Sermon The sermon for March 11, 2012 is based on jOHN 2:11-33 – THE STORY OF JESUS CLEANSING THE TEMPLE. I have heard this story used to attack fund-raising efforts from youth, bake sales by children – when these things take place in the church. reveals that Jesus had something else in mind. He [...]
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Living Upside Down and Inside Out
Upside Dowm When I was a pre-teen, my father rented a single engine plance and hired a pilot. He wanted us to see Daytona Beach, Florida (our home town) from up in the air. We flew over the beach, the speedway, the high school I would later attend. We flew all over the city. It was an awesome experience. The think I [...]
Max Lucado: Gabriel’s Questions
These stories-like your favorite Christmas ornaments-come in all shapes and sizes. They unfold in a variety of settings, from ancient Bethlehem to rural England. From a small Texas town to the heavenly realms. Some are short. Others many chapters long. Some offer reflections. Others imagine Christmas through the eyes of a burnt-out candle maker, a lonely business man, or heavenly angels
CNN Reports: Pastor with 666 tattoo claims to be divine
(editor: I know this is an old story, from 2007 – BUT I just saw it and it made me laugh.) February 16, 2007|By John Zarrella and Patrick Oppmann CNN Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda says he is God, and his followers believe him. The minister has the number 666 tattooed on his arm. But [...]
Easter Gift: Freedom
Read John 8: 14-36 In John 8:14-36, we are reminded of the fact that as human beings apart from grace, we are enslaved to sin. We will also learn that Jesus meets our needs by teaching us that the only way to experience real freedom is through becoming a disciple – a follower of Jesus [...]
Leaving “Shittim”
Read Joshua 3 “Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the star ship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before.” Ever since I was a kid and first heard Captain James T. Kirk speak [...]
Yes, Jesus Died For That Person
I was in line, ready to order a sandwich from one of my favorite eating establishments. There were several people in line in front of me. The line was slow moving because of a fellow who kept dominating the place by complaining about his meal. His fries were cold (though they’d been taken right out of [...]
