Spring Training: Snakes on the Ground – March 15, 2009

Spring Training: Snakes on the Ground Texts: Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; Ephesians 2:1-10; Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:14-21; Psalm 121; Hebrews 12:1-3 Pastor Jon shares his own personal dislike for snakes, and helps us understand what it might have been like for the Israelite children to walk through a desert infested with poisonous snakes. Jesus revisits this…

Spring Training: Take Up Your Cross – March 8, 2009

Spring Training: Take Up Your Cross Texts: Psalm 22:23-31; Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Romans 4:13-25; Mark 8:27-38; Matthew 16:17-19 Pastor Jon continues our Lenten “Spring Training for the Soul” with a look at Peter’s confession, and Jesus teaching on “taking up our cross.” A simple head knowledge of the right answers is not enough for salvation.…

Spring Training: Back to the Basics – March 1, 2009

Spring Training: Back to the Basics Texts: Psalm 25:1-5; Genesis 9:8-17; I Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15; Proverbs 30:7-9; Matthew 4:1-4; Matthew 6:19-21 As we begin this Lenten Journey, Pastor Jon encourages us to view this time as a “Spring Training for the Soul,” where we go “Back to the Basics.” Lent provides us intentional time…

Looking for a Miracle – February 22, 2009

Looking for a Miracle Texts: Psalm 50:1-6; Mark 9:2-9; II Corinthians 4:3-6; II Kings 5:1-14; II Chronicles 20:12 Pastor Jon returns from sabbatical with a challenge for us from the story of Naaman. When we look for a miracle of God, it is not simply enough for us to pray and hope that someone waves…

REPEAT: What’s Your Perspective? – February 15, 2009

“What’s Your Perspective” For the past 8 weeks, we brought you some of our favorite messages from 2006. Regular weekly sermon podcasts will resume next week: February 22, 2009. Originally Published: October 8, 2006 Texts: Job 1:13-21, 19:25; Mark 10:17-31; Psalm 90; Hebrews 4:12-16 Contrasting Job with the Rich Young Ruler forces us to consider…

REPEAT: A Matter of Life and Death – February 8, 2009

A Matter of Life and Death For the next 2 weeks, we bring you some of our favorite messages from 2006. Regular weekly sermon podcasts will resume on February 22, 2009. Originally Published: July 9, 2006 Texts: II Samuel 1:1-27; Matthew 5:43-48 The story of the end of Saul’s life forces us to confront questions…

REPEAT: We Need a Hero? – February 1, 2009

We Need a Hero? For the next 3 weeks, we bring you some of our favorite messages from 2006. Regular weekly sermon podcasts will resume on February 22, 2009. Originally Published: July 2, 2006 Text: I Samuel 17:1-49 The story of David and Goliath is interpreted against the backdrop of superhero stories like Superman, Spiderman,…

REPEAT: Crash Helmets & Life Jackets – January 25, 2009

Pentecost – Crash Helmets & Life Jackets For the next 4 weeks, we bring you some of our favorite messages from 2006. Regular weekly sermon podcasts will resume on February 22, 2009. Originally Published: June 4, 2006 Text: Acts 2:1-41 Pentecost Sunday provides an opportunity to consider the great power of the Holy Spirit available…

REPEAT: Rejoice! The Song is Alive – January 18, 2009

Easter Sunday – Rejoice! The Song is Alive For the next 5 weeks, we bring you some of our favorite messages from 2006. Regular weekly sermon podcasts will resume on February 22, 2009. Originally Published: April 16, 2006 Texts: Isaiah 53:6; Acts 3:15; Luke 7:18-23; Luke 15:1-7; John 9; John 11:1-44 As the continuation of…

REPEAT: Killing the Song – January 11, 2009

Good Friday – Killing the Song For the next 6 weeks, we bring you some of our favorite messages from 2006. Regular weekly sermon podcasts will resume on February 22, 2009. Originally Published: April 14, 2006 Texts: John 1; John 18-19; Philippians 2:1-8; Acts 3 The creation of Narnia from Lewis’s “The Magician’s Nephew” formed…