Last week we began a series surrounding Jesus command where he says, “Go into all the world and tell people the Good News; the Good News of God’s Kingdom (Mark 16:15) 

We’re going to take a look at a story out of the Old Testament-a story that may not be very familiar to you. It starts with a story recorded in the Book of II Kings, Chapter 6 verse 24, but before we start this story I have a couple of questions for you? 

How many of you are happy about the price of gasoline being around $4 a gallon? A bit of a pinch, right? Not real happy about that are you? How many of you re really excited about this recession that’s going on in Michigan? Are you excited about an 8 percent unemployment rate? Not really, right? I have good news for you; by the time that we are done with this story that we are about to read, you are going to think that $4 a gallon for gasoline, and that 8 percent unemployment rate aren’t so bad after all. Ok, here we go.

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Luke 7:36-50 (NIV) – read before the message

Have you ever been with a loved one just before they die? One of the things that I’ve noticed when I’m with loved ones and they know they don’t have much time left, is that they tell you the things that are most important to them. People, who are going to die soon, tell their loved ones what’s near and dear to their heart. Read the rest of this entry »

Have you ever thought much about water? I don’t know about you, but I take water for granted. I use water everyday, but I don’t really think about it much at all. I think about water a lot when the electricity goes out and our pump doesn’t work, but even then, I’m usually just thinking about what an inconvenience it is to not have water come out of the faucet. Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve just celebrated a national holiday and I find it interesting that most of us don’t call the holiday by it’s name. Most of us call the holiday by the date – the 4^th of July. That’s interesting isn’t it? What is the holiday’s real name? Independence day. When you hear the word “Independence” what comes to mind? Freedom – freedom of speech; freedom of religion – freedom. When I think of the word “Freedom” or “Liberty”, which is another name for freedom, I think of such things as: The Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell, and the Declaration of Independence. There’s a famous phrase from the Declaration of Independence that says, “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Read the rest of this entry »