If I were to ask you, “Friend, do you think we’re living in the last days before Jesus returns?” Wouldn’t you tell me, “Yes Pastor, I really believe Jesus will be returning soon.” I’ve heard my friend Dean say for the last few weeks that Jesus is coming back for his bride, but she is [...]
I recently picked up a book called “unChristian”. It’s an intereseting look at what average people think about Christians. Basically, they don’t think we’re representing Jesus well. As followers of Christ, they think we act very unChristian. The top three observations of Christians is that we are homophobic, judgmental, and hypocrites. As we wrap up this series in [...]
Al Thomas: The Lord Says, “I Show Myself Strong in Times of Lack” After hearing the media, the world and even God’s children talk about how bad the economy is, I went to the Lord to get His take on it. I tucked myself away in the prayer closet and closed the door. That’s where [...]
Hi Gang, Today’s Good Friday! It was 2000 years ago that Jesus died on the cross that first Good Friday. But isn’t that such a strange name for the day Jesus died? Well, it’s because of all the great things Jesus released for us on that day: open access to God, salvation, forgiveness, kingdom authority, the [...]
Luke 5:17-26 gives us a good picture of how people react or respond to God doing a new thing. In Isaiah, God told us that he would do new things and that his thoughts are higher than ours. But somehow when we see something new happening, our first reaction can be to judge it. That’s [...]
The gospels mark a major shift in God’s work in the world. The Old Testament looked forward to a day when the Messiah would come. The turning point of the gospels is that the Messiah has come and he is changing everything. Read Luke 5:12-14. In thte Old Testament, if you were to touch a [...]
Jesus proclaimed that the Kingdom of God has come. So why don’t we act like it? I’m not sure where this is going for me personally or for our church, but there’s something about Jesus’ ministry that I can’t shake. Read about how he called Peter: Luke 5:1-11. Jesus, operating under a powerful word of [...]
Hi Gang, here’s an awesome worship song. Written by a Catholic worship leader. Enjoy! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT9AKd-wCO8&rel=1] =) Pastor Arlen
Here’s the question I’ve been thinking about for the last couple of days… Is Jesus our example of the “Normal Christian Life?” We have bumper stickers that say, “What would Jesus do?” But we don’t really believe we’re supposed to do what Jesus did. In terms of moral choices, yes. But in terms of miracles [...]
As I started on this journey of thinking about the kingdom, it occurs to me that Jesus was our best example of what it means to live in the Kingdom. He lived out “Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” And as such, everywhere He went lives were [...]
