Advent - 2014
JOY Inexpressible. Fixed In The Deep
December 21, 2014 • Pastor Patrick Bowler
Joy is not happiness, it’s a deep, deep, gladness. Jesus endured the cross for the joy set before him (Hebrews 12:2). He did not look at the cross, he looked through it and saw on the other side all those who would be reconciled to God because of it.
A PEACE That Surpasses All Understanding
December 14, 2014 • Pastor Patrick Bowler
Our sin, our desire to be our own god, was a massive affront to God, and we became enemies. Jesus came into the world to mediate this conflict and the hostility between God, His Father, and us. Being the “Prince of Peace,” he succeeded. Now, as it says in Romans 5:1, “we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
A HOPE That Doesn’t Disappoint
December 7, 2014 • Pastor Patrick Bowler
We live in a culture that is full of false hopes, but Biblical hope rests on the very nature of God! He does not deceive or disappoint us. As believers we have a confident expectation that Jesus will return…the Bible states it, and we expect God to follow through.