We talk about the best song in the world, the faith that we have in Jesus Christ. Sermon Scripture: John 3:1–17 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher…
We start the Sundays of Lent and a new sermon series called “In Relation To” where we examine the non-disciple characters in Matthew’s Gospel and look at what they tell us about being disciples, starting today with the big bad guy himself, Satan Sermon Scripture: Matthew 4:1–11 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit…
What is the hardest thing to give up? We explore that question as it relates to Lent, spiritual practices, and our own tendencies to try to justify ourselves. Sermon Scripture: Matthew 17:1–9 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by…
We talk about risk. We are called by God to risk our lives because He risked His life (and lost it!) on us. Sermon Scripture: Luke 20:9–18 And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and let it out to tenants and went into another country for a long…
We talk about the prodigal son and what God won’t let us talk about with Him. Sermon Scripture: Luke 15:11–32 And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided…
We talk about how repentance is God’s repair of our souls. Sermon Series: Luke 13:1–9 There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans,…
We continue our “REDIAL” series talking about when God calls us again talking a little bit about St. Patrick and a lot about how God calls to us again so that we can repent and be gathered to Him. Sermon Scripture: Luke 13:31–35 At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get…
We start off our Lent series “REDIAL” by talking about who we rely upon, and how the story of Jesus’ temptation is really the story of Jesus’ reliance. Sermon Scripture: Luke 4:1–13 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days,…
We start our Holy Week series, the Heart, with Palm/Passion Sunday and the invitation to join Jesus this Holy Week as we consider what the “heart” of the Body of Christ is, the story of His suffering, death, and resurrection. Sermon Scripture: Mark 14 and 15
We end our “Wounded” series by talking about the wound of service/sacrifice and how we are given the opportunity and the position to serve others. Sermon Scripture: Mark 10:32–45 And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid.…