Jesus cleanses the temple with zeal, demonstrating that worship is not a transaction but an encounter with the living God. He declares that his body is the new temple where heaven and earth meet, pointing forward to his death and resurrection. Thi...
This February, we continue to journey through John’s Gospel. We will explore four very different encounters with Jesus. In each of these meetings the people involved are forever changed. As we experience these stories, they continue to speak to us...
At the wedding in Cana, Jesus performs his first miracle by turning water into wine. This sign reveals his glory to the disciples and points beyond their immediate needs to his greater mission as the Messiah. We are invited to bring our concerns t...
This sermon explores Jesus’ invitation to come and see as he calls his first disciples in John 1:35-51. We’ll watch as different people respond to this invitation. Some come curious, others skeptical, but when they encounter Jesus, he reveals hims...
John the Baptist models humility as he points away from himself to Jesus. This sermon explores John’s testimony about Jesus’ identity as the Messiah, the sacrifice for sin, and the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. We are challenged to follow...
In a world drowning in words we can’t trust, John’s Gospel introduces us to the one Word that changes everything: Jesus, the eternal Word who became flesh and dwelt among us. This sermon traces John 1:1-14, showing how the Creator entered his crea...
This New Year Prayer Service will be structured around our three pastoral prayer focuses: World, Community, and Church Family, with each section expanded to allow extended time for corporate intercession and reflection. The service invites the con...
As we step into the new year, we find ourselves embarking on a journey together. We actually begin this journey on January 4, still in the season of Christmas, as we open John’s Gospel with the words “In the beginning was the Word.” Then on Januar...
Join us for a special Christmas celebration as we gather together for one service at 11 AM. Our choir will present a beautiful cantata featuring five medleys of beloved Christmas music. This musical worship service will fill our hearts with joy as...
This sermon explores Psalm 146:5-10 and the Advent theme of longing for God to make all things right in our broken world. The message contrasts temporary human solutions with God’s eternal faithfulness and his work of caring for the vulnerable lik...
This sermon examines Psalm 72’s prayer for a ruler who embodies God’s righteousness and wisdom, pointing beyond Solomon to Christ’s eternal kingdom. The message challenges congregants to care for the afflicted and needy while anticipating Jesus’ r...
This sermon explores Psalm 122, a Song of Ascent that captures the joy of pilgrimage to Jerusalem and connects with our Advent longing for Christ’s coming. The congregation will be challenged to find joy in worship, build unified community, pray f...
Advent is a season of anticipation. We light candles, count down the days, and prepare our hearts to celebrate Jesus’ birth. But Advent is about more than remembering what happened in Bethlehem two thousand years ago. It’s about learning to live w...
As we move through the Advent season and into the Christmas celebrations, please note some important changes to our worship schedule. December 21: Christmas Cantata We will gather for one combined service at 11 AM on December 21 as our choir pre...
In his final words before execution, Peter challenges believers to guard their spiritual inheritance against subtle deception and to actively grow in grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ. This sermon concludes our 12-week journey through 2 Peter by...
Peter’s final letter challenges believers to live with eternal perspective, recognizing that this world is temporary while God’s new creation will last forever. The passage emphasizes that Christians can actively participate in hastening Christ’s ...
This sermon explores 2 Peter 3:8-10, where Peter addresses complaints about the apparent delay in Jesus’ return. The message shows how God’s eternal perspective on time differs from our human impatience, and how His delay is actually motivated by ...
In 2 Peter 3:1-7, Peter addresses scoffers who mock the delay of Christ’s return by reminding believers that God has always kept His promises throughout history. Just as God judged the world through Noah’s flood, He will return to judge again, thi...
Do you remember waiting for Christmas morning as a child? I had an Advent calendar with a piece of candy on each day, counting down to Christmas. The anticipation was exciting but also agonizing. My parents weren’t being cruel by making me wait. T...
This sermon examines 2 Peter 2:10b-16, where Peter describes false teachers as blots and blemishes who are arrogant, greedy, and motivated by selfish gain. Using the example of Balaam, Peter shows how these teachers abandon the right path to pursu...
