Is God Listening?
With everything going on in our lives and in the world, we may wonder of God is listening to our prayers. Malachi 3:1-7 offers a challenging look at this question.
Sermons
Miracles Among Us?
Do you see miracles in the world? I do. Every person who recovers from addiction is evidence of God’s work in the world. That may be the best reason why Read More
Change your habits, change your mind
The word “repent” comes from a Greek word that also gives us “metanoia”–transformation. How do we transform? We change our habits! That’s not as easy as it sounds, but it Read More
When Life Falls Apart
What do you do when life falls apart, and it seems like you can’t go on? When your life seems over, it most likely isn’t.
Overcoming Fear
Fear plagues our nation and our lives. How can we overcome it? This talk suggests two simple questions that put our fear in its place.
Our Damascus Road
This short talk asks, “Why is life so hard?” The answer considers Paul’s experience on the Damascus Road, where this man with confidence and authority was reduced to helplessness so Read More
How Do We Heal?
This short talk considers the bleeding woman in Mark 5, and what the Gospel tells us about how we heal.
When the World Fails: Addiction and the Church
What is addiction? How can the Church help? Should the Church help? The answer is yes, and there are some good reasons why.
Sermon: Misplaced Faith
The second of this two-part series (following “What Can Christians Learn About Devotion from Addicts?“) considers recovery from addiction, and the flawed belief that just quitting drugs and getting a Read More
What Can Christians Learn About Devotion from Addicts?
If my testimony about my struggle with addiction tells us anything, it’s that addicts know something about devotion. We’re devoted to the wrong thing, certainly. But is there something Christians Read More