Sermons
Our Father, Good Father
The world has taught us and continues to teach us that we do not have enough…and we never will. That poisons our thinking about offering our finances to God. We need a picture o...
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Esther: A Woman of Courageousness
The whole kingdom seemed to be against the Hebrew people, after all the king just signed an edict to put them all to death. Now Esther had to decide if she was going to reveal t...
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Hannah: A Woman of Selflessness
Her heart continued to break year after year because she was not able to give her husband a son. Hannah’s life, despite her husband’s love, had become a torment. She desired a s...
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Deborah: A Woman of Empowerment
Often leadership means empowering others to act. Deborah embodies this perfectly. Called to lead, she names the people through whom victory will come. When her general remains u...
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Christmas Eve
After our long waiting through Advent, we celebrate the arrival of Jesus our King. His humble status as a baby lying in a feeding trough reminds us that God has stepped down int...
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Mary: A Woman of Trust
Suddenly, a young teenage girl named Mary finds herself in a scene straight out of the Scriptures. She is afraid and confused. The angel promises incredible things to her that, ...
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Rahab: A Woman of Loyalty
When spies arrive at her boarding house, Rahab shows she is spiritually discerning. She knows of the character of Israel’s God. So, when she is asked to give up these men to sav...
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Shipharh and Puah: Women of Integrity
No one would have blamed them, after all, they didn’t really have a choice: they were slaves, they were single, and they didn’t even have a family. But, when it came time to dec...
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Full Justice
Can the victims of bullies ever really get justice or do they just remain victims forever. No, this other world shows clearly that justice is coming for the victims and their bu...
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A New Hope
In coming of age stories, often there are issues of power. The world of the up and comer seems overwhelmingly powerful and the choice seems to be, join in with the system of opp...
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Promise of Peace
When our everyday life feels too chaotic for us to handle, we need someone outside of the chaos to help us navigate and to give us hope. What is real? Are our lives hopelessly o...
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Back to Basics
In many coming of age stories, the protagonist is taken to a different land or world in order to learn something about themselves. This self-knowledge and character development ...
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An Unusual Christ for Unusual Times
What does God do when the life of his people is in utter chaos? Does he leave them to reread His word, written long ago? No, He draws close to his people and gives them a new vi...
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Acceptable Offering
Often the church approaches the topic of giving by summarizing the biblical mandate to give 10% of our income. This teaching focuses on duty which mars the heart of what it mean...
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The Church as Martyr
Fear can hold us back from stepping out of our churches and homes with the good news of the kingdom. Prayer and the Spirit are key to us taking up our missional calling.
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The Church as Healer
What is service to God? Often the evangelical church equates serving in the church with service to God. This is certainly one way to serve God, but ultimately it can slide into ...
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The Church as Outpost
In Christendom, it was assumed that Jesus resided inside the church building. If people wanted to encounter the holy they should go to the church. In post-Christian society, Jes...
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The Purpose of the Church
How is a world that has rejected God supposed to know God? The church is God’s icon. Through the church, the world receives a taste of the kingdom of God. This is what it means ...
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The Action of the Church
Too often we put the activity of the church into an “either/or” situation. Either we preach the gospel of Jesus or we care for the poor and the marginalized. But, when we proper...
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