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From This Seed a Tree Shall Surely Grow

There are instances in everyone’s life when they feel small and insignificant, invisible to God and unable to make much of a difference. And yet Scripture says that we are made with purpose and a plan. Out of a teeny, tiny seed a tree will surely come. If we truly want God’s Kingdom to come and His will to be done in our lives as it is in heaven; if we want breakthrough of that heavenly Kingdom, here in our midst, and for it to grow and have the impact God intends, we need to die to self.

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Only by Grace Can We Stand

Suppose you were to die tonight and stand before God, and He asked you why He should allow you into heaven? What would you say? If you’ve been deceived into thinking that you can trust in your own righteousness to secure your eternity, or you’ve got a mixture of grace aided your own contribution thing going on, turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face, and let your hope of an eternity spent with Him, rest in Him, and Him alone. We are saved by grace; the work is God’s, not ours.

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Unity

Psalm 133 gives us a beautiful picture of what unity should be like in the community of believers. This short message was given as part of our 19th Birthday Celebration service.

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The Prodigal Father

One of the most well-known of Jesus parables is the ‘Parable of the Prodigal Son’. And yet the word prodigal is defined as “having or giving something on a lavish scale, in a recklessly extravagant way. In light of that this parable should actually be known as the ‘Parable of the Prodigal Father’, because the most startling act of extravagant and unrestrained love is exhibited in the way in which the Father responds to his two sons when he realizes that both of them were estranged from his Father-heart.

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