Peter uses three powerful Old Testament examples of fallen angels, Noah’s flood, and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah to demonstrate that God’s perfect justice and perfect mercy work together throughout history. Through these stories of both ...
This sermon explores 2 Peter 2:1-3 and Peter’s warning about false teachers who work from within the church, using the Trojan horse as an illustration of how enemies can appear as gifts while bringing destruction. The message calls believers to kn...
Do you remember the story of the Trojan horse? The ancient Greeks couldn’t conquer Troy by force, so they built a wooden horse, filled it with soldiers, and left it as a “gift.” The Trojans, thinking they’d won, brought their enemy’s weapon inside...
In this sermon from 2 Peter 1:16-21, Peter defends the reliability of apostolic testimony and Scripture against false teachers who claimed the stories about Jesus were fabricated myths. Peter provides three powerful reasons we can trust what we’ve...
Peter’s final letter emphasizes the importance of constant reminding in the Christian life, as he reflects on his coming death and his urgent desire to stir up believers’ faith while he still can. Using the metaphor of living in tents, Peter shows...
Based on 2 Peter 1:5-11, this sermon explores how Christians often possess incredible spiritual resources from God but fail to utilize them for growth and maturity. The message teaches through Peter’s ladder of spiritual growth - eight qualities t...
In this opening message from 2 Peter, we explore the apostle’s final words to the church as he faces execution, emphasizing that God’s divine power has already given us everything we need for godly living through His great and precious promises. P...
Missions Sunday is a special service where we celebrate God’s work around the world and in our own backyard through testimonies from mission experiences. Our congregation will hear firsthand accounts of God’s faithfulness and transformative work f...
What would you say if you knew you only had a few weeks left to live? The apostle Peter faced exactly this situation when he wrote his second letter to the early church. Knowing his execution under Emperor Nero was approaching, Peter penned what w...
This sermon on 1 Peter 5:12-14 explores how Christians are called to stand firm in God’s grace while living as exiles in a culture that no longer centers faith. The message challenges congregants to examine whether they will maintain their commitm...
This sermon explores 1 Peter 4:12-19, where Peter teaches that suffering for our faith should not surprise us but be seen as a blessing that connects us to Christ’s suffering and glory. Peter challenges believers to reject prosperity gospel thinki...
This sermon examines how early Christians chose faithful living over cultural expectations, refusing to participate in pagan festivals despite social pressure from family and friends. Just as those believers faced ridicule for their convictions, m...
This sermon explores the challenging passage of 1 Peter 3:18-22, focusing on how Christ’s death and resurrection demonstrate His complete victory over all spiritual powers, including the mysterious proclamation to imprisoned spirits from Noah’s ti...
In this sermon on 1 Peter 3:8-17, we explore how Christians are called to live authentically as exiles in a rapidly changing culture where faith is no longer the norm. As followers of Jesus, we are challenged to build genuine community marked by u...
The sermon explores how Peter instructs Christians to navigate relationships with those in authority through humble submission and respectful conduct, drawing from 1 Peter 3:1-7. This teaching reveals how Christians can influence their world throu...
In this sermon, we explore how Christians today are increasingly finding themselves as foreigners and exiles in a culture that no longer understands Christian values, much like the early church Peter addressed in his first epistle. Drawing from 1 ...
As we continue our journey through 1 Peter this summer, we encounter one of Scripture’s most compelling paradoxes: we are simultaneously exiles and chosen children of God. This tension isn’t something to resolve but rather to embrace as we learn w...
In this sermon from 1 Peter 2:4-10, we explore how Christians are living stones being built into God’s spiritual house with Christ as the cornerstone — rejected by the world but precious to believers. Just as ancient stone structures have stood fo...
In this sermon from 1 Peter 1:13-2:3, we explore how Christians can live holy lives while feeling like exiles in a changing culture. Peter calls believers to stay alert and sober-minded, setting their hope on God’s grace while resisting conformity...
