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'Jesus' tagged posts (Page 8)

My God has a Name…

With the approach of Good Friday and Easter this weekend, I spent some time thinking about the sacrifice of Jesus. I have been preaching in our church out of the Book of Philippians over the last number of weeks and I was struck by a passage in chapter 2, verses 9-11, “Therefore God exalted him…

Connected in Service

Prologue: We are all busy. We’re all short on time. I think we know what our time is precious, but what are we doing with our time? Are we spending it wisely? How do you spend most of your spare time? The Point: Serving in the body of Christ is a wise use of our…

“Heartbreak Hill”

I am preparing to do a sermon series at our church based on the Book of Philippians over the next number of weeks. As I was doing some preparation for it, a short passage caught my eye. It reads, “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal…

A Paradox Shift…

If we have learned nothing else from our culture telling us what we should do to be happy, we have learned this: It is just not true. If we spend time examining the hows and whats of worldly happiness, we end up realizing what happiness is not. Prior to becoming a Christian, I already knew…

Unity in Church

Prologue: (Welcome to Superbowl Sunday 2015) Do you belong to a member’s only group/league? – Costco, Gym Membership, soccer league, Golf membership, etc Did you know? – Yellowstone Club has one of the most expensive memberships in the world at $300,000 to join and an annual fee of $30,000 Read Ephesians 2:17-22 a. Paul wrote…