"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." John 1:5
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This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 15 and the Canaanite woman who won't be sent away. Jesus draws a hard line — only the children's bread — and she answers that even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from the table, showing a faith he calls "great." The people we're quickest to turn away are often the ones God uses to teach us who he is. Scripture references: Genesis 45:1-15; Psalm 133;…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 14 — the story we've been reading backwards. We make it about Peter's nerve, the brave step out of the boat, but the one who climbs out is the one who sinks, and all his courage gives him is three words: "Lord, save me." A word for the storms that don't wait for a good day, and the name that comes walking across the water anyway. Scripture references:…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on the feeding of the five thousand in Matthew 14. When the disciples count only five loaves and two fish, they call it nothing — but Jesus offers a third way between leaving it all to God and carrying it alone: bring the little you have and put it in God's hands. What might Christ do with the gifts we're tempted to call "not enough"? Scripture references: Genesis…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on Jesus' five parables of the kingdom in Matthew 13 — a mustard seed, a bit of yeast, a hidden treasure. The kingdom of God doesn't arrive as spectacle; it rises quietly in the ordinary and the overlooked. Where might you catch sight of it this week? SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Genesis 29:15–28, Psalm 105:1–11, 45b, and Matthew 13:31–33, 44–52 “FAITH” -- CCLI Song #…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on the parable of the wheat and the weeds in Matthew 13, and the instinct we all have to sort people into piles. But the roots grow tangled, and the sorting was never ours to do. What if we set the shears down? SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Genesis 28:10–19a, Psalm 139:1–12, 23–24, and Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43 “ ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR” -- Words and music by Chuck…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on the parable of the sower and the anxious question of "enough" — how scarcity thinking can disguise itself as wisdom. The invitation: to trust the sower hasn't stopped throwing, and to live like people who believe there's always more seed. Scripture reference: Matthew 13:1–9, 18–23 "GO NOW IN PEACE" – Words by Nancy Price and Don Besig -- Music by Don Besig --…
Pastor Will is on vacation this week and we welcome Rev. Charles Anderson to deliver our sermon! Scripture references: Genesis 24:34–38, 42–49, 58–67; Psalm 45:10–17; and Ezekiel 37:1-14 “AMERICA, THE BEAUTIFUL” -- CCLI Song # 33368 | Katharine Lee Bates | Samuel Augustus Ward | © Words: Public Domain | Music: Public Domain | For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved.…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 10:24–39 and Jesus' unflinching word to those he sends: it will cost you something, and do not be afraid. Not because the cost isn't real — but because the God who counts the sparrows has counted you. “HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD” -- CCLI Song # 4348399 | Chris Tomlin | Ed Cash | Jesse Reeves | © 2004 sixsteps Music (Admin.by Capitol CMG Publishing) | Vamos…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 9:35–10:8, where Jesus hands his own gut-level compassion to ordinary followers and turns them into sent ones. The grace is that the work begins before we ever know to call it ministry — something has been moving toward us the whole time. Scripture references: Genesis 18:1–15 (21:1–7); Psalm 116:1–2, 12–19; and Matthew 9:35–10:8 (9–23) “IT REALLY IS…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 9, where Jesus stops for a tax collector, a bleeding woman, and a grieving father — three people with nothing left b…This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 9, where Jesus stops for a tax collector, a bleeding woman, and a grieving father — three people with nothing left but their need. The sermon asks what it costs us to say the words I'm in trouble,…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on Trinity Sunday and the Great Commission in Matthew 28, where Jesus delivers world-changing instructions to eleven grieving, doubting people on an unnamed mountain. Scripture references: Genesis 1:1 - 2:4a, Psalm 8, Genesis 1:1-2:4a, Psalm 8 “IF WE ARE THE BODY” -- CCLI Song # 4196589 | MarkHall | © 2003 My Refuge Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) | Be…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on Acts 2 and the arrival of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost — not a blank Tuesday, but an ancient harvest festival already set aside for firstfruits. On Confirmation Sunday, the sermon asks what it means when the Spirit falls on all flesh, young and old alike, and whether we are ready to receive what God is bringing forth. Scripture references: Numbers 11:24-30; Psalm…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on Ascension Sunday and the question the angels ask the disciples standing slack-jawed on a hillside: Why do you stand looking up toward heaven? It's a question that still finds us — waiting for Jesus to come back and finish what he started, when the commission has already been handed to us. Scripture references: Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47; and Luke 24:44-53 “LORD I LIFT…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 14:15–21 and what it means to live out Jesus’ command to love. In this Easter season sermon, we explore how love is not something we earn, but something we live from—and how the Spirit abides not just within us, but among us. It’s an invitation to see how Christ’s promise is being kept through the life we share together. Scripture references: Acts 17:22-31;…
