Have you ever had someone get very upset with you over something you did or said? You remember, they have the “I’m going to come and get you and make you pay!” kind of attitude? Well, you would have been in good company with John the Baptist. Someone was after him, and she wanted his […]
In this sermon, Pastor Phillip discusses Jesus sending out the 12 disciples and how this mission they were on was completely different than what the Jews had in mind. Focusing on the unique nature of their mission, Pastor Phillip discusses how each of us are called in different ways to serve in the Kingdom of […]
Have you always enjoyed being welcomed with open arms when you go back home? Have you always had friends and family show their love and appreciation for you? Jesus went back to His home town where He had spent 30 years as a carpenter and they rejected Him. Why? Because they did not have faith. In this […]
Do you remember a time in your life when you were at a point of desperation? Maybe it was from a long day of hard work with little food and you were desperate for a meal or a some cool water. Perhaps you were in a dire circumstance and you were desperate to find help […]
Imagine following Jesus and one day having a crazed, ragged, and demon possessed man running towards Jesus…..and you. This is exactly what the disciples encountered in Mark 5:1-20. Jesus intentionally went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee to set this man free and to bring what no other person had been able […]
Have you ever found yourself following the Lord’s leading, only to encounter difficulty along the way? Did it ever cause you to ask “Am I really doing what God has called me to do?” In this passage of Scripture, we come to understand that the disciples had this exact scenario play out for them. Jesus […]
In these two parables, Jesus directly speaks of the Kingdom of God, giving us vivid agricultural illustrations to help us understand it. Pastor Phillip takes us directly through each of these parables, discussing how God comes along side us to cultivate His Kingdom and how all nations, Jews and Gentiles, will find peace in it.