SERMONS
Past sermons and series
FOLLOWING JESUS: Praying Like Jesus: Luke 11:1-13
Jesus trains His team in the essentials of prayer.
Scriptures: Luke 11:1-13
FOLLOWING JESUS: The Priorities of Team Jesus
Through the Parable of the Good Samaritan, and through a conflict that erupts between Jesus’ friends Mary and Martha, Jesus articulates the ultimate priorities that He longs to see from His followers.
Scriptures: Luke 10:25-42
FOLLOWING JESUS: Sent Out
We have the amazing privilege of carrying the good news of what Jesus has done. In today’s passage, Jesus prepares 72 of His followers to spread the news of what He has done. And we sit in on this lesson, with the hope that Compass Church will truly be a movement of people who help others find and follow Jesus.
Scriptures: Luke 10:1-24
FOLLOWING JESUS: On Mission with Jesus: Luke 9:28-48
Jesus takes 3 teammates and shows them His glory—the Transfiguration—showing them people on Team Jesus must see, crave, and live by the Glory of Jesus.
Scriptures: Luke 9:28-48
FOLLOWING JESUS: Team Jesus’ Team Meeting: Luke 9:18-27
As Jesus turns His focus to the training of His team, the people of Compass Church will also immerse ourselves in Jesus’ teaching as He shares with His team and with us the essentials of being a part of Team Jesus—the most amazing invitation in our lives.
Scriptures: Luke 9:18-27
Living Out the Reality of the Resurrection—Ephesians 1:15-23
We took a break from Luke’s Gospel and focused on the reality of the resurrection…thanking the people of Compass Church, and encouraging them with the truths of this rich passage and cast a vision for what God wants to do next through our church.
Scriptures: Ephesians 1:15-23
Easter 2023: The Ultimate Gamechanger
The Resurrection proves Jesus is the Ultimate Gamechanger…and I Peter 1:3-5 shows us three gifts we receive from the resurrection: Great Mercy, New Life, and a Living Hope
Scriptures: I Peter 1:3-5; 2 Peter 1:16; I Corinthians 15:3-8, 17, 19
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