“Do you love me?”
This was Jesus’ question to Peter.
It was personal, but it is a question Jesus calls us to answer too.
But that is not where the conversation with Christ ended.
“Do you love me?” is not simply a question we answer, like yes or no [more...]
Hungry?
Hungry for what?
What if someone you loved was hungry and you had in your hand the means to feed them?
What if that someone was a child?
What if that someone was your younger brother or sister?
What if that hungry someone was right within reach? [more...]
If Jesus stood in front of you this moment, what would he say?
How would you react?
If God asked you a question right now, what would he ask?
Would you know the answer?
We are going to explore what Jesus would say and the question God would ask.
What do you think it would be like if you came to church Sunday and Jesus showed up?
I don’t mean figuratively, but literally.
I don’t mean spiritually, but physically.
What if right in the middle of the service, He walked in and announced Himself?
“Hello, my name is Jesus.” [more...]
Have you seen the news about Easter, this year? Have you noticed the overwhelming, relentless media attention that “Resurrection Sunday” has received? Did you see the Presidential picks about what he believes will be the top ten Easter Celebrations this year? [more...]
Do you hear the Holy Spirit?
Do you talk to the Holy Spirit?
Can the Holy Spirit hear you?
Does the Holy Spirit speak to you?
What does He say?
Our teaching will come from John 16 and Jesus’ promise describing the work of the Holy Spirit.Let’s see what He has to say.
Fruit. I love fruit. Juicy, ripe, ready-to-explode, not just in your mouth, but blow-your-mind sort of fruit. You name the fruit, and most likely I love it. Strawberries, apples, cherries, pears–just saying these words launch a cascade of memories and anticipation. We are going to explore what “Jesus fruit” looks and tastes like. “O taste and see that the Lord is good!”
How would you prepare someone you love if you knew that life as they “knew it” was about to cave in around them? What would you tell them? Is there anything you could say that would equip them not only to survive, but to thrive? We explore how Jesus prepared his disciples not to be [...]
Nothing so astonishes a fractured, lonely, hurting world as a community in which radical, faithful, genuine love is shared among its members. There are many places you can go to find communities of shared interest. There are many places you can go to find people just like yourself, who are connected by a love for sports or music or politics. But it is the mandate of the church to become a community of love, a circle of Jesus followers who pour into one another because Christ has poured his life into them. [more...]
John 12 is a bridge between two enormous landscapes. The first landscape is Jesus’ ministry and the signs revealing his nature–turning water to wine, healing the man born blind, feeding the 5,000, and, of course, raising Lazarus from the dead. [more...]
