The Transfiguration
Luke 9.27-36 tells the story of Jesus being transformed in glory on top of a mountain. His disciples see him talking with…
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The Wedding at Cana
Early on in John’s Gospel (2.1-11) Jesus and his disciples attend a wedding feast where the wine has run out. The stage…
Read moreThe First Day of New Creation
Happy Easter! We celebrate the resurrection of Jesus today, paying special attention to the account from the Gospel of John 20.1-31. Jesus’…
Read moreThe Measure of a Church
What’s the measure of a church? How do you know if a church is healthy, fruitful, and making progress in their calling?…
Read moreGet Moving
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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For Palm Sunday’s sermon, we pick up in John’s Gospel just before the Triumphal Entry: John 11.45-53. Jesus has just raised Lazarus…
Read moreHealing Friendships
John 5.1-15 tells the story of Jesus going where people who are disabled, forgotten, and facing poverty gather for healing. There he…
Read moreWhy Did You Wait?
From John 2.1-11 comes the famous story of Jesus turning water into wine at a wedding party. When the new wine comes…
Read moreThe Life God Wants for You
From Colossians 1.9-14 we find a good definition of discipleship: to live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in…
Read moreHow God Doesn’t Love Us (And How God Does)
1 John 3.1-3 is one of the most prominent scriptures where our identity as dearly loved children of God is established. But…
Read moreSpiritual Friendship
We look today at John 15.9-17, zeroing in on Jesus’ distinction between servants and friends. As we marvel at Jesus calling us…
Read moreThe Way of Grace
Isaiah 35 is a promise of restoration given through an image of a highway on which we may safely journey back home…
Read moreSin and Confession
Today we focus on Psalm 38, a confession of sin and prayer for mercy. Jesus is our Great Physician who not only…
Read moreDisciples, Advocates, and Adversaries
From Luke 15.1-3, 11-32 comes the story Jesus tells to sum up the whole story of what he’s doing: the Parable of…
Read moreBecoming Great and Being First
Mark 10.32-52 contains the most direct teaching Jesus offers in Mark’s Gospel on discipleship and leadership. Prompted by his disciples’ jockeying for…
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Today marks Transfiguration Sunday, which the church traditionally celebrates on the Sunday before Lent begins. On our journey through Mark, it so…
Read moreCourage to Live a Better Story
Fourth sermon in our Lent series Apathy and the Passion. This morning from Mark 1.14-20: “Courage to Live a Better Story.”
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