This sermon examines 1 Peter’s paradoxical description of believers as both chosen by God yet exiles in the world, explaining how this ancient letter speaks directly to Christians experiencing cultural marginalization today. Peter’s teaching revea...
This Pentecost sermon explores Psalm 104:24-35, revealing how God’s Spirit both creates and renews all life, drawing parallels between the breath that sustains creation and the Holy Spirit that empowered the early church. We will be invited to ide...
This sermon explores Psalm 97’s powerful vision of God’s sovereign rule over creation, where even mountains melt like wax in His presence. The message challenges us to examine the modern idols competing for our trust, to release our anxiety about ...
June arrives with summer warmth and brings a transition in our church life. We’ll be concluding our Psalms series and continuing with our combined 9:30 AM worship service that began on May 25th. These combined services offer a wonderful opportunit...
This sermon explores Psalm 67’s call for God’s face to shine upon us so that all peoples may come to know and praise Him. It challenges the congregation to be reflections of God’s light and fairness in their daily lives, carrying His presence into...
Exploring Psalm 148’s call for all creation—from the highest heavens to the deepest oceans—to praise God, this sermon examines how we find our unique voice in creation’s symphony of praise as those who have not only been created but also redeemed ...
This Sunday we explore Psalm 23’s journey from the Shepherd’s provision to God’s eternal dwelling, showing how God meets us in both green pastures and dark valleys. Our Easter psalm series reveals God’s constant presence through every season of li...
Beginning May 25, we will transition to our summer worship schedule with one unified service at 9:30 AM. This schedule will remain in place through Labor Day weekend. Our summer schedule provides us with a wonderful opportunity to worship togethe...
As we continue our journey through the Psalms this month, we move deeper into these ancient songs that have guided God’s people for generations. The Psalms offer us a language for approaching God with every emotion and circumstance we face. They t...
With both pastors away, one of our church elders, Jim Boseck, shared a message on living a life focused on praising God. He reminded us that praise isn’t just for Sundays - it should be a daily response to God’s goodness. Even in hard times, we’re...
Drawing from Psalm 118, this Easter sermon explores how God turns rejection into redemption through Christ’s resurrection, focusing on the powerful image of the rejected stone becoming the cornerstone of our faith. The sermon weaves together ancie...
Through an examination of Jesus’ anguished prayer in Gethsemane (Luke 22:39-49), this sermon explores the tension between cultural messages of self-fulfillment and Jesus’ example of submitting to the Father’s will, challenging us to pray against t...
In John 12, Mary’s lavish gift of perfume to anoint Jesus demonstrates what extravagant worship looks like when we withhold nothing from Christ. Through her example, we explore how true devotion often defies conventional wisdom and involves sacrif...
Through three parables in Luke 15, Jesus reveals God’s passionate pursuit of lost people, showing us a Father who eagerly runs to embrace those who have strayed, challenging us to join in His mission of seeking and celebrating the found.
As we journey toward Easter morning, there’s a growing sense of anticipation. We move from the shadow of the cross into the brilliant light of the empty tomb. This Easter begins a worship series that will take us all the way to Pentecost, focusing...
Through Jesus’s teaching on tragic events and the parable of the fig tree, this sermon explores how we often misunderstand God’s judgment and calls us away from religious finger-pointing toward authentic repentance and a life-giving relationship w...
In this sermon on Luke 13:31-35, we explore Jesus’ lament over Jerusalem through the metaphor of a mother hen yearning to gather her chicks, revealing both God’s protective love for His people and the tragedy of their rejection, while ultimately p...
This sermon from Luke 4:1-13 explores Jesus’s forty-day wilderness temptations and how he remained faithful through the power of the Spirit and Scripture. By examining the three specific temptations - using power for personal comfort, taking short...
Lent invites us into a journey that mirrors Christ’s own path. As we enter this season of reflection, our Scripture readings illuminate a narrative that moves from the Father affirming the Son through wilderness testing to the ultimate expression ...
Jesus’s radical command to love our enemies goes far beyond natural human inclinations, as demonstrated powerfully in his own love for Judas and his death on the cross for sinners. In Luke 6:27-38, Jesus calls his followers to respond to hatred wi...
Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, particularly as recorded in Luke 6, radically redefines what it means to be blessed by God, challenging both ancient and modern assumptions about spiritual success. Rather than providing a checklist of behaviors to foll...
This sermon explores Jesus’ calling of his first disciples in Luke 5:1-11, focusing particularly on Simon Peter’s journey from a fisherman to a follower of Christ after witnessing a miraculous catch of fish. The sermon emphasizes the distinction b...
In this sermon about Jesus’s return to Nazareth in Luke 4, we see how his hometown’s initial warm reception quickly turned violent when he challenged their lack of faith by comparing them unfavorably to two Gentiles - the widow of Zarephath and Na...
As a church family, we have established a tradition of celebrating the season of Epiphany, which commences on January 6 and continues until Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. This season invites us to reflect on the ministry of Jesus as the light t...
This sermon reflects on Jesus’ bold proclamation in his hometown of Nazareth, declaring himself the fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy in Luke 4:14-21. It challenges listeners to move beyond familiarity and embrace Jesus’ authority, recognizing his ...
This sermon explores Jesus’ first miracle at the Cana wedding feast, explaining how He transformed water into wine not merely to solve a practical problem, but to reveal His identity as the Messiah and point to God’s greater work of redemption. Us...
Exploring Membership at Our Church Sunday, February 16 at 9:45 AM Are you interested in learning more about our church community and what it means to be a member? We warmly invite you to join us for our upcoming Exploring Membership Class, where...
We are called to embrace humility and dependence on God as modeled by John the Baptist and Jesus during His baptism, recognizing our roles in God’s greater plan and our need for the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. By following their example, we to...
This sermon explores the celebration of Epiphany, emphasizing its roots in the early church as a continuation of the Christmas season, culminating on January 6. Drawing from the story of the Magi in Matthew 2, it highlights the significance of the...
This prayer service brings the church together to pray for each ministry area, from family and missions to worship and church leadership. Through a mix of Scripture, hymns, and focused prayers, we’re asking for God’s guidance and strength for ever...
We are called to embrace the disruptive presence of God in our lives as Mary did, willingly submitting ourselves to His purposes despite personal inconvenience or societal judgment. We should actively respond to God’s call with obedience and joy, ...
We are called to rejoice in all circumstances, trusting that our joy is rooted not in our present situations but in our eternal relationship with God. God instructs us to respond to life’s challenges with gentleness and to place our anxieties in H...
December 01 - Living with Urgency and Expectation: Preparing for Christ’s Return Primary Reading: Luke 21:25-36 Additional Readings: Psalm 25:1-10, 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 December 08 - Expectant Hearts: Waiting on God Primary Rea...
This sermon, focused on the first Sunday of Advent, emphasizes the importance of living with urgency and expectation as we await both the celebration of Christ’s birth and His promised return. Through exploring Luke 21:25-36, the message encourage...
The sermon explores the biblical concept of gratitude as we approach Thanksgiving. Reflecting on Psalm 107 and the story of the ten lepers in Luke 17, the message emphasizes the importance of giving thanks for God’s unfailing love and wonderful de...
As we explore Matthew 22:1-14, we examine the parable of the wedding banquet, illustrating the Kingdom of Heaven through God’s open invitation to all, both good and bad. While many initially reject the invitation, the king (representing God) invit...
This sermon reflects on the closing scene of Genesis, focusing on the deaths of Jacob and Joseph and the continuation of God’s promise to their descendants. Despite their deaths, the story of God’s deliverance and grace is not over, as Joseph expr...
This sermon explores Genesis 49, where Jacob offers blessings and prophecies for each of his sons before his death. These words reflect the character and actions of Jacob’s sons and point forward to the future of Israel’s tribes, with a particular...
This sermon explores Genesis 48, where Jacob, defying cultural expectations, blesses his younger grandson Ephraim over the firstborn Manasseh. This act highlights how God’s blessings often come in surprising ways that defy human plans, encouraging...
