What an awesome blessing this past weekend was, as our students participated in Operation Suffolk! This past weekend, these students studied God's Word in small groups, got together for worship as a large group, and went out into our community doing ministry. In fact, they passed out around a thousand invitations to our Easter service! As a pastor and a dad, I am so thankf...

From now on in our study of Mark, we will be with Jesus and the disciples during the hours leading up to his arrest, crucifixion, and resurrection. This week, as we look at Mark 14:1-31, we will examine one of the key events of Passion Week: "The Last Supper." How did the Last Supper become the Lord's Supper? What is the connection between Passover and the Last Supper? ...

This Sunday we will study Mark 13, which is all about "Staying Spiritually Alert." It is an amazing prophetic passage, in which Jesus preaches about the coming destruction of the Temple in 70AD, and His own coming in the future. Mark 13 is a fascinating text! But more than telling us what is going to happen, Jesus is focused on helping us be prepared for what is going to ...

The great theologian, Augustine, once said, "Love, and do what you will." In other words, when we love God and love our neighbor, we are going to do the right things. No doubt, Augustine got that from the Great Commandment, which we will explore this Sunday. A scribe asks Jesus, "Which is the greatest commandment of all?" Jesus replies, "Love the Lord your God with all yo...

Let me begin this week by saying a heartfelt "thank-you" to you, our sweet congregation. Melissa and I, and our children, were overwhelmed by your many expressions of love for us this past Sunday. It is such an honor to serve as your pastor, and it has been a wonderful five years. I am thankful for what God has done, and even more excited about what He is going to do! Thi...