Sermons

Here’s something we all know: It is impossible to solve a problem when you don’t know what’s wrong to begin with.

We’ve all tried to do this and every time we’ve discovered that it’s impossible. As an example: When you hear an unusual noise under the hood of the car, you you open the hood and stare. You don’t know what you’re staring at nor what’s making the noise, but you look. And since you don’t know what’s wrong it’s impossible to fix the problem.

Here’s where this gets real: Some of you have been trying to “solve you” for a long time. You’ve spent money trying to solve you. Some of you, your spouse sent you to talk to somebody about solving you, because it’s like, “Either get fixed or I’m gone, because you’re a problem.” The problem is, it’s hard to solve you if you’re not sure what the problem is to begin with.

In this series we will hear from the Apostle Paul as he addresses the root of the problem, and we will discover God’s solution.

Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to have been one of the disciples? Or maybe just one of the members of the crowd who were always around Jesus? Spending time with Jesus in prayer and worship is great, but to have been with Him physically as well; walking with Him; hearing His voice; witnessing all that transpired throughout His ministry? Wow! There is no way that we can replicate that in-person experience here in our 21st century world, but throughout this series we will journey with Jesus in the Gospels as He makes His way to the cross, and ultimately out of the tomb.

What?!?! Another message series about the Bible? Is it really necessary? Yes. Yes it is. And the reason is simple: There is a glut of Biblical ignorance in the American Church. Now, before you hit the “snooze button” and check out, this won’t be your ordinary message series about the Bible.

If you’ve been shopping at all in the past several weeks, you know that Christmas is quickly approaching. No doubt you have already seen or you’ll soon begin to see the signs and the bumper stickers and the clings that say Jesus is the reason for the season. In fact, you may have one of these on your car or somewhere on a Christmas decoration in your house. And I certainly appreciate the sentiment behind this, that Christmas is about Jesus versus all the commercialization of Christmas because, quite simply, Jesus is the reason that we celebrate Christmas.