We approach the Lord’s Prayer with humility, saying with the first disciples, “Lord, teach us to pray.” Through prayer we journey from wherever we are on earth to the very heart of God.
Text: Matthew 6:9Christ calls us to find out what he is doing in the world, and then to fling ourselves wholeheartedly into his cause. Staying in the boat may be comfortable and safe, but that’s not what the life of faith is all about.
Text: Matthew 14:22-33What we do is more important than what we say we will do.
Text: Matthew 21:28-32In 1174 the Italian architect Bonnano Pisano began work on what would become his most famous project: A separately standing […]
Text: Matthew 7:24-29If only a few people will be saved, how can there be a vast multitude in heaven? And why do so many people miss the narrow gate while many others find it? Life on the midway helps us answer those questions.
Sermon Series: Standalone MessagesIn 2008, The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life conducted an unusually detailed study of faith in America. According […]
Text: Matthew 7:13-14I came across this vintage letter to Ann Landers: “Aunt Emma was married to a tightwad who was also a […]
Text: Matthew 6:19-24I know my mom loved me when I was unlovable – actually I think I’m still unlovable. I want to […]
Text: Matthew 6:1-4We have a lot to worry about, don’t we? I’ve been worried this week about our niece and my mom […]
Text: Matthew 6:25-34Is there just one way to pray? What kind of prayer are you most comfortable with? During hard times, people […]
Sermon Series: Finding Hope in Hard Times