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Sermon Text: Luke 24: 1-12
Easter means our faith isn't futile, our failures aren't fatal, and our death isn't final.
Sermon Text: Luke 19:28-40
What is success? It is the end for which we strive. It is the affirmation toward which we live that we believe once attained, will finally make it all worthwhile. The s…
Jane Jebsen, who leads Joy!'s adult discipleship ministry, discusses the NextStep worship experience that will launch at Joy! on Saturday, April 14. The opening message series is titled, "Amazed!"…
Judas and Mary show us diverging roads. Judas travels the road of greed. Mary is on the road of generosity. We can only imagine the tension in that room with Mary, Judas and the others. There was …
The Prodigal Son: Luke 15:11-32
Guest Pastor Al Caldwell invites us to return home to:
Scripture Focus: Luke 13:1-9
Is your first reaction in tough times to blame? If it is you join a whole culture looking for someone on whom to hang all of the struggle and pain. When you see s…
Scripture Focus: Luke 13:31-35
There is a lure in taking risk. Youth culture is focused on the X games and extreme sports where one's life and health is at stake in order to feel alive and receive…
Scripture Focus: Luke 4:1-13
When we are moved from those places and passages that are comfortable we find ourselves in wilderness. We seldom travel this road of our own choosing. It comes when…
Scripture Focus: Joel 2:12-13, 15-17
The road most traveled is the road of recognition and self-glory. We want to receive credit for a job well done. We feel like we must offer lavish praise up…
Scripture Focus: Luke 9:28-36
Scripture Focus: Mark 2:1-12
Imagine the scene...a huge crowd gathered around Jesus, making it impossible to get anywhere near him...the room and surrounding area completely full of people wan…
Scripture Focus: Luke 5:1-11
Jesus is clear about the purpose of his disciples. They will fish for people. It is our calling. The net we cast is the Word of God that reaches the eyes and e…
Scripture Focus: Luke 4:14-21
The first thing Jesus does after his trial in the wilderness was to go to the temple to worship and there he read the scripture. Jesus reveals himself as the one…
Scripture Focus: John 2:1-11
John 2:1-11 is part of a larger section in the Gospel of John that has come to be known as "The Book of Signs." It runs from the middle of chapter 1 all the way thr…
Scripture Focus: Isaiah 43:1-7; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
We begin a new year with expectation. We think about what has happened in our past and we hope for change. We wonder what will unfold be…Leftovers - whether you love them or throw them away - they are a part of our daily lives! The same is true for Christmas. Our culture would have us believe everything is done and over with onc…
Go Tell It on the Mountain, Silent NightHark the Herald Angels SingO Come, O Come EmmanuelLesson 1 Isaiah 9:2,6-7Emmanuel/Come Thou Long Expected JesusLesson 2 Isaiah 11:1-9 "The Branch From …