Sermons
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March 27, 2022: “Fresh”: Part 4 –
March 20, 2022: “Fresh”: Part 3 – God’s Answer to Humanity’s Biggest Problem – Romans 5:1-8
March 13, 2022: “Fresh”: Part 2 – God’s Answer to Humanity’s Biggest Problem – Romans 2:1-6
March 6, 2022: “Fresh”: Part 1 – Trinity: The Christian Definition of God – Romans 1:1-7
February 27, 2022: Hospitality: How To Be the Light of the Party. Rule #4: “Conclusion” –Leviticus 25:35-38
February 20, 2022: Hospitality: How To Be the Light of the Party. Rule #3: “She Needs God Too” –Leviticus 22:17-20
February 13, 2022: Hospitality: How To Be the Light of the Party. Rule #2: “God’s Blessing is For Him, Too” – Leviticus 19:9-10
February 6, 2022: Hospitality: How To Be the Light of the Party. Rule #1: “She’s No Different Than Me.” –Leviticus 25:18-23
January 30, 2022: ‘Children’s Church’ Conclusion: Children Need Direction Into Their Life’s Purpose –Luke 1:57-66
January 23, 2022: ‘Children’s Church’ Part 4: Children Need Our Prayers –Matthew 19: 13-15
January 16, 2022: ‘Children’s Church’ Part 3: Children Need Healing and Care –Mark 5:39-42
January 9, 2022: ‘Children’s Church’ Part 2: Children Should Get Our Best – Matthew 7:7-11
January 2, 2022: ‘Children’s Church’ Part 1: Children Need To Be Safe – Matthew 2:13-16
December 26, 2021: “Time for Olah” – Exodus 20:2-17
December 24, 2021: Christmas Eve Service 2021
December 19, 2021: Location, Location, Location: ” – The East Matthew 2:1-12
December 12, 2021: Location, Location, Location: The Places of the Christmas Story” – Bethlehem Matthew 2:3-6
December 5, 2021: Location, Location, Location: The Places of the Christmas Story” – The Fields of Beit Sahour Luke 2: 8-15
November 28, 2021: Location, Location, Location: The Places of the Christmas Story” – Nazareth Luke 1:26-33
November 21, 2021: 28 Days of Prayer: Paul’s Prayer for Philemon Philemon 4-10
November 14, 2021: 28 Days of Prayer: Paul’s Prayer for the Philippians Philippians 1:9-11
November 7, 2021: 28 Days of Prayer: Paul’s Prayer for the Ephesians Ephesians 1:15-19
October 31, 2021: 28 Days of Prayer: Paul’s Prayer for the Romans Romans 15:5-6
October 24, 2021: Change Unchangingng Part 4: DREAM –Joel 2:28-32
October 17, 2021: Change Unchangingng Part 3: RETURN – Joel 2: 12-14
October 10, 2021: Change Unchanging Part 2: UNITE – Joel 2:15-17
October 03, 2021: Change Unchanging Part 1: MOURN – Joel 1: 8-11
September 26, 2021: Mythbusters – Part 6: Your problems go away if you’re a Christian. – Matthew 11:25-30
September 19, 2021: Mythbusters – Part 5: God Won’t Give You More Than You Can Handle – Matthew 26: 36-41
September 12, 2021: Mythbusters Part 4: Being a Christian means giving up fun and following rules. – Matthew 13:44-488
September 5, 2021: Mythbusters Part 3 -To Be A Good Christian You Have To Go To Church – Matthew 6: 1, 5-6
August 29, 2021: Myth 2: God Helps Those Who Help Themselves – Matthew 9:35-37
August 22, 2021: Mythbusters Part 1 – Lead by Example – Matthew 7: 7-12
August 15, 2021: I AM the Bread of Life – John 6: 25-71
August 8, 2021: Ruth pt 2 – Unconditional Love – Ruth 3:1-5, 4:13-17
August 1, 2021: Looking to the Future: Paul – Romans 8: 28-30; 38-39
July 25, 2021: Looking to the Future: Peter – Acts 2: 14-21
July 18, 2021: Looking to the Future: Ruth – Ruth 1: 1-18
July 11, 2021: Looking to the Future: Joshua – Joshua 24: 1-15
July 4, 2021: Patriots in the Kingdom of God – Mark 12: 13- 17
June 20, 2021: Prayer – Matthew 6: 7-13
June 13, 2021: Affirmations of Faith – Matthew 16: 13-19
