LIVING AND SHARING THE GOSPEL
WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS Today’s Sunday Gathering is in three parts: Sunday LinkUp Sunday MeetUp Sunday School The theme for this week is the central importance of hearing and speaking God’s word. The selected readings for today — the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost — are intended to support that theme … […]
Sunday LinkUp – July 20, 2025 – Colossians 1:15-28 Read More »
WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. INTRODUCTION How do you treat with others (Christians) who believe differently from you? TEXT for study Romans 14:13-23 NIV 13 Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother’s way.  14 I know
Friday DIVE -July 18, 2025 – Romans 14:13-23 Read More »
WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS Today is the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost.  The theme for this week is God’s demand for justice and compassionate action.  In Colossians, Paul emphasizes that authentic faith must bear fruit in good works and love for others, demonstrating that true spiritual knowledge leads to practical
Sunday LinkUp – July 13, 2025 – Colossians 1:1-14 Read More »
Speaking of Life The SUPREMACY and SUFFICIENCY of CHRIST Program Transcript … The first rays of sunlight break over a distant horizon, chasing away the darkness and unveiling a brand-new day. In much the same way, the message of Colossians reveals Jesus Christ as the light that transforms our lives and our world. In this
Sunday Connector – July 13, 2025 Read More »
WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. INTRODUCTION How do you treat with others (Christians) who believe differently from you? Are you tolerant of their beliefs, appreciating their rights to hold different beliefs? Or are you dismissive of their different views? Should it depend on what their beliefs are? What does the Bible say?
Friday DIVE – July 11, 2025 – Romans 14:5-12 Read More »
WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS Today is the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost. The theme for this week is God’s restorative healing power. And in Luke’s Gospel (Luke 10:1–11 and 16–20), Jesus empowers dozens of his disciples to heal the sick as part of proclaiming God’s kingdom. In our keynote passage (Galatians
Sunday LinkUP – July 6, 2025 – Galatians 6:7-16 Read More »
Speaking of Life Dealing with sickness can become expensive very quickly. Even for the characters in the Old Testament, health care was expensive and unpredictable. Listen to Greg as he shares the story of Naaman, a prideful man who becomes sick. Eventually, he realizes that there is only one true Healer who can fully restore
Sunday Connector – July 6, 2025 – True Boasting Read More »
WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. INTRODUCTION How do you treat with others (Christians) who believe differently from you? TEXT for study Romans 14:1-23 NIV 1 Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things.  2 For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.  3 Let not
Friday DIVE – July 4, 2025 – Romans 14 Read More »
WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS Today is the third Sunday after Pentecost.  The theme for this week is called to freedom. Our first message is based on a section of Psalm 77, which celebrates the perseverance of the psalmist who follows God’s leadership during difficult times.  Our sermon text in Galatians
Sunday LinkUP – June 29, 2025 – Galatians 5:13-25 Read More »
WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS In our study, we use the inductive approach, which involves a three-step process centered on observation, interpretation and application. Observation … What does the passage say? Interpretation … What does the passage mean? Application … What does the passage mean for us today? IOW, how can
Friday DIVE – June 27, 2025 – Romans 13:8-14 Read More »