12-28-08 A Fresh Start

A Fresh Start...A New Year...A Chance to Begin Again...This is the time of year when many think about starting over again with resolutions and new commitments. But wouldn't it be nice if we could just start over, rewind life, "do over?" Unfortunately, life is not that way. But with our forgiving God, we always have a chance to start over and change our ways. Click the above video to watch. Afterward, feel free to share your thoughts and questions on this blog. God Bless and Give 'em Heaven!

12-24-08 Christmas - Introducing Christ

Introductions...we do them all the time. Hi my name is ________. I am a son/daughter/father/mother/grandmother/grandfather of _______. I live in _________. I do ________ for work. Sometimes we introduce ourselves. Other times we introduce family and friends to others. Imagine if you had to introduce Christ. How would you introduce Jesus, the Christ? That is the question for this Christmas' message. How would you introduce Christ? And...How Will you introduce Christ to people who do not have a relationship with Him? Click the above video to watch. Afterward, feel free to share your thoughts and questions on this blog. God Bless and Give 'em Heaven!

12-21-08 Incarnation - Fully God

Incarnation...a word with a Latin base meaing, "in the Flesh." At Christmas, Christ followers believe Jesus the Christ comes to the world as God "in the flesh." Today's message focuses on Jesus' divinity, that he is not only fully human, but also fully God...in addition...what his divinity means for us and the world. Click the above video to watch. Afterward, feel free to share your thoughts and questions on this blog. God Bless and Give 'em Heaven!

12-14-08 Christmas Pageant

Today's vodcast is our first ever Christmas Pageant at Rejoice! What a great day! All the kids (large and small) did a great job....Click the above video to watch. Afterward, feel free to share your thoughts and questions on this blog. Feel free to share this site with grandmas and grandpas, aunts and uncles...God Bless and Give 'em Heaven!

12-7-08 Incarnation - Fully Man

What comes to mind when you think of Christmas? Presents? Family? Shopping? Christmas can mean many things to many people. But when the Bible talks about Christmas the main focus is on the "Incarnation," that is God becoming flesh and blood, one of us....Click the above video to watch. Afterward, feel free to share your thoughts and questions on this blog. God Bless and Give 'em Heaven!

11-30-08 Sermon on Mount - Mt 7-15

Fruit and Fruitfulness. Excluding the grocery store, we Midwesterners don't think much about fruit at the end of November. The grass is brown, the leaves are gone and all the fruit and vegatibles from our gardens and trees is long since been gone. However Christ followers are called to always ponder our fruitfulness and the Spirit's fruit. In today's message, we look at Christ's call for fruitfulness and how we might be so....Click the above video to watch. Afterward, feel free to share your thoughts and questions on this blog. God Bless and Give 'em Heaven!

11-23-08 Sermon on Mount - Mt 7-12

Eeny-Meeny-Miny-Moe...Decisions, decisions... How do you make decisions? Throwing dice? Checking your horoscope? Childhood rhymes? There is a better way. Listen to this week's lesson on how Jesus teaches us how makc sound decisions through Godly guidance. Click the above video to watch. Afterward, feel free to share your thoughts and questions on this blog. God Bless and Give 'em Heaven!

11-16-08 Sermon on Mount - Mt 7-7

We are all on a journey. We all are seeking something. For some it is something very deep and meaningful. For others, their pursuits are more shallow and self-serving. Still more, there are others where life has no general plan and life is received as randomly as it may come. Jesus invites us to ask and seek God's help and plan in all of our dreams and pursuits. Click the above video to watch. Afterward, feel free to share your thoughts and questions on this blog. God Bless and Give 'em Heaven!

11-09-08 Sermon on Mount - Mt 7-1

Judging...we love all the TV shows with judging...Judge Judy, Project Runway, and American Idol to name just a few. We love to judge others. We hate to be judged ourselves. In Matthew 7, Jesus warns about the danger of judging, yet while judging is generally a bad thing, discernment is needful. Learn the difference. Click the above video to watch. Afterward, feel free to share your thoughts and questions on this blog. God Bless and Give 'em Heaven!

11-2-08 Sermon on Mount - Mt 6-25

Bobby McFerrin a few years back sang, "Don't Worry, Be Happy." That is a whole lot easier sung than lived out, isn't it? Jesus talks about worry in Matthew 6. He advises us to consider the flowers and the birds, "they don't worry and God takes care of them." How do you deal with your worries? Listen to Jesus' advice on how to deal with worry. Click the above video to watch. Afterward, feel free to share your thoughts and questions on this blog. God Bless and Give 'em Heaven!

10-26-08 Sermon on Mount - Mt 6-5

A recent survey of MTV viewers found that 98% of them report that they pray. Seems like everyone prays these days. It could be debated to whom do people pray. Still all the same, studies tell us that the majority of our society does indeed pray. Jesus taught his followers a special prayer. Many Christ followers call it the "Lord's Prayer." Click the above video to watch this week's sermon on Jesus' famous prayer. Afterward, feel free to share your thoughts and questions on this blog. God Bless and Give 'em Heaven!

10-19-08 Sermon on Mount - Mt 6-16

What do you treasure? What are the things you value most? Jesus says, "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Do you find this to be true? Journey with us in today's message as we wonder about our treasures here on earth and the treasures Jesus has for us in heaven. Click the above video to watch. Afterward, feel free to share your thoughts and questions on this blog. God Bless and Give 'em Heaven!

10-5-08 Sermon on Mount - Mt 5-27

Studies tell us that 1 in every 2 marriages end up in divorce. Divorce has happened for centuries. Jesus not only talked about marriage but he also talked about divorce. Click the above video to watch. Learn what Jesus has to say. Afterward, feel free to share your thoughts and questions on this blog. God Bless and Give 'em Heaven!

9-28-08 Sermon on Mount - Mt 5-21

When was the last time you were angry? How did you deal with it? Is anger a bad thing? Jesus was angry more than a few times. In this message, we will look at what Jesus says about anger and how to deal with that anger. Click the above video to watch. Afterward, feel free to share your thoughts on this blog. God Bless and Give 'em Heaven!

9-21-08 Sermon on Mount - Mt 5-13

Secrets...we love to hear them and it is so hard to keep them...except when it come to faith. Why is it so easy to keep faith a secret? What makes so many Christ followers shy about sharing the faith? Today's lesson is about how Jesus explains that faith is to be shared and shined and not to be kept a secret. Click the above video to watch. Afterward, feel free to share your thoughts on this blog. God Bless and Give 'em Heaven!