The Weekly
This Week Commitment Commitment is an interesting concept. Although it means thorough dedication, we often speak of different levels of commitment. For example, you might be less committed to your exercise plan than to watching your favorite team on TV. When we think of commitment, we should first think of God. His commitment is not…
This Week The Lord be gracious to us If you’ve been a regular church-attender, imagine how many times you’ve heard those words. You can read them in several places in the Bible. Today, we use them often as our worship services wrap up and the Spirit sends us out. If you’ve noticed, our worship services…
This Week What do you treasure? The five-year-old squirrels away buttons, bows, and rocks in a box under his bed. It’s his treasure. What’s your treasure? We all treasure something, even if we can no longer fit it into a box under the bed. One of the most famous things Jesus said was, “Where your…
This Week See all the people Do you remember intertwining the fingers of your hands and saying, “Here’s the church. Here’s the steeple. Open the doors, and see all the people!” It’s a neat little reminder that in the Bible, the church is never a building, but it’s always people—people Jesus lived and died for…
This Week Highlights Events and ministry news needing immediate attention A Place of Peace weekly update Information about the official beginning of the campaign is in a letter mailed to you this week. Audiovisual and acoustics designing have begun. Farewell (for now) to the Hunters | June 8 Join us on June 8 for Pastor…
This Week Turn the other cheek That’s probably one of Jesus’ most famous statements. No one criticizes Jesus’ command to “turn the other cheek” or to “love your enemy” because to do so would be vile or disgusting. Everyone agrees such actions would be lofty and admirable; but to do it is just impossible. Who…
This Week One of the most attractive things about Christianity Have you ever been called a prude for the way you think about sex and marriage? Or maybe for not going along with the messages many movies and much music send about sex and marriage? The living Jesus has something to say to us about…
This Week Standards Everyone has standards. Some have double standards. Read Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:17-26, and you’ll know that the Son of God upholds standards and the penalties for not living up to them. He says something alarming in verse 20, but he also gives us a solution. Hint: it’s not getting rid of…
This Week Salt and Light Everybody knows about salt and light, so they should make for easy spiritual comparisons, right? But when Jesus calls you the salt of the earth and the light of the world (Matthew 5:13-16), the difficulty does not lie in understanding, but in embracing and responding. This weekend, gather with other…