Sermons
How Do I Know I’m in God’s Will?
It was just another Tuesday morning. 115 passengers boarded their flight as passengers always do: they found their seats, stuffed their carry-ons into the overhead bins, half-listened to the safety demonstration, and settled in for the journey ahead. Nothing suggested that this flight would be remarkable in any particular way. Air Traffic Control saw the... Read More →
The Portrait of Love
Hook [Intro yourself. Hand out Bibles. Communion in coming.] I used to spend my summers in Toronto working with my father. He owned a roofing company, but did plenty of other general contracting work. One day he dropped my brother and I off at this old Italian lady’s place to do lay a brick patio.... Read More →
The Picture of Love
Hook [Introduce yourself and hand out Bibles] You might not know it to look at me, but I am a nerd. I used to write code for a living. I have a wall full of Marvel and DC comic books. I have created my own board games AND attended a board game convention… three times.... Read More →
So Sue Me
HOOK Good morning, everyone! Hope your Sunday is excellent. Pastor Joel sends his love from a Calvary Chapel in Mexico that he is visiting with this morning. We have lots to get through today, so we’re going to get right into it. If you need a Bible to follow along in our Bible Study, hands... Read More →
Lust, Trust, and Getting Burned
Intro What you just heard – in case you are unfamiliar – is the chorus of the song “good 4 u” by Olivia Rodrigo. This song, the third single from the album SOUR, was a mega-hit for Rodrigo in the spring of 2021. The story is a tale as old as time. She was dating a... Read More →
Devotionals
Time to Own it
The Bible opens in a way that confronts us before it comforts us. Before there is sin, before there is a fall, before there is any talk of salvation or redemption, there is work. God creates, orders, names, blesses—and then He gives humanity responsibility. The first humans are not dropped into a spiritual retreat center.... Read More →