Signed, Sealed and Delivered

Introduction

Several years ago, when Deb and I were still newly weds, we decided it was time to stop paying rent and purchase our own home. A realtor in ...

Surviving D-Day: Death

Introduction

As we conclude our D-Day series, I am sure that there have been some hearts that have been tugged. Maybe a few cheeks are a little wet. So, ...

Tongues of Flames

Introduction

The very first Christian festival was Easter. The early church celebrated the resurrection of Jesus before it thought of celebrating anything ...

How to Make the Holy Spirit Happy

Introduction:

Author Edgar Jackson gives this poignant description of grief:

Grief is a young widow trying to raise her three children, alone. Grief is ...

"Trinity": The Christian Name for God

Sermon One

Introduction

Over the next few Sundays we'll explore a concept of God unique to Christian spirituality called the Trinity. It's ...

The Art of "Hanging Out"

Introduction

One of my favorite movie scenes occurs in City Slickers, when Billy Crystal and Rob Reiner have a heart-to-heart conversation. Reiner tells ...

Would Jesus Join This Church?

In the last couple of decades a style of worship—and a style of ministry—has become increasingly popular. You know the term: seeker sensitive. ...

A House on Hope Street

For many years John Cox and his wife, Wendy, did their best to provide a home for themselves and their three daughters. He was an itinerant youth minister, ...

Anakin's Choice

The TV makeover craze began a few years ago with a couple of shows that promised to transform ordinary looking people into beauty queens and chick-magnets. ...

Setting Sail

You know, I really don't understand myself sometimes. I want to do what's right, but I don't do it. Instead, I do the very thing I hate. I know perfectly ...

The Great Reveal

It's the most dramatic moment in any makeover show. It's the reason the participants endure 3 months of surgery, workouts, coaching, and separation from ...

Christmas 365 Days a Year

Introduction

We often talk about the night before Christmas, but what do you think about on the morning after Christmas? I've been thinking about this ...

Walking in Wisdom

Introduction:

I love the story of the young man of 32 who had been appointed president of the bank. He'd never dreamed he'd be president, much less at ...

Come Holy Spirit

How many of you have heard the song "Dem Bones?" Did you sing it when you were a kid? The only part I can remember goes like this...

The toe bone's connected ...

The Gift of Spirit-Filled Living

NOTE: Even though this message was originally included in a Christmas series, it is easily adaptable as a "stand-alone" message any time of the year. ...

The Spirit-filled Life

A few years ago in the magazine Fortune, there was an editorial in which these words appeared: "In days like these, what we of the world need is to hear ...

How Do You Catch the Wind?

One Sunday morning a number of years ago, my wife piled the children into the family car to go to Sunday school and worship. When she turned the key, ...

New Beginnings

Paul and Barnabas experienced a theological victory at Jerusalem when the Christian church gathered for the first international conference of Christians ...

A Trip to the Valley

In the literature of my forebears is a delightful spiritual called, "Them Bones, Them Bones, Them Dry Bones"—the ankle bone connected ...

Christmas 365 Days a Year

We often talk about the night before Christmas, but what do you think about on the morning after Christmas? I've been thinking about this wonderful ...

When You Feel You're at the End