Sermons from 2025

Sermons from 2025

The Parable of the Fig Tree

Luke 13: 6-9 This is really part 2 to last week’s sermon. Repentance means admitting wrong, and changing by taking a step in faith. We will also explore the connection between “bearing fruit” and repentance. God is patient.

Repent or Perish

Luke 13:1-5 The past few weeks have focused on identifying sin, this message will emphasize handling the sin via repentance. Repentance means admitting wrong, and changing by taking a step in faith. We will also explore the connection between “bearing fruit” and repentance.

 A Prophet’s Destiny

 Luke 13: 31-35 In this text Jesus’s pushes through and continues to love and serve Israel (ultimately by going to the cross) even as Israel continually rejects him. We will be challenged to look and see in what ways we are fighting/rejecting what God is doing. Then we will be moved to worship as we realize God pursues us, even as we reject him.   Full service video

The Temptations

Luke 4: 1-13 We will look at the three temptations of Christ and see how they are representative of three of the biggest temptations we face; hedonism, thirst for power, and desire for fame/recognition.

The One Where the Band Breaks Up

Acts 15: 36-41 We will see how Barnabas was a friend willing to speak up and advocate for others, and we will be challenged to do the same. We will also explore the ins and outs of the dispute between Paul and Barnabas and how different values/perspectives can divide us even when we are both “right”.

The One with the Torn Robes

Job 2: 11-13 Friends show up in hard times. The one thing Job’s friends did right was to show up and sympathize with their friend. Sometimes “less is more” when it comes to our words for friends in times of grief. Like a good friend, Jesus is present with us in the hard moments. Full Service

The One Where the Rooster Crows

Matthew 26: 31-35 Jesus’s friends failed him just like ours do. Jesus knows rejection and hurt from friends, but he also loves and understands people enough to forgive and reconcile. This message will challenge us to remain in friendships and in Christian community, even when it is hard.

The One Where Jonathan Warns David

1 Samuel 20: 12-17 We will unpack the events of 1 Samuel 20, then explore the humble and sacrificial commitment Jonathan shows to David. Jonathan is willing to help David at the expense of his future, and he is willing to be second to him even though his birthright is to be first.

Be a God Pleaser

John 12: 37-43 Our next “Holy resolution” will emphasize working on pleasing God, not people. We will explore what a people pleaser looks like, and how we can’t please everyone, but we can please God. We will also look at not letting the pendulum swing too far, and being an individualistic “me pleaser”. Link to full service

Say what you need to say

Matthew 18: 15-17 The Holy Resolution last week was to listen, now it is to speak. Now, we will look at Jesus’s teaching in Matthew from the traditional perspective in which we are the ones addressing the sin. We will see how speaking up can heal and make healthy relationships.  Full service link
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