Sermons

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Humble Advocates and Collaborators

Numbers 27:1–11 Luke 18:1–14

Sunday, March 12, 2023

Becoming Building and Bonding Blocks

Ephesians 2:11–22 Exodus 31:1–11

Sunday, March 5, 2023

Not Worthy, Yet Worthy

1 Kings 8 Luke 7:1–10

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Resolutely on God's Way

Exodus 2:1–10 Luke 9:46–55

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Marked for a New Identity

John 9

Sunday, February 19, 2023

Open Eyes or Running Mouths

John 9 Job 42:7–11

Sunday, February 12, 2023

Finding God for Encounters with Everyday False Prophets

Luke 20:46–47 Mark 13:5 2 Peter 2:1–14

Sunday, February 5, 2023

To Not Forget Who God Has Made You

James 1:19–27 1 Kings 22:1–18

Sunday, January 29, 2023

Integrating Spirit and Daily Life

John 3:1–12 Psalm 119:57–64

Sunday, January 22, 2023

God in the Everyday for Everyone

Psalm 28 2 Timothy 1:8–18

Sunday, January 15, 2023

Living the Family Business

Luke 2:41–52 1 Samuel 1–3

Sunday, January 8, 2023

Generations of Faithfulness

Luke 2:22–38 Isaiah 42:1–9

Sunday, January 1, 2023

Bringing Epiphany Home

Matthew 2:1–15

Sunday, December 25, 2022

Opening God's Gifts - Devotion

Saturday, December 24, 2022

Hidden Gifts

Isaiah 11:1–10 Matthew 2:1–15

Sunday, December 18, 2022

The Love of Compassionate Companioning

Isaiah 40:1–11 Hebrews 2:10–18

Sunday, December 11, 2022

It Takes a Village

Isaiah 35:1–10 Luke 1:46–55

Sunday, December 4, 2022

Proactive Peace

Romans 15:4–13 Psalm 72:1–17

Sunday, November 27, 2022

A Hopeful Breakdown?

