Scripture: Luke 1:39-45; Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 This Sunday in our Advent sermon series, A Light in the Darkness, we are talking about the theme of joy. We begin by talking about how the Greeks used the word happy to describe people in two different types of circumstances. The first type of...
Scripture: Luke 1:67-79; Isaiah 57:18-21 This Sunday, we will continue our Advent sermon series, A Light in the Darkness, where each week the sermon is based around the themes associated with the candles we light on our Advent wreath. Last week, we talked about how Jesus brings hope to our...
Scripture: Romans 8:22-25; Genesis 15:1-6 This Sunday we enter into the season of Advent. If you have ever been present during Advent in our church, you know that every Sunday we light a new candle on our Advent wreath. There are four candles placed along the outside of the wreath and one in...
Scripture: Luke 10:25-37 This Sunday is our last sermon in our series, Hidden Angels, and we will be discussing the parable of the Good Samaritan and what this says about our responsibility as Christians toward the world. This parable is very unique because it encapsulates the Christian...
Scripture: Mark 10:13-16; Jeremiah 1:4-10 This Sunday, in our sermon series, Hidden Angels, we will be discussing our responsibility as Christians towards children. A 2015 study performed by the Urban Institute states that, “the future achievement of ever-poor children is related to...
Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30; 1 Corinthians 16:1-4 This Sunday in our sermon series, Hidden Angels, we will be discussing God’s expectations in how we use our talents for God’s kingdom. When we use the word talent in English, what we mean by that is someone who possesses a...
Scripture: Matthew 25:31-40; Ecclesiastes 9:7-12 This Sunday in our sermon series, Hidden Angels, we will be discussing God’s role when we receive a diagnosis of cancer. I was drawn to this topic because cancer is something that has impacted all of our lives in some form or another...
Scripture: Romans 7:14-20; Genesis 6:5-8 This Sunday in our sermon series, Hidden Angels, we will be discussing how God expects Christians to treat those who have addictions to substances like alcohol and drugs. You are probably aware that we are living in a time with unprecedented levels...
Scripture: Mark 7:31-37; Matthew 20:24-28 This Sunday in our sermon series, Hidden Angels, we will be discussing how God expects Christians to treat those who have physical and intellectual disabilities. The man who Jesus heals is deaf, and although we are not told, I think it is safe to...
Scripture: Daniel 1:1-17 This Sunday in our sermon series, Hidden Angels, we will be discussing how knowledge has become the most important commodity in our world today. Our scripture reading is a reinforcement of that reality. The book of Daniel is a series of stories that talk about what...
