What’s up with that – A woman uses her hair to clean Jesus’ feet? Can you imagine hearing a giant rumble or a “really loud hailstorm” and then looking out your window and seeing this 100 ton boulder on top of your car? That’s exactly what happened this week to Tim & Diane Pfaff.[i] No one was hurt, but…

Ark of the Covenant. This year we have been looking together at the tabernacle – why? Did it seem like an interesting topic, I have to pick some theme, something a bit obscure and different? No, the whole point, is to get closer to יְהוָה! [P] We have journeyed progressively closer – and last time we…

We have been going through Johns gospel as you all know and we have looked initially in the first chapter at how John expresses in clear language who Jesus is. we saw Jesus as God, the incarnate one, the one from the beginning, the one who created all things and the one who all things are created for.…

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…

Worship The Lord Your God Knowing God through His Word is the only unshakable foundation of the Christian life. Learning from Him. Receiving from Him. Desiring Him more eagerly than your necessary food. Let nothing distract us from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Jesus that is based on knowing…

Today we will be studying John 12:1-11 . I encourage you to open your bibles to that passage, or follow along using the Bible Study App, or on the screen behind me. As you open to that passage, let’s review the background to this event, which occurs just before the final week of Jesus before His death…

So as I’ve mentioned before, I work down the street at IMARC Research... And I’ve been there now for 12 years... And something that has always been a staple of IMARC is that the majority of employees there are young women... And so we know that as the years go by, more and more of the staff will need…

If you were with us last week, you remember that in the passage of scripture that we walked thru... …Jesus Christ brought all the tension that had been building between He and the Jews to a head... If you remember, Jesus has been making claims about Himself AND mankind that has CAUSED mankind to now…

Our Sacrifice – God’s Desire Matthew 26:6-13 Preached at CGEFC November 4, 2007 There’s no doubt that the topic of giving and anything related to our finances is uncomfortable. It’s uncomfortable for pastors and it’s uncomfortable for congregations. But God never said that we should be comfortable with…

We continue our Easter series on The Kingdom.

The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it,…

It’s dangerous to use a word and not know what it means. (Mr. Barrett illustration) There is a chance that you have used the word worship for a long time without knowing exactly what it means. And yet, so much can be said and only begin to scratch the surface talking about worship. Churches have feuded…

Jesus Christ is the KING OF KINGS and LORD OF LORDS 28 When He had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 And it came to pass, when He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mountain called Olivet, that He sent two of His disciples, 30 saying, “Go into the village opposite you, where…

OBC 6/30/02 John 11:54-12:50 Final Worship The most sacred words I have been privileged to hear as a pastor are not the vows heard at weddings, prayers for salvation, but “Words whispered over a coffin...” ·Regrets that things that should have been said were left unsaid. ·Amazing love gets poured out.…