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Sermons on Easter (Season) (Page 2)
We celebrate the end of Holy Week and the beginning of the Easter season with an acknowledgement that Jesus changes our hopes to something beyond ourselves. – Isaiah 25: 6-9 | Psalm 16 | 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11 | Mark 16: 1-8
What is your favorite cliche? We talk about the cliches of the Christian faith and of our sinful lives and how Jesus brings comfort through all of those things. Sermon Scripture: 1 Peter 2:2–10 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—if indeed you have…
We talk about what it is that makes us feel really alive and how Jesus, the Good Shepherd, brings us real life as He puts His own on the line for us. Sermon Scripture: 1 Peter 2:19–25 For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. For what…
We talk about what fears we’re responding to and how they help us to understand responding to God. Sermon Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13–25 Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do…
Join us as we answer the question “What do you feel exiled from?” and how the Gospel is good news for us in our times of exile. Sermon Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3–9 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born…
We are Easter people. And while this doesn’t “feel like” Easter, that doesn’t matter. Easter is a fact. Easter is a movement. Easter conquers. Christ has risen! He has Risen Indeed! Alleluia! Sermon Scripture: Matthew 28:1–10 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other…
We continue our Call and Response series by looking at the call to discipleship and how we respond to God’s call by becoming little Matthiases ourselves. Sermon Scripture: Acts 1:12–26 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away. And when they had entered, they…
We talk about patience and letting the Holy Spirit be the Holy Spirit and not getting in His way. Sermon Scripture: Acts 16:9–15 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” And when Paul had seen…
We talk a little bit about love, about the economy of love that is present with God and with us, and how we should think in terms of generosity instead of in terms of scarcity Sermon Scripture: Acts 11:1–18 Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had…
We talk about the pressure that arises when we start to consider our own personal missions, but also the relief that in that all of those things have been given to us by a God who loves us and will be our shepherd. Sermon Scripture: Acts 20:17–38 Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and…