SERMONS
Past sermons and series
Finding Jesus: Jesus’ Power on Display
The power and compassion of Jesus are on clear display in this section of Luke’s Gospel…inspiring His followers to trust Him through the storms of life.
Scriptures: Luke 8:22-56
Finding Jesus: The Parable of the Soils: Luke 8:4-15
Jesus’ love language is obedience—He loves it when His people hear His words and do what He says! In today’s passage Jesus shows us 4 types of responses He sees in people—4 soil types that reflect the ways people respond to Him. Our friend Justin Reynolds teaches us today.
Scriptures: Luke 8:4-15
Finding Jesus: Authentic Jesus: Luke 7
We live in a world where people are constantly looking for evidence, for proof that people in power can be truly trusted. Luke 7 shows the authentic Jesus…showing His authority over sickness and death, and flipping the script by recognizing a centurion’s faith, raising a widow’s only son from death, and showing mercy to a “sinful” woman in a Pharisee’s house. And right in the middle of all of this, Jesus fields a question about His true identity from John the Baptist.
Scriptures: Luke 7
Finding Jesus: Old Ways/Jesus’ Ways: Luke 5:33-6:49
In Luke 5:33-6:49, we see Jesus challenging existing, broken religious systems of His day and introducing His new ways of connecting with God and truly loving others.
Scriptures: Luke 5:33-6:49
Finding Jesus: Luke’s Gospel. Team Jesus Begins: Luke 5:1-32
In Luke 5, we see Jesus calling his first recruits for Team Jesus, then follow with Jesus through four snapshots that show 4 essential values of Team Jesus
Scriptures: Luke 5:1-32
Finding Jesus: Luke’s Gospel. Jesus’ Preparation and Presentation: Luke 4:1-43
In Luke 4, we see Jesus being prepared for ministry by resisting temptation for 40 days in the wilderness, then we see Jesus’ first days of ministry—where He faced rejection in His hometown, but He induced awe from crowds in other places
Scriptures: Luke 4:1-43
Finding Jesus: Luke’s Gospel. Who is the G.O.A.T.? Luke 3:1-22
In Luke 3 we meet John the Baptist, the man Jesus called the greatest man who ever lived—and we hear John’s message and see his heart to point people to Jesus. John is a beautiful picture of a humble servant who prepares the way for Jesus, then gets out of the way.
Scriptures: Luke 3.1-22
Finding Jesus: Luke’s Gospel. Jesus is Born: Savior, Christ, Lord: Luke 2:1-20
Luke tells the story of the birth of Jesus, showing God’s heart for the outsider, Jesus’ role as Savior, Christ, and Lord, and showing us how the shepherds responded with great joy!
Scripture: Luke 2:1-20
Finding Jesus: Luke’s Gospel. Unexpected Beginnings: Luke 1:1-55
We begin our study of Luke’s Gospel looking at the birth stories of John the Baptist and Jesus. We see in both stories that God seeks out those with humble hearts who are ready to be used by Him. .
Scripture: Luke 1:1-56
Lord, Teach Us to Pray: A Praying Church: Acts 2:42-47; 4:23-31
Jesus’ Church is meant to be a praying church. After Jesus ascended into heaven, His followers received the Holy Spirit, then launched the first church. Today we see how, from the beginning, prayer was an essential part of the church.
Scripture: Acts 2:42-47; 4:23-31
Lord, Teach Us to Pray: Your Kingdom Come : Luke 11:1-8
Today, Jesus teaches us the power of surrender, expressed as we pray “Your Kingdom Come”—praying with hearts eager for His ways to prevail in our lives and in our world.
Scripture: Luke 11:1-4; Mark 14:36
Lord, Teach Us to Pray: PRAY BIG: Luke 11:1-8
Today, Jesus teaches us WHAT to pray for, and how He loves it when we pray BIG prayers!
Scripture: Luke 11:1-8
Lord, Teach Us to Pray: The Essentials of Prayer: Luke 11:1-4
Luke 11 tells us that one day when Jesus returned from praying, His disciples asked Him to teach them to pray. They never asked Him to teach them to preach, or do miracles…but there was something about Jesus’ prayer life that was so compelling to them they just had to have them teach them to pray. Today we look at the first 5 words of Jesus’ response…5 words that will radically impact how we pray!
Scripture: Luke 11:1-4
Advent 2022: The Greatest Gifts from the Greatest Giver: Joy
On the night of Jesus’ birth, the angels declared to shepherds, of all people…Good news, of Great Joy, for all people, even Shepherds! The gift of joy comes from Jesus—our Savior, Christ, and Lord. Joy is not something we can generate—it comes from being in the presence of and in relationship with Jesus! Let’s explore this great gift and how Jesus delivers it to us as Savior, Christ, and Lord.
Scripture: Luke 2:8-12
Advent 2022: The Greatest Gifts from the Greatest Giver: PEACE
Jesus is the Prince of Peace…a much needed gift in a world filled with fear and stress…God gave Isaiah the ability to see who Jesus would be, 700 years before e was born! What a beautiful message for people who simply want to find and follow Jesus..
Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7
Advent 2022: The Greatest Gifts from the Greatest Giver: HOPE
God is the giver of hope…in unexpected places, to unexpected people, with an unexpected plan..
Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-7
Thanksgiving Sunday!!
We paused for a Sunday and said “Thank you!” to God. A shorter sermon, a time lingering over the Lord’s Supper, and then a time of corporate sharing awakened our hearts to the power of gratitude.
Scripture: Psalm 136:1; I Thessalonians 5:16-18; Deuteronomy 8:17-18; Romans 1:18-21; Philippians 4:6-7
If You Missed It…Jesus= Amazing Philippians Overview
As we end our study of the amazing book of Philippians, we do an overview of the book that provides so much truth and passion for a start up church like Compass…and ask ourselves, “How would we live if we truly believed ‘To live is Christ, to die is gain’?”. .
Scripture: Philippians; Acts 16:16-31
Contentment and Generosity: Philippians 4:10-20
When Jesus shows up in a person’s life, things change. Two clear eviidences that Jesus is present in our lives are CONTENTMENT and GENEROSITY. .
Scripture: Philippians 4:10-20
Standing Strong in Stressful Times: Philippians 4:1-9
What does it look like when a group of people live in a way that is WORTHY of the Gospel? The Gospel unleashed produces a people who STAND STRONG, STAND TOGETHER, and SUFFER WELL together, empowered by JESUS, THE GOSPEL, and the HOLY SPIRIT to live humbly with one another, united by JESUS and the desire to ADVANCE THE GOSPEL
Scripture: Philippians 1:27-2:4