Redemption to Depravity and Back Again! – March 23, 2014

Hadassah, the lonely exile meets graceful Queen Esther in the struggle for peace in a foreign land. Between the lines of Queen Esther’s redemptive story there are broader statements about our human depravity, the effects of sin, and God’s final solution.

In the fourth of this five week series, Pastor Ken presents the tragedy behind the redemption of Purim.  Esther 3-9

A Royal Edict to Annihilate! – March 16, 2014

From Remnant to Royalty, Peasantry to the Palace, Exile to Emperor, Commoner to Conqueror, Hadasseh a.k.a. Esther used her beauty & God’s righteousness to overpower lust, greed and power. The third message in this series, Pastor Ken draws lessons from Esther’s story of redemption for her people, and the power of God’s promises in the face of folly and evil. Esther 3 – 9

A Royal Persian Spa Party – March 9, 2014

Anyone for a Persian spa treatment? God’s Beauty Queen teaches us a lot about wise living, righteousness & opportunity. In March Pastor Ken leads us through a study of Esther – the beautiful royal exile who became God’s redeemer.  This week: Esther 2:1-12, 15-18

The King of Persia Throws a Party! – March 2, 2014

God loves to redeem – save – restore. The Bible –yes, the history of mankind – teaches us about folly & wisdom, opportunity & righteousness, manipulation & love. We start our series on Esther (Chapter 1), considering the ambition, excess & folly of the great Persian emperor Xerxes….the man who would become Esther’s husband.  Ester 1:1-8, 16-22

Truth, Justice and Mercy – February 23, 2014

Should you not ‘Judge Not?‘? If there are ‘two or three gathered’, is Jesus the deciding vote? Isn’t justice, mercy’s opponent? Pastor Ken tackles truth, justice & mercy evenly apply in the church in a message titled “Justice for All, Not just for Us”.  Inspiration this week is from Deuteronomy 19 and Matthew 5, 7, 12.

I can do all things … except that – February 16, 2014

“Do all things work together for good”? Are you strong enough to “do all things through Christ”? Does God “give you only what you can handle”?

Pastor Ken moves from the myth of unconditional love to pursue objects of misplaced faith & hope. Inspiration for today’s message is taken from: Jeremiah 29, 1 Corinthians 10 and Romans 8

Love Conquers All … or does it? – February 9, 2014

Should you ‘Forgive and Forget’, ‘Judge Not’ and ’To thine Own self be True’? Pastor Ken begins a 3 week series entitled “Bad Bible Bumper Stickers”, pursuing some common ‘churchy’ sayings that have gone sideways, topsy-turvey or totally against against God’s truth. Inspiration is taken from Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12, 1 Corinthians 13:4-13. Ephesians 5:21-33

Anatomy of a Healthy, Happy Church: Global Domination and Celebration – February 2, 2014

Ken concludes his series on the “Anatomy of a Healthy, Happy Church” with a message about Global Domination and Celebration. What is Global Domination with respect to the Church?  Ken defines this as the point when the love of God goes to everyone on the planet.  Inspiration this week is from Ephesians 5:12-24.

Anatomy of a Healthy, Happy Church: Discipleship – January 26, 2014

As part of his series on the Anatomy of a Healthy, Happy Church, Ken delves into Discipleship this week.  The message is titled  “Relax: Stretch, Warm Up, Exercise and Rest”.  But, what is Discipleship?  Discipleship is growing in the dynamics of Worship and Fellowship.  Ken takes his inspiration from Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13, 25-32.

Anatomy of a Healthy, Happy Church: Fellowship – January 19, 2014

For the 2nd week of the “Anatomy of a Healthy Happy Church” series, Ken connects worship to fellowship: ‘What you’ve got… it’s Catching!’. The focus of our inspiration is Ephesians 2: 8-10, 17-22