“In reply Jesus said: ‘A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest...  Read More

This summer, beginning after the morning service on July 13th, we are offering a four-week community group based on the book “Creature of the Word” by Matt Chandler. As I’ve been reading through the b...  Read More

The following is reprinted from the August 31st, 2010 NewLife blog:I’ve recently been enjoying John Ortberg’s new book, "The Me I Want To Be",in which the author talks about the unique ways God grows ...  Read More

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your...  Read More

“For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spir...  Read More

“But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sa...  Read More

“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others...  Read More

“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others...  Read More

“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondse...  Read More

“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” (Philippians 1:21)This past Sunday, Eric Hesselbach preached from Philippians 1 on the subject of identity. In Philippians 1:21, Paul utters the famo...  Read More

“It is written: ‘I believed; therefore I have spoken.’ With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak, because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will als...  Read More

“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” (Psalm 139:23-24)One of my favorite places in ...  Read More

“He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.Surely he took up our infirmities ...  Read More

“Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” (Romans 5:3-4)Allow me, if you will, to theolo...  Read More

This past Sunday, I challenged our church to ask God to show us His glory this Easter season, that experiencing His greatness and beauty, especially as displayed at the cross and in the resurrection, ...  Read More

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be ...  Read More

“Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed-- in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised impe...  Read More

As I prepared for the current sermon series on suffering, one particularly moving passage I read was this one from Joni Eareckson Tada’s “When God Weeps: Why Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty”:Suf...  Read More

When was the last time you ran into someone with measles?Measles, a disease which used to kill up to 500 Americans a year, has been officially eradicated in the Western Hemisphere, thanks in large par...  Read More

“Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, ‘Sit here while I go over there and pray.’ He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began...  Read More

Today’s post was originally posted on February 15th, 2011“Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.” - Oswald ChambersThis past week I was a...  Read More

“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28)We all face defining moments, some with impact so powerful th...  Read More

“If anyone else thinks he has reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to t...  Read More

“Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life...  Read More