Sermons

Introduction We are in the second week of our series looking at the book of Ephesians. Last week we saw that on Easter Jesus adopted us into God’s family, and as a result we have lavish and free forgiveness and a new destiny. This week we’re moving the story along a little bit. We know […]

Introduction Today we are starting a new series looking at the book of Ephesians, and we’re going to take 8 weeks to cover these 6 chapters. We’re also inviting everyone to read along with us on your own. We’ll have a full devotional for each chapter available next week for you, but you can see […]

Introduction This is our last week looking at the Lord’s Prayer in depth. Last week we prayed for God to give us clear signs so we can get out of the bad neighborhood of trial and temptation, and we were warned against the false detour signs of the adversary. Starting next week and for eight […]

Introduction We are still in our series looking at the Lord’s Prayer. Last week we talked about forgiving our trespasses, our sins, our debts as we forgive our debtors. And we looked at what we “owe” our neighborhood and our community as a church. And I also just wanted to pause to celebrate for a […]

Introduction We are still making our way through the Lord’s Prayer. Last week we talked about praying for our daily bread as a daily shopper prayer, not a once-a-week Costco run. But we were also encouraged not to get to bread too soon in our prayers – it’s in the middle for a reason. To […]

Introduction We are still in our series looking at the Lord’s Prayer. Last week Pastor Carol asked us what kind of Christians we want to be as we looked at “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” This week we are continuing with “give us this day our […]

Introduction We kicked off Lent this past Wednesday, and from now until Easter we are going to be diving deeply into the Lord’s Prayer as a way to prepare our hearts for Holy Week and Easter. To frame this sermon series, pick someone close to you. Maybe it’s your spouse. Maybe it’s a parent or […]

Introduction We are still in our series looking at some of the hard sayings of Jesus. Last week we looked at our need to both empty and fill. Empty out whatever separates us from God and then fill that replace it with the Spirit of Christ. This week our text is evidence of the Holy […]

Introduction We are still in our series looking at the hard sayings of Jesus. Last week we talked about extending a helping hand, not a wagging finger of judgment when we see that someone is headed for disaster. This week we’re looking at a text that many people who don’t believe in God like to […]

Introduction We are continuing our series looking at some of the hard sayings of Jesus. This week we’re looking at a very strange saying. And what makes it stranger is that it comes in one of Jesus’ greatest sermons: the Sermon on the Mount. This wasn’t a random aside, it was intentional. Hear the confusing […]

Introduction This week we are finishing the Christmas story with the arrival of the three wise men from the East. Next week we are going to start a new sermon series that looks at the Hard Sayings of Jesus. There are a lot of misconceptions about the three wise men. Probably the song “We Three […]