Our Current Sermon Series

Psalms – Prayers & Praise Through Every Season

We are all drawn to the Psalms because they speak powerfully to our human experience with God in all seasons of life. When we can’t find the words to the trouble or the joy in our soul, the psalms often express in words the deep-seated experience of our souls. We hope that you can join us as we explore a selection of psalms over the next three months.

Join us this Sunday, 6/28 for our first sermon in this series!  Each week, you will see this page updated with current sermon information.  In the meantime, check out our previous sermon series’ below:

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Did you know that about 1/3 of Jesus’ teaching was in the form of parables?  Whether we are young or old, we love the stories which are told by Jesus, because they are so engaging. We will be exploring together parables which are unique to Luke’s Gospel of Jesus Christ. We will be covering topics including the wonder of Jesus’ saving grace, the problem of self-righteousness, the pursuit of God above everything else, a passion to love the lost, the centrality of prayer, stewardship of our possessions, and the importance of focusing on the coming of Christ.  May God’s Spirit use God’s Word to make us more like God’s Son. 

Behold, Your King

The Gospel of Matthew was composed by one of Jesus’ original disciples to answer the question, “Is Jesus of Nazareth the Messiah of lsrael promised by the Old Testament prophets?” Through many citations of Messianic prophecies and chronicles of the acts and miracles of Jesus, Matthew answers that question with a resounding, “Yes!” What’s more, he provides an abundance of Jesus’s teaching that is intended to guide his disciples today in their obedience to him until “the end of the age”, when King Jesus will return to this earth to establish his long-awaited kingdom.

Wake Up!

A frequent theme of the New Testament is that Christians need to be spiritually awake and watchful.  In this series, we will explore specific facets of this exhortation and apply how God would have us, “Wake Up!” to the many moral and spiritual challenges we face today as followers of Christ.

Big, Hairy Essential Truths

In this series, we’ll identify our essential beliefs as Christians and make sure we understand them well.  We also want to go beyond just “understanding” and move into how these truths should make a difference in our everyday lives.

A Fresh Start

The OT books of Ezra and Nehemiah tell the story of the return of the Jews to their homeland after an exile of 70 years in Babylon. The return began by decree of Cyrus, the Persian King. 50,000 Jews under the leadership of Zerubbabel constituted the initial wave of returnees. Their primary mission was to rebuild the Temple. A second wave of returnees under the leadership of Ezra came to Jerusalem about 457 BC. Finally, in 444 BC, Nehemiah arrived to lead the Jews in rebuilding of the walls of the city of Jerusalem. With Ezra’s help he also instituted vital covenantal reforms. During this entire episode of Israel’s history, we see God’s gracious and sovereign intervention to both protect and encourage his people to be fully obedient, despite frequent opposition. In this series we will learn many important lessons about how to depend upon the Lord for the same protection and encouragement.

Of Shepherds & Sheep

Paul’s Pastoral letters (1 & 2 Timothy and Titus) were written to two young pastors who needed apostolic guidance in leading their congregations. Though these letters were written almost 2000 years ago they contain valuable instructions and exhortations for the Church of the 21st century. In this series, we will discover God’s plan and expectations for the local church, both its leaders and it congregants, so that in the words of Paul ‘you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth’ (1 Timothy 3:15).

Fighting The Good Fight

Most Christians have heard of concept of spiritual warfare. And yet many seem to live their lives as “noncombatants.” Unwittingly, they fall victim to the spiritual attacks upon them from various sources instead of “fighting the good fight” (2 Timothy 4:7). In this series, we will explore the many ways we need to be actively engaging our spiritual enemies in order to achieve the victory we are promised daily through the strength and wisdom of Christ.