Matthew 24:36-44 – November 30, 2025

Text: Matthew 24:36-44As we begin the season of Advent, we recognize that sometimes we accept that the world is broken and just wait for Jesus to come again to fix things. However, the coming of Jesus and the expectation of His return isn’t an escape; it’s the fulfillment of a lifetime of preparation. We can…

Christ the King Sunday

Christ the [Conquered] King – November 23, 2025

“Christ the [Conquered] King”Text: John 12:9-19On this Christ the King Sunday, Pastor Tim shares John’s account of the Triumphal Entry and reexamines the significance of Jesus riding a donkey by putting it in context with prior historical events. It shows that even in apparent defeat, God’s grace meets us where we are in life and…

Luke 21:5-19 – November 16, 2025

Text: Luke 21:5-19The end of all things – even beautiful ones – is inevitable, as Jesus says about the Temple, but looking for signs of when this happens is not where our attention is supposed to be directed. Instead, we are called to endure through moments by living in the hope of God’s continued provision.…

The Future… For Now – November 9, 2025

“The Future… For Now”Text: Luke 20:27-38Today’s reading has the Sadducees trying to trap Jesus with questions about the resurrection. On its face, the passage seems to be about marriage, but it is really about the future and how our hope in the resurrection affects how we understand and live our lives today.

Luke 19:1-10 – November 2, 2025

Text: Luke 19:1-10The familiar story of Zacchaeus reminds us that God has always been looking for us to welcome Him into our lives and change the way in which we live among each other. Our past, titles, and labels do not need to define us because the Son of Man came to save us and…

2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18 – October 26, 2025

Text: 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18Today’s passage has Paul near the end of his ministry, saying that he has finished the race, promising a victory for those who practice the grace and love modeled by Jesus and live faithfully to God. The promise of the Resurrection is God finishing race with us, restoring His creation, and saving…

2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 – October 19, 2025

Text: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5We continue reading Paul’s second letter to Timothy. This week, Paul encourages Timothy to remember the scriptures he read from childhood and recognize how Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of the promises made in them. As followers of Christ, we receive our faith from the words found in Scripture which reveal to…

2 Timothy 2:8-15 – October 12, 2025

Text: 2 Timothy 2:8-15Pastor Amanda Lawton brings us a message this week from 2 Timothy. Paul instructs Timothy to remember the work that Christ did for us on the cross and to remind the people he encounters of the same. When we live into the same calling and live into that truth, it helps to…

2 Timothy 1:3-14 – October 5, 2025

2 Timothy 1:3-14We welcome back Pastor Eric Larsen as our guest preacher. This week, we look at the “pattern of sound teaching” that Paul describes to Timothy. It is a faith that is 1) consistent and prayerful with a connection to Jesus, 2) continually practiced by being put into action, and 3) empowered by the…

Luke 16:19-31 – September 28, 2025

Text: Luke 16:19-31In today’s passage from Luke, we study the parable of the rich man and Lazarus.  We are meant to be a people who show comfort, favor, and mercy to those in need, even if they are the ones who are normally kept outside the gates.