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This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 10:1–10 and the image of the Good Shepherd. In a world full of competing voices, this sermon explores what it means to recognize the voice of Christ— and how we learn it through time, proximity, and attention. It’s an invitation to stay close to the One who leads us toward a life that is not just sustained, but abundant. Scripture references: Acts 2:42-47;…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on Luke 24:13–35 and the road to Emmaus. As two disciples walk in confusion and grief, the risen Christ comes alongside them—unrecognized, yet present. This sermon explores how we often miss God in the ordinary moments of life, and how, looking back, we begin to see that we were never walking alone. “HERE I AM TO WORSHIP” -- CCLI Song # 3266032 | TimHughes | © 2000…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 20:19–31 and the story often reduced to “doubting Thomas.” Instead of a warning against doubt, this sermon explores how faith actually takes shape—through questions, waiting, and encounter. It’s a reminder that wherever we begin, the risen Christ meets us there and calls us toward belief. Scripture references: Acts 2:14a, 22-3, Psalm 16, and John 20:19-31…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 20:1–18 and the question that echoes through Easter morning: “Is it true?” Beginning in the darkness of the empty tomb, this sermon explores how resurrection faith often starts with doubt, grief, and unanswered questions. It’s an invitation to listen for the risen Christ calling our name—and to discover that Easter is not the finish line, but the beginning.…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 21:1–11 and Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. As crowds shout “Hosanna,” we see what happens when people have truly encountered the presence of God. This Palm Sunday sermon explores how the church isn’t called to manufacture excitement, but to become a place where that transforming presence is experienced and shared. Scripture references: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 11:1–45 and the raising of Lazarus. Standing at the tomb, we encounter both the reality of grief and the promise of resurrection spoken into places that feel too far gone. This sermon explores what it means to hear Jesus call us forth—and how communities of faith are invited to help unbind one another and walk into new life. Scripture References: Psalm 130,…
Pastor Will was on vacation today and our Lay Pastor, JB Briggs, blessed us with the sermon. Scripture references: 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 23, and John 9:1-41 “OPEN THE EYES OF MY HEART” -- CCLI Song # 2298355 | Paul Baloche | © 1997 Integrity's Hosanna! Music (Admin. byCapitol CMG Publishing (Integrity Music, David C Cook)) | Foruse solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved.…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 4:5–42 and Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well. In this Lenten sermon, we see how being fully known by Jesus can open the door to transformation and witness. It’s a reminder that sharing faith doesn’t require having all the answers—sometimes it’s simply an invitation: come and see. Scripture references: Exodus 17:1–7, Psalm 95, and John…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 3:1–17 and the nighttime conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus. Moving beyond bumper-sticker faith, this sermon explores what it really means to be “born from above” and to receive eternal life as something that begins now. It’s an invitation to step out of compartmentalized faith, trust God’s initiative, and come out of the dark into the light. Scripture…
Jesus spent forty days in the wilderness — no distractions, nowhere to hide. Lent invites us to do the same. This week, Pastor Will walks through Matthew 4:1-11 and the temptations Jesus faced, asking what we might find waiting for us when we finally put down our distractions and go into the wilderness on purpose. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7, Psalm 32, and Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7;…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 17:1–8 and the Transfiguration. As Epiphany reaches its climax, Jesus is revealed in dazzling glory on the mountain. This sermon invites us to see clearly who he is—and to follow him down the road that leads toward the cross. Scripture references: Exodus 24:12-18, Psalm 2, and Matthew17:1-9 “BEAUTIFUL ONE” -- CCLI Song # 3915912 | Tim Hughes | © 2002…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 5:13–20 and Jesus’ words, “You are the salt of the earth.” This sermon explores salt not as a compliment, but as a calling—meant to preserve life and bring flavor to the world. It asks what it would look like for the church to truly live into that purpose today. Scripture references: Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 112:1-10, and Matthew 5:13-20 “THIS IS AMAZING…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 4:5–42 and Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well. In this Lenten sermon, we see how being fully known by Jesus can open the door to transformation and witness. It’s a reminder that sharing faith doesn’t require having all the answers—sometimes it’s simply an invitation: come and see. Scripture references: Exodus 17:1–7, Psalm 95, and John…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 5:1–12 and Jesus’ words from the mountaintop. In the Beatitudes, Jesus turns our assumptions about blessing upside down, revealing that God’s favor rests in places we’re not used to looking. Scripture references: Psalm 15, Micah 6:1-8, and Matthew 5:1-12 “MIGHTY TO SAVE” – CCLI Song # 4591782 | Ben Fielding | Reuben Morgan | © 2006 Hillsong Music…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 4:12–22 and Jesus’ invitation, “Follow me.” This sermon explores how that call is not just for pastors, but for all of us, and asks what we might need to leave behind in order to follow faithfully in our everyday lives.
