Sermons

Where Can I Go from Your Spirit

Sun, Sep 08, 2019

22 mins 25 secs

Psalm 139:7-12

The Holy Spirit in a Dispirited Age

The Holy Spirit works to bring about God’s purposes in the world. However, many of us haven’t been trained to attend to the Spirit’s presence in our lives and in the world. How do we come to know and live in the power of the Spirit in our dis-spirited age?

A House Not Built with (Human) Hands

Sun, Sep 01, 2019

14 mins 11 secs

2 Corinthians 4:16-5:21

Sun, Aug 25, 2019

20 mins 29 secs

Old and New

Matthew 13:51-52

As everyone gets ready for this new school year, we close our series on Jesus' parables in Matthew 13 by asking what it means to be a student of the Kingdom of God.

The Good News About the Judgment

Sun, Aug 18, 2019

20 mins 17 secs

Matthew 13:47-50

While we tend to see judgment or deliverance, Jesus—like the prophets before him—speaks of judgment and deliverance. Where we stand with relation to God’s Kingdom determines what we see, hear, and understand.

From seed and yeast to birds and bread

Sun, Aug 04, 2019

19 mins 23 secs

Matthew 13:31-33 & Matthew 13:31-33

Mysterious, hidden, sowed, “encrypted” - the Kingdom can be hard for us to see. But when it arrives in its fullness, it’s impossible to miss.

A sower went out to sow ...

Sun, Jul 21, 2019

20 mins 50 secs

Matthew 13:3-23

What does it mean to hear and understand the message of the Kingdom? “A sower went out to sow…"

Sun, Jul 14, 2019

23 mins 7 secs

Why Parables?

Matthew 13:1-17

Jesus preaches the mysteries of the Kingdom of God. But how do you talk about a mystery?

Don't Just Do Something! Stand There!

Sun, Jun 30, 2019

19 mins 41 secs

Exodus 14:10-22

Be Still

It’s one thing to be still and trust God’s goodness from our easy chairs. But what about when we’re stuck between pharaoh’s army and the sea?

Saying 'No' in Order to Say 'Yes'

Sun, Jun 23, 2019

21 mins 35 secs

Mark 1:32-39

Be Still

At Jesus’ baptism, a voice said, “You are my Son, the beloved; with you I am well pleased.” Not too long after, Jesus shows us that receiving God’s “Yes” means saying “No” to everything else.

Sun, Jun 16, 2019

19 mins 21 secs

With the chaos of our lives and the world around us, God offers an invitation (or is it more of a command?): “Be still and know that I am God.” How can you take time this summer, with all of its moving parts, to attune to the Spirit of God in quiet and stillness?