Sermons, Lectures, & Teachings
Honoring the past context for God’s word.
Understanding the current relevance for God’s word.
Living in the future hope of God’s word.
Conflict Resolution | Acts 15:1-16:5
The one church of Jerusalem that we started with in Acts 2 is spreading throughout the known world. But with its expansion, with each church that is planted in new cultures with people from different racial and economic backgrounds, the waters are turning murky about what is the “right” way of following the One Way.
Get Up and Go! | Acts 8-11
Across the country today, hundreds of other churches watched that same video and are having the same conversation around church planting as we are here in the Northwest. We talk about church planting because we know the impact Jesus has had on our lives and we want Jesus to go viral throughout our neighborhoods.
Why, How, & What | 1 Samuel 13:7-15; 16:1-13; 17:31-52
As Christians, what is our why? Christ is our WHY. Our driving force for everything we do - raising kids, playing with grandkids, mowing the lawn, grocery shopping, having dinner with friends, enjoying that morning cup of coffee, supporting our spouse, going to work and working hard - if we are centering our driving force on our why, then this is all done in pursuit of loving union with Jesus.
Buy-in Ignites Action | Acts 2:41-3:26
Our text today jumps us right into the middle of a story. Bob shared about this story in Acts 2 last week, but here’s a summary. The disciples were gathered together and unsure of what to do next with Jesus’s recent ascension to heaven.
The Valiant Woman | Proverbs 31:10-31
When you think of the ideal woman, what comes to mind? No matter the woman image that you pictured when you think of the ideal woman, there’s a good chance that you are right. Our passage today is Proverbs 31:10-31, more famously known as the wife of noble character.
Palm Sunday: Why a King Matters | 1 Samuel 8:4-9 & Luke 2:29-40
Today, we are going to take a look at the procession of Jesus into Jerusalem and why this is such a symbolic act. If Jesus came to bring salvation and freedom to the whole world, not just to the Jews, but to the Gentiles as well, then why is the world’s recognition of Jesus as king less than a week before his crucifixion significant? And what does this mean for our lives today?