Episodes
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Welcome to the 3rd sermon in our series on hard questions. (3 of 4)
It seems we live in a world of dichotomies: some people seem to be afraid to ask questions, while others seem to be afraid to give answers. There are so many opinions, so many “what about’s,” so much information that can render us almost paralyzed. What should we think? What should we believe? What should we do? In our context, many of those questions and doubts and critiques are directed at Christians and/or Christianity. Some seem pretty fair, some seem pretty far fetched.
We’re going to take the month of August and, with the help of some guest preachers, explore some of the hard questions about Christianity. How do we ask good questions? What about God and suffering? How can people claim an “exclusive” belief? Doesn’t religion lead to violence? Is Christianity homophobic? We are excited to welcome some wonderful, Christian thinkers in these areas to help us navigate Scripture and culture and belief and sort through some hard questions for Christianity.
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
Welcome to the 2nd sermon in our series on hard questions. (2 of 4)
It seems we live in a world of dichotomies: some people seem to be afraid to ask questions, while others seem to be afraid to give answers. There are so many opinions, so many “what about’s,” so much information that can render us almost paralyzed. What should we think? What should we believe? What should we do? In our context, many of those questions and doubts and critiques are directed at Christians and/or Christianity. Some seem pretty fair, some seem pretty far fetched.
We’re going to take the month of August and, with the help of some guest preachers, explore some of the hard questions about Christianity. How do we ask good questions? What about God and suffering? How can people claim an “exclusive” belief? Doesn’t religion lead to violence? Is Christianity homophobic? We are excited to welcome some wonderful, Christian thinkers in these areas to help us navigate Scripture and culture and belief and sort through some hard questions for Christianity.
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Welcome to the 1st sermon in our series on hard questions. (1 of 4)
It seems we live in a world of dichotomies: some people seem to be afraid to ask questions, while others seem to be afraid to give answers. There are so many opinions, so many “what about’s,” so much information that can render us almost paralyzed. What should we think? What should we believe? What should we do? In our context, many of those questions and doubts and critiques are directed at Christians and/or Christianity. Some seem pretty fair, some seem pretty far fetched.
We’re going to take the month of August and, with the help of some guest preachers, explore some of the hard questions about Christianity. How do we ask good questions? What about God and suffering? How can people claim an “exclusive” belief? Doesn’t religion lead to violence? Is Christianity homophobic? We are excited to welcome some wonderful, Christian thinkers in these areas to help us navigate Scripture and culture and belief and sort through some hard questions for Christianity.
Sunday May 16, 2021
Colossians 1:18b-20: The Fullness of God (The People of God)
Sunday May 16, 2021
Sunday May 16, 2021
Welcome to the 4th sermon in our series on the book of Colossians. (4 of 14)
Colossians is a wonderful letter written to a newer church in the city of Colossae. There are a number of different backgrounds that are represented in this young gathering of followers of Jesus that Paul is encouraging and equipping toward faithfulness! There are differing opinions on whether this was Paul's instruction to a very young and new church or if Paul was writing to them after a few years when their former ways of life had started to creep in. Either way, what Paul writes to this church is SO helpful and encouraging for any church to remember what Christ has delivered us from and what He is delivering us toward!
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
Exodus 6:2-7a: God's Story (Far as the Curse is Found)
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
Welcome to the 1st sermon in our series on the overall story of the Bible. (1 of 23)
The Bible is filled with a whole lot of characters and stories that ultimately tell one big story. We believe the Bible ultimately tells the story of God...and we’re all included! This grand story is the story we tell every week when we gather: God Created the world and it was good and we enjoyed perfect relationship with God. In Genesis 3, however, mankind Rebelled against God and from that, everything fell apart. God made a covenant, made many covenants that He, alone would be faithful to keep. And, through Jesus, He will Redeem His people! One day, God, through Christ, will Restore all things, he will make the world right again. God, one day, will make His glories known as far as the curse has reached. Starting this Sunday, we will look more in depth at this whole story.
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
Exodus 20:16: What is False Witness? (I Fought the Law)
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
Welcome to the 9th sermon in our series on the 10 Commandments (9 of 11).
Perhaps no set of rules or laws are more better known, more widely used, more foundational than the 10 Commandments. But are these just a set of rules or laws? Are these just good morals by which we should all live? Are they obvious to human nature...or do they reveal more? A Divine order, perhaps? If humans were trying to create a god, is the one revealed in the 10 Commandments the one we would come up with? Are they still even relevant to us?
This fall, we are going to take a walk through the 10 Commandments and see the nature of the Law, the nature of God and our only hope of redemption. Our hope is not to see just a set of morals by which we should live, but to find grace in the One who met every requirement and calls us to follow Him. If you’ve fought the Law and the Law won, you’re at the perfect place for the grace of Jesus.
Sunday Jun 30, 2019
Psalm 125: Security Along the Path (Songs of Ascent)
Sunday Jun 30, 2019
Sunday Jun 30, 2019
Welcome to the 7th sermon in our series on the Psalms of Ascent (7 of 16).
“The essential thing ‘in heaven and earth’ is...that there should be long obedience in the same direction; there thereby results, and has always resulted in the long run, something which has made life worth living.” - Friedrich Nietzsche
We are going to spend this summer in the “Songs of Ascent” (Psalms 120-134). Through these songs, we are going to remember and walk along the Way that leads to salvation. We will remember, walk together, and sing of the greatness of our God. He will guide us; He will commune with us; He will refine us; He will call us to repentance and trust...and we will follow...the long path of obedience.
“Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way...”
Sunday Apr 15, 2018
Ephesians 2:11-16: The People of God
Sunday Apr 15, 2018
Sunday Apr 15, 2018
Welcome to this stand alone sermon on our identity as Christians preached by guest speaker Tremaine Combs.
Sunday Jul 02, 2017
Exodus 33:15-23 & 34:6-8: The Goodness of God (Behold Your God)
Sunday Jul 02, 2017
Sunday Jul 02, 2017
Welcome to the 5th sermon in our series on the attributes of God (5 of 10).
We are going to spend this summer beholding who our God is and what he is like, looking at the attributes of God through the lens of Exodus 33 & 34. When we refer to the attributes of God, we are not talking in a cold or rigid or philosophical way, dissecting God into little parts so that we can understand him. God is SO big, SO beyond us that he doesn’t fit into human categories. Instead, we will be admiring the attributes of God through the hunger that he has put in us to seek him out and to know him. As the Westminster Catechism states, “Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and enjoy him forever. Join us in exploring some aspects of God that make him more than worthy of all glory.
Sunday Jan 29, 2017
Mark 8:22-30: Who do you say that I am? (Meeting Jesus)
Sunday Jan 29, 2017
Sunday Jan 29, 2017
Welcome to the 28th sermon in our series on the book of Mark. (28 of 60)
There are many people, not just Christians, who would put Jesus at the top of a list of most influential people in the world. If you were to also make a list of people who have claimed to be God, Jesus would be the only person on both lists. Everyone else who has claimed to be God has been dismissed by history as false. We are going to spend this sermon series looking at how Jesus was presented in the gospel of Mark. Mark is very to the point. He leaves very little doubt as to who Jesus is. Mark presents Jesus as King and then leaves us to deal with that truth.