First Christian Church

Can hands of steel be loving? The prophet Zephaniah says so.

Being in the eternal life means being a child of God.

We know we have eternal life when we hold to truth, and we know we hold to truth when we believe that Jesus is the Christ.

John gives us a big if/then statement which shows us we can know we have eternal life.

There are many, many mothers in the Bible, and they show us something not only about being a mother but about being a person of God.

Jesus' ascension is not the end or the beginning. It is both.

Jesus commissions us all to make disciples in His authority and His power.

Jesus usually kept His identity as Messiah secret, but in the Triumphal Entry He makes a public statement about who He is.

Jesus said He was leaving, but He also promised He was coming back.

Jesus left, but He did not leave us alone. He left somebody to be a present helper for us.

One of the things Jesus gave us in Easter is a sacred meal, a meal that was intimate, allowed us to internalize Him, and kept us close to Him in His absence.

Disciples don't just enter the Kingdom. They participate in the 100, 60, or 30 growth of the Kingdom.

Jesus says God is speaking directly, personally, and relevantly to us disciples and that we disciples will thus hear Him.

There is a goal for discipleship, the goal of being conformed to the likeness of Jesus.

Christmas doesn't end on December 25th. There is a truth to Christmas that goes beyond Christmas Day.

God didn't just give at Christmas. God gave out of love for all at Christmas.

The Magi worshipped at Christmas, and we should too.

There are many things to be thankful for at Thanksgiving. One of those many things is the gift of life.

There is fear in the harvest, but faith in God eradicates that fear.

We may not celebrate All Saints Day, but there is a good and biblical idea behind it.