Oftentimes, people who have been in church awhile use language that is unfamiliar to new believers and unbelievers. Sometimes, even the Christians who use those words don’t understand their significance. This one-week sermon uses the book of Romans to help us better understand the word ‘justification’, one of those commonly used “church words”.
This Easter sermon series looks at Jesus’s final prayers, his final words on the cross, his final words to his disciples, and the final word of the resurrection over death, hell, and the grave. These final words exhort believers to make disciples, seek unity in Christian community, and to live as people of forgiveness, joy,…
Jesus described himself with powerful “I am” statements throughout the book of John. Each statement reveals him as the source of true fulfillment for every human heart. When Christ says he is the true guide (Light of the World), the source of truth (“the way, and the truth, and the life”), the sustainer of life…
This series charts the life of Jesus in a biographical format, highlighting the big events of his life and giving insight into his background, upbringing, and the world he walked in as the Word made flesh. This biography unpacks major themes in his teachings and tells us more about his followers, his death, and his…
This six-week series from the Gospel of John focuses on a block of teaching by Jesus concerning the Christian life and the role of the Holy Spirit in living out our faith. In this series, we will see the relevancy of Jesus’s teaching for our lives today as we seek to be his faithful witnesses…
A visit to a church supplies store or website presents us with a choice of crosses: with corpus or without corpus. For Jesus, there was no choice. His cross was by necessity, with corpus—his own body. Jesus’s body was the means of our salvation, so we’ll explore the meaning of the wounds his body received…
This series charts the life of Jesus in a biographical format, highlighting the big events of his life and giving insight into his background, upbringing, and the world he walked in as the Word made flesh. This biography unpacks major themes in his teachings and tells us more about his followers, his death, and his…
This six-week series from the Gospel of John focuses on a block of teaching by Jesus concerning the Christian life and the role of the Holy Spirit in living out our faith. In this series, we will see the relevancy of Jesus’s teaching for our lives today as we seek to be his faithful witnesses…
This three-week series reminds us of why relationships matter, and of the wisdom Jesus modeled regarding intentional relationships and welcoming others. Christians can carefully build their circles of friends for the purposes of Christ-centered companionship, as well as befriending others who may need someone to model Jesus’s kindness to them.
This three-week series reminds us of why relationships matter, and of the wisdom Jesus modeled regarding intentional relationships and welcoming others. Christians can carefully build their circles of friends for the purposes of Christ-centered companionship, as well as befriending others who may need someone to model Jesus’s kindness to them.
This sermon invites us to meditate on one of the seven “I Am” statements of Jesus in the Gospel of John: “I am the true vine.”
This four-week Lenten series deals the with the call for repentance. But what is true repentance? Through understanding the severity of sin, the way unrepentant sin affects the Christian walk, and the strength and power that comes through repentance, we can understand the need for true repentance and its integral part in Christian growth.
This four-week series follows Jesus’s suffering, death, and resurrection. His journey seems tragic, especially to his disciples who expected him to defeat Israel’s political enemies and rule victoriously like King David. But Jesus teaches them, and us, that the way to victory is through the cross. What does it mean for us to take up…
This Easter Sunday sermon tells the Easter story from the Gospel of John. John 20 works through the story of several different people as they encounter the resurrected Jesus. The whole chapter is designed to persuade people to believe in Jesus and receive eternal life.
This Easter Sunday sermon tells the Easter story from the Gospel of Matthew, revealing that the resurrected Lord is a living and active presence in the church and world today, calling us to worship and obey him.
This Easter Sunday sermon tells the Easter story from the Gospel of Matthew, revealing that the resurrected Lord is a living and active presence in the church and world today, calling us to worship and obey him.
