Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
John 3:16 is the best-known verse in the Bible. The context of “God so loved the world…” is a conversation that Jesus had with one of the most powerful men in all of Israel. Nicodemus sought out Jesus to question him, to learn from him - and came away from this meeting having received a message that still reverberates in the world today. Join North as we examine this beloved verse in four parts: God Loved, God Gave, We Believe, We Live. We begin by exploring how God Loved…
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Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 17th, 2008 No Comments »
“All roads lead to heaven” - Wouldn’t it be great if this were true? Christians wouldn’t be accused of being elitist or intolerant when they tell people that there is ONE way to heaven; The narrow way. The Jesus way. And yet, this is precisely what the Bible says: “Small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life; and only a few find it”. Join North in learning more about this difficult teaching.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 10th, 2008 No Comments »
God accomplishes some things only through prayer - Jesus tells us this in Mark 9:14-32. But prayer is hard. It’s hard to try to converse with somebody when they don’t talk back to us. We may even wonder why we should have to pray since God already knows everything. Jesus tells us that God desires our prayer and that He listens and responds to our prayers. Take this time to reflect on the importance of prayer, on how to improve your prayers and on the God to whom we pray.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
Jesus’ words are often a paradox. In this week’s message, David Whiting examines another of Jesus’ tough teachings: that in order to be great, we must all become servants - slaves - to one another. Please join us this week as we examine our pride in the light of Jesus’ teaching.
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