“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God” (4:7). Everyone who loves. Well, then. If someone…
I’ve spoken of purification, obedience, and rejecting the world. We reject the world when we say Yes to Christ and No to the panorama of alluring sins in vogue…
In Communion, we experience God and our fellowship with Him. How humbly he comes among us! During many of our Communion celebrations, in our praying we say, Christ has…
What is world-born is world-bound; what is Spirt-born is heaven-bound. With Jesus, the spirit-born are called to live differently from the world-born. Scottish pastor and biblical scholar William Barclay…
We make progress in love together in Christ. When love is returned in kind, the obligation of love is not burdensome. Where love is not returned, any thought of obligation…
Lord-willing, we have Jesus in our church. I think we do. My aim, my desire, is that we are always putting Jesus Christ front and center in this church:…
Bible Text: Matthew 5:5-8 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Jesus tells us the meek will inherit the earth. They will be the ones to enjoy the fulfillment of the promise…
Bible Text: Mark 12:38-44 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Jesus tells his followers that we shall always have the poor with us (Mk 14:7). The causes will vary, but the…
Bible Text: John 3:1-17 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Today, we especially take time to consider God in Trinity. Today is Trinity Sunday, if we choose to observe it. Ours…