Living a Life That’s Not in Vain

Living a Life That’s Not in Vain

May 26, 2019 Ecclesiastes 2:7a-11 How many of you know the names of your grandparents? How many of you know your great grandparents, their accomplishments, and something about their character? What about your great-great-grandparents? What this tells us is that within...
Will Jesus Be the Only One in Heaven With Scars?

Will Jesus Be the Only One in Heaven With Scars?

John 20:19-31 May 19, 2019 One of the most beautiful languages is not spoken. It is the language of the hearing impaired. In addition to its ability to assist the deaf in communication, sign language can be beautiful in its presentation. Some of the signs for words...
Moving Beyond the Training Wheels

Moving Beyond the Training Wheels

May 12, 2019 Hebrews 5:7-14 Two weeks a group of mothers gathered in the parking lot with their children and teachers from our weekday preschool. The mothers brought their children and their bicycles all equipped with training wheels. There were cones set up in the...
Is Going to Church Necessary for Faith?

Is Going to Church Necessary for Faith?

May 5, 2019 Matthew 16:13-20 I was listening to a comedian recently, and he was saying that when he travels, people usually like talking about themselves. Often people include in their conversation what they do for a living.  What he dreads, though, is when they turn...
Where is Your Identity?

Where is Your Identity?

Where is Your Identity? 2 Samuel 7:18-24 In the hills of Kentucky, in a quiet shop off of a dirt road, an Amish man works alone.  He does not advertise his work on the Internet, nor does he place adds in the newspaper.  He depends on word of mouth to make his sales....
The Resurrection Puts Suffering in Perspective

The Resurrection Puts Suffering in Perspective

Scripture: John 20:10-18 John G. Burnett lived in the mid and late eighteen hundreds.  As a boy growing up in the hills and forests of the Cherokee Indians, he came to know them well.  The Cherokees were his friends. By the year 1838, Burnett had joined the U.S....