June 6, 2021: Prayers of Confession – Psalm 38: 1-4 and 21-22
May 30, 2021: Dedication – 1 Kings 8:54-61
May 23, 2021: On Fire with the Spirit – Acts 2: 1-21
May 16, 2021: Left Behind – Acts 1:1-11
May 9, 2021: Sing to the Lord a New Song – Psalms 98
May 2, 2021: Growing Like Jesus – Luke 2:41-52
April 25, 2021: The Shepherd’s Sheep – Psalm 23
April 18, 2021: One Heart – Acts 4:32-37
April 11, 2021: Living in Unity – Psalm 133
April 4, 2021: Easter Joy – John 20:1-18
March 28, 2021: Holy Week Triumph and Tragedy – Mark 11:1-11
March 21, 2021: What Are We Waiting For? – Jeremiah 31:31-34
March 14, 2021: What Does It Mean to Be Saved? – John 3:14-21
March 7, 2021: What Do We Believe? The Brief Statement of Faith – Mark 8:27-30
February 28, 2021: What Do We Believe? The Confession of 1967 – Acts 9:10-19
February 21, 2021: What Do We Believe? Apostles’ Creed – Mark 9:14-24
February 14, 2021: Eating with the Lord – Mark 9:2-9
February 7, 2021: Stuck in the Multitudes, Struck by the Good News! – Luke 5:17-32, 18:15-19:11
January 31, 2021: Changing a Changing World – Matthew 25:31-40
January 24, 2021: Making Disciples – Mark 1:14-20
January 17, 2021: God Knows Us and Loves Us – Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18
January 10, 2021: Life in the Light of Our Baptism – Acts 19:1-7
January 3, 2021: Wise and Foolish Men – Matthew 2:1-12
December 27, 2020: Dedication – Luke 2:21-33
Christmas Eve 2020: God’s Christmas Present – Luke 2:1-20
Previous Sermon Series: Advent
December 20, 2020 (Fourth Sunday of Advent) – Strange News – Luke 1:26-38
December 13, 2020 (Third Sunday of Advent) – Power in a Christmas Present – John 1:1-14
December 6, 2020 (Second Sunday of Advent) – What’s John Got to Say to Us? – Mark 1:1-8
November 29, 2020 (First Sunday of Advent) – What Are We Waiting For? – Mark 13:24-29
Previous Sermon Series: Lives Transformed
November 22, 2020 – Christ the King – Matthew 25:31-46
November 15, 2020 – Lives Transformed: The Paralytic – Matthew 9:2-8
November 8, 2020 – Lives Transformed: Zacchaeus – Luke 19:1-10
November 1, 2020 – All the Saints – Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-13, 32-40; 12:1-2
October 25, 2020 – Lives Transformed: Moses – Exodus 2:11-22, 3:1-12
October 18, 2020 – Lives Transformed: The Blind Beggar – John 9:1-33
October 11, 2020 – Lives Transformed: Children – Mark 10:13-16
October 4, 2020 – Lives Transformed: The Samaritan Woman – John 4:4-42
September 27, 2020 – What Does Giving Do For You? – Acts 20:32-35
September 20, 2020 – Why Do We Pledge? – Leviticus 23:9-14
September 13, 2020 – How Do We Give? – Matthew 10:5-10
September 6, 2020 – Where Is God Sending Us? – Matthew 28:16-20
August 30, 2020 – Be Someone’s Tomorrow – John 4:1-5
August 23, 2020 – How Well Do You Listen? – Mark 4:1-9
August 16, 2020 – Gone to the Dogs – Psalm 133; Matthew 15:21-28
August 9, 2020 – Things Just Aren’t Like They Ought to Be – Psalm 42:1-6a
August 2, 2020 – Lord, Give Me Patience, But Not Now – Habakkuk 2:1-4; Luke 21:25-33
July 26, 2020 – Community and Social Distance – Genesis 2:15-22; Philippians 2:1-5
July 19, 2020 – Ordinary Time in Extraordinary Time – Psalm 119:105-112; Matthew 13:1-9
July 12, 2020 – At the Table: The Lord’s Supper – Luke 22:7-20
July 5, 2020 – One Nation Under God – Matthew 22:15-22; Romans 13:1-7
Previous Sermon Series: Interim Time
June 28, 2020 – The Tasks Before Us – Numbers 13:1-3, 17-23; Acts 15:6-18
June 21, 2020 – For Such a Time as This – Esther 4:6-14; Acts 6:1-6
