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Monday Sep 05, 2016
The Western Lie
Monday Sep 05, 2016
Monday Sep 05, 2016
This sermon is the first in a short look at the letter to the Colossians. The sermon contrasts the difference between the postmodern mind and that of the believer which favors the certain of the Good News and the message of Christ.
Sunday Jul 03, 2016
The Fall
Sunday Jul 03, 2016
Sunday Jul 03, 2016
This sermon begins a series called "Nine Great Biblical Events" which will continue through the month of August. The goal of the series is to look at major events in the Bible which have affected us today. "The Fall" is our first of the series, and it examines the results of Adam and Eve's sin in the Garden. The text for the sermon is Genesis 3:1-24.
Monday Apr 18, 2016
Scattered Everywhere
Monday Apr 18, 2016
Monday Apr 18, 2016
This sermon takes a look at how the Good News moved westward from Israel to Syria, Turkey, Greece, and Italy. It looks at how the early church had to come to terms with its Xenophobia and start to embrace a wider audience.
Sunday Apr 10, 2016
Simon, do you love me?
Sunday Apr 10, 2016
Sunday Apr 10, 2016
This sermon comes from John 21 and it uses the Lord's resurrections as a means by which to look at the growth of the disciples from men who often missed the point and doubted to people who were willing to go to the death for Jesus. The sermon looks at the perplexing conversation between Jesus and Peter when Jesus asks three times if Peter loved him.
Monday Mar 21, 2016
Poured Out for You
Monday Mar 21, 2016
Monday Mar 21, 2016
Galatians 2:19-20 and Luke 22:14-23 are the texts for this sermon. The sermon is intended to look at the crucifixion in order to understand and appreciate its far-reaching implications. Much more than one person dying to save another person, the cross is cosmic in scope.
Tuesday Mar 01, 2016
Why did they die?
Tuesday Mar 01, 2016
Tuesday Mar 01, 2016
In Luke 13, the writer Luke tells the story of when some people asked Jesus what he thought about the murder of some worshipers in Galilee. The question was not innocent, so Jesus' reply to them was to ask if they thought that the murdered victims were for some reason worse sinners than other Galileans. This incident is set within a text where Jesus said it is best not to attempt to interpret the cause of random occasions of violence and suffering but rather to be at all times prepared for whatever may happen. This sermon is about the importance of repentance.
Sunday Feb 21, 2016
A Smoking Pot and God's Promise
Sunday Feb 21, 2016
Sunday Feb 21, 2016
This sermon shows the link between Abraham as seen in a covenant ceremony (Genesis 15:1-21) and Mary's assertion that God will do what he promises and did so with the coming of Jesus (Luke 1:45). The sermon shows how the Bible is unified in the story it tells from Genesis through Revelation.
Monday Jan 25, 2016
He Stood Up to Read
Monday Jan 25, 2016
Monday Jan 25, 2016
Luke
4:14-21 tells the story of the time that Jesus read the scripture in the Nazareth synagogue and the violent reaction he got from the listeners. The sermon takes a look at whether we are willing to receive the teaching that Jesus has for us.
Monday Jan 25, 2016
He's More Powerful Than I Am
Monday Jan 25, 2016
Monday Jan 25, 2016
This sermon comes from Luke
3:15-17, 21-22. It takes its direction from John the Baptist's characterization of Jesus to the effect that Jesus was more powerful than he was and that Jesus would baptize his followers with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Wednesday Jan 06, 2016
Wanna Join the Family?
Wednesday Jan 06, 2016
Wednesday Jan 06, 2016
This sermon comes from John 1:10-18 and takes a look at John's preoccupation with Jesus' participation in the Creation of the world. John also talks about the implications of Jesus' incarnation and says that those who receive Jesus have the power to become God's children. The sermon talks about the difference between a birth-centered understanding of Jesus and John's "in-the-beginning" view of Jesus.