Unprecedented Love “The Value of Love” 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8a Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2hMALZwy7A&t=18s Today in our series on Unprecedented Love, I’d like to talk about building our lives on the value of love, which might be considered the most valuable of all the values listed in the Bible. How valuable is love? Consider … Read more

Unprecedented Love “Love God’s Style” Luke 10:25-37 This morning’s parable puts love at its heart, so I am calling today’s message “Love God’s Style.” When this title came up, I immediately thought of the old TV series “Love American Style,” and how much America has messed up what true love is. And then there’s the … Read more

Unprecedented Love “God’s Love For Us” Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1Qrg2oqpkY Alice thought she had the perfect fiancé. As she got to know Michael and his family, she was impressed by how much his parents loved each other. “They’re so thoughtful,” she said. “Why, your dad even brings your mom a cup of hot coffee … Read more

Unprecedented Love “Life’s Driving Priority” Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGD9SQabKL4 For centuries, if not millennia, people have been looking for love. If I could borrow the lyrics and title from an old country-western song, they’ve been looking for Love in All the Wrong Places. How else can we explain the record-setting number of divorces, the … Read more

Unprecedented Love “God’s Immense Love” Ephesians 3:18-19 Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXSlxPFx2RA This year, we’ve been looking at the word “unprecedented” as it applies to 1 Corinthians 13:13, examining what are considered the top 3 qualities of a believer’s life, namely “Faith,” “Hope,” and “Love,” where he calls love the greatest of them all. Today, … Read more

Unprecedented Love “The Quality of Love” 1 Corinthians 13 Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC3I3iRyPCY This morning, we’re beginning a new series called “Unprecedented Love,” where we’ll examine love as the Lord outlines it in the Bible. Through this study, we’ll see that love is an indispensable quality for survival. In his letter to the Galatian … Read more

Elevate to the Next Level “Living in Contentment” Philippians 4:11-13 As we continue in our series of elevating discipleship to the next level, what I’ve come to realize is that contentment is an elusive commodity in our society, as we are daily bombarded with advertisements telling us how miserable we are without the products their … Read more

Unprecedented Hope “Hope Springs Eternal” Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOGUiZSDaSI As we end our series on “Unprecedented Hope,” I’d like to share something that has been on my heart about the issue of hope, because we’re living in a world of lost hope, where hope seems to be in short supply. This became personal for … Read more

Unprecedented Hope “The Scent of Hope” Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaM3kesVfT4 As we have been on this series of “Unprecedented Hope,” we’ve looked at this from many different angles, from creating an environment of hope, how to obtain a living hope, and the hope we need when life hurts and we find ourselves at the … Read more

Unprecedented Hope “Navigating Life’s Dark Valleys” Psalm 23:4 Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st9GCOYgM4Q When I consider how to handle stress, I often turn to Psalm 23, the Shepherd’s Psalm, because it addresses many of life’s stressors. In what might be considered the most recognizable verse of Psalm 23, King David addresses the stress of the … Read more

Unprecedented Hope “Finding Hope When Life Hurts Most” Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kyGRdGXZCc Life comes with a list of side effects. Life can be full of fun, adventure, excitement, and joy, but it also has side effects. There are illnesses, abuse, broken relationships, betrayal, sorrow, loss, injuries, disappointments, heartache, crime, and death. Therefore, since this … Read more

Unprecedented Hope “A Door of Hope” Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uI4pS0vIi4 When we go through the valleys of life, the Lord doesn’t sit up in heaven saying, “Gee, I hope they get through it okay.” The hope the Lord gives us isn’t the wishful thinking of this world; instead, He gives us a future and … Read more

Unprecedented Hope “Hope: Life’s Missing Ingredient”
  Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksOr4nOGWc8 If I were to show you a half-filled glass of water, would you say the glass is half full or half empty? Your answer determines your temperament. If it’s half-full, your outlook on life is more positive, but if it’s half-empty, then your outlook … Read more

Unprecedented Hope “Obtaining A Living Hope” Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2hYzvrEx7U As I announced last week, instead of looking at various examples of hope from characters in the Bible, I’m switching it up. I found that to understand unprecedented hope, a hope that God desires for us to have, it’s important to look at the … Read more

Unprecedented Hope “Creating an Environment of Hope” Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqGOIXCt684 In our “Unprecedented” series of messages, where we just finished the Unprecedented Faith series, we are now starting the next series of messages, Unprecedented Hope. Now, I had hoped to do this next series like the last, looking at those in the Bible … Read more

Unprecedented Faith Abraham: “Father of the Faith” Hebrews 11:8-12; 17-19 Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5CV4N0sCEQ As I was wondering how to make the transition from our current series on unprecedented faith to our next one on unprecedented hope, the life of the patriarch Abraham came to mind. And maybe that’s because he is the most … Read more

Unprecedented Faith Mother’s Day – “A Mother’s Faith” Matthew 15:21-28 Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot1sJYi6LUs In line with our overall theme this year, “Unprecedented,” and our current series, “Unprecedented Faith,” I’d like to talk with you this Mother’s Day about a mother’s unprecedented faith as found in God’s word. Robert Ingersoll, also known as “The … Read more

Unprecedented Faith “Rahab: Getting Serious About Faith” Hebrews 11:30-31 Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVKWQs_TX8w&t=76s A man fell off a cliff but managed to grab a tree limb on the way down. Immediately, he began to cry out, “Is anyone up there?” A voice soon came from above, “I am here. I am the Lord. Do … Read more

Unprecedented Faith The Babylonian 3: “Faith Under Fire” Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es7dIxzB8Q4 Now, you might be curious about the name, “The Babylonian 3.” Well, these are Daniel’s three friends: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. And like Daniel, although their names are not listed in God’s Hall of Faith, or Hebrews chapter 11, what they did … Read more

Easter – “Recovering Our Hope” Luke 24:1-12 Watch on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thZvsej49PI&t=2778s With all the upheaval sweeping the globe, our lives have been drastically changed, and the changes underway are probably just the beginning. And while we will eventually return to some form of our daily routines, we’ll likely spend days and hundreds of hours trying … Read more