Sermons
SERMONS
THE 23rd
"The Lord is My Shepherd"--Feb. 21, 2021
FAITH OF OUR FATHERS (AND MOTHERS)
"We Believe in the Resurrection of the Body" --Feb. 14, 2021"
"We Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins"--Feb. 7, 2021
"We Believe in the Church"--Jan. 31, 2021
"We Believe in the Holy Spirit" --Jan. 24, 2021
"We Believe in Jesus Christ"--Jan. 17, 2021
"We Believe in God"--Jan. 10, 2021
"What Good Comes from Suffering?"--Jan. 3, 2021
RESTORING THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS
"Joy on the Other Side of Christmas"--Dec. 27, 2020
"Joy in Jesus"--Dec. 24, 2020
"Good News of Great Joy" --Dec. 20, 2020
"The Joy We Can't Yet See"--Dec. 13, 2020
"Joy for the Lowly" --Dec. 6, 2020
"Finding Joy in the Darkness"--Nov. 29, 2020
TGIF
"Thank God I'm Forgiven!"--Nov. 22, 2020
"Thank God! It's Fundamental"--Nov. 15, 2020
HOPE
"The End of the Book"--Nov. 8, 2020"
"Adversity and Opportunity"--Nov. 1, 2020
"Order, Disorder, Reorder"--Oct. 25, 2020
"Prisoners of Hope"--Oct.18, 2020
"The Rope of Hope"--Oct. 11, 2020
ALL IN
"The Three Amigos: Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego"--Oct. 4, 2020
"Noah" --Sept. 27, 2020
"Abraham: This is Only a Test" --Sept. 20, 2020
"The Sinful Woman: Crashing the Party"--Sept. 13, 2020
"Elisha: Burn the Ships" Sept. 6, 2020
FIXER UPPER
"Your Forever Home" Aug. 30, 2020
"Staging" Aug. 23, 2020
"A New Design Plan" Aug. 2, 2020
"Decisions, Decisions: Choosing a Fixer Upper" July 26, 2020
SIX THINGS JESUS NEVER SAID
"It's All Up to You" July 19, 2020
"Everyone Should Believe and Act Like You" July 12, 2020
"It's Okay Not to Love Certain People" July 5, 2020
"This Never Would Have Happened If You Were a Better Christian" June 28, 2020
"I'm SO Disappointed in You" June 21, 2020
"You're Too Far Gone, I'm Giving Up On You" June 14, 2020
WHAT WOULD JESUS SAY?
"What Would Jesus Say About the Black Lives Matter Movement?" June 7, 2020
"What Would Jesus Say About Mental Health?" May 31, 2020
"What Would Jesus Say about Environmental Stewardship?" May 24, 2020
"What Would Jesus Say to Graduates?" May 17, 2020
"What Would Jesus Say to Mothers?" May 10, 2020
"What Would Jesus Say About Immigration?" May 3, 2020
"What Would Jesus Say About the Gun Debate?" April 26, 2020
"What Would Jesus Say to Our Divided Nation?" April 19, 2020
IN THE GARDEN
"Reversing the Curse, Restoring Paradise" Easter April 12, 2020
"The Garden of Redemption" early April 12, 2020
"The Kingdom of God and Gethsemane" April 9, 2020
"The Garden and the Promised Land"--April 5, 2020
"Paradise Lost: The Garden of Eden" March 29, 2020
"In the Beginning: The Garden of Eden" March 22, 2020
THAT THING YOU DO
"That Thing You Do: Communion" March 1, 2020
"That Thing You Do: Baptism" March 8, 2020
2020 VISION
"The Work of Grace" Jan. 19, 2020
"Gathering for Worship" Jan. 26, 2020
"Reaching the Lost World" Feb. 2, 2020
"Activities for Community Building and Fellowship" Feb. 9, 2020
"Compassionate Ministries of Christian Love" Feb. 16, 2020
"Educating Our Members for Faith and Service" Feb. 23, 2020
PREPARING THE WAY FOR CHRISTMAS
"God is Gracious" Dec. 8, 2019
"The Fruit of Repentance" Dec. 22, 2019
"Witnesses to the Light" Dec. 24, 2019
"Counting the Cost of Christmas" Jan. 5, 2019
The Way to Pray
"Who's Your Daddy and Where Does He Live?" Oct 27, 2019
"Manna du jour" Nov. 10, 2019
"No Trespassing" Nov. 17, 2019
"Take Me To Your Leader" Nov. 24, 2019
