Compass Weekly Sermons

Preaching the gospel requires understanding the gospel and having the boldness to speak to others about the good news. But that's not all that is required. In this sermon, Rev. Leon Weller explains that the power of God is vital to preaching the gospel. God works within us as we boldly share the good news, and He often opens doors for us to see His power in operation.

We all like to think that we understand love. As Christians, we pride ourselves in being the people of love. But how closely are we really following Jesus in loving others? In this sermon, Adam Wierwille explains that loving God is largely about loving others. And loving others often comes with a cost. We should be willing to follow Jesus fully and completely by loving unconditionally.

In the next four weeks, we will be exploring the four core values of our church. This week, Pastor Will taught about the foundational core value: love God. Loving God is foundational to the rest of Christian living. In this sermon, Pastor Will talks about the first commandment, how obedience and love work together, and how God relates to us as a loving Father. You won't look at obedience the same!

The end of the Bible looks remarkably similar to the beginning. In the end, God wins, humanity is restored, and creation is made new again. In this sermon, Pastor Will works through Revelation 21 and 22, showing that humanity's greatest desire and need is fulfilled by God's plans in the end: we will experience the presence of God in the kingdom.

The apostle Paul tells us in Romans that we have the ability to walk in newness of life. We are to be slaves to righteousness instead of slaves to sin. But how do we do this? For Paul, we need more than knowledge and more than the Law, we need the spirit. In this sermon, Pastor Will walks through the first portion of Romans 8, showing that we should identify with Christ and cooperate with the work...

The Christian conversion experience is a powerful thing. Conversion takes us from the dominion of darkness into the kingdom of light and love. In this sermon, Jason Carter walks through Romans 6, showing that Christians trace the path of the exodus from slavery to sin into freedom in Christ. We can walk in newness of life because of what Jesus accomplished!

Genesis 1 and 2 aren't the only places we find creation patterns in scripture. In this sermon, we begin the second half of this sermon series by looking at new creation. In this sermon, Pastor Will walks through Colossians 1, showing us that life has been changed because of the coming of Christ. We have been redeemed, set free, and brought into the kingdom of God. And now Jesus is exalted above al...

In Genesis 1 and 2, specific things are said about humans created in the image of God. One important pattern is the pattern of "Male and Female." In this sermon, Pastor Will walks through Genesis 1 and 2, showing that men and women are equally created in God's image, both made for dominion. As we see throughout creation, God desires unity and not uniformity. Our differences are beautiful as we all...

Once God created humanity in His own image, He gave us three important gifts. First, God gave us meaningful, dominion-quality work to perform. Second, God gave humans a day of rest every week. Third, God gave the first humans community. In this sermon, Pastor Will explores these three patterns and how they affect our lives as Christians today.

In the midst of the creation narrative found in Genesis 1 and 2, another striking moment happens. The pinnacle moment of the creation is when God creates humanity. Join Anna Brown as she untangles layers of meaning found in comparing Genesis to other ancient documents, revealing a God who loves his creation made in his image. What you will find will change how you view this passage, and humanity,...

"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." Perhaps the most familiar and recognizable words from scripture, the first verses of Genesis 1 tell a story about creation. Or do they? In this sermon, Pastor Will travels back in time to show that Genesis 1 is about the Creator more than the creation. The initial audience would have heard Genesis 1 as an answer to their questions about Go...

As humans, we grow up learning to observe patterns all around us. In the Bible, one of the most common and prevalent patterns could be called the cycle of failure. God creates something good, humanity recognizes it as good, and we start with obedience. But eventually, we decide that we know more than God and then comes the fall and failure. This cycle repeats over and over until Jesus comes. In th...

At the end of the book of Acts, we find the apostle Paul being faithful to the end. Paul is preaching the gospel of the kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ from the beginning of his ministry to the very end. In this sermon, Pastor Will traces the centrality of the gospel of the kingdom of God, showing how important it is for us to be able to share this same message with others. We are the continu...

