Sermons

John 2:1-11 | The God of Abundant Joy

Numbers 21:4-9 | Serpents, Sin and The Savior

John 1:43-51 | Jesus the Ladder

John 1:35-42 | Anatomy of a True Conversion

John 1:19-34 | Jesus is Worthy of Our Witness

John 1:14-18 | The Word Became Flesh

What is the doctrine of the incarnation? And why does it matter?

John 1:6-13 | The Light: Rejected and Received

John 1:3-5 | The Word and Creation

John 1:1-2 | The Word and God

2 Corinthians 5:16-21 - The God who Reconciles

Ephesians 6:17-20 - The Importance of Prayer in the Christian Life

What is prayer? We do it often without thinking about what we're doing, but what really is prayer? When Paul tells us to "pray in the Spirit" he's telling us more about what prayer really is than we may realize. In this passage we learn why we should pray, how we should pray, and what we should pray for.

Ephesians 6:13-17 - The Armor of God Part Two - What is it?

What is the armor of God? And where was Paul drawing this metaphor from anyway? We'll look at Isaiah 59 in order to draw deeper from Paul's reasoning behind Ephesians 6.

Ephesians 6:10-12 - The Armor of God - Part One - Why we need it.

Ephesians 6:10-12 teaches we need to be strong in the Lord and put on the whole armor of God? Why? In order to stand against the schemes of the devil. Who exactly is the devil? And what are his schemes?

Psalm 88 - With Christ in the Darkness

The writer of Psalm 88 struggles to find any hope in his situation and feels as if God is completely against him. Is this a biblical way to respond to a difficult situation? Is there any hope in times of darkness?

Ephesians 6:5-9 - The Household of the Household of God - Part 5 - Slaves and Masters

There are two big ideas that come out of this passage: The first is that this passage, while appearing to support slavery, actually undermines the entire institution- listen to this sermon to find out how. The second big idea is that there is a connection between first century slaves and modern day wage earners so the teaching from scripture does apply.

Ephesians 6:1-4 - The Household of the Household of God - Part 4 - Children and Parents

In part 4 of Paul's teaching on the household, the relationship between parents and children comes into view. How is a Spirit filled child to respond to their parents? How should Spirit filled father's lead their children in Christ?

Haggai 2:10-19 - The King is Coming

The promises made to Zerubbabel in Haggai 2 are ultimately fulfilled in Christ in both his first and second coming. Christian, take comfort in God's sovereign rule over all things in his salvation and his judgement!

Resurrection Hope

Ephesians 5:25-33 The Household of the Household of God Part 3 - Husbands

Ephesians 5:22-33 The Household of the Household of God Part 2 - Wives

Ephesians 5:22-33 The Household of the Household of God - Part One

How does marriage fit into the big picture of Ephesians? Why does Paul bring up this subject where he does in the context of the book?

Ephesians 5:15-21 - A Spirit Filled Church

When Paul instructs the Ephesian church to be filled with the Spirit, what exactly does that mean?

Haggai 2:10-19 - Blessing a Defiled People

Ephesians 4:25-32 -- What a holy and unified church looks like

As we get to the end of Ephesians 4, Paul teaches the church how to display the oneness and holiness that we have in Christ.

Haggai 2 - Hope for the Disillusioned

What do we do when reality doesn't meet our expectations? How does God help us when we need a reality check?

Haggai 1 - Building the Temple

From Haggai 1 Pastor Saunders helped us to see the dangers of spiritual apathy and showed us how Haggai teaches that God's glory is a greater pursuit than our own comfort.

Ephesians 4:17-24 - Covered by Christ

Paul again tells us who we were outside of Christ to remind us just how much grace God has shown us. Then he tells us how to walk in that grace in Christ; emphasizing that our new life is according to the Gospel we heard, not by our own efforts.

Ephesians 4:7-16 - The Pastor and the Unity of the Church

In Ephesians 4:7-16, Paul shifts from a discussion on the unity of the church to the diversity of the church within that unity. What makes a church diverse? How does a church stay unified when there are differences amongst members?

