Sermons
Households of Justice
This Sunday’s sermon is “A Household of Justice” based on Matthew 12:46-50. For Matthew, doing the will of God is what distinguishes a true disciple of Jesus and the members of his family. Doing justice for the poor and those who are vulnerable and in need and extending compassion are vital aspects of being the…
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Disciples of the Cross
This Sunday we begin our new series Reimagining the Church. Each week, we’ll explore a different New Testament image or metaphor for being disciples of Christ and the church and we begin this week with the Gospel of Mark. Mark is the oldest gospel, the first to be written, and in it Jesus calls his…
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How Does God Speak to Us?
Pastor David concludes the series, “Some End of Summer Songs,” sharing from his favorite Psalm, Psalm 19. Pastor David will be sharing with us about three ways Psalm 19 says that God reveals himself to us as he strives to have a relationship with us. Thank you for worshiping with us. If you would like…
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If You Desire Life, Do This
Pastor Doug will be sharing from Psalm 34. Psalm 34 is a great text that invites us to magnify and exalt God and worship together. It invites us to taste and see that the Lord is good and how happy are blessed are all of us who take refuge in God. It also asks the…
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The Earth is Full of God’s Steadfast Love
Who or what do you worship? Psalm 33 begins call us to worship and praise God with stringed instruments and shouts of praise. This is loud, it’s not quiet reverence – there’s a time for both in the psalms and in our worship. The psalm invites us to sing a new song because it’s important…
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It’s a Blessing to Have Our Sins Forgiven
What’s the heaviest thing you’ve ever carried? How much did it weigh? How long did you have to lift or carry it? If you go to a gym, you might see people lift several hundred pounds, but they don’t lift it for long. Sometimes it’s not how heavy something is, but how long you carry…
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Placing Your Life in the Hand of God
For the next few weeks, we’re going to do a series called End of Summer Songs. All of us have songs we like that we associate with summer. In the Bible, the book of Psalms contains the songs and prayers of Israel, 150 of them gathered in a collection that includes joyful songs of praise…
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Finishing Well
This week, as the 2024 summer Olympics come to a close, we conclude our series on “Training for Reigning” with a message about “Finishing Well.” What does it mean to finish the race of faith well? Perseverance, physical and spiritual fitness, dedication, commitment, and community all play important roles in finishing well. Think about your…
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Wise Advice When You’re Exhausted
Watching the Olympics is incredibly humbling, isn’t it? To witness the abilities of people who are so strong, fit, and fast, with incredible stamina, balance, body control, and coordination is amazing. As different as Olympic athletes may seem from the rest of us less gifted humans, there are many things that Olympians face that the…
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