The day that the world refers to as Easter, but which is most appropriately called by Christians, Resurrection Sunday centered around the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, is part of the holiest high season of the Christian Faith. This is because it is the Resurrection of Jesus Christ that seals our redemptive fate. If Jesus had not been raised from the dead, then our faith (as well as our preaching ) is useless and we are still in our sins (1 Corinthians 15:14-17). If Christ had not risen, that…

Palm Sunday begins Holy Week. Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Resurrection Sunday (what the world calls Easter) at which time Christians celebrate Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem as Savior and King. The people who were present at His triumphal entry called on Him to save them recognizing Him as king, but not in the sense that He truly was. – Want to know more? Come join us in service on Palm Sunday at 9:00 am.Good Friday is a time for reflection of the suffering and death of…

Bloom where you’re planted is an admonishment that many of us have heard or received at some point in our lives and if we simply look at it on the surface all we hear is, wherever you are, bloom. However, in order to gain true understanding of this phrase, this admonishment, we must dissect it. Many people focus on the first word, “bloom,” but the focus should be on the last word, “planted.” Therein lies the key. Bloom where you’re Planted… In order to Bloom, you must be Planted….

In February just a few days before Valentine’s Day, I preached a message titled, “Love Covers.” Valentine’s Day is a day that is filled with the mushy, gushy aspect of the love that people have for each other (i.e., husbands and wives for each other, and boyfriends for their girlfriends and vice versa). However, this love that the Apostle Peter spoke of is not that mushy, gushy sort of love. In 1 Peter 4:8, Peter said, “Above all else, love each other deeply, because love covers a…