Sermons
Elephants and Volkswagens
This week in worship, we will be taking a one-week hiatus from our Bible series. We are blessed to have Rev. Greg Keosaian share God’s Word with us this Sunday from Mark 6:30-44 about the feeding of the 5000 and the story of God raining bread from heaven in the exodus story from Exodus 16.…
Read MoreLife with God is Life in Community
This week in worship, we continue Part 10 of our series, “Letters to Jesus’s Followers: Encouraging Faithfulness”, with Pastor Doug sharing from the Book of 1 Peter. There is much to be gained from living the truths expressed in 1 Peter 2, and a final one is that “Life with God is Life in Community.”…
Read MoreThe Way Life Should Be vs. The Way Life Is
This week in worship, we continue Part 10 of our series, “Letters to Jesus’s Followers: Encouraging Faithfulness”, with Pastor Doug sharing from the Book of James. Anger gives the Adversary all kinds of opportunities to wreak havoc in our lives, our families, the church, and the world. But God’s word can soften the hardest heart…
Read MoreRunning the Right Race
This week in worship, we begin Part 10 of our series, “Letters to Jesus’s Followers: Encouraging Faithfulness”, with Greg Scalise sharing from the Book of Hebrews. The end of Hebrews 12:1 says “let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” What are the things we need to be thinking about as…
Read MoreWhat is More Costly, Forgiving or Failing to Forgive?
This week in worship, we conclude Part 9 of our series, “Letters to Friends: Building Relationships, with Pastor Doug sharing from Paul’s letter to Philemon. It’s a letter of mediation seeking to foster reconciliation between two individuals who are both connected to Paul and view him as their spiritual mentor and leader, Philemon and Onesimus.…
Read MoreIf You Want a Profitable and Productive Life, Do This
This week in worship, we continue Part 9 of our series, “Letters to Friends: Building Relationships, with Pastor Doug sharing from Paul’s letter to Titus. In the verses from Titus 3 we’re given a brief summary of Christian belief and what that belief should produce. It’s about who we were, what God did, and what…
Read MoreWise for Salvation
This week in worship, we continue Part 9 of our series, “Letters to Friends: Building Relationships, with Pastor Joe sharing from Paul’s second letter to Timothy. Paul encouraged Timothy to remain faithful to the teachings he had received since his youth. In the Good News Translation, Proverbs 22:6 reads, “Teach children how they should live,…
Read MoreTraining for Reigning
This week in worship, we begin Part 9 of our series, “Letters to Friends: Building Relationships, with Pastor Doug sharing from Paul’s first letter to Timothy. Physical fitness is something that we all need to pay attention to – God created us with physical bodies that need proper nutrition, rest, exercise, and care. As important…
Read MoreWhen Bad News is Good News
This week in worship, we conclude Part 8 of our series, “Letters to Churches: Strengthening Community, with Greg Scalise sharing from Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonians. How do you respond to bad news or when things don’t go your way? Hear what Paul has to say to the Thessalonians about how to respond to…
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