This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 1:29 and John the Baptist’s words, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” In this Epiphany sermon, we explore what that image meant to those who first heard it and what it reveals about who Jesus is for the world today. It’s a reminder that Christ’s saving work is bigger than any one of us and speaks to a world in need of healing.…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 3:13–17 and the baptism of Jesus. As Jesus steps into the water, we glimpse a moment where heaven and earth draw close and God’s voice speaks belovedness. This sermon invites us to remember our baptism, to trust God’s faithfulness even when we wander, and to listen again for the promise that still claims us. SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Isaiah 42:1-9, Isaiah…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 2:1–12 and the meaning of Epiphany. As the Christmas season comes to a close, we follow the light of a star and the journey of the Magi—outsiders who noticed something God was doing and chose to follow it. This sermon explores what it means to keep watching for God’s light in a world that still knows darkness, and how we are invited not just to see that…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 2:13–23 and the part of the Christmas story we often skip. While we’re still singing carols, Matthew shows us a world that is anything but calm and bright — and invites us to consider what it means that God chose to enter this kind of world. “JOY TO THE WORLD / OUR GOD SAVES -- CCLI Song # 7101432 | © 2017 Thankyou Music Ltd | Integrity Worship Music |…
The third Sunday of Advent opens in a prison, with John the Baptist asking a question many of us still ask: Are you really the one, or should we wait for another? This sermon sits in the space between promise and fulfillment, where Advent reminds us that faith isn’t pretending everything is fine, but trusting that God has already entered what is broken. Scripture references: Isaiah 35:1-10; James…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 3:1–12 and John the Baptist’s call to prepare the way during Advent. In a season that urges us to rush toward Christmas, John’s voice from the wilderness invites us to slow down, make space, and re-orient our lives toward the God who is already near. Advent, he reminds us, isn’t about nostalgia or rushing to celebration, but about repentance, readiness,…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 24:36–44 and the real meaning of Advent. Instead of rushing into Christmas, we’re invited to slow down, stay awake, and pay attention to the ways God still breaks into our world. Advent isn’t just waiting for December 25—it’s learning to live ready for whatever God might reveal next.
