Through the work of Jesus, we have access to God the Father! Without the cross, without the sacrifice that Jesus made for us, there is an un-crossable chasm between us and God. BUT… through Jesus, that gap has been closed, and the way has been made for us to “go to God”. To go to God with our hurts, with our needs, with our struggles, with our pain, and with our praise.   Because we are broken and...  Read More

Hope is a powerful word. When all seems lost, hope believes that there is a chance for success, victory, restoration, healing, and many other life-changing goals. I have been in several situations over the years as a pastor where there seemed to be no hope for a marriage, a salvation need, or change of direction, etc. Then, God “showed up” in a person’s life, and the rest is history. Now, that per...  Read More

Main Point and Overview:    The coming murder of Jesus would cause the corrupt culture to celebrate, while his disciples would mourn. It seemed like all hope was lost. The popular words that we sing in Death was Arrested come to mind: “Our savior displayed on a criminal's cross. Darkness rejoiced as though heaven had lost. But then Jesus arose with our freedom in hand. That's when death was arrest...  Read More

 Have you ever had a scary dream where you found yourself walking on a cold concrete floor down a long dimly lit corridor and you sense that you are being watched, you feel so restricted, the tensions mount, there is no one to help you and no way out. And whew, what a relief, you wake up and realize that it’s just a bad dream.  For many, it’s not a bad dream, it’s real life, and it’s worse than th...  Read More

It is safe to say that winter has welcomed itself to Michigan, I am not sure about you, but I did not welcome it in. For me I love the Christmas season, but I dread the cold. I know that with Christmas and snow comes those sub degree temperatures that feels like we live at the North Pole! The simple task of taking the trash out and letting the dog out to go to the bathroom becomes something I don'...  Read More

Paul and Silas were in Philippi. On one particular morning, they were heading to a place of prayer. While heading there, they were greeted and followed by a slave woman possessed by a spirt that enabled her to predict the future. The spirit in her recognized the Holy Spirit in Paul and Silas, and subsequently called out proclaiming who they were and what they were doing. She got so obnoxious about...  Read More