The Meaning of the Cross: The Beauty That Saves The World
Sermon Scripture: John 3:16-17 (NIV) What is Christian beauty? What form can our lives take that present to the world a beautiful form? It can be nothing other than the cruciform. The form of crucifixion.
The Meaning of the Cross: Pinnacle of Self-Disclosure
Sermon Scripture: Colossians 1:15-20 (NIV) One of the most important questions for humanity to consider is "What is God like?” Throughout history, humanity has believed in a pantheon of gods and goddesses and they had
The Meaning of the Cross: The Enduring Model of Discipleship
Sermon Scripture: Mark 8:27-35 (NRSV) So often, in spite of our best intentions, we misunderstand what it means to be a true disciple of Christ. We hear the word discipleship and we start rushing down
The Meaning of the Cross: The Point of Eternal Forgiveness
Sermon Scripture: Luke 23:33-34, NIV The cross is the center of the Christian faith, and the symbol of Christian churches around the world. But what does it mean? An event as significant as God in
Finding Jesus in Exodus: A Prophet Like Moses
Sermon Scripture: Luke 9:18-36, Deuteronomy 18:14-22 NLT On this Transfiguration Sunday, we investigate the prophet Moses and how his life points us to the Gospel of Jesus. https://youtu.be/LVP6kQuXvf0 Subscribe to our Podcast Each week we
Finding Jesus in Exodus: In The Wilderness
Sermon Scripture: Exodus 17:1-7, NLT Israel left Egypt a free people, headed toward a land to call their own. However, between the bonds of slavery and the land flowing with milk and honey was a
Finding Jesus in Exodus: The Exodus
Sermon Scripture: Exodus 5:1-9, 12:1-7; 13, 15:1-18, (NLT) The Exodus event is the dominant picture of what salvation looks like in the Old Testament. The Exodus event also informs and shapes how salvation is understood
Finding Jesus in Exodus: Burning Bush
Sermon Scripture: Exodus 3:1-8a; 13-14, NLT The Burning Bush Moses has a conversation with an angel of the Lord within the flame and learns that God has seen the suffering of the Hebrew people in
Finding Jesus in Genesis: Joseph
Sermon Scripture: Genesis 37:5-8, 37:18-20, 41:41-44, 50:14-21 (NLT) The whole contour of Joseph's story bears the mark of Jesus. This story is a gospel shaped story. Jesus, like Joseph, was the beloved son of a
Finding Jesus in Genesis: Jacob
Sermon Scripture: Genesis 28:10-19, NLT Jacob is the patriarch of the Old Testament that is renamed Israel, so it would be difficult to overstate his importance. But, whatever moral credibility Jacob earned later in life,