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Sermons

Turning Church Upside Down

Scripture: John 2:13-22 Introduction Zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.  Psalm 69:9 A lot of misunderstandings come from this story about Jesus clearing out the temple. All four Gospels report this story, but John’s...

Remembering a Legacy of Faith

Scripture: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Romans 4:13-25; Mark 9:2-9 Introduction So, then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.   Romans 10:17 Wednesday night we had a great missions dinner and a wonderful slide presentation by our Chairman of Deacons and...

What Are You Willing to Give Up? revisited

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11; Matthew 16:24-27; Matthew 27:27-33   Introduction Moses was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments. Exodus 34:28...

Living the Great Commission

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20   Introduction But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 2 Peter 3:8 When I first walked in the door, we were just months away from our 90th...

The Prodigal Church

Scripture: Luke 15:11-24; Revelation 3:14-22   Introduction   I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.– Luke 15:7 Last Sunday we...

So, You Want to Follow Jesus?

Scripture: Mark 1:21-45   Introduction Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.  For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find...

What Are You Willing to Give Up?

Scripture: Jonah 3; Mark 1:14-20   Introduction Jesus said in Matthew 11:28: Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Jesus gave up everything for us even to death on the cross. None of us will ever live up to the sacrifice that...

We Have Spiritual Synergy

Scripture: Joshua 6:2-21   Introduction For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.  1 Corinthians 3:9 At our quarterly business meeting last week, it was a time to reflect on the year 2023. Thanks to the amazing generosity of...

Escape to Egypt

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-18   Introduction We need to begin by correcting some misconceptions about timing. I hate to burst your bubble, but all those Nativity sets with the three wise men are wrong. Yep, sorry kids, but when the wise men show up to see Mary and...

He Will Make Everything New

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-21   Introduction Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17 Last week we celebrated the birth of Christ as new life sent by God to save us from our sins. We have...