This sermon continues our Lenten journey through the Penitential Psalms, particularly Psalm 38, highlighting the weight and consequences of sin and the grace God provides in response. Being a season that invites believers into the “eremos,” the wilderness, as a place of reflection, repentance, and reconciliation. Psalm 38 reveals the crushing burden of unrepentant sin,…
This sermon concludes a long series on Spiritual Disciplines, Holy Habits, and Practices of Faith, finishing the discipline of confession. It emphasizes that faith is not transactional but relational, meant to draw believers into deeper intimacy with God and into the transformation of life. Drawing on David’s confessions in 2 Samuel 12 and Psalm 51,…
This sermon begins our conclusion of a two-year journey through the Spiritual Disciplines, Holy Habits, and Practices of the Faith by focusing on the often-neglected practice of confession. Using Genesis 3, it explores how sin introduced shame into human experience, fracturing relationships with God, others, and ourselves. Like Adam and Eve hiding in the garden,…
Are you longing for a more profound sense of belonging in a world that promotes isolation? In this sermon, we continue to explore the transformative power of community through the spiritual discipline of “Life Together.” It will continue to emphasize how God has called us not as individuals but as a family, united in…
Today, during our time to hear and respond to a message from God’s Word, we will learn of the importance of godly fatherhood. We will look at Biblical examples of earthly fathers who, like us, are flawed, and then turn our attention to the only perfect father. Our Heavenly Father. Looking at how He demonstrates…
Today, as we open the Word of God. We will continue our series over the sermon on the mount regarding the peculiar kingdom of God and its people. In particular, we are continuing to dive deeply into what has become known as the Lord’s prayer and learning more about how Jesus teaches His people, a…
We have been on a journey through the sermon on the mount, discovering the truly peculiar nature of God’s Kingdom and its people. Join us on this journey as we continue where we left off in Matthew 5:38-42 in part two of a two-part sermon, where we examine what Jesus teaches in His fifth, “I…
THINK About how we usually respond to insult and injury caused by others. KNOW Jesus calls His people to the highest standards and to live in harmony and peace with others. He calls us to lay down our presupposed right to retaliation to take on a life of forgiveness. Do Live in the manner worthy…
Today as we continue our journey through the Sermon on the Mount we continue our journey through Jesus’ opening words, The Beatitudes. The blessed attitudes and virtues of the Kingdom of God and its people. Today we see a noticeable shift in Jesus’ teaching. He is no longer speaking of beatitudes of need or aspiration,…
Today we continue our series on living 70×7 Unoffended and continue seeking how do we actually do this. In particular, we look to the wisdom Paul shares with us in Philippians 2:1-11. Where we discover we must not only see people the way Jesus sees them. We must also treat them the way Jesus treated…