“Who Is and Who Was and Who Is to Come” Text: Revelation 1:1-20 Yoi! Double yoi! Today’s sermon helps reminds us that to read Revelation responsibility we must dive into the culture that the first century Christians in the Roman Empire were experiencing. John is declaring in this first chapter that Jesus is Lord, the…
“The Harvest is Plentiful” Text: Matthew 9:35-10:8 The harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few. There are many in our world longing to hear the good news that God loves them. It is our job to remind them of the invitation they have to join God at the Table of Grace.
“Sent Out” Text: Acts 2:1-21 Happy birthday to the Church! Today we celebrate the event that many consider to be the official start of the start – Pentecost. Using Genesis and Acts we will how Pentecost reverses what happened at the Tower Babel. We will also look at why that reversal matters.
This I Proclaim – May 21, 2017 Text: Acts 17:16-34 Today we look at Saint Patrick and the Apostle Paul to see how we are to go about evangelism as a resurrection people. We are called to journey alongside others to help love them into the Kingdom of God.
“If the House Burns Down Tonight” Text: 1 Timothy 6:6-19 Rev. Kelly Beecher, Associate Pastor of the Lighthouse Church of the Nazarene in Wells, joins us this week while Pastor Brent is away. The subjects of wealth and possessions are often mentioned in the Scriptures. In 1 Timothy, Paul tells Timothy that “godliness with contentment…
“Supposing Him to Be the Gardener” Text: John 20:1-18 Alleluia, Christ is risen! Today starts the season of Easter, a 7 week celebration of the resurrection of Christ. Using John 20:1-18 we will look at how Jesus is working as the divine garden to restore the whole of creation and calls us his own. Alleluia,…
“Surely Not I?” Text: Matthew 21:1-11, 26:14-30, 47-56 Judas and Peter might have more in common than we think. We might have more in common with them too than we’d think. Even when we try to make Jesus into something that he’s not, like Judas and Peter tried, we can receive forgiveness and grace by coming back to…
“Anointed” Text: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Just as David was anointed, marked by the Holy Spirit, so are we. Although we might not always fit the task according to the world, we have been marked to do Kingdom things through the Holy Spirit at work in us.
“A Great Nation” Text: Genesis 12:1-4 This week we’ll continue looking at the story of salvation by looking at the call of Abram as well as looking at our own call.
“A Flooring Experience” Text: Matthew 17:1-9 This week we’ll look at how the glory of God, Christ, cannot be domesticated, but rather it is to be experienced. It calls us to humble reverence for God and loving actions for our neighbors.