Sermons
The Advent of War
“Don’t stay out past dark or the Demon of the Jungle will get you!” A mother called after her children as they ran barefoot down a dirt path in a small Philippine village, the sun already slipping behind the trees. The air was thick and warm, heavy with the smell of damp earth and woodsmoke.... Read More →
How Does Salvation Work?
I want to tell you the story of a man named Barry. Barry was an engineer in Los Angeles. Then he lost his job. Then his home. The rest of his worldly possessions followed shortly thereafter. Drugs became an escape, and then an addiction—a chain that bound him to this new reality. Eventually Barry took... Read More →
Why Should Christians Live with Confidence?
In the fall of 1959, two men sat across a chessboard. One was Vasily Smyslov, former World Champion—calm, precise, a technical master. The other was Mikhail Tal, a 22-year-old Latvian genius nicknamed The Magician, famous for moves that left onlookers speechless. Smyslov—ever the pragmatist—opened with the well-worn Caro–Kann Defence. Tal followed the script for a... Read More →
A Cheap Knockoff of Your Life
Greeting You know, whenever the Sunday school gets dismissed and the teens go with them, I’m always like, Who’s left? I got my tech team. I got Brian and Anna. Kim is still here. You know, it’s a good sign. It’s a good sign that we have so many young people at our church. But... Read More →
Unlocking the Parables
Greeting Hello? Hello? Michael correctly observed that the mic was off. It would take a mic to know a mic. Thank you. I am a dad. Dad jokes are part of the thing with me now. Anyway, my name is Conrad. I’m one of the pastors here. I’m grateful to be in front of you... Read More →