God sent Jesus to be our Redeemer, our Savior. Redemption comes with a cost; payment must be made, satisfaction given. The one wronged—God—must be satisfied. I don’t have the…
Peter isn’t happy about what’s going to happen to Jesus. Neither are we. Suffer? Killed? Terrible! Let’s be followers without the suffering. In seminary, no one quite knew what…
The power of darkness is fear. There is fear in the darkness, fear of the dark. Children want the nightlight. I’m liking the flashlight on my cell phone. There…
Bible Text: Philippians 3:3-16 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Series: For Progress and Joy in the Faith | The way to progress and joy in the faith is Christ. Obviously. …
Bible Text: Philippians 1:21-30 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Series: For Progress and Joy in the Faith | “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain”…
Bible Text: Romans 8:28-39 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | A little while back, LaFonda Chenault shared a Facebook post about piñatas; the humor in it was that, yeah, just about…
Bible Text: Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 36-43 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | This life is a mess! It’s a messy, messed-up mixture. The news is always mixed, and our joys seem…
Bible Text: 2 Thessalonians 1 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Paul speaks of the people who belong to God and to the Lord Jesus Christ (1:1). Have you thought much…
Bible Text: 2 Timothy 1:7-14 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | His spirit fills us. Beloved, how beautiful, those words! We feel so full of so many things. Sometimes, it’s fear.…
Bible Text: Job 1:6-12, 2:1-10 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Satan? Are we really going to hear about that old myth, that nonsense? Beloved, whether you believe there is such…