This Sunday we begin our series on Jesus’ “Sermon on the Mount” by taking a look at the Beatitudes, recorded in Matthew 5:3-12. There is no way to do this passage justice in a 20-30 minute sermon. So we are encouraging the congregation to spend some time in personal Bible Study throughout the week, looking…

A few months ago, we handed out surveys asking the congregation what we needed to do moving forward and what topics you would like to see taught. At the top of the list on things to do was to appoint more elders and to appoint some men to serve as deacons, something this congregation has…

A couple of weeks ago we finished up the first 4 verses of 1 Corinthians 15, the first half of the gospel message. The fact that Christ died for our sins, that He was buried, and that He rose on the third day are of first importance (15:3). This was the gospel Paul had preached…

From the very beginning, God has pursued us. After Adam and Eve sinned, they did not run toward God; they ran away from Him, hiding among the trees of the garden. Genesis 3:8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the…

In our Sunday morning Auditorium Class we are studying 1 Corinthians 15 and the gospel Paul preached. Every part of the Gospel is essential: that Christ died, that He died for our sins, that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). Just as important is that He…

Haggai 2:7 (NIV) I will shake all nations, and what is desired by all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,’ says the Lord Almighty. There is disagreement among scholars about how to best interpret this prophecy. It hinges on the answer to the question: Who or what is this object…

Haggai 1:1 (NIV) In the second year of King Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest: Each of Haggai’s major messages is precisely dated by month…

Long ago, the city of Jerusalem was trying to rebuild after being destroyed by invaders and the Temple of the Lord lay in ruins. The people were weary and the task before them seemed overwhelming. They were on the verge of giving up. Into their weariness, God spoke a short and simple message through the…

This Sunday we will begin a short sermon series from the Old Testament book of Haggai. There are two major themes in this book: right priorities and God’s encouragement. This week we will focus on the right priorities. God had given the Judeans who had returned from Babylon the task of rebuilding the temple. After…

Haggai served as a prophet to the returning exiles of Judah from about 520 B.C. following the return from Babylonian exile. Haggai was a contemporary of the prophet Zechariah. Climate of the times: The people of Judah had been exiled to Babylon around 586 B.C. and Jerusalem and the Temple had been destroyed. Under Cyrus,…