June 14, 2020 – The Road Ahead – Joshua 24:14-18; Luke 24:13-21
June 7, 2020 – Looking Back – Psalm 137:1-6; Acts 1:1-11
Previous Sermon Series: What I’ve Learned in Ministry
May 31, 2020 – Trust God – Psalm 23, Jeremiah 29:10-11, Matthew 28:16-20
May 24, 2020 – We Serve a Parade of People – Hebrews 12:1-3
May 17, 2020 – Know Who You Are and Embrace Who You Are – 1 Peter 2:4-10
May 10, 2020 – You Can’t Do What You Can’t Do – Exodus 15:19-21; Philippians 4:10-13
May 3, 2020 – Ecumenical Work Is Hard – Ephesians 4:1-16
April 26, 2020 – Moving Forward – Exodus 3:1-10; Jeremiah 29:4-14
April 19, 2020 – Earth Day Sunday: Celebrating the Earth – Revelation 21:1-5; Psalm 104
April 12, 2020 – Easter Sunday: It Ain’t Over ‘Till It’s Over – John 20:1-20
April 9, 2020 – Maundy Thursday: The Cross of Christ – 1 Corinthians 1:17-25
April 5, 2020 – Palm Sunday: Cleansing the Temple – Luke 19:28-48
March 29, 2020: Seek and Rejoice When the Lost are Found – Luke 15:1-31
March 22, 2020: Don’t Be Anxious – Luke 12:22-31
March 15, 2020: Be the Kind of Neighbor You’d Like to Have – Luke 10: 25-37
March 8, 2020: Confronting the Demons of This World – Luke 8:26-37
March 1, 2020: Keep Calm and Trust God in the Storms – Luke 8:22-25
February 23, 2020: Take Time to Connect with God – Luke 6:12-19
February 16, 2020: Don’t Be Afraid to Break the Rules to Make a Difference – Luke 6:1-11
Previous Sermon Series: Bedtime Theology – Answering the Questions of Children
February 9, 2020: When Will Our Loved Ones Be Undead Like Jesus? – 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
February 2, 2020: A Bag of Rice – Guest Pastor Maynard Pittendreigh
Psalm 146:1-10; 1 Timothy 6:6-19
January 26, 2020: Do Bad Guys Live with God? – Revelation 12:1-9; John 14:1-3
January 19, 2020: Where Does God Live and How Long Does It Take to Get There? – Psalm 139:1-10; Revelation 4:2-11
January 12, 2020: Why Did God Make Me? – Romans 8:28-39; Ephesians 2:10
January 5, 2020: How Powerful Is God: – Genesis 1:1-5; 1 Corinthians 15:20-26; Matthew 19:23-26
December 29, 2019: What Difference Does It Make? – Luke 4:14-22
Previous Sermon Series: The Heart’s Desire: The Longings of Advent
December 22, 2019: Longing for Meaning – Psalm 137:1-4; Matthew 1:18-23
December 15, 2019: Longing for Peace – Isaiah 2:1-5
December 8, 2019: Longing for Change – Matthew 3:1-12; John 3:1-21
December 1, 2019: Longing for the Messiah in the Prophets – Isaiah 49:5-6; Ezekiel 34:22-30; Isaiah 9:6-7
Christ the King Sunday
November 24, 2019: The Reign of Christ – Jeremiah 23:1-6; Colossians 1:15-20; Luke 23:33-43
Previous Sermon Series: Lessons from the Exodus
November 17, 2019: It’s Important to Remember – Deuteronomy 16:1-12
November 10, 2019: The Paradox of Generosity – 2 Corinthians 9:1-15
November 3, 2019: Would You Like Cheese with Your Whine? – Numbers 20:1-13
October 27, 2019: Choosing to See with Faith – Numbers 13:1-3, 17-33
October 20, 2019: Tempted to Worship False Gods – Exodus 32:1-20
October 13, 2019: The Sacredness of Worship Space – Exodus 25:1-22
October 6, 2019: Rules for Living – Exodus 20:1-17
September 29, 2019: Guest preacher Rev. Walk Jones – Blowing on the Dusty Logs – 2 Timothy 1:1-14; Psalm 146
September 22, 2019: The Lord Provides – Exodus 16:1-35
September 15, 2019: The Lord Makes a Way – Exodus 14:5-31
September 8, 2019: When God Calls Us to Do His Work, Don’t Make Excuses – Exodus 3:1-15, 4:1-17
September 1, 2019: God Has a Plan – Exodus 2:1-10
Guest Pastor Rev. Dr. Dennis Salmon
August 18, 2019: Texts with Emojis from Heaven – Hebrews 11:29-12:2
