What Kind of Leader is Jesus?

   Jan 28, 2018 | by Pastor John Cole | series: The Journey: Becoming a Disciple

What’s it Look Like?

   Jan 21, 2018 | by Pastor John Cole | series: The Journey: Becoming a Disciple

The Lid of Leadership

  Jan 8, 2018 | by Pastor John Cole

New Year, New Me

   Dec 31, 2017 | by Pastor John Cole | series: Continue

We Need Jesus

   Dec 24, 2017 | by Pastor John Cole | series: Continue

Five Realities of Christmas

   Dec 17, 2017 | by Pastor John Cole | series: Continue

Veterans Day Message

  Nov 12, 2017 | by Pastor John Cole | series: Continue

Four Signs of a Healthy Christian Heart (Part 1 of 4)

  Oct 23, 2016 | by Pastor John Cole | series: Red Letters, The Teachings of Christ

In this parable, we find two primary applications: Keep it. Sow it.

There are three primary objects in this parable: the sower, the seed, and the soil.

– Sower: Jesus and believers who share His message (Mt. 13:37)
– Seed: Word of God (Luke 8:11)
– Soil: Hearers (Luke 8:12-15)

Luke 8:4-15

The four types of soil represent different responses to God’s message. People respond differently because they are in different states of readiness.

Some are hardened, others are shallow, oth…

The Influence of Encouragement

  Oct 16, 2016 | by Pastor John Cole | series: Red Letters, The Teachings of Christ

John is in prison and losing his influence.

John had been put in prison by Herod. Herod had married his own sister-in-law, and John publicly rebuked Herod’s flagrant sin (Mt 14:3-5).

John had stated several times that he must decrease and Christ must increase.

John had directed his many disciples to follow Christ.

In prison, John struggles with his faith that Jesus is Christ.

John struggles with losing his followers and being placed into prison.

Jesus sent disciples back to J…

Ten Preventions to a Divided House

  Oct 9, 2016 | by Pastor John Cole | series: Red Letters, The Teachings of Christ

The Secret to Unconditional Love

  Oct 2, 2016 | by Pastor John Cole | series: Red Letters, The Teachings of Christ

Each and everyone of us desires to be loved, so why don’t we do it more?

What is the secret to this great mystery?

How can the very thing we all crave be so hard to find and give?

Could it be that love is found in something else that is harder to find and give?

Like a gift, is it wrapped in something else?

Jesus sheds light into these questions in His conversation with a man named Simon who hosted Jesus for a meal in His home.

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(vs 11) Jesus went to a city called Nain.
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