“For the Word of God is alive and active.” – HEbrews 4:12
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God’s Living Word – Hebrews 4:12-13
When someone is important to you, their words will be important to you. How you listen to somebody reveals in some degree how important that person is to you. The Bible is God’s Word. It is God speaking to you. How you respond to His Word, the Bible, is how you respond to God Himself.
The Need for Faithfulness – 2 Timothy 2:1-2
Charge for Dan Smith’s ordination as Elder. The Gospel is something entrusted to the Church. It is not of our own making. It’s not ours to tinker with. It is someone else’s. Therefore it must be faithfully guarded. It is the priceless treasure of the church.
Shepherds & Shepherding – 1 Peter 5:1-11
In his words of exhortation to the leaders of the Church, Peter is writing to people who are suffering and who will be suffering more in the future .. it will be like a fiery ordeal. Therefore it is necessary for elders to be good shepherds, exercising humility; being sober-minded and watchful, resisting the devil at every turn.
Bondage Breaker – Mark 5:1-20
In considering the event of Jesus healing a demon possessed man, we are faced with a question .. who is this story intended to speak to? Is there a message here only for those who are demon possessed, or is there a broader application? If there is Gospel here, good news, who is it for? Is it only for extreme cases, as in the demon possessed man, or is every man represented here?
Longing for Rest – Hebrews 4:1-11
Rebecca Pippert recounts the story of one individual coming to faith in Christ, where it required the individual to become homeless, to flee the environment she was currently in. To Pippert’s surprise, the next day she observed the woman, suitcase in hand, a smile on her face, and tears in her eyes. This is a picture of the Christian life: Christians have no home in this world, but are wilderness wanderers in this life. As they walk through a life of suffering,…
Life in the Desert – Hebrews 3
Chapters 3 and 4 of Hebrews are written to Christians who are experiencing the lows of life, who are profoundly experiencing what it is like to live in a fallen, broken, sin-filled world. These chapters teach us to not despair, even in the lows, because our ultimate hope is not in this life. It is also written to Christians experiencing the highs of life. It teaches us not to be ultimately satisfied with these highs because they are fleeting and…
Jesus’ Great Salvation – Hebrews 2:5-18
In the 19th century, a Catholic priest, Father Damien, was known as the apostle to the lepers. Leprosy was a problem in Hawaii at the time, and in order to prevent it’s spread, lepers were quarantined in a remote place, with little assistance from the outside world. Realizing it was a death sentence, the Catholic Church did not require priests to go minister to these people in need, but instead looked for volunteers, and Father Damien was the first to…
Jesus Greater than Angels – Hebrews 1:5 – 2:4
We’re all worshipers, and we’re all looking for something worth giving our worship to – “something amazing”. But often what we allow to captivate our hearts leaves us longing. Jesus is presented as the Supreme being – even greater than angels. Though angels in our culture tend to bring to mind cute but unimpressive cartoon-figures, in the context of the Bible they were impressive, fearful creatures, which if you saw, you would be tempted to worship. Jesus is far supreme…
The Supremacy of Jesus – Hebrews 1:1-4
The story of Jesus’ transfiguration gives a good picture of the main point of the book of Hebrews. Though Peter puts Jesus on the same level as Moses and Elijah, God singles out and exalts Jesus, temporarily lifting the veil of his humanity to display his glory, while the others disappear. One writer summarizes it this way: “The glory associated with Moses and Elijah was so eclipsed by the infinitely greater glory connected with Christ, that they faded from view.” This…
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace – Isaiah 9:1-7
Christmastime is a time of anticipation. One writer put it this way .. Christmastime is a time when Christians stand on tiptoe. You see this kind of anticipation in young children, when they can’t wait to rush downstairs and open their gifts to see what they got. They get to see if they really got what they were hoping and praying for, the desires of their heart. In Isaiah 9, we read that God is making a promise to His people,…
Christmas Eve Reflections
Reflections at our Christmas Eve service given by Jeff Cottone, Mike Kearney, and Troy Hostetter.