Rev. Matt Miller (Romans 9)

Rev. Matt Miller (Romans 8) Paul reminds the small church in a giant, powerful city that God is working in everything to accomplish his purposes. Knowing this truth helps us as we face the hardship of living in our world.

Russell Jung (Romans 8:1-9) Do you ever wonder if you are truly a Christian because you struggle with on-going sin. This message will assure you that there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus and it will help you answer the question, Am I in Christ?

Rev. Matt Miller (Matthew 1:18-25) Life is full of unexpected, unpredicted, and sometimes, unwanted events. While Mary and Joseph didn’t anticipate what happened to them, God blessed them in the unexpected and he promises to the same for us.

Featuring the Chancel and Handbell Choirs of Woodland - the Service of Lessons and Carols is a centuries-old tradition of Scripture readings predicting and celebrating the birth of our Savior and music that reflects upon the readings.

Rev. Matt Miller (Matthew 1:1, 9) Not everyone has a great father, and certainly there were some terrible ones in Jesus’ family tree. How do we find hope when our fathers don’t live up to their callings?

Rev. Matt Miller (Matthew 1:1-6, Joshua 2) We all have skeletons in our closet, but some are bigger than others. Most of them don’t really matter but what if your grandmother was a prostitute? Would you want the world to know? Jesus grandmother was and God told everyone. Listen why.

Rev. Matt Miller (Matthew 1) We know the holidays often present us with opportunities to be with family. For some, that is a time of rejoicing and celebration. For others, having a good relationship with family members can be difficult. For still others, the sadness of not having family is depressing. In the Gospel of Matthew which begins with a long genealogy, we read about Jesus’ family. While there are kings and those near to God’s heart, we also see a lot of brokenness. This reveals to us that even Jesus’ family was a mess. With this in mind, we can see this advent season as a reminder that God can work through any family, even ours!

Rev. Matt Miller (Romans 7) Many people think the Bible gives us the law to have a set of rules to live by. While that is part of what the law reveals, there is so much more. In this chapter, Paul shares with his brothers and sisters the essence, purpose, blessing and fulfillment of the law.

Russell Jung (Romans 6:15-23) The Apostle Paul is telling the Romans that they are free from sin and just as if a man were set free from being a slave he wouldn’t return to being a slave this is how they are to act toward sin. If you were a slave of sin and then you were set free then you shouldn’t go back to it. Furthermore, he says that if you have faith in Jesus Christ then you have become his servant and you can’t serve sin and Jesus. So Paul is encouraging the Romans and us to live as free people seeking to serve Jesus Christ knowing that there is an eternal reward waiting for us.