Sermons Archive
The Parable of the Sower is one of the more familiar stories in the Gospels. If you read beyond the passage above you’ll find several verses where the disciples questioned Jesus about why he spoke in parables and then you’ll find an explanation of this parable. It’s a curious and delightful text for sure! Imagine…
Matthew 11:28-30 This week we will continue to make our way through the middle of the Gospel of Matthew and focus on the demands of discipleship. I recommend that you read all of chapter 11—but let me warn you—it is pretty rough! It seems that Jesus needs a vacation. He “loses” it—and lets loose on…
As we continue to proceed through the season of Pentecost, we began what will be an extended journey through the middle of the Gospel of Matthew. The focus in Matthew 10 is on discipleship. Jesus gathers his dynamic dozen and gives them power over the diseases of mind, body and spirit. Undoubtedly, they feel honored,…
We dive deeper into the text for this week and think about Jesus’ sending out the disciples to bring healing and liberation. As we continue with our theme of Pentecost Perspectives, we will again consider the “Pentecost Effect” and how we can view and live our lives as “Spirit filled” people of faith, focusing on…
Creation, Care, Commitment, Community. Last Sunday I began a series called “Pentecost Perspectives.” We thought about the giving of the gift of the Holy Spirit to the disciples from John’s point of view. His story describes Jesus “breathing” on them—the Spirit is given peacefully and privately. Next Sunday we will focus on the more familiar…
The theme for the upcoming services is “Pentecost Perspectives.” What comes to your mind when you hear the word “Pentecost?” Although Pentecost is the longest “season” of the Church by far, stretching from May until December, some of us aren’t sure “what it’s all about” or “what to do with it.” Some of us might…
We close out the sermon series “Recognizing Resurrection.” We have thought about seeing signs of new life through our tears, in creation, despite our doubts, in the Voice of our Shepherd, in God’s House, and in God’s service. Today, we look at John 17 as Jesus prays for his disciples. We want to pray with…
We are nearing the end of the sermon series “Recognizing Resurrection.” We have thought about seeing signs of new life through our tears, in creation, despite our doubts, in the Voice of our Shepherd, and in God’s House. Today, we look at John 14:15-21 and think about how following Jesus’ commandment to love as he loves brings new life into the world.…
We continue our Recognizing Resurrection series by looking at John 14:1-3. But I suspect that because of the pandemic (and life in general), we are ready to hear these words again. What troubles your heart? What troubles the hearts of your loved ones? We want to join you in prayer for what might be troubling…
We continue our Recognizing Resurrection sermon series with a message from John 10:1-10 from Dr. Leigh Bond. If this is your first time with us, we invite you to fill out a contact card by clicking this link so we can thank you for joining us this morning: https://forms.gle/DUAsApFbV93yax6d8 Have a prayer request? We would love…