This four-week series begins with a premise rooted in 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18, which instructs us to rejoice, pray, and be thankful in every circumstance. That is a challenging command! Can we really rejoice always? Look around. Life is full of messy and difficult situations, over many of which we have little control. This series examines how to find strength in the Lord, practice gratitude, embrace lament, and find support in our community to endure whatever life throws at us with a joyful heart.
This series connects us with the themes found in the often strange and mysterious dreams, visions, and prophecies in the second half of Daniel. In the midst of exile and mourning, Daniel cried out to God. He demonstrates for us the power of confession of sin, even on behalf of one’s group. We see in his story God’s reassurance that evil will not always win.
This six-week Lent series borrows its title from Ezekiel 36 and the picture given there of “the heart of stone” (v. 26). The series looks at ways our hearts are hardened or can be hardened and God’s invitation to transform our callous hearts into “hearts of flesh.” This sermon series is meant to edify your church body by entreating stagnant Christians to seek and find spiritual renewal in Christ.
This four-week series examines the deeper meaning behind this Advent season, using Isaiah 9 as a foundation for this year’s celebration. Sometimes called the “little Lent,” Advent is the anticipation and celebration of the arrival of Christ. It is a season that is meant to draw our attention once again to Christ and keep him at the fore of our hearts, lest we get lost in the presents, decorations, and festivities without remembering why we’re celebrating in the first place.
This series looks at the Lord’s Prayer as taught by Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew. Each week will consider the words of Jesus and what it means to pray in the manner he taught his disciples to pray. This series will examine some of the underlying challenges Jesus faced in his culture. Along the way, we will see the importance of what he accomplished at the cross and how it still applies to us today.