REPEAT: The Little Drummer Boy – December 28, 2008

“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 – December 21, 2008

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 – December 14, 2008

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 – December 7, 2008

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 – November 30, 2008

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 – November 23, 2008

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.…

Living Water – November 9, 2008

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 – November 2, 2008

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…

Love Has the Final Move – October 12, 2008

Love Has the Final Move Texts: Psalm 46:1-3, 10-11; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35; Exodus 14:19-31; Revelation 18:11-16 Juxtaposing the text from Exodus against the various riders in Revelation reminds us that though our back may seem up against a wall, though we may be at the end of our rope, and though it feels like…