Deuteronomy 6:1-9, Romans 12:1-13 (click to display NIV text)
May 20, 2012 (Confirmation Sunday)
Pastor Dwight A. Nelson
“Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.” Deut. 6:4, 5
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Romans 12:2 Read more
Revelation 1:1-8 (click to display NIV text)
May 13, 2012
Pastor Dwight A. Nelson
Introduction to Scripture Reading
Today we conclude the series of messages based on “The Story,” following the narrative sections of the Bible. The narrative of the Bible ends with Paul in prison in Rome and John in exile on the island of Patmos. There is in the Biblical story a kind of realism about life. The Bible is not a “Happily Ever After” fantasy or comedy. It is not a book about how we wish life might be. The Bible is honest about life. Its message is truth. Read more
Acts 20:17-38 (click to display NIV text)
May 6, 2012
Pastor Dwight A. Nelson
Acts 15:1-11 (click to display NIV text)
April 29, 2012
Pastor Dwight A. Nelson
Peter: “Why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of Gentiles a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors have been able to bear? No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.” Read more
Acts 9:1-19 (click to display NIV text)
April 22, 2012
Pastor Dwight A. Nelson
“As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’ ” Read more