Our sermons are only a part of our Sunday morning, but they are an important part – they are the Word of God presented to us in our context so that we can repent, seek to amend our lives, and receive God’s grace through the power of the Gospel.
Pastor Jay talks about the somewhat awkward topic of his own job and how the Office of the Holy Ministry (of pastor) is a mark of the Church. Sermon Text: Acts 1:12-26 [12] Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away. [13] And when they…
We talk about worship, God, and David Foster Wallace – the danger of being the center of your own universe. Sermon Text: Acts 17:16-31 Paul in Athens [16] Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. [17] So he…
We talk about forgiveness and how it is the “Think Different” of the Church. Sermon Text: John 14:1-14 I Am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life [1] “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. [2] In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would…
We continue to talk about the marks of the Church, especially today with the confirmation of Kirstie, we look to the mark of the Lord’s Supper. Sermon Text: Acts 2:42-47 The Fellowship of the Believers [42] And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. [43]…
We talk about the second mark of the Church, the Baptized people, and how it takes people to make a church. Sermon Text: Acts 2:36-41 [36] Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” [37] Now when they heard…
We start a sermon series about the Seven Marks of the Church with the mark of suffering, or “possession of the holy cross”. Sermon Text: Acts 5:29-42 [29] But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men. [30] The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on…
It’s Easter! And we’re talking about being Sinner/Saints and what a Resurrected Jesus has to do about this duality that we have in our lives. Sermon Text: Colossians 3:1-4 [1] If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. [2] Set…
We talk about the word Hosanna and how it engages us in the paradox of Holy Week, which is the same paradox of Sinner and Saint. Sermon Text: Matthew 26 and 27, the Passion according to Matthew The Plot to Kill Jesus [1] When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, [2]…
We finish our “Theology of the Cross” series with the final thesis of the theology of the cross, which is all about how God creates what He loves, as opposed to how we can only love what we can experience – and somehow, pizza comes up. Sermon Text: John 11 The Death of Lazarus [1] Now…
We talk about Jesus and the blind man who was healed, but mostly about how Jesus goes beyond the categories and equations that we try to fit Him into. Sermon Text: John 9 Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind [1] As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. [2] And his disciples…