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...

We missed you all last week, but I am so thankful for Steve Harmon and the great word he brought from God's Word on overcoming fear with faith. It is an incredible blessing to pastor a church with so many gifted teachers. This past week has been one of "sharpening the sword" for me. I was able to attend a Pastor's Conference, and to observe another church this past Sunday...

Sunday was a fantastic day in the life of our church! We can feel the life of God's Spirit moving and working in our congregation, and it is wonderful. It was great to take a Sunday and walk with you through the "3 Circles" way of presenting the good news of Jesus. This built on the training we received during Sunday School a few weeks ago. It's incredibly helpful to thin...

This Sunday we are going to be talking about "Understanding And Sharing The Good News." Almost every Christian knows that they have a responsibility to share the gospel with others. Yet many of us struggle with that assignment, for various reasons. One of those reasons is that we lack confidence. We are afraid that if we try to share we'll get tongue-tied or won't have t...

Sunday was an exciting day, as we focused in both Sunday School and Worship on personal evangelism. Witnessing is something all of us are called to do. You don't have to be an extrovert or great speaker to speak to your friends about Jesus. Basically you just need love. The best witnessing flows out of an attempt to simply love people. Part of loving people is sharing the...

I pray that your 2017 is off to a great start! As we've been talking about on Sunday mornings, this is a natural time of year to reset priorities. So far in our "Reset" series, we talked about "Cherishing The Lord's Day" Hebrews 10:19-25 "Stewarding The Lord's Gospel" 2 Cor. 9:1-15 Meeting together for worship and stewarding the time, talents, and treasure God has gi...