Sermons
Temptation of ReIngestion
Nehemiah 13:4-9
All of this work is done. The culture is being built. Things are going well. And then some start to backslide. Some start to forget the promises they had made. Some start to undo the good work that has taken place. And that is true for our churches today. We will not perfectly live into God’s plan for us. We will even work AGAINST what God has called the church to be. In what was is the Spirit convicting us of this? In what ways do we need to repent?
Recreating Community
Nehemiah 11:1-2
The walls are built. People are returning. Relationships are being set right with the Lord. But Nehemiah needed people to live in the city walls. Many had moved outside and gotten comfortable, but now it was time to bring people in. It wasn’t as nice in the city. Some things were hard. Some were forced into the city. Some entered voluntarily. All were needed to help build the community that Jerusalem would need if she was going to survive.
Opposition
Nehemiah 4:7-23
Not everyone wanted the walls to be rebuilt. Nehemiah faces opposition from outside, as well as from within. How did he handle the opposition? Are there times when our traditions, our comforts, our preferences, our peace stand in opposition to the work that God is doing? How have we contributed to the opposition? How will we help to build the walls in spite of the opposition the work faces?
A Place For You
Nehemiah 3:6-12
Nehemiah has arrived in Jerusalem, and it’s time to build the walls. Not everyone is a trained wall-builder, so who will do the work? It wasn’t all trained laborers. God calls and equips ALL. When the needs of the ministry are obvious, are we willing to listen to the call of God and do the work?
When The Leper Shows His Spots
Luke 5:12-28
God meets us in our places of hurt and suffering. Are we willing to meet others in their areas that make us uncomfortable?
The Risen Servant
Matthew 28:1-10
Jesus has risen! Mission has been accomplished! What does his rising mean for us? Let us celebrate this good news together!
The Unknown Servant
Matthew 21:6-11
Jesus was welcomed to Jerusalem with palm branches and much fanfare. And yet, the whole city asked: Who is this? Was Jesus who the crowds expected? How would they react if he wasn’t? How does knowing Jesus affect our lives?
The Crushed Servant
Isaiah 53:10-12
Jesus died for us, and it was God’s will. And yet through the crushing of Christ, we have hope. Because of Jesus we can live in the promise of life eternal. How grateful we are for the love that Christ poured out.
The Innocent Servant
Isaiah 53:7-9
Jesus was innocent, and yet he offered no objection to the punishment he endured. He did not raise his voice in protest. He did not push us away. How does it feel to sit in the grace that was poured out over us that day?
The Sin-Bearer
Isaiah 53:4-6
Jesus bore our sin. Are we comfortable with that concept? Someone else being punished for what we have done? Are we comfortable with sitting in the realization that we are sinners and that we could do nothing to make ourselves right with God?
Mission
Acts 1:8
Theme: As the Early church lived out being the Early Church, God added to their number generously. God didn’t stop wanting to save people. His mission didn’t end in Acts 2. God is still growing his church and we have been called to be part of the church, part of the missional arm of the body of Christ.
A Light That Leads Us Home
Isaiah 9:2-5
God has heard our cries, called us out of captivity, and come to lead us Home—into light, life, and everlasting love. So let us sing with joy!
A Home Unbroken
Isaiah 66:18-23
In the unbroken Home Jesus will one day establish, every wound will be accounted for, every relationship restored, and every heart united in everlasting joy.
No Place Like Home
Isaiah 55:1-5
In the house of the Lord, there is life-giving food—free, abundant, and without end. It secures a place we cannot lose and sends us on a mission we must not ignore.
Far From Home
Isaiah 11:1-10
At Christmas, God leaves his home to enter our exile so that, by grace through faith, we might be brought home to him—a gift we could never earn but freely receive in Christ.
Gospel Benediction
Galatians 6:11-18
This message wraps up this sermon series. In the text, Paul once again highlights that there is only one gospel. And that those who would seek to make themselves look better are trying to edit it, attempting to add to it. The question we must wrestle with is: Are we?
Gospel Community
Galatians 6:1-10
What does it look like to live in a Gospel centric community? Are we comfortable with that? Why or why not?