Peacemakers: Gently Restore - Matthew 18:15-20 - Sermon 9/4/2011

This is the key passage in dealing with conflict.  Conflict is an opportunity to come together in a deeper way.  It's exactly what Christ has done for us.

Peacemakers: Get the Log Out Of Your Own Eye - Matthew 7:1-6 August 28, 2011

The second in the Peacemakers series.  Before we deal with others, we deal with ourselves.

Peacemakers: Give Glory to God - 1 Cor. 10:27-31 - Sermon 8/21/2011

Relationships are the basic, primary stuff of life - and they're hard.  They don't always go well - not ever since Cain and Abel.  This is the beginning of a four part series on how to do relationship, especially in conflict that inevitably challenges every relationship.

The first thing we do - always do - is Glorify God.

In invite you to stream or download the sermon and start to do some good work on relationships.

Spirit & the Kairos Moment - Sermon 8/14/2011 - Acts 4:23-32

The final message in the series of our dance with the Spirit that is the Christian life.  It's not just that we discern God's leading and are empowered to obediently follow, it's also that we're sensitive to the timing of God.  Always and everywhere, we are sensitive to the moments of opportunity to respond to the Spirit.

Spirit & Gifts - 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 - August 7, 2011

Spiritual gifts are a controversial topic in the church.  Yet, if they are truly given by God and available to the believer, then how can we operate in the Christian life to our fullest without them?  This is an overview of the gifts as they are presented in scripture and operative today.

The Spirit and Discernment - Acts 17:11 on 7/31/11

The dance with the Spirit includes discerning when the voice is His - or when its the world, the enemy or just ourselves.  This is some good stuff on making that discernment.