Sermon: God is Overwhelmingly, Ridiculously, Seriously Serious about Saving Us.
This may come as a surprise to some, but probably not: I’ve been told more often than I care to admit to “Act my age.” 99% of the time it […]
Category: A word from the (Pastor) Wise
The unheard sermon from Pastor Chris Wise
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Show and Tell
It seems every day there is a new opportunity for show and tell. Show and tell, a treat from elementary school in which we got to get a glimpse into […]
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God is Blessing His People (Esther pt 7)
Have you ever asked yourself about how far God’s grace really goes? What about how long eternity is? What about this question: “If I were the only person left on […]
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God is Using the Reluctant (and Unprepared)
2 Peter 1:3 By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, […]
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Second Guessing
Full disclosure: I have been second guessing this entire series on Esther. What is usually a rock-solid lineup on my sermon board has been shuffled, erased, rewritten, condensed, and written […]
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Have a nice trip?
In today’s sermon (02/16/2020) I mentioned that tripping can’t stop us on our journey. Just because we trip, or have a hiccup in the plan, or fall on our face […]
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When things are darkest…
I confess, I’ve been very negative about Esther’s story for a very long time. There are many details about the characters and their actions (reactions, really) that just rub me […]
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God’s Discipline
Ours is a different kind of narrative. You might think that with all the setup for our sermon series on Esther (3 weeks now) we would 1) at least have […]
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God is Never Silent
Ok – I spent an entire morning telling you all that Esther 4:11 was the key verse of the book… it’s 4:13. If you feel so moved – you can […]