In Malachi 4:1–2, God speaks to people whose hearts have grown heavy under the weight of sin, fear, and waiting. This week’s sermon reminds us that Malachi’s message is ultimately a cry we still echo today: “Stir up our hearts, O Lord.” The prophet points forward to a...
We often see the Pharisees as the bad guys of the Bible. In fact I've often said thank God I'm not like the Pharisees. However, isn't that statement itself something a Pharisee would say? We'll explore what we all have in common with the Pharisees,...
Everyone knows that it’s not possible for a virgin to get pregnant. Many have considered this impossibility as the open-and-shut reason for disbelieving in the biblical teaching of the virgin birth of Jesus. Others though, have seen this impossibility as the whole...
The message, rooted in Isaiah 2:1-5, explores the powerful image of God building His house and drawing the nations to Himself, a theme beautifully set against the modern parallel of the movie Field of Dreams. Isaiah prophesied 700 years before Christ's birth that...
This week we observe our National Day of Thanksgiving, a tradition that formally traces its roots to President Abraham Lincoln's proclamation 159 years ago, yet reflects a biblical practice as old as the church itself. While we rightly recall the historical...
