April 30, 2017 Pastor Jeff Struecker Sermon Notes As you just heard, this is the grand finale and the last sermon in the book of Luke. We started this series in November 2015 and more than 70 weeks later we are wrapping everything up. Let me tell you why it is important that we studied […]
Running Home with an Empty Bucket
Once upon a time, a man took a bucket to the city well many miles away from his home to draw water for his family. He took his family bucket. The man drew a bucket full of clear drinking water and started back home. When he got home he was surprised to find his bucket […]
Alive and Well – Luke 24:13-34
April 23, 2017 Pastor Jeff Struecker Sermon Notes Today we’re going to take a look at Jesus walking among his people after the resurrection. First, I want to tell you a story to set this up from the Bible. Last year at the Silver City Galleria Mall in Taunton, Massachusetts a deranged man entered the […]
Hero of the Story
For the past 75 years, a behemoth has been growing in the US entertainment industry. It has turned into an economic super star. I’m talking about the business of super heroes. What started out as comic book magazines on the playground in the 30s and 40s has become a multi-billion dollar a year industry. When […]
The Dead Are Walking – Luke 24:1-12
April 16, 2017 Pastor Jeff Struecker Sermon Notes Happy Easter to all of you! Thank you so much for being here. We’re going to take a look at an event that happened halfway around the world 2000 years ago that still impacts your life today. In fact, I’ll say it this way. If this incident doesn’t […]
Wrong place to run out of gas
In a recent blog article, Esther Irish talked about her hilarious family vacation last year. Esther, like most women, gets anxious when the vehicle starts to get close to empty. Esther’s husband, like most men, are willing to drive many miles beyond empty on the gas gauge. Nearing her childhood home on their family vacation […]
This Changes Everything – Luke 23:44-56
April 9, 2017 Pastor Jeff Struecker Sermon Notes I want to take you with me on a journey today. We’re going to go to Washington D.C. If you went with a couple of folks in this room that have military ID cards, they could get you into some pretty cool places in Washington D.C. like […]
Can’t get no satisfaction? Try this…
I don’t like to ask for help. I’ll admit it- and my guess is that this is true of you also. I often have no choice but to ask for help, but deep down inside I wish I was strong enough or smart enough that I didn’t need anyone else’s help. I guess you could […]
Between Two Criminals – Luke 23:32-43
April 2, 2017 Pastor Jeff Struecker Sermon Notes Let me ask you a couple questions about this past week. Who decided what you did with your time last week? Who decided where you went? Who decided what you did? Last week did you have the opportunity to minister to somebody in such a way that […]
Freely Forgiven or Unforgiven II?
You’re going to find this blog highly unusual – stay with me until the end and it should make sense. The US metal band Metallica recorded a song in 1991 entitled Unforgiven. This song was a smash hit. It’s been played more than 63 million times on Spotify and the video has been viewed more than […]