This week, Pastor Will reflects on Philippians 4:6–7 and Paul’s bold command: “Do not worry about anything.” From late-night anxieties to everyday pressures, worry pulls us apart — but Paul offers another way. Through prayer, honest requests, and a posture of thanksgiving, we discover the peace of God that gathers us back together. As we enter Thanksgiving week, this message invites us to name our…
This week, Pastor Will turns to Deuteronomy 30:11–20 and invites us on a kind of “time travel” through Scripture—standing with Moses on the edge of the Promised Land, with the exiles in Babylon, and right here in our own mid-November moment. In a world of endless daily decisions and modern idols, we hear God’s simple, challenging call to us as a community: choose life, together, and build a future…
This week, Pastor Will shares from Jeremiah 29:1–14, reminding us that even in seasons that feel like exile, God is still at work. Like the exiles in Babylon, we’re called to build, plant, and live faithfully where we are—trusting that God’s plans for us are good and full of hope. Scripture references: Psalm 37:1-7, Matthew 6:25-34, and Matthew 6:25-34. “MY HOPE IS YOU” -- CCLI Song # 2373672 |…
This week, Pastor Will led our annual All Saints Sunday service, sharing from Hebrews 12:1–2. He reflected on the “great cloud of witnesses” — the saints of Scripture and our own church’s history — who cheer us on as we run the race God has set before us. Scripture references: Psalm 24; Isaiah 25:6-9; and Hebrews 12:1–2 “I WILL RUN” -- CCLI Song # 4797586 | Misty Edwards | © 2005 Forerunner…
This week, Pastor Will shared Ezekiel's vision of the Valley of Dry Bones from Ezekiel 37. In it, we hear a word for today as we await the breath of God to breathe new life into our lives, our church, and our world. Scripture references: Psalm 85; John 20:19–23; and Ezekiel 37:1-14 “DAYS OF ELIJAH” -- CCLI Song # 1537904 | Robin Mark | © 1996 Song Solutions Daybreak (Admin. by Song Solutions…
This week, Pastor Will finished up our summer journey through some of the most challenging passages in Luke's Gospel. In Luke 17:11-19, we hear the story of the healing of ten lepers, and receive a challenge from Jesus that reminds us to make giving thanks to God a central part of our lives. “I THANK GOD” -- CCLI Song # 7169680 | Aaron Moses | Chuck Butler | Dante Bowe | Enrique Holmes | Jesse…
This week, Pastor Will looks at Genesis 18:1-8 and Hebrews 13:1-2 and talks about how offering the gift of hospitality can lead to great blessings from God. Note: This week's worship service was held outdoors in our Pumpkin Patch. Due to difficulties in capturing quality audio outdoors, this is a re-recording of the sermon.
This week's passage is from Luke 17:1-10. In the scripture, Jesus challenges us to take on some difficult and uncomfortable work. Fortunately, he also tells us that the faith we need to accomplish these tasks is already within us. Scripture references: Lamentations 1:1-6, Psalm 137, and Luke 17:1-10 “CORNERSTONE” – CCLI Song # 6158927 | Edward Mote | Eric Liljero | Jonas Myrin | Reuben Morgan |…
This week, Pastor Will dives into the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus. This passage calls us to question whether or not we see as Jesus would have us see. How do we understand our connection to others? Can we see ourselves as blessed when others around us suffer? “GIVE THANKS” -- CCLI Song # 20285 | Henry Smith | ©1978 Integrity's Hosanna! Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing (Integrity…
This week, we hear one of the most challenging parables in Luke's Gospel, The Parable of the Dishonest Manager. Is this story about finances, or something deeper? What has God entrusted us with, and how would we respond if held to account? “PRAISE” -- CCLI Song # 7213077 | Brandon Lake | Chandler Moore | Chris Brown | Cody Carnes | Pat Barrett | Steven Furtick | © Brandon Lake Music; For Humans…
This week, Pastor Will shares one of the most well-known parables in Luke's Gospel, the Parable of the Lost Sheep, and reflects on the reckless love of God. How might we emulate this type of love in our lives and in the life of our church? Scripture references: Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28; Psalm 14; and Luke 15:1-10 “YOUR GRACE IS ENOUGH” -- CCLI Song # 4477026 | MattMaher | © 2003 Thankyou Music…
This week, Pastor Will reflects on the cost of discipleship from Luke 14:25-33. Jesus challenges us to count the costs of following him. Is the life of a disciple for everyone? Listen to hear how God speaks to us through the scriptures. Scripture references: Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 and Luke 14:25-33 “IF WE ARE THE BODY” -- CCLI Song # 4196589 | MarkHall | © 2003 My Refuge Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG…
This week, Pastor Will shares from Luke 14:1 and 14:7-14. What seems like some advice on not embarrassing yourself at dinner parties turns out to be far more. Jesus uses a parable to show us how we should invite and make room for more people at our dinner tables and in our church. “GREAT ARE YOU LORD” -- CCLI Song # 6460220 | David Leonard | Jason Ingram | Leslie Jordan | © 2012 Open Hands Music;…
