Seeing Through the CaramelReading: 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 -- The apostle Paul warns that deception rarely announces itself as deception; it disguises itself as something appealing and even righteous.T...  Read More

Idolatry in Modern ClothingReading: Exodus 20:1-6 -- God declares that no other gods are to come before him, and that he is a jealous God who will not share devotion.We tend to think of idolatry as an...  Read More

The Cost of CompromiseReading: Joshua 23:6-13 -- Joshua warns Israel not to associate with surrounding nations in ways that would draw their hearts toward foreign gods.Joshua's warning was not rooted ...  Read More

Remembering What God Has DoneReading: Joshua 23:1-5, 14 -- Joshua reminds the leaders that God has fought for them and fulfilled every promise he made.It is easy to move forward without pausing to loo...  Read More

2,000 Years of Grace -- and What Comes NextReading: Revelation 20:11-15; John 3:16-18; Romans 5:8-9The gospel is simultaneously the greatest message of hope ever spoken and the most serious warning ev...  Read More

Reading Scripture HonestlyReading: 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Psalm 119:160; Proverbs 2:1-6Every word of Scripture is God-breathed, which means none of it can be safely ignored, including the parts that make ...  Read More

The God of JusticeReading: Genesis 15:13-16; Deuteronomy 32:3-4; Romans 2:5-8Justice is not a contradiction of love. It is one of love's most serious expressions. When God told Abram that the sin of t...  Read More

Slow to Anger, Abounding in LoveReading: Exodus 34:6-7; Psalm 103:8-14; 2 Peter 3:9Long before the New Testament, God declared Himself compassionate, gracious, and slow to anger. These are not new qua...  Read More

The God Who Does Not ChangeReading: Hebrews 13:8; Malachi 3:6; James 1:17It is tempting to read the Old Testament and the New Testament as if they reveal two entirely different Gods -- one defined by ...  Read More

The Table Requires Clean Hands and a Clear ConscienceReading: 1 Corinthians 11:27-28; 1 John 1:9The sermon closed with an invitation to come to the Lord's table with a clear conscience. Scripture supp...  Read More

Discipline Is an Expression of LoveReading: Hebrews 12:5-11; Proverbs 3:11-12Nobody enjoys discipline. But Hebrews is clear that God's correction is not punishment from a distant judge. It is the inte...  Read More

There Are No Gray Areas With GodReading: James 2:10-11; Proverbs 14:12James draws a sharp and uncomfortable line. To stumble at one point of the law is to be guilty of breaking it entirely. Our cultur...  Read More