No Greater Love - Audio
As Jesus prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice in laying down His life on the cross, He called His followers to also lay down their lives, in love, for one another.

As Jesus prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice in laying down His life on the cross, He called His followers to also lay down their lives, in love, for one another.
How should Christians relate to the governing authorities? Far from being an abstract theoretical question, it is one of vial importance. In our text today, Paul gives us some guidelines for the types of citizens we should be.
Of all of the women in the Bible, Martha is likely the easiest with which to identify. She sincerely loved the Lord, but she was busy to the point of distraction. Join with us as we hear a timely word from her experience with Jesus.
Life is short, fleeting, and uncertain. We are here for a time and then we fly away. However, God is not so. He and His Word are eternal.
Mankind is unique among God's creation. We alone are made in the image of God. This is more than an encouraging thought or a theological platitude. It is a vibrant truth that affects every facet of life. Join us as we look at a couple of ways it intersects with life today.
In our final passage in Luke's Gospel, we see a final post-resurrection appearance of Christ and what it means for us, as well as His ascension back to glory.
In his continuing record of Easter Sunday, Luke recounts Jesus' meeting with two of His downcast disciples as they travel to Emmaus. They began their journey downcast. They ended it in jubilation because Jesus is alive!
Without the resurrection, no one goes to Heaven. It's as simple as that. If Christ is not raised, faith is worthless and everyone is still in his sins. But thank God, Christ did defeat the grave! Join with us as we look at that first Resurrection Sunday.
The cross is the culmination of history. It is the apex of God's redemptive plan. Join us today as we look at Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross.
In our text today, we look at four of Jesus's six trials. In it, we see three declarations - a declaration of divinity, innocence, and hatred.
This passage looks at the betrayal and arrest of Jesus
This sermon looks at the hours leading up to Jesus' betrayal in a summary fashion.
Jesus concludes His teaching about the destruction of Jerusalem and the end. After this, we will follow the events that rapidly unfold, leading to His sacrificial death on the cross, His burial, and resurrection.
Today, we continue looking at Jesus's teaching about the destruction of Jerusalem and the end.
Much ink has been spilled, speculating about the end of the world. Theories abound. Over the next few weeks, we will look at what Jesus taught about the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple, as well as His return in glory and power.
In these connected accounts, Jesus warns us to beware of pride and spiritual hucksters. And yet, also reminds us that we should be open-handed in our possession of things.
Who's son is the Messiah? That seems like an odd question to our ears today. Yet, that is the question Jesus posed to the religious leaders of His day. The answer to this simple question is pregnant with significance.
Jesus's enemies were always trying to trip Him up or hinder Him in some way. This attempt was to try to make Him look foolish for His belief in the resurrection. Listen in to hear how Christ handled this question.
The direction and actions of the church directly affects the course of the nation. Guest speaker, Timothy Blankenship, explains how.
The religious leaders of Jesus’ day sought to put Him on the horns of an unanswerable dilemma- is it lawful to pay taxes? Sadly, He affirmed that we should, in fact, pay taxes, and in doing so, He shut down their attempts to trick Him.
The beginning of the new year is a natural time to start fresh. In our text today, Paul gives us four ways to live, four areas of focus, as we start fresh in 2023.
As we move into 2023, we need to focus on the Word of God.
All the gifts we give to one another are but faint hints of the gift that God gave that first Christmas night - Jesus Christ.
In this classic Christmas text, over 700 years before the birth the the Messiah, Isaiah prophesies about the virgin birth of Christ. But not just that. It is also a word of encouragement to the people of God that He is with them.
Jesus's birth did not happen by chance or accident. It was part of the foreordained plan of God to provide salvation and adoption into God's family.
In His continuing strife with the Jewish religious leaders, Jesus tells a parable about a vineyard that teaches them and us that to reject the Son courts judgment.
God is worthy of all of the praise and worship we can offer Him. He is a mighty God Who reigns over all.
Jesus driving out the money changers and those selling in the Temple courts act almost as bookends to His ministry. Today's text looks at Him doing that and His response when challenged about His authority to do it.
In this significant and memorable event in Jesus' life, He is finally, rightly, declared King. Unfortunately, the Jewish people rejected God's visitation of mercy in the person of Christ and instead will get His visitation of wrath.
In this lesser-known parable, Jesus teaches us two main truths - that Christians should make the most of what has been entrusted to them until the Lord returns and to reject the King invites judgment.