THE VIEW FROM UP HERE

come back on Easter

IT’S TIME TO COME BACK!

Everyone loves a comeback. It's why we watch when our team is down.  We believe they can come back to win.   The darkest night ends at sunrise. Spring comes back to defeat winter every time.   Green is breaking through on the hills right now. Wildflowers are starting...

lamb

THE LION WHO IS A LAMB

Jesus is heading into Jerusalem for Passover - a week-long festival commemorating national deliverance from the oppressive power of Egypt. This time, Jesus would be playing the role of the lamb. The political and religious powers will play the part of Egypt.   All eyes are on...

Rapture

DID YOU MISS THE RAPTURE?

My early faith came with a hearty helping of rapture fever. Bumper stickers warned, “Get right or get left!” We sang, “You’ve been left behind!” to scare our friends into accepting Christ. Honestly, I just wanted Jesus to hold off until I got to have sex.   I...

great comeback

THE GREAT COMEBACK

We opened our new church home two years ago on Easter to packed crowds. Last year we shot a video in the parking lot with no crowds but more viewers then we would have had in person. This year we are primed for a comeback.   The...

repent fast

REPENT FAST

"Unless you repent, you too will perish." Jesus (Luke 13:5) Everyone was talking about the news. Pilate slaughtered some tourists from Jesus' area while they were in the temple. It was gruesome and sudden. Their blood mixed with the blood of the passover lambs on the...

secure investments

SECURE YOUR INVESTMENTS NOW

Up, up, up. Real estate, stocks, bitcoin. All the markets seem to be going up. Investors are benefiting from the somewhat volatile but exciting ride and wondering when to jump off the train before a crash or at least a correction.   Jesus tells a story in...

harvest is plentiful

THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL

In Luke’s Gospel we already saw Jesus call the twelve and make them his apostles or emissaries. He has spoken a lot to his disciples or students who included a larger number. In chapter ten, he appoints seventy-two others and sends them out in pairs...

Will the real Jesus please stand up?

WILL THE REAL JESUS PLEASE STAND UP?

There was an old game show called “To Tell The Truth”. Contestants would hear a story about a person and then meet panelists who each claimed to be that person. The contestants could ask questions and then take guesses at which one was telling the...

are you the one

ARE YOU THE ONE?

John had pointed his disciples to Jesus. He had baptized him in the Jordan. But now as he sat in prison and Jesus did nothing to get him out, he was having his doubts. Nothing was working out the way he thought it should. He...

Quit Wasting Wine

QUIT WASTING THE WINE

"You don't use old containers to store new wine. As the wine ferments it expands and it will break a brittle container. You need a flexible new container to expand with the new wine. Otherwise the wine will be lost." Luke 5:37 TRPV (Todd Rodarmel...