Whenever God wants to do something new, he begins with his Word. Jesus, the eternal Word, brings life, light, and a new beginning for all who turn toward God.
Whenever God wants to do something new, he begins with his Word. Jesus, the eternal Word, brings life, light, and a new beginning for all who turn toward God.
What does it mean to love God with all your strength? This message explores how true love for God goes beyond feelings and is expressed through action, sacrifice, obedience, and compassion. Looking at the example of Jesus, we are challenged to love God practically in the way we serve, give, and care for others.
On Resurrection Sunday, we reflect on how death entered the world through sin, but was ultimately defeated through Jesus Christ. Through His death and resurrection, we are reminded that in Christ, death is not the end, but the doorway to eternal life and restored fellowship with God.
We all admire devotion because it shows commitment, passion, consistency, and faithfulness. A devoted person doesn’t walk away when things get hard. God has shown that same wholehearted devotion to us. He demonstrated it fully by sending His Son, so that through His sacrifice, we could have a relationship with Him. In response to God’s great love and devotion, we are called to love Him with all our heart and to go all in.
When life leaves us saying, “We had hoped,” the good news of Luke 24 is that Jesus still comes near, even when pain has made us too discouraged to recognize Him. He does not merely offer religion or quick fixes; He opens the Scriptures, reveals Himself in relationship, and uses community to help us see clearly again. And because He is risen, our disappointment is not the end of the story—our hearts can burn again, our hope can live again, and we can get up and walk forward in faith.
Rituals are meant to shape us over time. And honestly—because they’re repeated—rituals can also go stale. Not because they’re bad, but because we get overfamiliar, distracted, or simply tired. Big spiritual moments are amazing, but it’s the steady “daily bread” that sustains faith. In this sermon, we’ll do something healthy and biblical: we’ll examine the ritual.
Walk through Luke 19–20 as we reflect on Jesus weeping over Jerusalem and asking what truly brings peace. Explore what it means to recognize Him as Lord, steward what He has entrusted to us, and live with humility instead of regret. Jesus is still knocking — the question is whether we will open the door and respond.
It’s easy—even in a room full of people—to feel invisible, isolated, and “lost in the crowd,” but Jesus doesn’t miss the hurting person on the edge. In Jericho, he stops for Bartimaeus and calls down Zacchaeus, restoring dignity to the outcast and extending grace before change is even visible. God’s vision for the church is a family that notices, slows down, and helps people move from dirt to dignity—so no one stays lost.
The Great Banquet exposes our excuses and our comfort zones—then calls us to welcome the “outsiders” the way Jesus does, instead of treating church like a quick stop with our usual people. The good news is that God isn’t passive about you: He’s urgent, pursuing, and making room at His table for anyone willing to come with a humble heart.
The question isn’t just “Who is my neighbor?”—it’s “Am I being a neighbor?” In Jesus’ story, the most unexpected person stops, pays the cost, and shows that real love doesn’t just notice need—it moves toward it.