The story of Ezra and Nehemiah are great lessons for how to build. They provide powerful lessons about who God is, and who we are to be as we minister in the church and world. This message will focus on the sovereignty of God, how we deal with opposition from within and without, and the importance of God’s glory as our final goal.
Scriptures used: Ezra 3:8-13; John 17:10-23
God has a world-sized purpose for each of us.
Scripture used: Genesis 12 : 1-3; John 20 : 1-22
August 18, 2019
So many people have different opinions about the Church. However, what does the Bible say, and what does Jesus say? This sermon will cover what is the Church, why does it matter and how this can shape what we believe and do.
Scripture used: Matt 16:13-20; Eph 2:11-22
August 11, 2019
Deacon Scott shares how Hebrews 11:1-16 relates to our lives of attempting to faithfully follow God in the midst of uncertainty, feeling foreign, and trusting in God’s promised eternal hope.
Scripture Used: Hebrews 11:1-6, Luke 12:32-40
Meaningful Conversation Starters:
Is faith in God intriguing, promising, and hopeful for you, or does it just sound like daydreaming or madness?
Is your faith in … your faith? Or is your faith in God and His faithfulness.
Do you have faith that God can use what you have to offer?
Is it sometimes easy to be discouraged or frustrated and wonder if God really is in your life? If He really is going to reveal His will to you as you seek after Him?
Just prior to departing from the disciples after their last supper together, Jesus prayed for the unity of those who were believing in Him. He prayed to the Father that "they may be one, as we are one." Why? So that the world may know Jesus was sent by the Father and know the Father's love.
Scripture used: John 17:20-26
Meaningful Conversation Starters: Is the unity of the Church a gift of God, or something we work towards, or is it both? What are some practical ways we demonstrate, or live out, our unity in Christ?
There is a "different gospel" that many are preaching -- prosperity gospel, universalism, progressivism (relativism), and so forth. Jesus tells us to be wise and shrewd. Paul warns the church about those who will come and ravage the flock. We must safeguard our families, friends, the church, etc while at the same time interacting with different ideologies graciously and sensitively.
Scripture used: Matthew 7:15-23; Jude 1:1-8, 17-23
Have you ever been in a season of life where you’re waiting? Maybe you feel as if life has passed you by and that God has forgotten that you’re still on hold. The good news is that God has not abandoned you and His deep compassion is available for you.
Scripture used: Genesis 18: 1-15; Mark 9:14-29
Meaningful Conversation Starters: How am I waiting for God? What am I learning in my waiting season?
What does the Lord’s prayer say, what does it mean, and how can it be used?
>> Scripture Used: Gal 2:15-21 (emphasis verse 20); Matt 6:5-15
Psalm 23 is used so often inside and outside the Church that we almost have a tendency to stop hearing what it actually says. We’re taking an in-depth look at the Psalm to recover an understanding of what it means for us today.
>>Psalm 23; John 8:31-38
Thinking back to times where you’ve walked “through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, how can you see that God was actually at work in you through that time?
We’re told that to live faithfully we simply have to follow our Shepherd and abide in his Word; easier said than done. What are some practical ways that you can take steps in your own life to follow and abide?
In the story of Jesus’ healing Bartimaeus, we see how we can approach Jesus the same way, and therein lies five lessons from the story of healing: Dependence, perseverance, initiative, honesty, and transformation.
Scripture Used: Philippians 2:12-18, Mark 10:46-52
Jesus asked his disciples point blank, “Who do YOU say I am?” Peter (for once) answered correctly. Jesus’ identity as Messiah defines our identity as his followers -- are we really willing to take on this identity and the cross it will bring? If so, we will know what true Life really is.
Luke 9:18-26, Galatians 3:24-4:7
Meaningful conversation starters: Who do you say Jesus is? What is your identity in light of Jesus' identity? What difference does it make in your daily life when that identity trumps all others?
The Trinity is the expression of a loving relationship between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit - and shows how God wants a relationship with us!
Scripture: John 16:5-15 & Ephesians 3:21-24
A powerful work of the Holy Spirit happens through our repentance. However, is repentance saying sorry, or something more? What is repentance (and what isn’t repentance)? How could a robust theology of repentance make for lasting transformation, versus just a quick apology without lasting change?
Acts 2:14-41; John 16:4-15; Psalm 32 and 51
Sometimes in Christianity it seems like holiness and love for your neighbor are at odds with each other, but are they? What do “holiness” and “love” really mean?
Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18, John 13:31-35
Meaningful conversation starters: What might it look like in your personal, family, or work life to be “distinctive?”
In today’s sermon we look at three attributes of those who follow Jesus: honesty about, and self-awareness of our relationship with Him; listening and obeying Jesus’ words; everlasting protection.
Scripture: John 10:22-30; Rev 7:9-17
In today’s sermon we learn what hope is, and what can we learn from Jeremiah, the Psalms and John the Beloved about God’s promises for our future.
Scripture used: Jeremiah 32:36-41, Psalm 33, John 21:1-14
What do we do with the Easter message of the resurrection of Jesus Christ? What if Jesus was not actually raised from the dead? What can our response be to the good news of life to the full in the living God?
Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 15:12-23 and John 20:24-31
We can believe in the gospel -- the life, death and resurrection of Jesus -- because of reality, relationships and restoration.
1 Cor 15:1-12; Luke 24:1-49
Good Friday is one of the most solemn services remembering and retelling the passion of Jesus Christ’s arrest, torture and crucifixion. In this homily, we will look at the suffering of Christ through the prophetic writings of David in Psalm 22 and Isaiah his book, chapter 53.
Psalm 22; Psalm 53
Jesus was zealous for true worship, in the temple then and in our hearts now. Just as He turned over tables then so His Spirit is like a fire, clearing our hearts and lives of false worship so we can worship the true and living God. Just as Jesus’ zeal consumed Him, so He gives us zeal to serve, love and reach others.
Scripture used: I Corinthians 3:10-16; Luke 19:41-48
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