So many people had given up on the promise of a Messiah. But there was a remnant of people that still lived as if the promise was true.

 

Peace is being able to to trust without the benefit of hindsight. A look at a very special conversation and a very peaceful response.

 

Advent 2018 kicks off with the beginning of the story. Who was a part of the genealogy of Christ? People that didn’t belong became part of the story, so that YOU could become part of the story.

 

On Christ the King Sunday, Pastor Ed asks us: what King will you serve?

 

Feeling grateful isn’t enough. If you’ve ever been slighted or been the recipient of perceived ingratitude, you know this to be true. Sometimes, the best way to show gratitude is simply to express yourself.

 

In a divisive political climate it is certainly easy to develop a severe case of ‘election infection.’ As Christians we’re called to live in this world – operate, work, and often times be a part of our civic processes. Are we a Christian nation? What happens when we lose the battle? Where can we turn for answers when things seem contrary to our beliefs? How can we reconcile our American Rights with our Christian Beliefs?

 

We’ve looked at the obstacles and objections that often exist in our faith. But what if we’re focusing on the wrong questions?

 

So many things are hard to explain – but how to we reconcile the unexplained with the the undeniable? If you would ask a man we learn of in John 9 he would simply say this, “I can’t explain it, but it’s undeniable – I was blind, but mow I see…”

 

A relationship with God can’t be purusued on our own terms. A look at the story of Abram coupled with Jesus’ statement on who is the greatest in the kingdom.

 

What keeps you from going ‘all in?’ Maybe you need to make it personal. Over the next few weeks we’ll take a look at examples of people in scripture that were forced to confront their own bias and their own objections and discover something deeper.