Pastor Jonathan Laurie delivers an insightful message on the peaks and valleys in the Christian life Notes The Christian life is filled with peaks and valleys successes and failures and blessings and trials Peaks of victory and valleys of discouragement Romans Deuteronomy Peaks and Valleys Joshua Vulnerable Victories Psalm Self-reliance and self-confidence will not advance you in the Christian life Yesterday's homeruns don't win today's games Babe Ruth The Price of Rebellion Joshua Joshua Joshua Joshua Our craving our heart's desire for things is so strong it overcomes our conscience It overcomes our understanding our reason Eventually it will overcome [... more]

In this Sunday episode Pastor Greg Laurie completes our Signs of Jesus series with the last sign In John four days after the death of Lazarus Jesus brings him back to life Listen in for insights over Christ's victory over death Notes Death is not fair it's harsh and mean and rips those we love away from us Death is not a friend it's an enemy The last enemy to be destroyed is death Corinthians God did not want people to die Life is filled with pain sorrow and the death of loved ones God loves us Therefore whatever He [... more]

ldquo I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day rdquo based on an poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a truly unusual Christmas song Instead of the expected Christmas joy and mirth the lyric forms a lament crying out ldquo And in despair I bowed my head There is no peace on earth I said For hate is strong and mocks the song Of peace on earth good will to men rdquo This lament however moves forward into hope reassuring us that ldquo God is not dead nor does he sleep The wrong shall fail the right prevail nbsp With peace [... more]

In Titus the Apostle Paul gives an interesting command to Titus to warn a divisive person twice and then if he or she still doesn't repent break fellowship with them This is a harsh punishment What is Paul referring to as 'divisive' Is it bickering and quarreling between church members or something more Pastor Stephen Davey tells us in part one of his message 'Warning Two Strikes and You're Out ' [... more]

Life is filled with puzzles and they're all missing a piece -- as if to remind us that God must remain the -- the middle piece -- the primary piece Solomon is reminding us that God is -- and God will be and God will always be -- the final piece tying it all together [... more]