Easter Sunday is a time of joy and triumph, but many of us enter the season with doubts and fears that feel inconsistent with the celebration. How does the Easter story address our doubts? How does the resurrection impact our faith? Stories of Jesus’s followers facing doubt after his death can bring us comfort and…
Peter’s denial and restoration is a vibrant picture of the power of Christ’s death and resurrection in one person’s life. We can see ourselves in Peter’s self-protective denial, his grief over his sin, and the pain and joy of Christ’s healing work in his life. This three-week Easter series meditates on this story to draw…
Easter Sunday is a time of joy and triumph, but many of us enter the season with doubts and fears that feel inconsistent with the celebration. How does the Easter story address our doubts? How does the resurrection impact our faith? Stories of Jesus’s followers facing doubt after his death can bring us comfort and…
Peter’s denial and restoration is a vibrant picture of the power of Christ’s death and resurrection in one person’s life. We can see ourselves in Peter’s self-protective denial, his grief over his sin, and the pain and joy of Christ’s healing work in his life. This three-week Easter series meditates on this story to draw…
This eight-week series looks at Paul’s letters to his students Timothy and Titus. In these letters, Paul offers wisdom on a wide range of topics that are just as relevant for church members and leaders today as when Paul originally wrote the letters.
This series teaches students about the armor of God. The world may be concerned about having “drip” (swagger, especially in how you look), but as believers, we’re called to put on something way more important! The armor that Paul describes in Ephesians 6 helps us stand strong in the face of distractions, temptations, and oppositions to our…
This eight-week series looks at Paul’s letters to his students Timothy and Titus. In these letters, Paul offers wisdom on a wide range of topics that are just as relevant for church members and leaders today as when Paul originally wrote the letters.
This four-week series asks us to consider whether or not we believe Jesus is all we need. We will discover if we have a hidden division in our hearts as we look at things that often call us to trust in them more than, or alongside, our trust in Jesus, such as in affections, assets,…
This series looks at six parables unique to the book of Luke. Jesus, the master storyteller, uses his parables to teach his listeners then and today how to love, how to pray, and how to see the world through the lens of the kingdom.
This one-week sermon unpacks Jesus’s parable of the soils to help us understand what it means to have a fruitful heart.
This Lenten series calls us all to turn our eyes upon Jesus as we follow him from his triumphal entry into Jerusalem to the crucifixion. Each week reveals an aspect of Christ’s heart and sacrifice and invites us to renewed devotion to our Servant King in surprising ways. Over and over, Christ challenges us to…
This six-week series faces up to the tough conversation on the severity of sin. Sin has infested all of humanity and all sin must be judged by God. Even the natural order of the universe has been corrupted and damaged by sin. But God has dealt with sin through the work of Jesus. He calls us…
This Lenten series calls us all to turn our eyes upon Jesus as we follow him from his triumphal entry into Jerusalem to the crucifixion. Each week reveals an aspect of Christ’s heart and sacrifice and invites us to renewed devotion to our Servant King in surprising ways. Over and over, Christ challenges us to…
This four-week youth series encourages students to resist the urge to stay in the shallows and instead to deepen their faith. Even though we live in a “meme” culture that wants to simplify every thought into what will fit on our socials, Christianity doesn’t easily conform to a word limit or carefully crafted picture. It’s…
Whether or not we admit it, most churchgoers have a “church crush”: a church we look at and think, “Wow. Now, that’s how you do church.” The tendency to look at another church across town or online and think it has to be better than our local church is more than common. This quick, three-week dive into…
In this four-week series, we discover that our work can be worshipful, that God is deeply interested in the work we do, that we are designed to work at a God-ordained pace, and that we are commanded to celebrate the Sabbath weekly, feasting on the best God has for us.
Whether or not we admit it, most churchgoers have a “church crush”: a church we look at and think, “Wow. Now, that’s how you do church.” The tendency to look at another church across town or online and think it has to be better than our local church is more than common. This quick, three-week…
The beginning of the year is the perfect time to dream, plan, and commit to important life changes. This four-part series encourages congregants to look at the new year as an opportunity to embrace a revitalized vision for their faith walk.
Hiding our sin can have drastic effects on our own lives and the lives of others; however, God is gracious to forgive and enable us to move forward if we turn to him. In the stories of Ananias and Sapphira, Paul and Peter, and Achan, we can see the effects of our personal choices. The…
The Gospels provide us with rich stories of Jesus’s life and ministry on earth—healings, parables, and relationships with disciples and outcasts and religious leaders. They also tell us about Jesus’s emotional life. Because he was fully human, he experienced human emotions, but without sin. This four-week study examines four passages that describe those emotions, to…
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