This week's bulletin is online here.  We've all heard the statement "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Perhaps you've even uttered it once or twice as a child. Unfortunately, it isn't true - not even close. Very often the greatest possible harm we can inflict on someone else comes through the reckless use of words. It's with this in mind that James urges his read...  Read More

This week's bulletin is online here.  We've all heard the statement "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Perhaps you've even uttered it once or twice as a child. Unfortunately, it isn't true - not even close. Very often the greatest possible harm we can inflict on someone else comes through the reckless use of words. It's with this in mind that James urges his read...  Read More

This week's bulletin is online here.  The coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost is a truly historic moment. It not only marks the official shift out of the law of Moses and into the "law of Christ" (cf. Gal. 6:2) for God's people, but it also marks the beginning of the church's mission to the world. This Sunday Ryan explains in what ways the Spirit equips and empowers the church for this mission ...  Read More

This week's bulletin is online here.  The coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost is a truly historic moment. It not only marks the official shift out of the law of Moses and into the "law of Christ" (cf. Gal. 6:2) for God's people, but it also marks the beginning of the church's mission to the world. This Sunday Ryan explains in what ways the Spirit equips and empowers the church for this mission ...  Read More

This week's bulletin is online here. It's often been said that looks can be deceiving, and there is perhaps no instance where this is truer than the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. By all accounts, He didn't look like much of a Messiah. He didn't come from a great and powerful family. He had no formal education. He didn't even seem to fit many of the prophetic expectations of the Christ - at least,...  Read More

This week's bulletin is online here. It's often been said that looks can be deceiving, and there is perhaps no instance where this is truer than the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. By all accounts, He didn't look like much of a Messiah. He didn't come from a great and powerful family. He had no formal education. He didn't even seem to fit many of the prophetic expectations of the Christ - at least,...  Read More

This week's bulletin is online here. It's often been said that looks can be deceiving, and there is perhaps no instance where this is truer than the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. By all accounts, He didn't look like much of a Messiah. He didn't come from a great and powerful family. He had no formal education. He didn't even seem to fit many of the prophetic expectations of the Christ - at least,...  Read More

This week's bulletin is online here. It's often been said that looks can be deceiving, and there is perhaps no instance where this is truer than the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. By all accounts, He didn't look like much of a Messiah. He didn't come from a great and powerful family. He had no formal education. He didn't even seem to fit many of the prophetic expectations of the Christ - at least,...  Read More

This week's bulletin is online here. It's often been said that looks can be deceiving, and there is perhaps no instance where this is truer than the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. By all accounts, He didn't look like much of a Messiah. He didn't come from a great and powerful family. He had no formal education. He didn't even seem to fit many of the prophetic expectations of the Christ - at least,...  Read More

This week's bulletin is online here. The first Easter morning would have been a very confusing time for Christ's disciples. Only days earlier, as Jesus entered Jerusalem on the previous Sunday, it looked as if He was ready to seize the throne of David. The signs and wonders that seemed to point to that fact had been revealed. The political support need to pull it off was there. Even the religious ...  Read More

This week's bulletin is online here. When Jesus heals the blind outside Jericho in Matthew 20:29-34, He publicly and unambiguously reveals His Davidic identity for the very first time, and in Matthew 21:1-11 He enters into Jerusalem to shouts of, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Hosanna in the highest!" By this point, the crowds clearly accept Jesus' Messianic identity, but do they understand what it...  Read More

This week's bulletin is online here. Jesus performed a number of miracles during His ministry, but not all miracles are created equal. The healing of the blind, for example, points to a very particular aspect of Jesus' ministry. In Matthew 20:29-34, Jesus heals two blind men outside Jericho, and the sign is so powerful that it essentially ignites the events of Passion Week. What does this sign rev...  Read More