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The Magi come from afar to worship Jesus the newborn King and return to their lands with the news of the Christ, inviting us to see those who are different and strange as part of God’s plan and to see our call to love them. Recording includes God in Life testimony (at minute 23) by […]

In Romans 8, Paul encourages and assures his readers with his theology of Israel’s hope of the justice and shalom that will be present at God’s arrival in the coming age. Paul’s gospel hope is that the Lord’s arrival has been fulfilled in the life and death of Jesus and the gift of the Holy […]

Who is Lord, Caesar or Jesus? As the book of Acts finishes, Paul is under house arrest in Rome and for two years he preaches the gospel to all. In the heart of the empire controlled by Caesar–the high priest & king–Paul shares the good news that Jesus the true priest and king is savior […]

As Paul and the early church sought to carry out the mission of Christ they began with prayer. Seeking the Spirit they were directed into action, bringing the gospel into Europe and seeing the transformation of rich and poor, slave and free, Jew and Gentile–God’s plan through Christ to make for himself one people of […]

After a great persecution broke out the disciples were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Philip went to the city of Samaria and proclaimed the gospel in word and deed–and many came to faith in Christ and there was joy throughout the city. God’s heart for the city, because they are filled with people, is central […]

After his resurrection, Jesus appeared to his disciples for 40 days teaching them about the kingdom of God. He called them to spread his kingdom as his witnesses, living out sacrificial love, to the ends of the earth.

This sermon was preached at a 1:00pm service Vienna Baptist because wind-storms had caused the cancellation of all activities at FCPS schools. Unfortunately, the recording was not through our normal sound system and is distorted with background noise. Jesus challenges the disciples as he fortells the destruction of the Temple. How can this be? Who […]

Jesus’ parables redraw the circles of who’s in and who’s out–as he causes his listeners to examine the state of their heart. In the parable of the shrewd manager, a man facing the loss of his livelihood is commended for forgiving the debts of his master’s debtors and ingratiating himself to those people–revealing Jesus Kingdom […]

In the Parable of the Prodigal Son, Jesus tells the story of a Father with two sons, the younger of whom disobeys and rejects him but at the end of his rope returns and experiences the Father’s loving embrace. The older son does everything the Father says but only to inherit the Father’s stuff, he […]

What is the nature of the salvation story–seeds of promise planted, waiting for the promise to come, and trusting in the outcome. It is the Advent story that is played out in the hopes of Israel and the promises made to faithful, barren and aged Zechariah and Elizabeth–that their prayers for salvation were being answered […]

When we are seriously offended, hurt or even attacked, how do we respond? In a culture that is deeply divided and hostile toward one another, how are Christians to act? Jesus challenges the religious and cultural norms of his day and calls on his disciples to love their enemies and forgive those who sin agains […]