May ← 2012 ← First Evangelical Free Church

Questioning

May

2012

One quality that we as a church have been working on is the idea that questions are ok. To be frank, I’m not sure that’s a given in society anymore – though we might say that “there are no dumb questions,” many times our actions show that to not be entirely true. This is unfortunate ...

Everything “New”?

May

2012

As we begin our summer sermon series on Ecclesiastes, one of the big points that we saw in chapter one is the desire for everything to be “new” in life. Our society cares little for that which is deemed “old” (Myspace, anyone?) and idolizes being on the cutting edge. This desire drives more of our ...

Binding and Loosing

May

2012

We mentioned in yesterday’s sermon that we will speak more of the “keys of the kingdom” and “binding and loosing” at a future date as we move further in to the Book of Matthew. That said, here are a few thoughts to help us stay on the right track with regards to Matthew 16:19… First, ...

Matthew 15:1-28 Heart Conditions

May

2012

Pastor Kevin Miller continues in Matthew. Please click here to listen to the sermon. Clean and Unclean Matthew 15:1-2 The Pharisees have heard about Christ’s continued work and have come from Jerusalem to challenge Him with how His disciples are breaking a ceremonial cleanliness _______ handed down from generations ago. Matthew 15:2-9 Jesus’ response is ...

Matthew 14:22-36 The Savior is the Miracle

May

2012

Please click here to listen to the sermon. The Miracle Matthew 14:22-24 Jesus sends His disciples across the sea as He dismisses those who were miraculously fed. After this, Jesus heads up the mountainside to pray and, while there, sees the disciples’ boat struggling against the wind. Matthew 14:25-26 Between 3-6 am, Jesus goes to ...

Repeats and Reminders

May

2012

I’ve spoken previously about the purpose and necessity of the Bible being repetitive at times and I have come across yet another great explanation of this from J. C. Ryle: “This repetition shows us that our Lord was in the habit of saying the same things over again. He did not content Himself with saying ...