Psalm 122 Romans 13:8–14:4

Sunday, November 20, 2022

Our Minds One in Thankfulness

Galatians 3:26–4:7 Psalm 65:5–13

Sunday, November 13, 2022

The Math, The Truth and The Life

Esther 9 John 13:33–14:14

Sunday, November 6, 2022

Life Beyond Loopholes

John 11:17–53 Esther 8:1–17

Sunday, October 30, 2022

Certainly Confirmed as Children

Esther 7:1–10 John 8:31–59

Sunday, October 23, 2022

Recognizing the True Vine

John 15:1–17 Esther 6:1–13

Sunday, October 16, 2022

When to Ring the Bell

John 18:1–14 Esther 5:1–13

Sunday, October 9, 2022

Living as Light

Esther 4:1–17 John 8:3–12

Sunday, October 2, 2022

God's Big Beautiful Flock

Esther 3:1–15 John 10:11–21

Sunday, September 25, 2022

What Truly Sustains Us

John 6:41–52 Esther 2:8–17

Sunday, September 18, 2022

When God is Not Easy to Find

John 10:1–10 Esther 1:10–20

Sunday, September 11, 2022

With Whom We Go

Genesis 33:1–11 Acts 10:23–35

Sunday, August 28, 2022

God's Good Ache

Jeremiah 1:4–10 1 Corinthians 9:19–27

Sunday, August 21, 2022

Reconciliation For All Mankind

Mark 9:33–41 Joshua 22:10–31

Sunday, August 7, 2022

Ferried to Deep Meaning

Ecclesiastes 4:7–12 John 21:15–19 Ecclesiastes 3:9–14

Sunday, July 31, 2022

The Power of Something Amidst Everything

Romans 5:1–11 Psalm 33:1–15

Sunday, July 24, 2022

When We Get Really Really Angry

Matthew 21:12–17 Job 30:20–31

Sunday, July 17, 2022

A Good Christian Atheist

Genesis 14:17–24 Matthew 23:1–15

Sunday, July 10, 2022

The Case for a Casuistic Life

Matthew 5:38–48 Exodus 21:22–25

Sunday, July 3, 2022

Becoming Ourselves, Knowing God

Hebrews 12:4–13 1 Chronicles 28:9–21

Sunday, June 5, 2022

Power Past Platitudes

Psalm 121 Philippians 4:4–14

Sunday, May 29, 2022

Baptized and Sent for New Life

Matthew 28:16–20 Ezekiel 36:22–28

Sunday, May 22, 2022

The Benefits of Loving God First

1 John 4:7–21 Isaiah 58:6–14

Sunday, May 15, 2022

No Replacement for Grace

Micah 7:18–20 Micah 6:1–13 Galatians 5:13–6:2

Sunday, May 8, 2022

Getting to the Way the World Is

Matthew 6:33–34 Psalm 23 Matthew 5:3–10 Matthew 7:17–20

Sunday, May 1, 2022

Faith for Life - The Kingdom Made Real

Proverbs 3:1–20 Hebrews 10:32–11:3

Sunday, April 24, 2022

Light for Our Companion Paths

John 1:1–14 Psalm 119:105–112

Sunday, April 17, 2022

The Gifts of Fear and Surprise

Luke 24:13–32 Mark 16:1–8

Sunday, April 10, 2022

Companion Over Conquest

Psalm 118:19–29 John 18:1–17

Sunday, April 3, 2022

Homecoming Service Reflections - Building on Our Foundation

Ephesians 2:14–22

Sunday, March 27, 2022

Self Care is Not Selfish

1 Corinthians 6:19–20 Matthew 5:14–16 Proverbs 11:25 Proverbs 31:17

Sunday, March 20, 2022

Productively Spinning Wheels

Acts 16:22–34 Numbers 22:21–34

Sunday, March 13, 2022

Experiencing Everyone's Worth

Psalm 139:1–16 Proverbs 31:8–9

Sunday, March 6, 2022

Extended Family Companioning

Matthew 1:18–25 Matthew 2:13–23 Ecclesiastes 4:8–12

Sunday, February 27, 2022

Small Acts, Big Impact

2 Corinthians 1:2–7 Psalm 68:4–14

Sunday, February 20, 2022

Complex Caring Collaboration

Acts 8:26–38 Isaiah 56:1–8

Sunday, February 13, 2022

No Scout is an Island

Luke 10:25–37 Psalm 23

Sunday, February 6, 2022

Omniscient, Omnipotent, All-Vulnerable?

Luke 7:36–50 Genesis 18:17–33

Sunday, January 30, 2022

Holy Listening

John 4:5–42 Psalm 116:1–9

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Friendship Transcending Function

