Light a Fire – To Be a Witness!

Acts 1:3,8; 2:1-4,32-44 Our 20th Anniversary was a wonderful, Spirit-filled day – Now Jesus wants the Spirit to light a fire in us to be his witness! At Pentecost, the disciples and 120 others are filled with the fire of the Holy Spirit, and spill into the street, filled with excitement for witnessing for Jesus.…

Light a Fire – For This Day!

Psalm 118    God offers a special Mother’s Day gift – To light a fire in us…for the gift of joy in each day! Would you like to experience each day with excitement…to see and seize the opportunities each day for joy?  Is this a gift that you as mothers (and fathers) want not only to receive but…

Light a Fire: For Becoming One

Jesus is praying for you and me – for us to do what it takes to become mature…in order to give and  receive his blessing of joy and fill our lives with love! Do you want to mature into the person Jesus wants you to be, for his prayer for you to come true? What…

Light a Fire – For Peace!

Jesus wants to bless us and use us to be a blessing – by being peace makers…for all of us to be at peace with each other and with God! When we look at our world, and our own worlds, we see that peace is in short supply. The reason becomes obvious…the peace makers are…

Light a Fire: For Your Marriage

Second only to Jesus, the most important relationship in your life is with your wife or husband/significant other…followed by your children and your family. The reality of our world is that many of these relationships have lost their fire, excitement, passion, purpose. Every one of these relationships, no matter how healthy they are, can be…

Light a Fire: In Your Heart for Jesus

  Matthew 3:5-6,11; John 14:1-14,23-26 Jesus wants to set our hearts on fire for him, ignite a fire within us for his Kingdom life of love, joy, peace, forgiveness, compassion… Jesus knows that is the only way for us to be moved from where we are to the beautiful and abundant life and relationships he…

The Voice(s) – The Winner is: Death-or-Life

  Luke 24:13-35 Jesus uses his encounter with two men on Easter to hold up two voices that battle to control us: The voice of the Enemy –  Death, that seeks to pull  us down with disappointment, hopelessness, fear, purpose-lost lives – or – Jesus’ voice – Life, that offers to lift us up to…

The Voice(s): And The Winner Is . . . Conformer -or- Savior

Do you want your life, to turn away from the unhealthy, empty ways of the world around us, to be filled instead with love, joy, peace, and more? Do you want to know how that desire can move from words to life? What is there in the Sermon and the Scriptures (John 3:16-17; 13:34-35; 17:16-18; Romans 12:2)…