After a lifetime of cultivating Christian character, Daniel, as an old man, is cast into the lion’s den. What does his story tell us about the formation of Christian character today?
Persistence in Prayer
How do you fit prayer into your life? Bryan Wandel suggests ways we may be persistent in prayer.
Advent Retreat 2016: Spiritual Gifts (Part III)
Advent Retreat 2016: Spiritual Gifts (Part II)
Advent Retreat 2016: Spiritual Gifts (Part I)
Daniel and the Faithfulness of God: The Humble King | Daniel 4
Daniel 4 shows us what it takes for King Nebuchadnezzar to be humbled, and through these events he comes to worship God at last.
Daniel and the Faithfulness of God: Faith in the Furnace | Daniel 3
The third chapter of Daniel offers a lesson on idols that prompts three questions: Where do idols come from? How do we acquire them? And how can we resist them?
Daniel and the Faithfulness of God: The Stone that Became a Mountain | Daniel 2
The second chapter of Daniel reveals the contrast between human kingdoms and the Kingdom of God.
Daniel and the Faithfulness of God: University of Babylon | Daniel 1
Is it possible to follow God faithfully, and to thrive, in a culture that is hostile to Christian beliefs? Rev. Thomas Hinson kicks off a new sermon series on the Book of Daniel that examines this question.
Sermon
In Christ, we have a new attitude about and motivation for our work.
Sermon | Psalm 118
Psalm 118 tells us that God’s steadfast love endures forever.
Sermon | Psalm 116
How can we respond to distress in a way that is in accord with who we are and is glorifying to God? Psalm 116 offers guidance.
Sermon | Psalm 115
Psalm 115 offers a scathing commentary on the practice of idolatry that seems easy to dismiss – most of us are not bowing in worship to idols carved from silver and gold. Yet, as Martin Luther observed, “Anything on which your heart relies and depends, I say, that is really your God.” With this in mind, Dan Beilman looks at some of our modern-day idols and how we can be free of them.
Sermon | Psalm 114
Psalm 114 recalls not only the Exodus and God’s redemption of Israel from Egypt; it is also Jesus’ story, and our story as well.
Sermon | Psalm 113
Dan Beilman opens a six-week sermon series on the Book of Psalms with a question posed in Psalm 113: Who is like the Lord our God?
The Joyful Life: The Joy of Generosity | Philippians 4:10-23
In Paul’s final words to the Philippians, he writes about generosity, which he says flows from contentment, helps us grow spiritually, and glorifies God.
Who is Jesus? | Matthew 16:13-20
Emmanuel Kwizera, mission director of African Evangelistic Enterprise in Nairobi, Kenya, asks us to ponder the question, Who is Jesus?
The Joyful Life: Joy and Peace | Philippians 4:2-9
We cannot hope to promote peace and reconciliation in the world until we have experienced peace with God and peace within ourselves. As Paul suggests in his letter to the Philippians, to find this peace we must practice the presence of God, practice grateful prayer, and practice good spiritual hygiene.
The Joyful Life: Growing in Christ | Philippians 3:12-4:1
Advent Pastoral Assistant Josh Ruiter looks at the key steps to spiritual growth that Paul lays out in Philippians, and asks: Where are you now? Where are you going? How will you get there?
The Joyful Life: Joy in Christ | Philippians 3:1-8
As Paul admonishes the Philippians, we must recognize the surpassing worth of faith in Christ and that our faith is futile if it exists apart from Christ.