Pastor David
Descending into Greatness
Our culture has taught us each to pursue our own happiness; in its worst form this is what James describes as wisdom from below. Rather, he offers wisdom from above […]
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Life Between Now and Then
In a world where the only real word is death which leads to hopelessness, the Christian has hope because Jesus has been raised from the dead. It’s for this reason […]
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“…but, words will never hurt me.”
In a world of words James calls the Christian community to a more silent and active faith
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Walk the Walk
For Christian faith to be genuine it must be lived. We don’t need to fear a works based faith because works do not save only Jesus does, but the other […]
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Courting the “Right” People
James reminds us that even as Christians our human tendency will be to evaluate and treat people differently. When we do that in our congregations we are judging people inapprop...
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It’s a Hard-Knock Life
Life isn’t fair. Everyone goes through hard times and difficulties–that includes Christians. So, how are Christians supposed to respond when times are tough?
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Women’s Work
We have recognized that in Christ Jesus there is no distinction between male and female, that God has called us all to be his ministers. However, we have to also […]
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Don’t Get Cocky
Pride is a condition of the human heart that the church has always cautioned Christians to beware. Boasting is a symptom of that pride. If we are going to be […]
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This Ain’t a Disney Movie
Disney tells some wonderful and powerful stories, but they often encourage us to look in for what we need to be delivered. Christianity differs because what we need for delivera...
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Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Christmas isn’t a Hallmark card, it’s an alarm bell to the world that things are not as they should be while at the same moment extremely good news because God [&hel...
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Not What We Were Expecting
Too often we experience disappointment with God because he doesn’t play by our rules. We want him to do things for us the way we want them done, but he […]
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Perceiving the Paradigm
How can we have peace when we seem so determined to destroy ourselves. What hope do we have when we have turned our backs on God? We need someone to […]
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Make Use of Your God Given Talents
God has given every one of us abilities which he desires us to use as he provides us with opportunities. This is how his kingdom grows. The temptation however is […]
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It Happens So Quick, You’ve Got to Be Ready
We feel that tug that whispers, turn to Jesus, and we say, yes, but not yet. We wait. We wait because we just aren’t sure. Maybe not sure about Jesus, […]
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Give It Away, Not Hold On To It
The temptation is always to solidify. To protect. To establish. But it’s not ours, it never was. We must let go of what we have to be the people of […]
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How Far Should We Go With This?
Jesus has called us to be generous with each other, positively confronting each other’s sins so no one gets lost. It was also a call for us to exercise forgiveness […]
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No One Gets Left Behind
In our kingdom it’s better to have more than less, but in the Kingdom of God one can have a greater importance than the many. In the Upside Down Kingdom […]
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The Future is Now!
What would it look like for us to live this story of Jesus in our lives? It would be like a prelude to heaven. Life isn’t about fulfilling arbitrary rules, […]
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Peace, Man!
We put ourselves in the hands of a power we thought would free us but only enslaved us and we don’t have the ability to set ourselves free. To do […]
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What’s Your Problem?
In the course of this series we have affirmed that we are people created by God in his love for us and we have said that we live in God’s […]
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