It has been a few years, but for a long time every fall Faith Church held a Harvest Bazaar. Before that it was called a Christmas Bazaar. Many people in our congregation would cook up a storm in their kitchens, creating delicacies for the bake shop. Others would staff the snack shop, making amazing chickenContinue reading “What in the world is Christian “outreach”?”
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Telling your story is more important than you think
Hey Christian, you are witnesses of these things! Last week on the sermon intro blog post, I suggested that one bit of Christian lingo, the word “witness,” might not mean what you think it means. So what does “witness” mean? Jesus says in Luke 24:36-53, that his disciples are all witnesses. They watched his lifeContinue reading “Telling your story is more important than you think”
Woe to you, Christians – Part 2 – How to stop the two main things that will cause your death
Imagine you have been invited to your pastor’s house for dinner and some leaders of the church are there. It is a nice meal with pleasant dinner conversation. Do you think you would take this time to point out all the things you didn’t like about the people around the table? Some of you might! Continue reading “Woe to you, Christians – Part 2 – How to stop the two main things that will cause your death”
How to escape the crushing busyness of life, Part 2 – The Solution
So last week I introduced the sermon from Luke 10:38-42 by asking if you feel defeated by the busyness of life? Do you feel that way? Do you wish you could escape the busyness, find some freedom, some space some peace? As we looked at the story of two sisters, Mary and Martha, Jesus taughtContinue reading “How to escape the crushing busyness of life, Part 2 – The Solution”
Have Christians forgotten the Gospel?
Christians talk a lot about the Gospel. As they should. The Gospel is the foundation of our faith. But what if Christians have forgotten about the Gospel? This post is written to Christians, but I would be very interested to hear what those who are not Christians would think of it as well. Maybe thoseContinue reading “Have Christians forgotten the Gospel?”
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