August 30, 2009 – 11:59 pm
Ever wonder how those outside the Christian faith view Christians? Recent, groundbreaking research by the Barna Group describes the increasingly negative reputation of Christians, especially among the next generation. Why do they feel this way about us? Could it be because too often our lives do not mirror our beliefs? In our lesson, James calls [...]
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Read Sermon – August 30, 2009: It’s Time to Take A Good Hard Look…In the Mirror!!
August 23, 2009 – 11:59 pm
When Simon Peter asks this question near the end of John 6, it appears to be a rhetorical question…. As if saying Duh! Yet for almost 2,000 years, we have come up with lots of different answers to the question. Think of all the places we have gone for comfort that are not Christ. Listen [...]
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Read Sermon – August 23, 2009: To Whom Can We Go?
August 19, 2009 – 5:36 am
“And God looked at everything God had created and said that it was good.”
It came as shocking news to me when a friend from across the room said, “Soon hot dog packages will be marked with the same warning as cigarettes.” Their names “rolled” off my tongue like honey: Oscar Meyer, Ball Park, Jesse Jones. [...]
Read The Eighth Day
August 16, 2009 – 11:59 pm
The text Matthew 22:34-40 includes what we call the great commandments: to love the Lord with all your heart, soul, and mind, and to love your neighbor as yourself. Certainly, many of us know these commandments by heart; however, are we living into them? Are we doing what they command us to do? The key [...]
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Read Sermon – August 16, 2009: Will They Know We Are Christian?
August 9, 2009 – 11:59 pm
In our text for Sunday, John 6:35, 41-51 , Jesus invites those who believe in him into eternal life. What is eternal life? When does it begin? How does our understanding of eternal life impact our life now? Listen to Pastor Ben’s message, and be reminded that you don’t have to die to really live. [...]
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Read Sermon – August 9, 2009: No Need to Wait
August 2, 2009 – 11:59 pm
After feeding over 5,000 people with a few loaves of bread and a couple of fish, Jesus tries to get a moment away. But he is quickly surrounded by the breakfast crowd, looking for more bread from heaven - hungry for food that perishes, rather than the only thing that is able to fill the emptiness in their [...]
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Read Sermon – August 2, 2009: Can’t Get No Satisfaction? Try This!
