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Monday Jan 27, 2020
Just Crispus and Gaius
Monday Jan 27, 2020
Monday Jan 27, 2020
Paul told the Corinthian church that he had baptized none of them except Crispus and Gaius and was thankful for that because of the Corinthian church's tendency to divide into factions based on who baptized them.
The core of the text is Paul's assertion that such factionalism empties the Cross of Christ of its power. That is the focus of today's sermon.
Monday Jan 13, 2020
Preaching Peace
Monday Jan 13, 2020
Monday Jan 13, 2020
Acts 10:34-43 is the text for this sermon. In this text, Luke tells the story of Peter's encounter with Cornelius, a Roman centurion and a Gentile. The opening of the gospel to Gentiles was a huge change for the formerly Jewish church in Jerusalem. The sermon talks about the implications of this.
Sunday Dec 29, 2019
Putting Herod Back Into Christmas
Sunday Dec 29, 2019
Sunday Dec 29, 2019
The text for this sermon comes from Matthew 2:13-23. It concerns the themes seen in the Old Testament (type) and the way they are reinterpreted in the New Testament (anti-type). For example, manna which sustained Israel in the wilderness (type) and Jesus the bread of life in the New Testament (anti-type). The sermon invited listeners to 1) have a clear vision of what God is doing today, 2) not settle for a counterfeit narrative such as what our government gives us, and 3) listening to God rather than to false voices.
Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
191222 Monika's Sermon
Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
Monika Grasley is the guest speaker on this Sunday.
Monday Nov 11, 2019
My Redeemer Lives
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
This week's sermon comes from Job 19:23-27a and concerns Job's optimism that a redeemer would come to his rescue. We don't know if this passage is Messianic or not, nevertheless it demonstrates what optimism looks like in the life of a believer.
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Image of God
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Monday Jul 29, 2019
The text for this sermon comes from Colossians 1:15-28. In this text Paul undertakes describing who Christ is, and what his mission has been. It is a great text for understanding who we are as a result.
Monday Feb 18, 2019
Blessed are the Poor.
Monday Feb 18, 2019
Monday Feb 18, 2019
This sermon comes from Luke 6:20-42 which is Luke's recounting of the Sermon on the Mount. Blessed are the poor explores the uncompromising demands of following Jesus, reflected in Jesus odd blessing on all those who are poor by the world's standards. Those are the people who form the best Jesus-followers.
Monday Apr 30, 2018
What Really Counts
Monday Apr 30, 2018
Monday Apr 30, 2018
This week's sermon comes from Galatians 6:11-17 and is Paul's assertion that the Cross is central in everything for him. "...may I never boast in anything but the Cross...." The semon finishes our four-part series on the importance of the Lord's Supper.
Monday Mar 19, 2018
They began planning how to kill him.
Monday Mar 19, 2018
Monday Mar 19, 2018
This sermon comes from Mark 11:15-18 and concerns the time when Jesus cleared out the temple of its money changers and tables of commerce. The sermon explores the disruptiveness of following Jesus.
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
Character Produces Hope
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
The text for this sermon comes from Romans 5:1-8. The sermon looks at the victory Christ achieved in his suffering and death and the implications of that victory for the way we look at current events.