On Assignment

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.  I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.                                                                      …

The True Meaning of Christmas (Like you’ve never heard that before)

Since…the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.” -Hebrews 2:14,15 I don’t know of a Christian…

Liking Jesus

There are a lot of people in the Sacramento area who can’t stand Jesus.  So much so, in fact, that they go to great lengths to erase his name from the holiday that  points to him. They put up billboards encouraging us to forget/reject Jesus.  They intentionally say to everyone, “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry…

Arcade Church and Cyber Monday

Happy Cyber Monday everyone! Today is the day when people will buy a ton of stuff online.  Maybe that’s you.  Frankly, I think it’s the best idea since food courts in malls were invented.  Not going to lie, after battling traffic for years, the idea of sitting at my desk, clicking on an item and…

WWJD?

For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” -Mark 10:45 As you know, fads come and go.  Some stick around for a while and then fall into the sea of oblivion rather quickly. For example:  When was the last…

The Thing About Faith

The teaching time for this Sunday will focus on the latter half of Romans 4 (vv. 17-25). Without a doubt, the most asked question thus far in this “Gift” series has been about the topic Paul raises within this passage – FAITH. Parents are asking about it. Christians are asking about it. People who are…

The Gospel & Elevators

Suppose for a moment you were in an elevator with one other person and you had only one minute to share with them the basics of the Gospel. What would you say? Some might harken back to an evangelism class taken years ago that taught different styles of how to present the Gospel: “Suppose you…

We All Want it Fair (Sunday Preview…)

Growing up, I loved basketball. By “loved” I mean that no matter what the weather, I was outside playing basketball. I lived in the Midwest and when it was icy and snowy… I would shovel the drive way so I could shoot baskets. And if it was real bad, I had a nerf basketball hoop…

Mad Dad or Loving Father

Mad Dad or Loving Father “The wrath of God is revealed…” Romans 1:18 The opposite of love is not hate. Nor is the opposite of love anger. The opposite of love is this: Indifference. Show me a person who is indifferent toward a particular individual and I’ll show you a person who doesn’t love that…

The Gift

You may recall the opening scene to the movie Good Morning Vietnam where Robin Williams, playing a radio DJ in Saigon during the Vietnam War, opens his program with the beloved song performed by Louis Armstrong, “What A Wonderful World”. I see trees of green, red roses too. I see them bloom, for me and…