We continue our "Seasons of Hope" talking about the seasons of healing where we recognize not only what we have been healed from, but how God brings healing into our lives through His Son. Lamentations 3: 22-33 | Psalm 30 | 2 Corinthians 8: 1-9 & 13-15 | Mark 5: 21-43
Jun 27, 2021•20 min
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.
Jun 20, 2021•19 min
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
Jun 06, 2021•17 min
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
May 30, 2021•16 min
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
May 23, 2021•13 min
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
May 16, 2021•17 min
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
May 09, 2021•13 min
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
May 02, 2021•17 min
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
Apr 25, 2021•15 min
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
Apr 18, 2021•13 min
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
Apr 11, 2021•16 min
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
Apr 11, 2021•14 min
We continue our Holy Week by commemorating the death of Jesus on Good Friday with a service of shadows called Tenebrae.
Apr 11, 2021•13 min
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
Apr 11, 2021•10 min
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
Mar 21, 2021•17 min
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
Mar 21, 2021•18 min
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
Mar 21, 2021•18 min
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
Feb 28, 2021•19 min
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
Feb 21, 2021•15 min
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
Feb 21, 2021•16 min
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
Feb 14, 2021•15 min
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
Feb 07, 2021•14 min
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
Jan 31, 2021•17 min
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
Jan 24, 2021•18 min
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
Jan 17, 2021•17 min
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
Jan 10, 2021•16 min
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
Jan 03, 2021•15 min
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
Dec 27, 2020•17 min
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
Dec 27, 2020•18 min
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
Dec 20, 2020•20 min