This Sunday we will finish our series, Tell Me The Story Of Jesus, in the only appropriate wayby talking about his resurrection. We will look at Luke 24:36-53 and talk about "Our Risen and Ascended King." This is the culmination of the story, and I can't wait to share it! Be praying for our time of worship this Sunday. It was a joy last week to represent you at the Southe...

This Sunday and next, we will finish up ourseries on Luke, which we called Tell Me The Story Of Jesus. How can we finish up a series called "Tell Me The Story Of Jesus" without finishing with the cross and resurrection of Jesus? We can't. This is the heart of the gospel. As the Apostle Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, "For I passed on to you as most important what I als...

This Sunday we will look at Luke 19:1-10, as we talk about the mission of Jesus, "To Seek And To Save The Lost." This text is key to understanding Luke's gospel, and reveals the heart of our Lord so beautifully and clearly. It is his mission statement. Of course, His mission is our mission! Speaking of a heart for the lost, one person who exemplified this as powerfully...

This Sunday we will look at another classicparable that is unique to Luke's gospel, The Pharisee And The Tax Collector, fromLuke 18:9-14, and talk about "The Only Way To Be Right With God." What a contrast we see in this parable! There are two men...two prayers...two destinies. Read over it and pray over it. Prepare your heart for the Lord's Day. Call a friend and invite ...

What a joy to worship our Risen King andcelebrate Mother's Day this past Sunday! It was such a blessing to see so many of you there with your families. Speaking of family, Melissa and I are so grateful to our church family for consistently being so supportive of ours. This past week andweekend we celebrated both of our daughters graduating. Courtney is headed into nursing...

This Sunday is Mother's Day...make a special effort to express thanks to God for your mom, and thanks to your mom if she is still with you. The command to "honor your father andmother" is always in force for God's people. As we look at God's Word this Sunday, we will be in Luke 17:5-19, talking about "Marks Of Growing Disciples." This is a particularlytender and beautiful...

This Sunday we will look at Luke 16:1-14 and Luke 16:19-31 and talk about "Echoes in Eternity." The decisions we make in this life will resonate forever, one way or another. This is a powerful, weighty passage. It is about eternal destinies, heaven or hell. It is about leveraging the one brief life we have, and all that God has given us to manage, for His glory. Read ove...

This Sunday we will look at Luke 15:11-32 as we talk about "The Way Home." This parable, commonly known as the parable of the Prodigal Son, is a masterpiece. Last Sunday, we looked at verses 1-10, where Jesus gives us the parables of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin. In both those parables, we see the samepattern: Something of great value is lost A passionate search ...

This Sunday we will begin looking at one of the classic chapters of the Bible, Luke 15. Inresponse to criticism that he ate with "taxcollectors and sinners," Jesus told threeparables, back-to-back-to-back. They are only found in the Gospel of Luke. We will look at the first two this Sunday, the parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin. As you read over Luke 15:1-10, n...

What a joy to celebrate the risen King this past Easter Sunday! How awesome to see our church full, and to hear people praising God with full hearts. As I walked this morning, the trees were in beautiful, full bloomsigns of God's faithfulness and the new life he brings. Jesus is risen! What a blessing to see the new life we are seeing him give to people through the witnes...