By Pastor Glenn Pease Dr. A. J. Cronin was raised in the strict tradition that if one did wrong they were to be punished. Justice demanded it. In 1921 he took the post of medical officer in an isolated district in Northumberland, England. He was young and inexperienced, but though trembling, he one night…

Good Morning! Well it’s good to be back with you after our week of travels… to Chicago… We got to attend the EFCA One conference … Which was by the way was the best attended conference so far.... with over 1500 in attendance… We got to see some of our missionaries Sharleen Ortland, Mark Halstrom…go to…

Intro – A young man was about to leave for Basic Training. He jokingly told his family that he was going to have to learn how to eat, sleep, shave and make his bed all over again. His brother, who was about to get married muttered, “Me too!” Well guess what – something similar happens when we become…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

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…

Luke 6:27-36. Love Your Enemies-Pray for them & Lead them to the Truth Everton Community Church. Sunday February 17th 2008. The Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has triggered a storm of controversy this week by suggesting that Britain should adopt some aspects of Islam's tough Shariah…

The sense of humor, or joy, is your defense system to maintain your senity, and love is your plan of attack. Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain gives you 3 sets of plans of attack. The first set is about spiritual plan of attack, the second set is physical plan of attack, and the third set is identity plan of attack. Each set has roughly four instructions. Let’s take a look.

This is the last part of our series on REAL peace. Overcome... Does it sound like we are out to win the conflict? Not exactly. Let's just quickly review what we have seen so far. We all want peace. But what we want, and what we get are two different things. We have conflict. Everything from mild irritations,…

Title: Unfeigned Love Theme: Practical Application of God’s Love Series: Essentials for Church Growth James 1:27, “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” The Holy Spirit…

Please turn to Luke 6:20 I’ve said this before, perspective is everything. (Hold up picture) What you see … what I see are two different perspectives. Isn’t that usually the case with God? As we continue our Believe series, the Key Idea this week is: “I believe all people are loved by God and need Jesus…

Sermon on Luke 6.32-36 Title: Credit Line With God Textual outline 3 examples of what is no credit because the sinners do it too. Love those who love you Do good to those who do good to you Lending to those who will do the same Do the opposite Love enemies Do Good to enemies Lend without expectations…

Luke 6:27-38

When I worked for Stephen Ministries in St. Louis, I learned that there was a question that was asked to every person who applied to work there: “Are you a nice person?” They wanted to ensure that the people they were hiring were going to be enjoyable to work with. It makes great sense that if you’re…

Understanding Prayer Questions Questions ++What is Prayer? ++Why is Prayer Important? ++What are the Principles to understanding Prayer? ++What are the Varieties of Prayer? ++What are the Problems in Prayer? ++Fasting and Prayer What is Prayer? Prayer is ++Solemn request to God ++Communion with God Prayer…

Jesus shocks our senses with His call to love others even when there's no chance of a positve return on our investment. It's a call to One Way Love from the One Way to eternal life.

Today there will be millions of cards sent, presents exchanged and flowers enjoyed. Valentines Day is the day we remember to express love to those who are special in our lives. To hopefully make this day extra special we encouraged those who were married in or through this church to make this time of…

We are called by our Lord to be mercy-full as our Heavenly Father is merciful. Judgement weighs us down to the point of death. There is freedom in mercy and grace thanks to Jesus our deliverer.

As we dig deeper into what Jesus has to say that directs us to live with a one way love, we find that the source of this love is none other than our great God Himself.

A Thirst For God

Intro LW we talked about Radical Presence. We have to live in the radical presence of God each and every day. Tonight we will look at something we all need and must give… Radical Mercy Actually mercy in and of itself is radical… genuine mercy is radical. It’s the radical thing that only God can do i…