I want to take a deep breath after looking at my title today. I am not talking about pregnancies today. I am not talking about the process of going into labor. I am staying far away from it today. The definition of labor that we’re going to focus on is “work hard; make a great effort.” It’s the verbContinueContinue reading “Labor Pains || 09.03.2022”
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Christmas Came Early || 08.27.2022
We are diving into the Old Testament, the first half of the Bible. You’ll get to hear the Christmas story during today’s service, so don’t worry, but I want to focus on a couple of prophets tonight. These prophets give us a sneak peek into what will happen in the Christmas story. Think of whenContinueContinue reading “Christmas Came Early || 08.27.2022”
What is Epiphany? || 08.20.2022
We’re going to talk about the Church holiday: Epiphany! It follows the twelve days after Christmas. What is this celebration? You can read Matthew 2:1-12 to get the full context of the story, but I will synopsize it here. We celebrate the arrival of the Wise Men (Magi.) Epiphany Sunday celebrates the start of Jesus’ContinueContinue reading “What is Epiphany? || 08.20.2022”
Power Differences || 08.13.2022
We’ve all heard the phrase “Size doesn’t matter,” right? Yet, we also hearsmall things do come in oversized packages. Often we use size as a determinant of status, success, and all that, but that’s not always the case. I think of David, who was the smallest of Jesse’s family and yet was the one whoContinueContinue reading “Power Differences || 08.13.2022”
Encouraging Others || 08.06.2022
Hebrews 24-25a says: “We should think about each other to see how we can encourage each other to show love and do good works. We must not quit meeting together, as some are doing. No, we need to keep encouraging each other.” We need to learn how to encourage each other to show love andContinueContinue reading “Encouraging Others || 08.06.2022”
Happy Tears || 07.30.2022
We’ve all heard the phrase “tears of joy,” right? Some of us have taken that breath after a loved one passes away and felt a happy relief while still dealing with our grief. Happiness and sadness are two emotions are seeming opposites, yet we see them together. Happiness is the agreeable sensations that spring fromContinueContinue reading “Happy Tears || 07.30.2022”
Impatient Peter || 07.23.2022
We’ve all heard the story about Doubting Thomas. I’m here to tell you about the latest nickname from the disciple CORE. Today, I want to talk about Impatient Peter. Peter acted off of emotion. We see him losing his balance once he takes his focus off Jesus. We see him ready to pounce in theContinueContinue reading “Impatient Peter || 07.23.2022”
Parable of the Pets || 07.16.2022
Sheep were an essential animal back in the day. There are over 500 verses about sheep, more than any other animal in the Bible. They came up with two realities: Sheep were essential to the Israelites from an agricultural perspective. Sheep are used as a symbol to refer to God’s people. This understanding is whyContinueContinue reading “Parable of the Pets || 07.16.2022”
Worldly Pressure vs. Godly Power || 07.09.2022
Today’s focus is going to be on peer pressure. Peer pressure, by definition, is: “social pressure by members of one’s peer group to take a certain action, adopt certain values, or otherwise conform to be accepted.” The first half of the Golden Calf story resonated with me that peer pressure took place back in Exodus.ContinueContinue reading “Worldly Pressure vs. Godly Power || 07.09.2022”
What is Baptism? || Mark 4:1-11
Jesus’ cousin John was out in the wilderness and invited people to be baptized. The people came to see John to tell him everything they did wrong and to make the promise to do better in their life. John would then lead them down to the Jordan and baptize them. Jesus was traveling from hisContinueContinue reading “What is Baptism? || Mark 4:1-11”