Since its invasion of Eden’s tranquility, sin has been pandemic among God’s sons and daughters. The tragic expulsion from the Garden, the separations, the warnings, the reminders of God’s holiness…
Creation was intense. The fall of mankind was intense. Holiness interacting with mankind has always been intense. Jesus being sent, being born, being human, being crucified, rising again: all that…
Ask a child to describe air. Ask a fish to describe water. These essential elements are pure gifts, vital carriers of life: air to us, water to fish. Awareness of…
24th Oct 2021 ‘COME BUY WINE WITHOUT MONEY’ John 7:1-14 JESUS THE JEW (in what ways did Jesus conform to Jewish customs? Here and elsewhere in the Gospels?) John 7:14-27…
Random is not a descriptor of the story of God in Scripture. From Genesis to Revelation there are continuous threads weaving a central theme. The God of Creation, our God,…
Because of His bounding joy, God went to meticulous lengths forming us in His image. Then, Adam’s tragic failure in the Garden marred that image. Until that moment when Adam’s…
For the Apostles, grasping the full scope of what Jesus’ death accomplished and made available was a distilling process, a little by little, growing awareness, with expanding comprehensions, and elating…
It’s embarrassing! It’s cringingly awkward! God’s love story talks about – it. The church’s prudish sensitivities are never on fuller display than when the Word includes tales of illicit love…
Focusing on the theme of love today is most definitely low-hanging fruit for the Church. Borrowing from Isaiah 55, I’d have God say this: “My love is not your love,…
Hidden by the Forcefield of Jesus’ Love Pastor Don Freeman We come each Sunday to pray, to worship, to heal, to be challenged and refreshed by God’s Word. The need…
In his stupefying, open vision recorded in the book of Revelation (ch.19), the Apostle John sees a rider called Faithful and True seated on a white horse. His eyes are…
Vineyard Church of the Peninsula October 18, 2020 Invited! Jesus’ coming was not a judgment or condemnation or disapproval or a ‘setting the bar too high’ event. It was a…