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Sunday Jan 14, 2018
Sunday Jan 14, 2018
Welcome to the 49th sermon in our series on the book of Mark. (49 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.
Sunday Jan 07, 2018
Sunday Jan 07, 2018
Welcome to this stand alone sermon on how we have been made new and so we now live in a new way.
Sunday Dec 31, 2017
Sunday Dec 31, 2017
Welcome to this stand alone sermon on the true meaning of Christian hospitality.
Sunday Dec 24, 2017
Sunday Dec 24, 2017
Welcome to the 4th sermon in our series on the covenants of God. (4 of 4)
The liturgical calendar is a framework that the church uses to retell the story of the gospel each year. We are now in the season of Advent which is the first season of the liturgical calendar. A season meant to retell the story of the Old Testament; how the people longed and waited for the Messiah, for God to fulfill His promise. It is a story of lament, of longing, of waiting in anticipation for God to come and rescue His people. For many people, this season is hectic and crazy and exciting and fun and nostalgic. For some people, this season is very lonely, hard, and depressing, bringing reminders of pain. But as followers of Jesus, we can enter into both worlds without having to deny the other. We don’t have to deny the reality of pain. Yet as we enter into the season of Advent, we remember that though we walk in darkness, a light has come. There is hope. God fulfills His covenants.
Sunday Dec 17, 2017
Sunday Dec 17, 2017
Welcome to the 3rd sermon in our series on the covenants of God. (3 of 4)
The liturgical calendar is a framework that the church uses to retell the story of the gospel each year. We are now in the season of Advent which is the first season of the liturgical calendar. A season meant to retell the story of the Old Testament; how the people longed and waited for the Messiah, for God to fulfill His promise. It is a story of lament, of longing, of waiting in anticipation for God to come and rescue His people. For many people, this season is hectic and crazy and exciting and fun and nostalgic. For some people, this season is very lonely, hard, and depressing, bringing reminders of pain. But as followers of Jesus, we can enter into both worlds without having to deny the other. We don’t have to deny the reality of pain. Yet as we enter into the season of Advent, we remember that though we walk in darkness, a light has come. There is hope. God fulfills His covenants.
Sunday Dec 10, 2017
Sunday Dec 10, 2017
Welcome to the 2nd sermon in our series on the covenants of God. (2 of 4)
The liturgical calendar is a framework that the church uses to retell the story of the gospel each year. We are now in the season of Advent which is the first season of the liturgical calendar. A season meant to retell the story of the Old Testament; how the people longed and waited for the Messiah, for God to fulfill His promise. It is a story of lament, of longing, of waiting in anticipation for God to come and rescue His people. For many people, this season is hectic and crazy and exciting and fun and nostalgic. For some people, this season is very lonely, hard, and depressing, bringing reminders of pain. But as followers of Jesus, we can enter into both worlds without having to deny the other. We don’t have to deny the reality of pain. Yet as we enter into the season of Advent, we remember that though we walk in darkness, a light has come. There is hope. God fulfills His covenants.
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
Welcome to the 1st sermon in our series on the covenants of God. (1 of 4)
The liturgical calendar is a framework that the church uses to retell the story of the gospel each year. We are now in the season of Advent which is the first season of the liturgical calendar. A season meant to retell the story of the Old Testament; how the people longed and waited for the Messiah, for God to fulfill His promise. It is a story of lament, of longing, of waiting in anticipation for God to come and rescue His people. For many people, this season is hectic and crazy and exciting and fun and nostalgic. For some people, this season is very lonely, hard, and depressing, bringing reminders of pain. But as followers of Jesus, we can enter into both worlds without having to deny the other. We don’t have to deny the reality of pain. Yet as we enter into the season of Advent, we remember that though we walk in darkness, a light has come. There is hope. God fulfills His covenants.
Sunday Nov 19, 2017
Sunday Nov 19, 2017
Welcome to the 3rd sermon in our series on the book of Lamentations. (3 of 3)
Why are we doing a sermon series on Lamentations? Our world is a hard and a dark place. It always has been and it still continues to be. And yet we seem to have less and less capacity to deal with sadness and to respond appropriately, to not get either outraged or depressed at every turn. We don’t know how to navigate the darkness, how to deal with the hurt and pain. The need for proper lament, a crying out to God, is rarely addressed. Nobody wants to study Lamentations. But I believe we need to study this book. We need to learn how to walk in the darkness. Not to depress ourselves, but to find a way to enter into the dark places of the world without giving up on everything, without giving up hope. So that we can see all the more clearly the joy and hope of the coming season of Advent, the Light that enters into the darkness.
Sunday Nov 12, 2017
Sunday Nov 12, 2017
Welcome to the 2nd sermon in our series on the book of Lamentations. (2 of 3)
Why are we doing a sermon series on Lamentations? Our world is a hard and a dark place. It always has been and it still continues to be. And yet we seem to have less and less capacity to deal with sadness and to respond appropriately, to not get either outraged or depressed at every turn. We don’t know how to navigate the darkness, how to deal with the hurt and pain. The need for proper lament, a crying out to God, is rarely addressed. Nobody wants to study Lamentations. But I believe we need to study this book. We need to learn how to walk in the darkness. Not to depress ourselves, but to find a way to enter into the dark places of the world without giving up on everything, without giving up hope. So that we can see all the more clearly the joy and hope of the coming season of Advent, the Light that enters into the darkness.
Sunday Nov 05, 2017
Sunday Nov 05, 2017
Welcome to the 1st sermon in our series on the book of Lamentations. (1 of 3)
Why are we doing a sermon series on Lamentations? Our world is a hard and a dark place. It always has been and it still continues to be. And yet we seem to have less and less capacity to deal with sadness and to respond appropriately, to not get either outraged or depressed at every turn. We don’t know how to navigate the darkness, how to deal with the hurt and pain. The need for proper lament, a crying out to God, is rarely addressed. Nobody wants to study Lamentations. But I believe we need to study this book. We need to learn how to walk in the darkness. Not to depress ourselves, but to find a way to enter into the dark places of the world without giving up on everything, without giving up hope. So that we can see all the more clearly the joy and hope of the coming season of Advent, the Light that enters into the darkness.