with me: Magnificent, Sovereign, Holy God - open to us your Word this morning. Give us ears to hear, minds to understand, hearts that are changed, and spirits that are moved to act. We are here Lord to listen, and we invite you to speak. To the glory the Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.…

How do you know you’ve become part of a church family? [guesses…] For me, childhood story, church took place around tables Fellowship Meal Slide As I grew older, something else became clear to me… invitation to follow Jesus involved more than meals, singing, prayers, and sermons….the church of my childhood…

Our Scriptures today come from Isaiah, Psalms, and Matthew 25 . I’m beginning a series on Matthew 25 . Our Opening Scripture comes from Isaiah 58:1-11 . “Cry aloud; do not hold back; lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sins. Yet they…

We’re continuing our flyover of the New Testament, and we’re flying fast. Last week we flew through 7 books: James, and then 6 letters written by Paul: Galatians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1 & 2 Corinthians and Romans. Today, we’re going to review Paul’s remaining 7 written during his Roman imprisonment.…

In our culture there is a persistent myth of instant. As if everything happens in the present. And if you think about it there is good reason for that, we have access to almost everything in seconds. Our computers are faster than ever before. Have a question about: the biological structure of an orchid?…