In Acts 16, we find the apostle Paul in Philippi, a city of major Roman importance. As Paul navigates life and ministry in this city, one decision seemingly leads to catastrophe. He ministers to a young slave woman, and she has a demon cast out of her, kicking off an incredible series of events. In this sermon, Rev. Leon Weller walks through Acts 16, showing that God is there with us even in our l...

One of the unfortunate aspects of human nature is that humans are not impartial. Social scientists have proven again and again that we are prejudiced and experience partiality. In the first century church, they had problems with partiality as well. In Acts 10, we find Peter bringing the gospel to the Gentiles. But as John Ely points out, there is much more to the story here. We find that Peter is...

Paul was living life the way he thought God wanted him to live. He was a diligent Pharisee, he studied under the best rabbi, and he was going places. Then everything changed when Paul met Jesus on the road to Damascus. This meeting forever changed Paul, but Paul had to cooperate with the heavenly vision - he had to repent and submit to the spirit's leading over time. Paul is an example to us of ho...

In Acts 8, we find the story of a man named Philip. Philip's time in ministry begins in Acts 6 with food distribution. In Acts 8, we find him continuing the mission of spreading the gospel and healing people like the apostles did. And then, we can fast forward to Acts 21 to find Philip as a faithful husband and father. Philip shows us that we can be faithful to follow Jesus in every stage of life.

The early church faced obstacles and opposition. No one understood this better than Stephen. First called to take care of widows, Stephen performs miracles and shares the truth of Jesus with wisdom and authority. This gets Stephen into trouble. In this sermon, Pastor Will explains the lead up to the death of Stephen, showing that faithful disciples trust Jesus in life and in death. We hope to neve...

In the beginning of Acts 6, we find another instance of where the danger to the church came from within. Conflict comes into the church, and the church handles it with openness, teamwork, and honesty. In this sermon, Rev. Leon Weller walks through Acts 6:1-7, showing that speaking up in a godly way helps us to solve problems in community. There is no perfect church, just people who commit to follo...

The early church was facing persecution from outside the church in Acts 4, and in Acts 5, we find them facing an entirely new challenge. The challenge of Ananias and Sapphira was the first challenge from within. In this sermon, Pastor Will unpacks this difficult passage, encouraging us to be totally honest with ourselves and with God.

The week of the crucifixion was a difficult week for Peter. He was full of fear and anger, and those emotions led him to act in humiliating ways, including betraying his master three times. Mere weeks later, Peter finds himself alongside John in front of the same men who campaigned to have Jesus murdered at the cross. Peter had completely changed. In this sermon, Jason Carter unpacks Acts 4 and th...

In Acts 3, we find the remarkable healing of a lame man by Peter and John. In this sermon, Pastor Will works through Acts 3 and the subject of healing. Healing is never a reward for faithfulness - it is always a gift of God's mercy. Sometimes we see miraculous healing now, and that healing is a demonstration of God's power reminding us of the coming kingdom, when healing will be universal.

As the early church developed and grew, they practiced simple and effective things. They ate together, they heard the gospel taught, they shared financial resources, and they prayed for each other. Simply put, the early church followed Jesus's example and lived in loving, generous community. In this sermon, Rev. Leon Weller explains what they did and how we can follow their example of following Je...

Before Jesus was crucified, he spent ample time preparing his disciples for what was next. But the disciples needed to learn how to minister, learn the message, and prepare for life without Jesus. In all of this, there was a missing element that would help the disciples do the works of Jesus - the spirit of God. In this sermon, Dan Kruer walks through Acts 2:1-41, showing that the disciples were f...

The book of Acts is a continuation of the story of the mission of Jesus. In this first sermon in the new Acts series, Pastor Will walks through the first 11 verses of Acts, detailing the importance of the kingdom of God and how Jesus is with his church through the power of the spirit.