John 15:9–17 Psalm 103:1–18

Sunday, January 16, 2022

Worship with Living Faith

Micah 6:1–8 John 14:5–14

Sunday, January 9, 2022

Claimed and Claiming as God's Family

Matthew 1:1–11 Ruth 2:4–12

Sunday, January 2, 2022

The Dickens with Resolutions

Isaiah 60:1–6 Ephesians 3:1–12

Sunday, December 26, 2021

Grace Out of the Box

Acts 6:1–7 Ezekiel 34:17–24

Friday, December 24, 2021

Love That Shows Up

Luke 2

Sunday, December 19, 2021

From Bethlehem With Love

Luke 1:39–45 Micah 5:2–5

Sunday, December 12, 2021

Recalibrated for Joy

James 1:2–11 James 1:16–18 Isaiah 61:1–11

Sunday, December 5, 2021

Purposeful Peacemaking

Philippians 2:1–11 Malachi 3:1–5

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Hope Beyond Fulfillment

Romans 5:1–8 Jeremiah 33:6–16

Sunday, November 21, 2021

I Thank Therefore I Become

Colossians 1:3–14 Deuteronomy 26:1–15

Sunday, November 14, 2021

Thankful for Longings

Luke 18:18–30 Daniel 1:8–20

Sunday, November 7, 2021

Worth Beyond Widgets

Matthew 20:1–16 Leviticus 25:8–23

Sunday, October 31, 2021

The True Sacredness of Being Female

John 8:3–11 Genesis 1:26–2:24

Sunday, October 24, 2021

Our Bodies, Our Salvation

Isaiah 56:1–8 1 Corinthians 15:35–55

Sunday, October 17, 2021

Ready to Not Be Prepared

Acts 6:1–7 Judges 6:11–18 Judges 7:19–24

Sunday, October 10, 2021

More Than Miracles

2 Kings 4:1–7 Luke 9:10–17

Sunday, October 3, 2021

Leaving "Allowed," Entering Enabled

Matthew 5:38–48 Exodus 21:20–32

Sunday, September 26, 2021

All the Way the Wind Breathes

John 3:1–9 Genesis 2:4–22

Sunday, September 19, 2021

Embrace a Little Crazy

Mark 3:20–35 Genesis 18:1–15 Mark 3:1–6

Sunday, September 12, 2021

Building On Our Foundation

Acts 4:1–20 Nehemiah 7:73–8:12

Sunday, September 5, 2021

Pursuing God's Strange Seating Chart

Ecclesiastes 4:4–12 Luke 7:36–42

Sunday, August 29, 2021

Footprints on the Road Not Taken

Genesis 32:22–31 Matthew 14:13–24

Sunday, August 22, 2021

True Love True Sight

1 Corinthians 12:12–26 Psalm 139:1–18

Sunday, August 8, 2021

One God, Many Churches?

Ephesians 4:3–6 Genesis 11:1–9 Ephesians 4:11–13

Sunday, August 1, 2021

Teach Us How To Learn

Luke 6:37–42 Psalm 119:97–112

Sunday, July 25, 2021

Finding Faith on Missions Trips

Matthew 25:31–40 Philippians 2:1–18

Sunday, July 18, 2021

Gourmet Leftovers

Psalm 8 Romans 7:4–6

Sunday, July 11, 2021

Grace Lassos Us to God

Matthew 9:9–13 Exodus 4:1–17

Sunday, July 4, 2021

Fathoming Families of Freedom

Matthew 20:20–28 1 Kings 3:1–15

Sunday, June 27, 2021

The Hidden Message of Hope

John 4:4–26 Numbers 22:21–39

Sunday, June 20, 2021

All of the Elephant

1 Kings 19:9–16 John 11:17–37

Sunday, June 13, 2021

The Good News... From Prison

Isaiah 40:28–31 Isaiah 41:8–13 Philippians 4:4–10

Sunday, June 6, 2021

Time for a New Wardrobe?

Hosea 11:1–11 Colossians 3:1–17

Sunday, May 30, 2021

Love Beyond What I Can Hold

Genesis 21:8–21 Ephesians 3:14–4:8

Sunday, May 23, 2021

The Spirit of the Letter

Acts 2:5–21 Exodus 23:4–17

Sunday, May 16, 2021

Releasing Shame, Embracing Change

Romans 8:1–11 Romans 8:22–27 Hosea 2:16–23

Sunday, May 9, 2021

Traveling Companions

2 Corinthians 5:11–21 Psalm 46:1–11

Sunday, May 2, 2021

Know Thyself, Normal Their Strangeness

Deuteronomy 10:12–22 1 Corinthians 10:23–11:1 1 Corinthians 9:19–23

Sunday, April 25, 2021

On the King's Business

1 Thessalonians 4:9–12 1 Samuel 8:4–22 1 Thessalonians 5:12–18

Sunday, April 18, 2021

True Freedom True Belonging

Genesis 12:1–9 Galatians 5:1–15

Sunday, April 11, 2021

Where We Live and Move

1 Samuel 16:1–13 Acts 17:16–28

Sunday, April 4, 2021

What the Water Saw

John 4

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