The Word That Works

December 24, 2025
“Everything was created through him; nothing—not one thing!—came into being without him” (The Message).  John isn’t the only one to talk about Jesus in this way; in his letter to…
There are things Jesus says, and not just once, that don’t exactly comfort or inspire us, because we don’t know how to take what he says.  For example, “I have…

How Then Shall We Live

October 19, 2025
The economy, inflation, spending money that isn’t there—got you worried?  Surviving your retirement?  Healthcare, sickness—concerned about these?  Conflict and horrendous crimes, at home and abroad, terror attacks, urban chaos, drug…

For Want of the Gift

December 24, 2021
Tonight is the perfect opportunity to receive Jesus.  Oh, not that!  If experience is trustworthy, there are some here this evening for whom church is not exactly a habit.  I…

Grace Out of His Fullness

January 3, 2021
          Who will receive him?  Who will welcome him in?  Go from our worship gathering today with the expectation of this question on your lips and in your heart.  We…
We’ll hear about Nicodemus again. He’s the one who, along with Joseph of Arimathea, helps to put Jesus in the tomb. What needs be understood about Nicodemus is that not…