“The True Vine” - John 15:1-11 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.” John 15:1 ESV I want to show you the big picture of what it means for Jesus to say, I am the true vine. First, we need to see that by saying, I am the "True Vine,” Jesus… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 2/25/26
– Disciple Maker’s ROI 2 Timothy 2:7 - Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything. One of my main aims in preaching and teaching is to get you to think. “To exercise the mind.” It occurred to me that the listener or the reader is just as responsible… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 2/2/26
“It’s A Relay Race” Most of you are familiar with what a relay race is. It’s a race in which there are normally four runners and they each run a segment called a leg of the race, and they have the responsibility of carrying, during their leg of the race, something called a baton; and… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 1/28/26
Is your “why” valuable enough? Would you walk barefoot for one mile, through the snow, for $5? How about for $100? $10,000? Before we are willing to do something we need to have a purpose for doing it, a “why” for doing it. And the more difficult or dangerous or inconvenient the task, the bigger… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 1/20/26
Many of you are aware that there was a signup sheet for a lady's group to go through “The Purple Book, Biblical Foundations For Building Strong Disciples.” From that we have had several people ask about other times and opportunities to go through The Purple Book in a small group. Because of the interest we… Continue reading 2026 Small Group Information
Church Membership Why the word Member? 1 Corinthians 12:12-20 Romans 12:3-8 The reason for using the word member is because of Romans 12 and 1 Corinthians 12 where Paul uses the word member in a body analogy. When we use the word church “member” we are not talking about a membership to an organization, like… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 1/12/26
“The Blessings and Burdens of Church Growth” ABIDE Jesus said, “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5 ESV) We defined abide as living completely dependent and reliant on Jesus… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 1/7/26
Weekly Reflection – “The Church Builder” Matthew 16:13-20 In the Greek New Testament, the word translated “church” is “ekklesia.” It means, “an assembly, or a gathering of people around an idea. This is not a religious word, for example in Acts 19 it is used three times in reference to a mob and a legal… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 12/30/25
Can You Trust this Baby? “God-man” Is it to good to be true? How can we know that having faith in this Jesus who was born in a stable, laid in a manger, lived for 33 years, nailed to a cross, rose from the grave on the third day, will save us from sin and… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 12/24/25
Can You Trust This Baby? “Christ” Luke 2:22-35 “Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.” Luke 2:25 ESV Simeon was waiting for the consolation of Israel. Consolation means comfort, console, encourage… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 12/16/25
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