Sermon Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-7 There is no question that the cultural, political, and spiritual environment in which we currently live is tense and complicated, and speaking directly into this angst, scripture provides a frustratingly simple solution. It gives us a method, an action, a prescription that not only leads to common peace, but produces
Sermon Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12-17 This Sunday we begin a new series called Great Hope from 1 & 2 Timothy. In his first letter, Paul writes to his younger friend and ministry partner, reminding him that God’s mercy is greater than failure, and His Kingdom is built on trust. Paul himself was once “the worst
Sermon Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 John Wimber once said that Faith is spelled R-I-S-K, and nowhere is that more true than in our finances. In 2 Corinthians 9, Paul reminds us that generosity isn’t a matter of waiting until life feels secure, but of planting the seeds we already hold in our hands. This week
Sermon Scripture: Luke 12:13-34 Jesus warns that bigger barns and fuller accounts cannot save us, because what we keep we eventually lose, and what we freely give away is what we end up keeping. Today we’ll remind ourselves of the freedom that comes by living generously. Then we will learn about how the early church
Sermon Scripture: Luke 12:35-48 In Luke 12, Jesus reminds us that all we have belongs to God. This week we’ll explore what it means to live not as owners but as caretakers—entrusted with God’s abundance to do good and to bless others. Stewardship is a way of life that teaches us to breathe in God’s
Sermon Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:6-11, 17-19 When we live generously through our giving, we participate in God’s very nature of abundance, life, and joy. Today, we turn to the next theme in Jesus’ teaching on generosity where we are warned to guard our hearts against greed. We live in the most affluent generation in human
Sermon Scripture: Matthew 6:19-24 As Americans, we live in a nation that was founded on three ideals: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—and yet, ironically we are one of the unhappiest nations in the world. It turns out that many of the things that we think will make us happy, actually don’t. And “the
Sermon Scripture: Matthew 27:45-46, Psalm 22 We often think of memorizing scripture as something we did in Sunday School as a kid. Something we have outgrown. But what if memorization isn’t something you grow out of, it’s something you grow into. When we hide the words of Scripture in our hearts we carry them with
Sermon Scripture: Luke 4:1-13 This week, we’ll explore what it means to truly study the Bible—and why it can sometimes leave us feeling unsettled. While Scripture can be sweet and comforting, it can also challenge us deeply, especially when it's misused or misunderstood. We'll reflect on Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness, where both he and
Sermon Scripture: Joshua 1:7–8, Psalm 1:1–3, Revelation 10:8–10, Luke 24 We live in a world bursting with information, yet we are growing less and less literate in the deeper sense—not in our ability to decode words, but in our ability (or willingness) to sit patiently with them. We are spending less and less time receiving
