ARTICLES
Get Fit
As we enter 2025, there is a form of fitness to pursue that’s of greater importance than what physical exercise can produce.
The Point of Christmas
God’s gift of Jesus wasn’t to supply our want, but to secure what we needed—our pardon.
Giddy for God
King David’s expressions of joy in 2nd Samuel 6 in God’s presence while moving the Ark instructs us on both the why and how of being giddy for God.
Rulers, Neighbors, and Politics 2024
“The world should know that the power of kings is vain and trivial, and that none is worthy of the name of king but He whose command the heaven, earth and sea obey by eternal laws.” Legend attributes this quote to King Canute, 11th century ruler of 3 European...
The Blessing of Giving
Watching the squirrels gather and bury the walnuts in preparation for winter prompted me to consider how Christ followers should be living now in preparation for a future home in glory. Paul told Timothy, “Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to fix...
Be Not Ashamed
The opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics appeared to be a bold, blatant, and blasphemous mockery of the person and work of Jesus. What a vivid reminder of the openly hostile sentiment towards Christ and His word in “this adulterous and sinful generation.”...
Be Prepared
We prepare for physical death by insuring we’ll live spiritually after it.
Abhor What is Evil
Believers in Christ are commanded to abhor evil in our society, thereby promoting human flourishing and proclaiming the Gospel message.
A Fleeting Life
Life’s brevity and our fleeting memory prompts us to focus on two life investments: A life that continues and a life that counts.
Support for Sasha’s Family
We are asking you to prayerfully consider giving for a one-time special offering for a pastor friend of Steve and Marla’s who has been serving in Ukraine.
Properly Dressed
Being “properly dressed” as a Christian means to “put aside sinful, worldly focused actions and “put on the new self.” (Colossians 3)
Recognizing the Risen Savior
Why did some of Jesus’ closest friends find it difficult to recognize Him after His resurrection? And what made them finally see?
Easter Excitement
Easter excitement centers on the glorious good news that Christ died and rose again so that everyone who trusts in Him will escape God’s wrath and live eternally.
Sin: Does it Reign, or is it Reigned in?
Believing and then behaving like those liberated from, not dominated by, sin is our only hope of upright living.
Elder’s Report for 2024
What a blessing it has been to see God at work in a variety of ways, and it is our prayer that He would be glorified in us as we worship, pray, and fellowship together in the year to come!
New Year’s Realizations
A few spiritual “New Year’s Realizations” to help strengthen and sustain us in 2024.
Joy to the World
“Joy to the World” is not just a familiar Christmas carol, but a much needed message for our world grounded in God’s Word.
Suffer For the Savior
We should be unashamed of the good news of reconciliation with God through Christ because the gospel is “the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes.”