2024-12-29 Wonder and Wisdom – Faithful Waiting Sermon
Luke 2:21-38, CEB 21 When eight days had passed, Jesus’ parents circumcised him and gave him the name Jesus. This was the name given to him by the angel before he was conceived. 22 When the time came for their ritual cleansing, in accordance with the Law from Moses, they brought Jesus up to Jerusalem […]
2024-12-22 Stations of Promise – Unexpected Messengers Sermon
Luke 1:46-56 and 2:8-19, CEB “46 Mary said, “With all my heart I glorify the Lord! 47 In the depths of who I am I rejoice in God my savior. 48 He has looked with favor on the low status of his servant. Look! From now on, everyone will consider me highly favored 49 because […]
2024-12-08 Stations of Promise – A Fresh Start Sermon
Joel 2:12-13, 28-29 and Matthew 1:18-25, CEB First from Joel 2:12-13, 28-29 “12 Yet even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your hearts, with fasting, with weeping, and with sorrow; 13 tear your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, very patient, […]
2024-12-01 Stations of Promise – Unshakeable Faith Sermon
Daniel 6:13-22 and Luke 1:39-45, CEB “13 So they said to the king, “One of the Judean exiles, Daniel, has ignored you, Your Majesty, as well as the law you signed. He says his prayers three times a day!” 14 When the king heard this report, he was very unhappy. He decided to rescue Daniel […]
2024-11-24 Piecing It Together – God’s Patchwork of Grace Sermon
Jeremiah 36:1-8, 21-23, 27-28; 31:31-34, CEB “1 In the fourth year of Judah’s King Jehoiakim, Josiah’s son, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 Take a scroll and write in it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations from the time of Josiah until today. […]
2024-11-17 Piecing It Together – Stitching Our Response to God Sermon
Isaiah 6:1-8, CEB In the year of King Uzziah’s death, I saw the Lord sitting on a high and exalted throne, the edges of his robe filling the temple. Winged creatures were stationed around him. Each had six wings: with two they veiled their faces, with two their feet, and with two they flew about. […]
November 10, 2024 – Grateful Hearts, Generous Lives: Responding to God’s Generosity
Jonah 1:1-17 and 3:1-10, CEB The Lord’s word came to Jonah, Amittai’s son: “Get up and go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it, for their evil has come to my attention.” So Jonah got up—to flee to Tarshish from the Lord! He went down to Joppa and found a ship headed […]
November 3, 2024 – Grateful Hearts, Generous Lives: The Widow’s Faith Sermon
1 Kings 17:8-16, CEB The Lord’s word came to Elijah: Get up and go to Zarephath near Sidon and stay there. I have ordered a widow there to take care of you. Elijah left and went to Zarephath. As he came to the town gate, he saw a widow collecting sticks. He called out to […]
October 27, 2024 – Grateful Hearts, Generous Lives: A Heart of Wisdom Sermon
1 Kings 3:4-15, CEB The king went to the great shrine at Gibeon in order to sacrifice there. He used to offer a thousand entirely burned offerings on that altar. The Lord appeared to Solomon at Gibeon in a dream at night. God said, “Ask whatever you wish, and I’ll give it to you.” Solomon […]
October 20, 2024 – Grateful Hearts, Generous Lives: Building God’s House Together Sermon
2 Samuel 7:1-17, CEB When the king was settled in his palace, and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, the king said to the prophet Nathan, “Look! I’m living in a cedar palace, but God’s chest is housed in a tent!” Nathan said to the king, “Go ahead and do […]
