How do ‘dry desert’ and ‘thirst quenched’ find their way into the same sentence? Pastor Alan Conrow’s sermon today directed our thoughts to Psalm 63, where the Psalmist uses the image of a parched mouth and the longing for water to describe the longing he has for God. For God’s nearness, and comfort, and all […]
Fear. Do you know anyone who has never had any fear? What are your fears? How do you deal with fear? Abraham Lee walks us through the story of Jacob found in Genesis 32. We can learn from Jacob, how God wants us to deal with the fears in our lives.
“I’m not sure about this town, but back in Ann Arbor (MI) the average citizen is usually boasting or bragging about something: A wold class university, great museums, athletic prowess of local teams, etc.” Perhaps the sad truth is that this kind of ‘boasting’ can find its way into the lives of believer as well […]
Grace is frequently defined as: unmerited favor. But is that enough to really explain grace? Pastor Dan Rose, from the Antioch Movement in Ypsilanti, says otherwise. Grace is AMAZING!! And his sermon on Chapter 1 of Ephesians goes a long way to show just how amazing God’s grace truly is.
The beginning of Lenten Week. As we look forward to this special season of the Church calendar, Tim Whalen turned our thoughts to the revelation of Jesus as he was revealed to three of his disciples on the mountain: The story of the Transfiguration of Jesus. During lent we often turn our thoughts to Jesus, […]
Pastor Jan (“John”) was our pulpit supply this week and he share with us the ofJesus coming to preach the gospel to those who had not yet heard.
Have you ever gone through a tough situation? Are you experiencing a difficult time right now? Our own Martin Rossol walked us through the story of Naaman, the leper, from 2 Kings 5. While Naaman had accomplished much, he also had one particularly difficult situation to endure with his leprosy. His wife’s slave girl, an […]
The initial example where we see ‘elders’ in God’s people is with Moses and the Israelites in Exodus 18. Then throughout the Bible we have examples where ‘elders’ play key roles in leading, arbitrating, guiding, etc. God’s people. In the New Testament the apostles, especially Paul, installed elders to guide the church. In today’s sermon, […]