by Pastor Doug Bender | Sep 18, 2015 | Blog
Have you ever stopped to simply marvel at the universe? I’m not talking about understanding, or measuring, or observing – I’m talking marveling. Have you been filled with wonder and astonishment over the sheer reality of the expansive space we are...
by Pastor Doug Bender | Sep 11, 2015 | Blog
Most people remember Tuesday, September 11th, 2001 vividly. They can tell you where they were and what they were doing. The countless showings of the planes tearing their way through the glass and concrete of the World Trade Center buildings. The way that moment...
by Pastor Doug Bender | Aug 29, 2015 | Blog
This weekend we’re going to be taking another look at Peter’s confession of Jesus as the Christ. We remember this most important section in Matthew’s Gospel, when Peter stepped out and said the most important words he would ever utter, and Jesus...
by Pastor Doug Bender | Aug 21, 2015 | Blog
In one of my earlier sermons I referenced a story that Max Lucado used to illustrate the way that Jesus disarmed the world with His genuine love and truth. A man whose truth played by no one’s rules – that it’s Jesus or nothing, and to follow Him...
by Pastor Doug Bender | Aug 14, 2015 | Blog
This past weekend our city held its annual Decatur Celebration. There were all kinds of folks out to eat fried foods, listen to all different kinds of music, and interact with merchants and vendors from all over the area. While it might not compare to venues like...
