Racial diversity is an important principle for the church, not just politics or a social justice issue. If your neighbors looked out the window and saw you painting your house a dozen different colors, it would probably cause a stir. If you live in a subdivision with the Home Owners Association, you would probably have […]
Luke 19:11-27
December 25, 2016 Pastor Jeff Struecker Sermon Notes There was a piece of art that went missing just a few years ago. This story was reported by Reuters news agency. In 2012 a Chinese artist by the name of Cui Ruzhuo painted a brilliant piece of work called “Snowy Mountain”. In 2014 this art went […]
Luke 19:1-10
December 18, 2016 Dr. Ricky Smith Sermon Notes This morning we’re going to be looking at Luke chapter 19. If you have not been with us for a while or this is your first time here, we are moving methodically through the book of Luke trying to better understand who Jesus is and how we […]
I made a fool of myself
Have you ever had one of those moments where you knew you were about to make a fool yourself? When I was a senior in high school, I did serious damage to the engine of my car. I owned a classic 72 Chevrolet Camaro that was probably faster than any 17-year-old kid should be driving. […]
Luke 18:35-43
December 11, 2016 Pastor Jeff Struecker Sermon Notes How many of you as a child went to a shopping mall to sit on Santa’s lap or wrote a letter and asked for something pretty significant from Santa? Did it ever occur to you that there are about a million shopping malls in America and every single […]
Asking for the big box under the tree
Christmas season is a time of great anticipation. Do you remember the excitement of running down the stairs on Christmas morning? Do you remember what it feels like to be a little girl hoping that one special gift you’ve been longing for would be under the tree? Do you remember being a little boy hoping […]
Calling for a Total Commitment
One of the first things I learned in the US Army is that it requires a total commitment of warriors. You don’t go to battle half-hearted. A soldier must be completely committed to the cause and to the mission because it very well might require their life’s sacrifice. There are only a few other things […]
Luke 18:18-34
December 4, 2016 Pastor Frank Bowden Sermon Notes I’m going to tell you a medical term that, if you are a patient at the hospital, a doctor’s office, or any healthcare facility, you don’t want any part of this particular thing. For the doctors, nurses, or healthcare techs in the room you’ll know all too […]
Smelling like Saturday night when you walk into church on Sunday morning
Have you had a wild night on Saturday night and then stumbled into church on Sunday morning? Are you one of those guys that goes out with the boys and gets hammered on Saturday night and then stumbles into church Sunday morning still smelling like the club? Ladies, maybe you’ve been stumbling around doing something […]
Luke 18:1-17
November 27, 2016 Pastor Jeff Struecker Sermon Notes Spiritually blind people are always looking for the source of their problems from outside themselves. I had a buddy that I worked with who’s life was going out of control. Everywhere that you looked there was another thing that was happening. It was one after another after another. […]