Youth Sunday, August 11, 2019
8:45 am service: Matthew 18:1-5
11:00 am service: Exodus 2:1-10
Guest Pastor Rev. Dr. Dennis Salmon
August 4, 2019: A Cup of Cold Water – Matthew 10:34-42
Previous Sermon Series: People Who Met Jesus in the Gospel of John
August 25, 2019: Peter – Imperfect Followers – John 21:1-22
July 28, 2019: Thomas – Another Skeptic – John 20:24-31
July 21, 2019: The Soldiers – Those Just Doing Their Job – John 19:16b-24, 28-37
July 14, 2019: Pilate – the Career-Minded – John 18:28-40, 19:1-16a
July 7, 2019: When the Morning Comes – Psalm 30 (Not part of current sermon series. Guest Pastor Rev. Dr. Dennis Salmon)
June 30, 2019: Lazarus – the Dead – John 11:1-43
June 23, 2019: The Man Born Blind – Those Who Cannot See – John 9:1-34
June 16, 2019: The 5,000 – the Hungry – John 6:1-15
June 9, 2019: The Lame Man – the Crippled – John 5:1-15
June 2, 2019: The Royal Official – the Hopeful – John 4:43-54
May 26, 2019: The Samaritan Woman – the Thirsty – John 4:1-26
May 19, 2019: Nicodemus – the Cautious – John 3:1-21
May 12, 2019: Nathanael – the Skeptic – John 1:43-51
May 5, 2019: Peter and Andrew – the Enthusiast – John 1:35-41
Earth Day Message
April 28, 2019: Our Calling as Stewards of the Earth – Genesis 1:1-10; Psalm 8
Previous Sermon Series: Ways the Bible Can Change Your Life
April 21, 2019: From Empty Tomb to Unstoppable Movement – Luke 24:1-12
April 14, 2019: How Can We Keep Silent? – Luke 19:28-40
April 7, 2019: Love One Another – John 13:31-35
March 31, 2019: Light the Way for Others – Matthew 5:14-16
March 24, 2019: Find Your Purpose – Jeremiah 1:1-19
March 17, 2019: Trust God – Proverbs 3:5-6; Isaiah 41:8-13
March 10, 2019: Build on Something Solid – Matthew 7:24-29
March 3, 2019: Leave the Judging to God – Matthew 7:1-5, John 8:2-11
February 24, 2019: Don’t Give Worry a Foothold – Matthew 6:25-33
February 17, 2019: Guest Pastor – What the Good Life Looks Like – Luke 6:17-26
Previous Sermon Series: Playing the Numbers
February 10, 2019: “But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength.” – Isaiah 40:27-31
February 3, 2019: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” – Philippians 4:10-13
January 27, 2019: For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life …” – Romans 6:1-23
January 20, 2019: “Jesus said, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life’ …” – John 14:1-11
January 13, 2019: “For God so loved the world …” – John 3:1-21
January 6, 2019: “And when they had opened their treasures…” – Matthew 2:1-12
2018
December 30, 2018: The Joy Jesus Brings – Luke 2:21-38
December 23, 2018: The Message of the Angels – Luke 2:8-14
*Audio unavailable
December 16, 2018: A Different Twist to the Story – Micah 5:2-5a; Luke 2:1-7
December 9, 2018: Jesus in All His Glory –Habakkuk 2:20; Revelation 5:1-14
December 2, 2018: The Hope Proclaimed by the Prophets – Isaiah 7:10-14, 53:1-12, 61:1-3
November 25, 2018: Guest Pastor Rev. Walk Jones: Just Another Dreamer – Genesis 28:10-22
November 18, 2018: An Attitude of Gratitude – Psalm 136; Luke 17:11-19
November 11, 2018: The Struggle Against the Spiritual Forces of Evil – Ephesians 6:10-20
November 4, 2018: The Language of Love – 1 Corinthians 13
October 28, 2018: The Communion of Saints – Hebrews 12:1-3; Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18
October 21, 2018: Parenting for Faith – Deuteronomy 6:20-25; Matthew 19:13-15
Previous Sermon Series: Money Matters
October 14, 2018: Leaving a Legacy – Joshua 24:1-15
