We begin our "Seasons of Hope" series by talking about those seasons of life in which we are terrified and how even in the midst of those seasons, we still can find hope in Christ.
We finish up our short "Listening for Hope" series considering the sound of God as He walked in the garden of Eden and as He walks in our lives. Also, we bring Naomi into the church through the waters of Holy Baptism. - Genesis 3: 8-21 | Psalm 130 | 2 Corinthians 4: 13 - 5: 1 | Mark 3: 20-35
We consider the sound of the angels that approached Isaiah in His vision of the heavenly temple, and consider how these angels bring both the terror of the holiness of God as well as the good news of our redemption . - Isaiah 6: 1-8 | Psalm 29 | Acts 2: 22-36 | John 3: 1-17
We start our "Listening for Hope" series on this Pentecost Sunday with the Sound of Rattling, talking about how the sound of the bones rattling and God's command to Ezekiel give us hope for our current day. - Ezekiel 37: 1-14 | Psalm 139: 1-16 | Acts 2: 1-21 | John 15: 26-27; 16: 4-15
We finish off the Easter season talking about the confidence that we have as people who have been saved by the Risen and Living Lord Jesus Christ . - Acts 1: 6-26 | Psalm 1 | 1 John 5: 9-15 | John 17: 11-19
We take some time to talk about our unity as Christians, which comes from the fact that we have all been forgiven by Christ, and how that forms in us hopes for deepening our unity with God and one another, and hopes for what the world will look like because of our united action and community. - Acts 10: 34-48 | Psalm 98 | 1 John 5: 1-8 | John 15: 9-17
We continue to talk about the things that form our hope, this Sunday talking about how our Baptisms form abiding hope in our connection with God - Acts 8: 26-40 | Psalm 150 | 1 John 4 | John 15: 1-8
It's Good Shepherd Sunday and we talk about our Good Shepherd who lays down His life for us- Acts 4: 1-12 | Psalm 23 | 1 John 3: 16-24 | John 10: 11-18
We continue to think about how the Cross shapes our hopes, especially in terms of how Jesus reveals what we will be. - Acts 3: 11-21 | Psalm 4 | 1 John 3: 1-7 | Luke 24: 36-49
We begin our "A Cross Shaped Hope" series by considering our hopes that relate to restoration. - Acts 4: 32-35 | Psalm 148 | 1 John 1: 1 to 2: 2 | John 20: 19-31
We celebrate the end of Holy Week and the beginning of the Easter season with an acknowledgement that Jesus changes our hopes to something beyond ourselves. - Isaiah 25: 6-9 | Psalm 16 | 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11 | Mark 16: 1-8
We continue our Holy Week by commemorating the death of Jesus on Good Friday with a service of shadows called Tenebrae.
We begin our Holy Week by considering how Jesus was much more than anyone could have hoped for from a King. - Zechariah 9: 9-12 | Psalm 118: 19-29 | Philippians 2: 5-11 | Mark 14: 1 - 15: 47
We end our "Hopes and Fears" series addressing the fear of insignificance. - Jeremiah 31: 31-34 | Psalm 119: 9-16 | Hebrews 5: 1-10 | Mark 10: 35-45
We talk about perhaps one of our greatest fears, the fear of death, but also the hope that is found in the midst of that fear - Numbers 21: 4-9 | Psalm 107: 1-9 | Ephesians 2: 1-10 | John 3: 14-21
We talk about the fear of failure as we look at the 10 Commandments, the Law of God, and Jesus holding a whip - Exodus 20: 1-17 | Psalm 19 | 1 Corinthians 1: 18-31 | John 2: 13-25
We talk about the fear of change as we examine the stories of Abraham and Peter and how we have a hope of security even in the midst of a world that changes all the time - Genesis 17: 1-7 | Psalm 22: 23-31 | Romans 5: 1-11 | Mark 8: 27-38
We begin our "Hopes and Fears" sermon series with the Fear of Sacrifice which leads to the Hope of Provision - Genesis 22: 1-18 | Psalm 25: 1-10 | James 1: 12-18 | Mark 1: 9-15
We begin our observation of the season of Lent with Ash Wednesday talking about our fear of separation. Joel 2: 12-19 | Psalm 51: 1-19 | 2 Corinthians 5: 20 - 6: 10 | Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-21
We finish our "Stories of Hope" series by considering the hope of Elisha - 2 Kings 2: 1-12 | Psalm 150: 1-6 | 2 Corinthians 3: 12-13, 4: 1-6 | Mark 9:2-9
We continue our "Stories of Hope" series with Paul and his hope for the Gospel to be shared with all people - Isaiah 40: 21-31 | Psalm 147: 1-11 | 1 Corinthians 9: 16-27 | Mark 1: 29-39
We continue our "Stories of Hope" series with Moses and his hope in God's word - Deuteronomy 18: 15-20 | Psalm 11 | 1 Corinthians 8 | Mark 1: 21-28
We continue our "Stories of Hope" series by looking into the hope that Jonah had to share with the Ninevites - Jonah 3: 1-5, 10 | Psalm 62 | 1 Corinthians 7: 29-31 | Mark 1: 14-20
We continue our "Stories of Hope" series by looking into the hope that Samuel had, and how we can hope to hear the Word of God ourselves. - 1 Samuel 3: 1-10 | Psalm 139: 1-10 | 1 Corinthians 6: 12-20 | John 1: 43-51
We start our "Stories of Hope" Epiphany sermon series by looking at the hope held by John the Baptist. - Genesis 1: 1-5 | Psalm 29 | Romans 6: 1-11 | Mark 1: 4-11
Merry Christmas! It is still Christmas and we're taking a look at the way of wisdom that Jesus begins for us to walk in. - 1 Kings 3: 4-15 | Psalm 119: 97-104 | Ephesians 1: 3-14 | Luke 2: 40-52
Merry Christmas! It's the first Sunday of Christmas and we're talking about how our beautiful Christ makes His Church beautiful! - Isaiah 61: 10 - 62: 3 | Psalm 111 | Galatians 4: 4-7 | Luke 2: 22-40
We consider the ugliness of the surroundings of Jesus' birth and prophecies, but how His arrival is one of the most beautiful moments of human history. - Isaiah 9: 2-7 | Psalm 96 | Titus 2: 11-14 | Luke 2: 1-20
We consider our own homes and where God comes to dwell. – 2 Samuel 7: 1-11, 16 | Psalm 89: 1-5, 19-29 | Romans 16: 25-27 | Luke 1: 26-38
We look at the world around us and how it reflects our need for a Savior – Isaiah 61: 1-4, 8-11 | Psalm 126 | 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-24 | John 1: 6-8, 19-28
