Earthen Vessels: “Thanks for the Memories” 1 Co 11:23–26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. – 1 Cor. 11:26  Paul Says that the gifts of God’s Spirit are contained in us, as in jars of clay. Even as...

Band of Believers:  “Join the Band” 1 Peter 2:9-10 “…but now you are the people of God…” – 1 Peter 2:10 By His power and His presence in Christ, God  is creating, revealing, redeeming,  restoring, and will return again. But have power, too! Inspired by the Holy Spirit, we can...

Band of Believers: “Hope Returning” Revelation 21:1-4 “I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down…” – Revelation 21:2 Ever felt weary of following Christ? Of doing things “God’s Way”? Of making study, and prayer and weekly worship a “must do” part of your life? John has a vision...

Band of Believers: “No Trespasses” 1 John 1:8-10 “…he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins…” The temptation of the ages is to play the “claim no blame” game when we do wrong. But the Band of Believers knows that the way to no trespasses is not...

Band Of Believers: “This Gift”  “Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” – John 1:29 In a time of  “do-it-yourself-ism” our connection as a Band of Believers tells us that there is at least one job we will never do for ourselves.

Band of Believers: “My World” “Is he not your Father, your Creator…?”“Is he not your Father, your Creator…?” The way saplings are related by seed and soil to the most ancient redwoods in the forest, we are bound together with Christians of the past by the Apostle’s Creed, that ancient...

What-ever: “What Are You Thinking?” Philippians 4:4-7 “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say again; Rejoice!” – Philippians 4:4  What-ever the stress, whatever our challenges, what-ever the latest story on the evening news, Paul says that making the choice to rejoice is what matters most as we “think along...

  What-ever  “Permanently Pressed” Philippians 3: 7-10 “Forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize…” Philippians 3:14   Given the relative ease with which people move from place to place and country to country,  citizenship has become a...

What-ever: “Pure and Praiseworthy”    Philippians 2:3-4 “…continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling…” Philippians 2:12  Jesus was wholly obedient to the will of the Father, and Paul was obedient to the will of God in Jesus. Can we say the same? What-ever we do, Paul says...