Sermons

This week we come to chapters 9 and 10 in the first letter to the church at Corinth. Through these first chapters Paul, under the leadership of the Holy Spirit of God, has encouraged us to glorify God, in our salvation, in our relationships with brothers and sisters in His church, in our bodies, and in our marriage or singleness. Now the message moves to glorifying God in and through relationships with those around us who have not come to Christ. For these, we are to build redemptive relationships by building bridges of love.

"Glorifying God"... We were created for this purpose and in 1 Corinthians 6 we are reminded that what we do and say can distort our ability to bring God glory. We are are often distracted and deceived by the world into wrong thinking about the value of our lives. God’s word reminds us that He so highly valued us that He payed a high price for our redemption.

This Sunday’s message, You’ve Got Mail," will be an introduction to our 13 week Bible Adventure in the books of 1&2 Corinthians called Love Letters. In the following weeks we will bring together our Sunday morning evening and Wednesday night messages in addition to our small group sessions and daily bible readings. I believe that this will be an exciting time of unity as our family is working through these wonderful letters of truth and love.

This week we will read from Joshua chapters 5 and 6 which focus on the story of Jericho. For many it is a familiar story because it is so dramatic. In truth it is a story of humble faith. Both Joshua and the people of Israel were called upon to humbly and quietly walk around the city for seven days. God was teaching His people to trust Him and to not lean on their own ideas. It is a teaching that we need to consider for our walk with Christ.

This Sunday we will hear the second message in the series, Vision & Victory. We will read from the second chapter of the book of Joshua which describes the two spies who are sent into Cannan and there they meet Rahab. It is a story of preparation faith and obedience. The faith of Rahab is saving faith. As the people of Israel prepare to enter into the promise land the testimony of God’s faithfulness brings salvation to those who believe.