King of Everyone
Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem on what we now call Palm Sunday signaled that the promised Messiah had come to do exactly…
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Come As You Are
Mark Barigye, our intern this semester from Greenville University, preaches from Mark 5 on the story of Jesus healing Jairus’s daughter and…
Read moreForgive Each Other
Today we consider one of the most basic–as well as one of the hardest–disciplines to practice in community: forgiveness. We look at…
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After introducing our Building Up and Tearing Down series last week, today we examine the first and most central “one another” in…
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Epiphany comes after the twelve days of Christmas, on which we celebrate the shining forth of the glory of God in Jesus….
Read moreThe Vulnerable Kingdom
Jed Moody closes our series on Advent of the King and His Kingdom with a sermon on Micah 5.2-5. The promise of peace…
Read moreGetting Ready for the King
Our Advent Series titled Advent of the King and His Kingdom continues with a second look at John the Baptist. We find him…
Read moreAdvent’s Humble Messenger
John the Baptizer comes to prepare the people for the advent of the King and his kingdom. For our first week focusing…
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This Sunday is the beginning of Advent, a season of hope and anticipation to begin the Church year. Today we hear some…
Read moreA Beggar’s Prayer
Luke gives us a chapter full of stories, parables, and interactions with Jesus that culminate in the healing of a blind man…
Read moreHope for Our Community
Paul Militzer shares about his work as Executive Director of the Community Hope Center, and preaches a message of hope from what…
Read moreLove Versus Division
Intern extraordinaire Jed Moody preaches from Ruth 1.6-19, a story in which genuine love overcomes traditional divisions and borders. Blending Ruth’s example…
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We find the familiar story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10.38-42. What was so significant about Mary sitting at Jesus’ feet?…
Read moreThe Unimpressive Way
We walk with the disciples today as Jesus takes them aside to teach them the importance of being unimpressive. Only unimpressive disciples…
Read moreWorking on the Other Half
When asked about the greatest commandment, Jesus said there were actually two: love God and love your neighbor. While many neglect the…
Read moreFeel Deeply, Pray Urgently, Send Powerfully
Our church mourns the loss of Harry, a wonderful 9 year old boy who was part of our church and tragically drowned…
Read moreAn Epic Love Story
The thought of living an epic love story sounds exciting and appealing. But what it actually costs to live a story like…
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The next sermon in our series A Story Worth Living comes from Mark 10.35-52. We have contrasting stories of disciples who brought their…
Read moreWhat’s Your Character?
We’re working with a definition of story from Donald Miller’s book A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: “A character who wants something…
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Today we begin a new summer series on the power of our stories with a look at one 1 Thessalonians 1. The…
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