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Dear Church Family, Last Sunday Why does the resurrection of Jesus matter? That is the question we considered last week from John 20. What we found is that the resurrection is packed full of significance. [...]

Dear Church Family, Last Sunday J. C. Ryle, a 19th century pastor, once said, “People generally die just as they have lived.” Nothing could be more true in the case of Jesus. In life, Jesus [...]

Dear Church Family, Last Sunday Last week in John 19:16b-30 we witnessed the crucifixion of King Jesus. Pastor Chuck preached on the what and the why of the cross. Jesus bore his cross, hung, suffered [...]

Dear Church Family, Last Sunday Last week in John 18:12-27 we saw a display of contrasts. Jesus openly teaches the truth—the high priests conduct a secret trial to conceal the truth. Jesus remains a faithful [...]

Dear Church Family, Last Sunday What’s on your prayer list? Not all of us keep a literal list, but we all have our go-to items for prayer—a lost friend or family member, healing for a [...]

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 [...]