Introduction: An illustration from P. R. Van Gorder: “Late one night a salesman drove into a strange city and tried to get a room in a hotel. The clerk informed him that there was no vacancy. Disappointed, he started to leave the lobby when a dignified gentleman offered to share his room with him. Gratefully…

“Christian Communities must learn how to work vigorously for the limited change that is possible, to mourn over persistent and seemingly ineradicable evils, and to celebrate the good whenever it happens.” - M. Volf This quote is helpful because it helps us to consider what it means to be reconciled to…

How did the death of Christ reconcile us to God? And what does it mean for a Christian to have the ministry of reconciliation?

Ressurection Sunday 2019!!

I had a tougher time writing this sermon this week because I couldn’t stop thinking about this little fig tree. We don’t know much about it, except that it’s at least three years old, and barren. A barren fig tree in the middle of a vineyard seems like a pitiable character. But what good reason might…

Frame the next few weeks Talked about the resurrection last week and how it’s easy to have it become a nice story, an idle tale. Even the disciples felt that way. But, maybe there’s something more to this story - something deeper to what we witness on this day. This is not something we can explain or…

The story of Paul’s conversion is particularly well-known to us, in part because we know how prolific Paul is. So much of the New Testament has his voice throughout. Saul/Paul was good at what he did. He seems zealous, determined, thoughtful, logical. He tells us as much throughout his letters. And he…

So, do you still believe the gospel? In a time where we hear “the gospel” stated a lot. Do we understand the gospel, have we properly responded to the gospel? Can we help others to understand and respond to the gospel? That is what this series is going to focus on. In this series we will look at several…

Forgiveness Notes 9/12/07 The result of Redemption - Forgiveness The marvelous result of redemption for the believer is complete forgiveness of all sin. Matt. 26:28 – Heb. 9:22- redemption brings forgiveness. Greek word - aphiēmi - translated forgiveness means “to send away to never return”. John MacArthur-…