In Acts 9, when Jesus meets Saul on the road to Damascus, his first words to him are, “Why are you persecuting me?” This simple question...

We all like a good comeback story. It’s nice to see people who have gone through a rough patch in their lives come out the other side and...

John’s Gospel narrates three post-Easter appearances of Jesus. These are not said to be his only appearances (see John 21:25, which tells...

I.                    The Women’s Testimony (Matthew 28:1) All four gospels tell us that women were the first ones to find the tomb of...

Summary After three years of public ministry, mostly in the region of Galilee, Jesus made a final journey to the city of Jerusalem. The...

On the night before Jesus died, he talked to his followers about many things (John 13-17). He told them about the sacrificial love that...

Sermon Summary Jesus' most wonderful words, for some people, were his words of invitation: "Come, follow me." those words changed their...

Discussion starter: Share about a time when you got lost. How did it happen? How did it feel? How did you find your way again?  ...

Sermon Summary When the disciples asked Jesus who was “the greatest in the kingdom of heaven,” they expressed a desire for status that is...

Sermon summary At the heart of Jesus’ teaching about discipleship is the call to deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow him. But...

Matthew 12:15-21   Summary Many of Jesus’ contemporaries believed that God would send a powerful deliverer to set them free from the...

We sometimes imagine that the people of Jesus’ day must have been very slow or blind, since they didn’t recognize Jesus more quickly for...

Many of us, when we pray, address Jesus as “Lord.” But what do we mean when we say this? The New Testament word that we translate as Lord...

We all have a need to be loved. Most of us recognize that love is essential to a full experience of life. Those who have doubts about...

Jesus’ name comes from the Hebrew verb that means “to save,” so in a sense, to say Jesus’ name is to call him Saviour. When we proclaim...

Throughout the public ministry of Jesus, many people who met him found themselves asking questions like, “Who is this?” or “What kind of...

A Few Resources   This past Sunday I preached a sermon that gave an overview of “the story the Bible hangs on.” Here at the beginning of...

Summary The Bible is held together by a single story, a narrative that encompasses all of history and takes in all things. It is the...

In the movie Talladega Nights  (this is not a recommendation!), comedian Will Ferrell plays a southern American race car driver who,...

Who’s Coming Home This Christmas? Questions for Discussion   Discussion Starter: What is the best reunion at Christmas that you can...