I served in the Army with a friend that was getting serious about his relationship with Jesus. He started praying regularly. He started studying his Bible. He attended chapel services regularly. He began to grow more like Jesus. This man was married and head over heels in love with his wife. The problem in this relationship […]
Luke 17:20-37
November 20, 2016 Pastor Jeff Struecker Sermon Notes This week is one of the busiest weeks in the year for travel. About 47 million Americans this week will drive more than 50 miles to go spend some time with family and friends. We don’t have any way of recording how many people will drive less than […]
Luke 17:1-19
November 13, 2016 Pastor Jeff Struecker Sermon Notes This is a picture of an EKG. It’s a picture of your heartbeat. It’s a picture for people to see what’s happening deep inside your heart. We’re studying through the book of Luke and last week we looked at God’s heart. Maybe for a few of you that […]
Are you feeling good or freakin’ out about money?
Did you know that being rich and becoming rich are not the same thing? Here’s a quote by Nassim Taleb; “Modernity needs to understand that being rich and becoming rich are not mathematically, personally, socially, or ethically the same thing.” Taleb means, that it’s possible to make a lot of money and have a big […]
Luke 16:19-31
November 6, 2016 Pastor Jeff Struecker Sermon Notes When somebody starts to examine what’s your heart like, it’s really not the words that you say that has an impact on them. It’s what you show them that tells people what’s going on inside your heart. Today we’re going to take a look at what it […]
Luke 16:1-18
October 30, 2016 Pastor Alan Smith Sermon Notes They say there are three topics that you should never talk about. One is religion but since we’re at church that should be okay. The second is politics. Never talk about politics; however, I will say this. You should have received a voter’s guide inside the Worship Guide […]
“Finding” unchurched America
Okay I’ll admit it, I’m a bit of a statistics nerd! I find stats interesting. I’m especially interested in research that explains people’s behavior. This is called social science research. LifeWay Research just completed some fascinating research for the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism at Wheaton College. This research really got my attention because they […]
The Word and The Work: Lost and Found
This is an exciting week for me. I’m not going to lie. Luke 15 is one of my favorite chapters of scripture. Now I wont take the time to get into all the why’s but suffice to say, I’m excited. Im also excited for something we are doing musically, but we will cross that bridge […]
Luke 14:15-35
October 16, 2016 Pastor Jeff Struecker Sermon Notes It’s October which means, if you’re a baseball fan or a deer hunter, you’ve been waiting the entire year for this season. This is the time of year that one crack of the baseball bat or one pitch and the entire season changes or the entire season […]
The Word and The Work: Not my will, but Yours
Back to normal? Not really. While we have a pretty standard Sunday planned, no Sunday is “normal” when we gather to worship the triune God. We have the holy opportunity to submit ourselves to His word, and to practice the work of worship so that we will be made more into the image of His […]