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...

What morning awaits us this Sunday! EasterResurrection Day. There is nothing like it, and that is why Christianity is unlike any otherreligion. We have arisen Savior and King. Because of that, we can be made new. Our past buried, raised to walk in newness of life, alive in Christ! We will talk about all these things this Sunday as we look atLuke 23:50-24:39and talk about...

This Sunday we will look at Luke 14:15-35 and talk about "Responding To And Following Jesus." This will be a great Palm Sunday text, as we prepare our hearts for the Lord's Supper. Can't wait to see you then! What a joy this past Sunday to celebrate the baptism of Angel and Jackie Velez, and their son, Angel! Christ is still building his church, and what a privilege it is...

This week, as we continue in our series,Tell Me The Story Of Jesus, we will look atLuke 14:1-14 and talk about "Pride andHumility." Pride is one of the toughest things we battle as believers, because it is so deeply ingrained in our sinful nature. No one has to teach us to be sinfully prideful! But Jesus calls us to humility, which frees us to live fully and joyfully and...