Sermons

Fill in the blank: “I can’t live without ______.” How you answer this question can be telling of what you truly value in life. Answering this question helps us to cherish those things that are most important to us.

Our message today comes from Acts 2, the beginning of the New Testament church. As we imagine the world without a church may we come away with wonder and gratitude for the church that Jesus Christ is building. 

Today’s message begins in Acts chapter 1. The scene opens with 120 followers of Jesus and his 11 disciples in a room.  They have just witnessed Christ’s ascension to Heaven and have appointed an apostle to replace Judas. As the disciples thought of Jesus last words to them they were also trying to figure out the role they would play from now on. As we read their account we are challenged by the scriptures to do the same. Do you realize that God has called you to playa part in his script?

We are in week two of a brand new series from the book of Acts called, “Church on a Mission.” While this series should take us to the end of this year there may not be a more important message for our church than the message found in this week’s sermon. If we can see and embrace the mission God has for his Church found in these five verses of Acts chapter one, our lives as a church and as individuals will not be the same. 

We are starting a new theme for the year. The theme is very simply this, “Church on a Mission.” We are the church of Jesus Christ and Jesus has given us a mission. He fills us up and sends us out. It is an amazing thing that God has taken the time and thought to tell us what he wants from his church. So, this year we are going to dig into God’s Word to ask Jesus what he wants his church to be like.

Due to some technical difficulty during the recording the volume gets softer five minutes into the sermon. We apologize and hope to fix the issue before next Sunday. 

We are winding down our theme for the year. Our theme for the 2013 – 2014 year has been “Advance: Pursuing What Matters.” As our church celebrates it’s 2 year anniversary it is a good time to ask ourselves, “Does my faith in Jesus make a difference in my life?” 

Sunday’s message came from to 1 Peter 1:22-2:5. As we start the new semester you CAN pursue what matters.

The most important moments in our lives can tend to be the most overwhelming.  What adds to the confusion is that everyone has an opinion about how to handle those moments. We need something that can help us think through the overwhelming nature of life to make sure that in these decisions we are pleasing God as best as we I can.

As we wrap up our summer series on the book of Ecclesiastes we see that God is our guide, our Constant Compass throughout our lives. 

How do you see God? What do you feel about God? What do you think about God? The answer to these questions is the most important thing about you. Whatever stereotype you might have about God, the Bible tells us who He really is and who he is not. God is not a dictator out to steal our joy. 

God wants your joy and this joy begins now. Our message on Sunday came from Ecclesiastes 11:7 – Ecclesiastes 12:8.

Matt Rumbaugh is our guest speaker this week. His message to us comes from 1 Samuel 15. King Saul continues to disobey God by living by his own terms.  Matt shows us how we can also fall into this practice and how we might avoid it through obedience to God’s Word. 

How would you respond if you had to leave all that you currently know to accomplish a calling that is beyond you? How would you respond if God called you to give up your house, your job, your church, your children’s school, all to move to a country that is foreign in every way? 

In 2013, at Harvest University in Chicago, Nate Newell heard the story of the Bridge International Church in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He heard that this church was going to become a Harvest Bible Chapel but more importantly, this church needed a pastor. 

Pastor Nate shares with us how God called him to Malaysia and challenges us to be a sending church.