Do Not Hold on to Me

Do Not Hold on to Me

by | Apr 5, 2015 | Sermons

If you’re not currently looking for Jesus Christ, then you should know that he is looking for you … Easter Sunday is not a day to memorialize Jesus or even to simply proclaim the fact of his resurrection. “Early on the first day of the week, while it was still...
Inside-Out Outcast Hospitality

Inside-Out Outcast Hospitality

by | Mar 1, 2015 | Church Culture, Sermons

We saw in the compressed 4½ minutes of The Shawshank Redemption that not much changed in those 20 years. In all three scenes the room is the same room, with exactly the same drab curtains and blinds, with the same amount of sunlight shining through, with the same...
Playing to the Crowd

Playing to the Crowd

by | Feb 8, 2015 | Pop Culture, Sermons

Think of a time you went to an event or a place where there was a big crowd of people, more than a thousand. Maybe it was a game, a concert, a museum, or walking the streets of downtown Chicago. Think about the unposted rules and directions you follow when you’re...
Messy Manger

Messy Manger

by | Dec 7, 2014 | Pop Culture, Sermons

Christmas is the season of parties and gatherings, which take much preparation. One of the key things we do to prepare for people to come over is clean. When hosting … Are you the one who does most of the cleaning? Do you enjoy cleaning? Now think about yourself as a...
Passover People

Passover People

by | Nov 9, 2014 | Bible, Sermons

From an uncertain date, at least 1200 years before Jesus, let us encounter the word of God in Exodus 12:15-16; 24-28. From approximately the year 10, let us encounter again the word of God in Luke 2:41-46. When you read through Exodus 12 and 13 you will likely ask...