Sermons By Date - April 2010

True Joy

04/25/2010

Different seasons and different events have different dress codes. We dress according to the necessity (weather forcast) or propriety (formal, informal, business casual) of an event. Paul urges the believers in Jesus Christ to dress appropriately every day in order to experience true joy.

True Freedom

04/18/2010

:  Our motivation for living Christianly is based on the salvation Jesus purchased for us through the cross. Our goal as a believer in Jesus Christ, is to live for him and his glory out of thankfulness and not obligation or guilt. The challenge that we face is to continue to live by grace- freely and thankfully living for his glory.

God is good; his love endures forever

04/11/2010

Words of liturgy are repeated in worship.  In the Old Testament the priests and people repeated some statements more than others and the most familiar included:  “The Lord is good and his love endures forever.”

What’s Easter all about, anyway?

04/04/2010

What does the word “Easter” mean?  Surprisingly the word Easter is not in the Bible.  Nor is there a similar word in Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French, Italian or other languages.  The Bible and other languages refer to “Passover” which is the Jewish name for the time of year when Jesus was crucified.  Apparently the German word for Easter rolled over into English as a name of April when we usually