Sermons from 2022
Dec. 24: Christmas Eve
Usually when we receive a gift, we open it and then use it. But sometimes, with the gifts of God, we keep them quiet.
Why do we do that? And how can a rubber chicken help us to apply the …
Dec. 18: Be Saved
Jesus’ birth fulfills Isaiah’s Immanuel prophecy, showing that God’s promises never fail.
Readings from this service:
Isaiah 7: 10-17
Psalm 24: 7-10
Matthew 1: 18-25…
Dec. 11: Be Renewed
This week, Alex asks, what if the way does not go your way? Can you still worship, even if you feel disappointed with God?
Readings from this service:
Isaiah 35: 1-10
Psalm 146
Matthew 11: 2-6…
Dec. 4: Be Prepared
John the Baptist’s radical message of repentance offers a hard, but hopeful prelude to redemption.
Readings from this service:
Isaiah 11: 1-10
Psalm 72: 1-2
Matthew 3: 1-12…
Nov. 27: Be Ready
Since “no one knows the day of the hour” when Jesus will return, those who would follow him must ready themselves with hearts rooted in grace.
Readings from this service:
Isaiah 2: 1-5
Psalm 122: 1, 5-7
Matthew 24: 29-31, …
Nov. 20: The Defeat of the Enemies of God
Rev. Alex completes our series on Joel this week. The final talk shows how Joel sums up the whole of the Bible and all of its themes in one chapter.
Readings from this service:
Joel 3: 9-21
Psalm 96: 9-13…
Nov. 13: God’s Reasons for Judgment
When bad people take advantage, it’s normal to want justice. But in Joel 3, we hear about the risks of taking things into our own hands, and how the God of justice is coming to fight for us.
Readings from …
Nov. 6: Beyond Healing
Through Jesus, God has fulfilled his promise to pour out his Spirit on all people and create oases of hope in dark times.
Readings from this service:
Joel 2: 28-32
Acts 2: 16-21
Psalm 116: 4-7
John 14: 15-17…
Oct. 30: No More Shame
When a crisis comes, many of us worry what other people will think if they find out, but God promises we will never again be put to shame if we turn to Him.
Readings from this service:
Joel 2: 25-27…
Oct. 23: Repentance, Rescue, Renewal & Restoration
God’s promise to restore Israel after the locust plague anticipates the greater restoration that God’s people share in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Readings from this service:
Joel 2: 18-27
Psalm 126: 1-6
Luke 4: 16-21…