October 7, 2018: The Principles: First Fruits, Generosity, and Regularity – Proverbs 3:9-10; Mark 12:41-44; 1 Corinthians 16:1-4
September 30, 2018: Where It All Begins – Exodus 34:18-28
September 23, 2018: Lost and Found, Guest Pastor Rev. Dr. Dennis Salmon – Luke 15:1-10
Previous Sermon Series: The Great Commission
September 16, 2018: You Belong Here – Luke 15:11-32
September 9, 2018: The Message We Are Called to Share – Acts 2:29-39
September 2, 2018: The Command and the Promise – Matthew 28:1-8, 16-20
Previous Sermon Series: Ministries of Mercy
August 26, 2018: Mobilizing the Church for Ministries of Mercy – Acts 2:40-47; 6:1-6
August 19, 2018: Keeping Our Balance – Deuteronomy 15:7-11; Galatians 6:7-10
August 12, 2018: The Motivation for Mercy – John 3:16-17; 2 Corinthians 8:8-9
August 5, 2018: The Character of Mercy – Ephesians 4:29-32; James 2:8-26
July 29, 2018: The Call to Mercy – Luke 10:25-37
Previous Sermon Series: All I Really Need to Know About the Christian Faith and Church I Learned in Sunday School
July 22, 2018: Someone Has to Be in Charge – Acts 14:21-25; Colossians 1:15-20
July 15, 2018: Hurry Up – Get With It! – 1 Kings 19:1-9a (Guest Pastor Rev. Dr. Dennis Salmon)
July 8, 2018: If You Do Sentence Prayers, Try to Go First – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; Acts 2:41-43
*Due to technical issues, this week’s sermon audio is unavailable.*
July 1, 2018: Every Group Has a Variety of People – Ephesians 4:1-16; Galatians 3:26-29
June 24, 2018: Music Is Important – Psalm 150
June 17, 2018:God Put People in My Life for a Purpose – Acts 8:26-40
June 10, 2018: Jesus Loves Me – 1 John 4:7-11
Previous Sermon Series: When God Interrupts
June 3, 2018: Paul: When God Interrupts Our Certainties – Acts 9:1-22
May 27, 2018: (Guest Pastor, Rev. Dr. Dennis Salmon) Stone Testaments – Deuteronomy 26:1-11
May 20, 2018: The Early Church: When God Interrupts the Church’s Life – Acts 6:1-7
May 13, 2018: The Rich Young Man: When God Interrupts a Life of Rectitude – Mark 10:17-27
May 6, 2018: The First Disciples: When God Interrupts Our Life Plan – Mark 1:14-20
April 29, 2018: Jonah: When God Interrupts Our Comfortable Life – Jonah 1:1-3:10 (selected verses)
April 22, 2018: David: When God Interrupts Our Teenage Years – 1 Samuel 17:2-51
April 15, 2018: Moses: When God Interrupts Late in Life – Exodus 3:1-22
April 8, 2018: Abraham and Sarah: When God Interrupts in the Prime of Life – Genesis 12:1-9
Easter Sunday
April 1, 2018: The Greatest Hoax or The Turning Point of History – John 20:1-18
Palm Sunday
March 25, 2018: Hail Him! Nail Him! – Mark 11:1-11; 15:1-15
Previous Sermon Series: Character Under Construction
March 18, 2018: Integrity – Psalm 24:1-4; Titus 2:6-8; 2 Corinthians 1:12-14
March 11, 2018: Helping Others Through Coaching – Philippians 2:1-11
March 4, 2018: Hard Work – 2 Thessalonians 3:6-12
February 25, 2018: Kindness and Compassion – Colossians 3:12-17
First Sunday in Lent
February 18, 2018: Into the Wilderness – Mark 1:9-15
Transfiguration of the Lord
February 11, 2018: Suffering for Jesus – Acts 6:8-15; 7:54-60
Previous Sermon Series: Reigniting Your Passion
February 4, 2018: Reigniting Your Passion for Your Community – John 3:14-17; 17:9-18
January 28, 2018: Reigniting Your Passion for the Bible – 2 Timothy 3:10-17; Ephesians 6:10-20
January 21, 2018: Reigniting Your Passion for Service and Mission – Matthew 25:31-40; Romans 12:1-13
January 14, 2018: Reigniting Your Passion for the Church – Acts 2:42-47
January 7, 2018: Reigniting Your Passion for God – Mark 12:28-34