News
Sandy Webb’s Funeral and Memorial Service
Sandy Webb passed away September 3, 2018, from complications of breast cancer. Her … [Read More...]
Psalm 68:6, Dean Webb’s Funeral Sermon: God Brings Those in the Prison House to Where?
“The two ways—one of life and one of death, and a vast chasm exists between the two” … [Read More...]
Dean Webb’s Memorial Service
The memorial service for Dean Webb will be on Saturday, August 11, 2018, at Shepherd of … [Read More...]
Sermons
Mark 9:14-29: Faith and Faithfulness
In today’s Gospel, Jesus triumphs in a spiritual miracle, casting out a demon. For us, … [More...]
Sandy Webb’s Funeral Homily: Baptism Does What?
John 3:1-7, 14-17; Genesis 7:11-13, 22-23; 8:1, 9:8-15; 1 Peter 3:18-21 Sometimes, … [More...]
Mark 7:24-37: Knocked Down by Sin and Death
In less than a week, two deaths—Sandy Webb and Donna Kind-Gappa. So close together, we … [More...]
Articles
A Lesson on Grieving
With two deaths within a week, a lesson like this made sense. For when someone you know and love dies, you suffer an enormous sense of loss. It is like an amputation. Initially, there's a sharp pain. Eventually, there's healing—but there's always a loss. Grief is the expression of this loss, which someone can express in several ways. Many people, when faced with a sudden death of one they … [More...]
John: Lesson 9: The Food of God’s Kingdom (John 6:25 – 71)
Jesus is back in Galilee with another Passover soon approaching. He crossed over the Sea of Galilee and a crowd follows Him there. Hungry, Jesus took five loaves and seven fish and multiplied them to feed a crowd of 5,000 men, plus women and children. Both Jesus and His disciples leave and the crowd follows him the next day. The crowd catches up with them, and they dialogue with several … [More...]
John: Lesson 8: Jesus Feeds a Crowd to … (John 6:1 – 24)
In John 2, Jesus went to Jerusalem for Passover (John 2:24, 4:43-44). Now we find almost a year has elapsed and Jesus is back in Galilee with another Passover soon approaching. This shows us John leaves out a lot, including the more important points we need (John 20:31). Jesus Feeds a Crowd Read John 6:1-4 “the other side of the Sea of Galilee”: “the other side” was the predominately … [More...]
Unnoticed Connections in Scripture, Lesson 5: Numbers Continued
In this lesson, we continue exploring the significance of numbers in the Bible. For we find specific numbers coming up over and again throughout Scripture. For example, God commanded His people to celebrate seven festivals in the Old Covenant—four during spring and three in the autumn. These three fall festivals all took place in the seventh month. The final one lasted seven days, with it … [More...]
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