A New Wardrobe For the next 7 weeks, we bring you some of our favorite messages from 2006. Regular weekly sermon podcasts will resume on February 22, 2009. Originally Published: January 1, 2006 Text: Revelation 21:1-6a, Isaiah 43 TLC’s “What Not to Wear” provides the backdrop for this New Year’s sermon about our God who…
“The Legend of the Little Drummer Boy” Texts: Matthew 2; Mark 12:41-44 For the next 8 weeks, we bring you some of our favorite messages from 2006. Regular weekly sermon podcasts will resume on February 22, 2009. Not a traditional sermon, this fictional retelling of The Legend of the Little Drummer Boy (written by Pastor…
Proclaim the Promise Text: Psalm 89:1-4; II Sam 7:1-11, 16; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:57-79 Prepare, Receive, Rejoice, Proclaim! This four-word outline is the basis for our Advent journey, and a picture of our relationship with the Gospel–the Good News of Jesus Christ. This week, Pastor Jon explores what it must have been like for Zechariah…
Rejoice in the Promise Text: Psalm 126; Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11, I Thessalonians 5:16-24; Luke 1:39-56 Prepare, Receive, Rejoice, Proclaim! This four-word outline is the basis for our Advent journey, and a picture of our relationship with the Gospel–the Good News of Jesus Christ. This week, Pastor Jon uses a recent experience during an ice storm…
Receive the Promise Text: Psalm 84:1-4, 10-12; II Peter 3:8-15a; Isaiah 40:1-11; Luke 1:26-38 We continue our journey through Advent, as we prepare for the coming of the Lord. This week, Pastor Jon looks at the promise of Jesus as foretold to Mary in Luke 1:26-38. As we consider what it means to receive grace,…
Preparing for the Promise Texts: Psalm 80:1-3, 17-19; Isaiah 64:1-9; I Corinthians 1:3-9; Luke 1:5-25 This Advent season, Pastor Jon takes us on a journey of preparation through Luke chapter 1. This week, we look at the foretelling of the forerunner, John the Baptist. Zechariah is prepared to go to worship, but isn’t prepared for…
Worshipping the Golden Calf Texts: Psalm 106:1-2, 19-23, 47-48; Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14; Exodus 32:1-24; Psalm 24:3-6 We near the conclusion of our journey through Genesis and Exodus, with the people of God waiting near the base of the mountain as Moses travels back and forth to negotiate the terms of the covenant with God.…
There’s No Such Thing as the Ten Commandments Texts: Psalm 19; Philippians 3:4b-14; Exodus 19:3-8, 19:18, 20:1-20; 24:3-7, 31:18; 2 Corinthians 3:3; Jeremiah 33:31-34 Pastor Jon offers the surprising fact that the phrase “the Ten Commandments” wasn’t in the Bible until the 1590 Geneva Bible. He explores what it means for us to consider that…
Our Living Water Texts: Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16; Matthew 21:23-32; Philippians 2:1-13; Exodus 17:1-7; Ecclesiastes 3:10-11; Isaiah 55:8-9; Numbers 20:6-13 Pastor Jon considers the lessons that we can learn from the “Water from the Rock” stories in Exodus 17 and Numbers 20. Sometimes we miss God’s hand at work because we lack an eternal perspective. Sometimes…
Our Daily Bread Texts: Psalm 105:1-2, 37-45; Matthew 20:1-16; Philippians 1:21-30; Exodus 16:1-30 In looking at the story of the manna in the wilderness, Pastor Jon encourages us to trust in God for our daily needs. By looking at pictures from “The Hungry Planet,” Pastor Jon expands our perspective to understand what it might mean…