Join us for VBS June 24–27! Sessions run June 24–26 from 7:00–8:30 PM. Then come back on June 27 at 11:00 AM for our VBS conclusion event and community BBQ.
Israel’s story is filled with judges, kings, divided kingdoms, conquest, and exile. Human rulers rise and fall, but through every generation one truth remains: Yahweh reigns. This sermon traces the story of the kingdom through the Hebrew Scriptures and the promise of a coming Son of David whose reign will ultimately be fulfilled in Jesus Christ. “From Creation to Christ” is a Bible sermon series that traces the biblical story from Genesis to Jesus Christ. Follow the movement of Scripture…
Rome had the power to crucify Jesus of Nazareth. Roman soldiers mocked Him as a king, nailed Him to a cross, and watched Him die beneath a sign declaring, “The King of the Jews.” To the empire, Jesus was canceled. Yet Paul writes to the Romans, Christians living in Rome, the empire’s capital where Caesar ruled, and announces that the crucified Jesus has been raised from the dead and now reigns as Lord. That confession elevates Jesus above Caesar and…
Scripture Test: Ephesians 2:4-5 “But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ, by grace you have been saved.” Before the gospel is received as good news, it must first be heard as a true diagnosis. Scripture does not flatter our human condition. It does not describe sin as a small mistake, a personal weakness, or a minor character…
“Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning His Son…” When Paul writes to the church in Rome, he begins with the gospel. Rome was the governing city of the empire, where announcements of victory, authority, and royal power were common. In that world, “good news” was not merely private advice or religious encouragement. It was an announcement…