Ephesians 4:1-6 -- One Body Walking

**Pardon the technical glitch, we lost audio for the first several minutes of this sermon** In this message from Pastor Dustin Rudolph, we take heed of Paul's counsel to walk in a way worthy of our calling. What is our calling? What does it look like to walk this way? Is this something we are even capable of?

Ephesians 3:14-21 -- A Prayer for Fellowship

In this elevated prayer for the church, Paul exalts in who the church is and prays that she would better know it. Pastor Dustin makes the argument that this should be our church's prayer as well.

John 4:1-26 -- Worship in Spirit and Truth

What does it mean when Jesus tells the woman at the well, that we will worship in Spirit and truth? Christian Vincze opens up John 4 and helps the church to better understand this passage.

The Eternally begotten Son took on Flesh. But why?

Why is the incarnation of the Son so important to the Christian Faith? What happens if we give up this doctrine? Must I believe that God became Man in order to be saved?

Christ the Only Begotten Son

The Nicene Creed affirms that Christ is the "only begotten Son" of the Father. What does this mean? Where do we find this in the scriptures? Is it really that important anyway?

Ephesians 3:1-13 -- Worthwhile Suffering

Paul comforts the Ephesian church even in his own affliction. What motivates him to joy in the midst of suffering?

Nahum 3 -- God's Judgment of the Greatest Enemy

God's judgment on Ninevah in the book of Nahum is a foreshadowing of God's judgment on Satan.

Ephesians 2:18-22 -- The Church and the Mission of God

God created the church in Christ in order accomplish his purposes in the world.

Ephesians 2:11-18 -- The Church: The Workmanship of God in Christ

In Ephesians 2:11-18 Paul expands on the teaching that the church is the new creation in Christ, the workmanship of God.

Ephesians 2:4-10 -- What hath God wrought?

Because of our depravity (Ephesians 2:1-3) we have no hope for salvation by our own means. But God has saved us by His grace. In this study we examine what exactly conversion is and how God has done the work of converting us from death to life.

Ephesians 2:1-3 -- Are People basically good?

Paul sets out to tell us why God's work on our behalf is necessary. Why do we need Jesus? Why do we need salvation? Aren't human beings basically good?

Nahum 2 -- The Hunter becomes the Hunted

When God pours out his wrath on Nineveh we learn that God is to be feared. But is it right that Christians should fear the Lord? What does it mean to trust in Christ and fear the Lord?

Ephesians 1:19-23 -- For the Church

When Paul says that God's power is toward us (the church), what does that mean? And how is the church the fullness of Christ? These two questions broaden our understanding of just how important the church is in God's plan of redemption.

Nahum 1 -- The Gospel of God's Wrath

When God promises to avenge those who hate his people it is a comfort to his people. God is just.

Ephesians 1:15-19 -- A Prayer for New Eyes

After exulting in the blessings that God has given the church, Paul prays that we would be able to see and comprehend those blessings, so that we may be able to live the Christian life.

Ephesians 1:11-14 -- Providence, Assurance, and Believing

What is the relationship between the sovereignty of God in salvation, our believing in the Gospel, and the gift of the Holy Spirit?

Ephesians 1:7-10 -- Redemption and Revelation

Paul continues in this word of praise by counting the blessings of those who are in Christ. This week's passage centers around the redemption we have in Christ and the revelation we have of Christ.

Ephesians 1:3-6 -- Unseen Blessings

Paul emphasizes that the blessings we have in Christ are "in the heavenly places," why is this such an important idea in Christianity? Why does it matter?

Ephesians 1:1-2 -- To the Saints

Who is Paul? What are saints? What does it mean to be greeted by God?

Genesis 50:15-26 -- Trusting God

Through Joseph we learn what it means to trust God.

Genesis 49:28-50:14 -- All About Death

As Jacob dies and is buried we observe the foundations for the Christian understanding of death.

Genesis 49:16-28 -- The Inheritance we share with the Beloved Son

As we arrive at Jacob's blessing of Joseph we find that Jacob truly is hoping in what is to come.