Weekly Sermons from Rev Craig Gommer. Just a guy trying to help people find God in their lives and be Christ in their community and the world
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Some of the most exhausted people you'll ever meet are the ones telling everyone else to rest. This week, Pastor Craig unpacks the surprising true story behind Journey's "Be Good to Yourself" — written by two men who couldn't practice what they were about to preach. Drawing from Matthew 11:28–30 and Psalm 103:13–14, we ask what it means to lay a burden down — not once you've earned it, but simply…
Don't Stop Believin': A Journey of Faith What do we do when we can't control how the wheel turns? Pastor Craig explores trusting God when the road ahead disappears from view — drawing from Proverbs 3:5–6, James 4:13–15, and the surprising true story behind Journey's "Wheel in the Sky." Discover why trusting God "with all your heart" costs more than we think, and why the clearest path forward isn't…
There's a guy named Jesse in an old Journey song, still riding the same streets every night, long after the world around him has moved on. It's a haunting picture of endurance — but is it the same kind of perseverance the Bible talks about? In this episode, we dig into Hebrews 12's "cloud of witnesses" and what it really means to run a race with perseverance — not just staying in motion, but…
Don't Stop Believin': A Journey of Faith Series: Week2 Open Arms: God's Welcome and Our Call to Extend It — A father runs down the road before his son can finish his apology. A songwriter carries an unfinished melody for years before it becomes one of the biggest songs of his career. This week, we sit with Jesus' story of the prodigal son and ask what it means to be welcomed home — and what it…
Don't Stop Believin': A Journey of Faith is a six-week summer sermon series from Christ United Methodist Church inspired by the music of Journey. Each week we explore what it means to keep believing — in God, in each other, and in the promises we are still waiting to see fulfilled. Scripture, story, and song woven together for the road ahead. Week 1 Don't Stop Believin': Hope When the Path Isn't…
Have you ever felt like Paul in Romans 7 — knowing what you should do, wanting to do what's right, and still finding yourself doing the very thing you hate? You're not alone. Not even close. In this episode of Faith Lift, we open Romans 7:15–25a and sit honestly with one of the most vulnerable confessions in all of Scripture — the apostle Paul admitting that he cannot fix himself. And here's the…
The Sacred Ordinary, Week 6: Everyday Saints What does it mean to be a saint? Not a stained-glass figure from centuries ago — but an ordinary person, in an ordinary life, who keeps showing up in love. In the finale of The Sacred Ordinary, we close six weeks of finding God in everyday life by turning to community — and to two unlikely saints whose stories could not be more different. Brother…
In a culture that measures your worth by your productivity, rest is a radical act. In this week's message from The Sacred Ordinary, Pastor Craig explores what it looks like to receive rest as a gift rather than earn it as a reward — and why Jesus himself told his exhausted disciples to come away and stop. Drawing from Mark 6, the wisdom of Brother Lawrence, and the poetry of Sor Juana Inés de la…
The Beatles had it right — can't buy me love. But what about everything else we keep trying to purchase? Security. Control. Peace of mind. Week 4 of The Sacred Ordinary asks what happens when we stop gripping so tightly and start living with open hands. Featuring Brother Lawrence — a man who owned virtually nothing and lacked nothing — and the most liberating thing 2 Corinthians 9 has to say about…
The Sacred Ordinary | Week 3: Showing Up What is the most powerful thing you can do for someone you love? Show up. On this Trinity Sunday, we discover that showing up is not just a human kindness — it is written into the very nature of God. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: a God who has never once failed to be present. Week 3 of The Sacred Ordinary explores what faithful, costly, showing-up love…
