Dear Church Family, Last Sunday Do you have peace? For most of us, peace is like fine china in the store—fragile and short-lived. The “do not touch signs” we’ve written in large bold print do [...]

Dear Church Family, Last Sunday Of all the analogies used to describe some aspect of the Trinity, pro-wrestling is one you’ve probably not heard. In John 16:1-15 Jesus prepares his disciples for the persecution that [...]

Dear Church Family, Last Sunday Imagine a branch that wanted to be independent—a branch that was certain it could bear more fruit if only it disconnected itself from the vine. Last Sunday looking at John [...]

Dear Church Family, Last Sunday Last Sunday Pastor Chuck preached from John 13:31-38. Jesus, hours away from his death, leaves his disciples with a commandment: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love [...]

Dear Church Family, Last Sunday Last Sunday we heard marvelous and complex truths from John 12:20-50 about Jesus’ life-giving, wrath-taking, global mission. His mission was to save lost sinners and to glorify himself. We learned [...]

Dear Church Family, Last Sunday In John 12:12-19 Jesus enters the city of Jerusalem to the shouts of “Hosanna! Hosanna!”—God save us! Here was the king of Israel. The Jews might have thought it odd [...]

Dear Church Family, Last Sunday Last Sunday we saw that Jesus is the King who is worthy of anointing and worship, yet also the Lamb who was slaughtered for our sin. This truth was beautifully [...]