Jesus and the Kingdom
"No Collateral Damage" Aug. 25, 2019
"The Yeast of These" Sept. 8, 2019
"It's a Big Deal" Sept. 15, 2019
"The Unmerciful Need Not Apply" Sept. 22, 2019
"The Pay is the Same" Sept. 29, 2019
"Did You Get Your Invite?" Oct. 6, 2019
"Always a Bridesmaid" Oct. 13, 2019
"Talent Show" Oct. 20, 2019
When the Going Gets Tough
"Power for Times of Temptation" July 14, 2019
"Power to Deal with Anxiety" July 21, 2019
"Power to Face Shame and Doubt" Aug. 4, 2019
"Power through the Pain" Aug. 11, 2019
"Power to Overcome Death" Aug. 18, 2019
Heaven
"Heaven on Earth: Thy Kingdom Come" April 28, 2019
"Purgatory or Present Heaven?" May 5, 2019
"The Resurrection of the Body" May 12, 2019
"The Earth Redeemed" May 19, 2019
"The New Jerusalem: What is Heaven Like?" June 2, 2019
"Worship and Our Relationship with God" June 9, 2019
"What Will Our Lives Be Like in Heaven?" June 16, 2019
"Will We Have Relationships in Heaven?" June 23, 2019
"Will Heaven Be Boring?" June 30, 2019
Jesus and the Gospel of Mark
"The Beginning of the Good News" March 17, 2019
"Who is This That Even the Wind and Sea Obey Him?" March 24, 2019
"A Question and a Calling" March 31, 2019
"Do You Still Not Understand?" April 7, 2019
"A Suffering Gospel" April 14, 2019
"24 Hours" April 18, 2019
"An Oddly Perfect Ending" April 21, 2019
In the Know
"Know the Rules" February 24, 2019
"Know the Signs" March 3, 2019
"Know What You Have" March 10, 2019
Dealing with Disappointment
"God, Do you care?" Feb. 3, 2019
"God, Are you fair?" Feb. 10, 2019
"God, Are you there?" Feb. 17, 2019
Ordinary Days series
"The Daily Grind" Jan. 6, 2019
"Every Day is Holy" Jan. 13, 2019
The Promise series
"People of Promise" Dec. 2, 2018
"The Promise of Prophecy" Dec. 9, 2018
"The Promise Fulfilled" Dec. 23, 2018
"The Promise Endures" Dec. 24, 2018
What's the Difference? series
"How We Use Our Resources" Nov. 11, 2018
"How We Use Our Time" Nov. 18, 2018
"The Things We Get Our Attention" Nov. 25, 2018
Jesus and the Least of These series
"Children" Oct. 7, 2018
"Cast-away People" Oct. 14, 2018
"Women" Oct. 21, 2018
"Uneducated" Oct. 28, 2018
"Powerless" Nov. 4, 2018
Angels series
"The Nature and Purpose of Angels" Sept 16, 2018
"We're No Angels!" Sept. 23, 2018
"Entertaining Angels" Sept. 30, 2018
GOD AT THE MOVIES series
"Chariots of Fire" June 17, 2018
"Hacksaw Ridge" June 24, 2018
"Unbroken" July 1, 2018
"The 33" July 8, 2018
"Rogue One" July 29, 2018
TOUGH LOVE series
"Politics" May 27, 2018
"Sinners" June 3, 2019
"Atheists" June 10, 2018
Wimps or Warriors series...
How would you describe your prayer life?
"Prayer 101"
"The Point of Prayer"
"Unanswered Prayer"
"First Line of Defense or Last Resort?"
HALF TRUTHS series....
Things that might not be as true as we think
"God Won't Give You More Than You Can Handle"
"God Helps Those Who Help Themselves"
"God Said It, I Believe It, That Settles It"
"Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin"
The Top Ten series... An overview of the 10 Commandments
"Loving Vertically"
"Loving Internally"
"Loving Horizontally"
FOLLOWING CHRIST IN A SELFIE WORLD series ...The upside down life that Christ calls us to
"Broken to Be Whole"
"Empty to Be Filled"
"Helpless to Be Empowered"
"Disqualified to Be Chosen"
"Weak to Be Strong"
THE MOST EXCELLENT WAY
A series on thoughts on Love inspired by 1 Corinthians 13
"The Gong Show" (Religion Without Love)
