SERMONS
Past sermons and series
The Songs of Christmas: The Angels’ Song: Luke 2:8-14
The night of Jesus’ birth, the Bible tells us that myriads of angels appeared suddenly and sang to some humble shepherds…..
Scriptures: Luke 2:8-14
Our Savior Emptied Himself: The Jesus Song: Philippians 2:5-11
Pastoral resident Jake Leohr walks us through a powerful passage that contains a song of praise sung by the early church to celebrate Jesus’ humility that He demonstrated when He came to earth, as a human, and humbled himself by becoming obedient to His Father’s plan to save the world by dying on the cross.
Scriptures: Phiippians 2:5-11
The Lord Remembers: Zechariah’s Song: Luke 1:5-25; 67-78
We learn essential truths about waiting on God from the lives of John the Baptist’s parents, John and Elizabeth
Scriptures: Luke 1:5-25; 67-79
Aligning our Story with God’s Story: Mary’s Song: Luke 1:46-55
In the first sermon in our Songs of Christmas series, we look at Mary’s song of praise
Scriptures: Luke 1:26-55
God’s Heart vs. Our Hearts: Jonah 4
Jonah 4 shows God’s attempt to reveal the prophet’s heart to see if he has God’s mercy and compassion for sinners.
Scriptures: Jonah 4
The God who gives Do-overs: Jonah 3
Jonah 3 teaches us that our God is rich in mercy, a God who is able to save anyone who turns to Him in repentance.
Scriptures: Jonah 3
Jonah: Our God Saves: Jonah 2
In Jonah 2 we see Jonah’s prayer to God from the belly of a great fish, and we see the heart of a God who saves the proud, the helpless, the idolatrous, and the religious
Scriptures: Jonah 2
Jonah: Our God Pursues: Jonah 1
Today we begin our study of the book of Jonah and discover that our God is a God who pursues us!
Scriptures: Jonah 1
Distinctives of a Jesus Centered Church: Citizens of Heaven
Today we study look at the distinctive of Jesus centered church as being citizens of heaven
Scriptures: Acts 4:23-36; 5:27; Mark 12:13-17
Distinctives of a Jesus Centered Church: Defenders of Life
Today we study look at the distinctive of Jesus centered church as being a defender of life.
Scriptures: Genesis 1:26-28; Luke 4:18-19; Acts 4:23-36
Distinctives of a Jesus Centered Church: Courage and Generosity
Today we study Acts 4 and find the source of courage of the early church in the face of great opposition
Scriptures: Acts 4
Finding and Following Jesus. #6: Enjoying Jesus Together
Today we look at the first students, apprentices of Jesus, and what they did together to launch the first church, taking what they learned from Jesus and putting it into practice. .
Scriptures: Acts 1:1-2; 1:8; Acts 2:42-47
Finding and Following Jesus. #4: Living Like Jesus
Jesus invites us to Be with Him, to Learn from Him, and to Live in His love...then, on top of all of this, He invites us to Live Like Him, to invest our lives in the same mission He was sent to earth to live.
Scriptures: John 20:19-23; Matthew 28:18-20; John 10:10; Mark 10:45; Luke 19:10
Finding and Following Jesus #4: Love Like Jesus
Today we examine Jesus' invitation to learn from Him...to be His students, apprentices who learn how to live like Jesus lived
Scriptures: John 8:31b-32; Matthew 11:28-30; Luke 10:38-42
Finding and Following Jesus #3: Learn from Jesus
Today we examine Jesus' invitation to learn from Him...to be His students, apprentices who learn how to live like Jesus lived
Scriptures: John 8:31b-32; Matthew 11:28-30; Luke 10:38-42
Finding and Following Jesus #2: Be with Jesus
Today we examine Jesus' invitation to abide in Him, to live so closely connected to Him that He can pour His life into us and help us become more like Him.
Scriptures: John 1:14; John 15:5
Finding and Following Jesus #1: Why Jesus?
As we being our study on Finding and Following Jesus, we begin by asking and answering the question, "Why Jesus?"
Scriptures: John 1:1-14; Colossians 1:15-20; Hebrews 1:1-4; Philippians 2:5-11
Praying Like Jesus Prayed. Mark 14:36
Wrapping up our 8 days of prayer, today we looked at Jesus' powerful prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, shortly before His trials and beatings and crucifixion...this powerful prayer gave Jesus the strength He needed to face the next 15 hours and complete His work on the cross.
Scriptures: Mark 14:36
Equipped to Stand Strong. Ephesians 6:10-20
To wrap up his letter to his friends in Ephesus, Paul encourages followers of Jesus that we are equipped to withstand attacks by evil forces led by the devil, given resources Jesus gives us as we follow Him...so we can live confidently and stand strong even in the most difficult of times to advance the Gospel.
Scriptures: Ephesians 6:10-20
Who we are in Christ When Jesus Shows Up in a Marriage. Ephesians 5:21-33
Marriage is a gift of God to His children, intended to be lived with Jesus at the center of the relationship, teaching husbands and wives how to reflect His love to one another, so their marriage can reflect Jesus’ love and the Gospel to the world around them
Scriptures: Ephesians 5:21-3