Election

Friends, I always love preaching on the Feast of the Holy Family because I think the biblical message here is very surprising. We say the Bible is associated with family values, and indeed it is, but they're probably not the ones we would automatically think of. We see this in th ...  Afficher plus

Friends, on this Fourth Sunday of Lent, we hear the incomparably rich story of the man born blind, which has beguiled Christians up and down the centuries. We are meant to identify with this man: All of us are born into a world that has been infected by cruelty and violence and h ...  Afficher plus

God chooses and we have choices. He is sovereign and we have free will. In the old testament, Israel chose to reject God, so he chose to send his son to redeem us from sin. When Jesus came, he did so as a suffering servant, not a conquering king. As a result, God’s chosen peop ...

Pastor Julie Kahwagi shares from Deuteronomy 30:8-20 on choosing life & blessing today, whether it is for the first time making that decision to follow Christ or that we've been following him for many years but need to choose him again over the hidden idols that have taken h ...  Afficher plus

God chose Abraham and made him the “father of a multitude of nations.” Then God formed Israel as his people, freeing them from slavery in Egypt. Fr. Mike explains why God reveals himself in stages, and through the prophets who are honored as saints, he continues to form his peopl ...  Afficher plus

God's divine power is optimal for every area of our life, but it's also optional. God has given us everything we need in this life through his power, but we have to first step out and participate in it. In this special message on Sunday, guest pastor James Murray gives us thre ...