Sermon Series:That You May Believe

Which of the Bible?s commands would you say is the most difficult to obey? Some of us might choose Exodus 20:16 where God says, ?Thou Shalt not give false testimony.? This command is hard because we feel that in all honesty there are so many times when we find ourselves in a tight spot and […]

I just read a great book about one of the heroes of WWII?and when you think about it, that?s the way we usually study history?by focusing on the heroes…the GOOD GUYS…those brave men and women who attempted things never done before…famous presidents, war heros, athletes?people we admire and look up to. But to have a […]

Not too long ago Henk Otte was just a middle-aged unemployed man from the Netherlands. He was married to a woman from Ghana and they lived on welfare with their two children in a humble Amsterdam housing project. If you met him you would judge him to be an absolutely ordinary kind of guy. And […]

1 – Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 – Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him. 3 – Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, […]

One of the more interesting movies I’ve seen in the past couple years is Vantage Point, starring Dennis Quade. It’s a film about an attempted presidential assassination and if you’ve seen it then you know that the thing that makes this film unique is the many different perspectives it gives on the same incident. I […]

[sermon given by Kevin Freeman, RBC Minister of Youth] How many of you have ever been in a situation where at first your observations led you to make one conclusion, but ultimately the facts pointed a totally different way? Whether it’s something you want to admit or not, we often make wrong judgments about a […]

I want you to try to imagine what your life would be like if you had been born without the ability to see. Let’s think about that for a few minutes. If you were blind: You could experience the warmth of sunlight on your face, but not the full beauty of a sunrise—or a sunset—or […]

Almost everyone—even those who don’t claim to believe in God—will agree that, from the standpoint of human history, Jesus Christ is the most significant person Who has ever lived. In his book, Jesus Through the Centuries Yale historian, Jaraslav Pelikan puts it like this: “Jesus of Nazareth has been the most dominant figure in the […]

A man was involved in an accident and his shoulder was slightly injured. He decided to fake a much greater injury thinking he could stick the insurance company for a nice bit of money, so he hired a lawyer who would go along with the plan. When the trial began the insurance company’s attorney called […]

November is rapidly approaching which means two things here in America. First, the beauty of the fall season is right around the corner. In fact, the leaves are already changing color on our street but in just a few days…perhaps a week…they will be at their peak. And I’m sure the same could be said […]