Sermon Text: Hebrews 5:1-6 Growing up we used to take our boat onto a lake, drop anchor, and go for a swim. Every once in a while you get out into a lake that’s deep enough where you can’t drop anchor because the line attached to it just isn’t long enough. In which case we might…

Sermon Text: Hebrews 4:14-16 Hebrews is an incredibly powerful, yet somewhat vexing book. It requires some understanding of Israel's history, as well as a fluency with the Mosaic Covenant. It is a nuanced letter filled with Old Testament quotations and allusions. So why should…

Sermon text: Revelation 20:4-6 The glorious news that John offered in AD 90 when he wrote the last three chapters of the Book of Revelation is this: Because God wins in the end, we will reign as we were designed to in the beginning! The sermon builds on the 1234 Model of human…

This morning I want to briefly unpack a metaphor to help us understand Christian love. And when I say love, I mean the “love your neighbor as yourself” kind of love - the love that each of us is called to walk in as we follow Jesus. Here’s the picture I want you to hold in your…

I have a few questions for you all this morning to start out with, and parents, I might need your help with this one. Raise your hand if you are sitting next to your dad. Now raise your hand if you’re sitting next to your mom. And now raise your hand if you’re sitting next to…

We have been in the season of Advent for the last month. This Saturday, that will culminate in the celebration of Christmas. Our hope should be burning brightest in this final week as we prepare to celebrate our Savior’s birth. Now, we are in that dark, quiet place of hopeful…