Grace Talks

In this sermon on Mark 1, Pastor Corey dives into the topic of peace and how it is that we pray for it even as the world feels more divided than ever.

In this sermon on hope, Pastor Corey dives into what it means to hope in the face of the world's problems. How do we endure when everything around us seems to be falling apart?

It's the most wonderful time of the year, the time of year when we're told our worth is based on material goods and the consumerism we're able to engage in. In contrast to Christ the King Sunday is Black Friday, the holiday declaring you are enough vs the holiday which says you will never be enough.

In this sermon on the parable of the talents, Pastor Corey dives into what it means to fail and how, as long as we don't give up, failure is actually success because it means we're getting better.

"The world is ending!" seems to be the cry from so many corners of the Christian world right now, in this sermon on Matthew 25:1-13, Pastor Corey digs into the parable of the lamps and suggests that we need to relax and understand that the message of Christ seems to be one that is different than the popular version we hear from those waiting for the end.

In this All Saints Day sermon, Pastor Corey digs into the intersection between hope and grief in the face of death.

The question of evil is as old as human thought and today Pastor Corey attempts to answer the question according to the Classical Christian tradition in the final sermon in the Q&A series.

This week's question, “With all the political differences in churches and our world, how can we work together with these differences to carry out the mission of the church?” seems like a truly difficult thing to discuss in this era of our history. Hear Pastor Corey's response to this question in this week's sermon.

In this sermon, Pastor Corey attempts to answer two questions, “Did the Holy Family have documentation to travel to Egypt?” and “What is the Christian response to the refugee crisis?” In light of the many problems facing the world right now and especially in the wake of the attacks on Gaza, what is the Christian response to those suffering the greatest need? What does it mean to see Christ in the...

Over the next four weeks, we're delving into a congregation-directed sermon series where congregants were asked to submit questions for Pastor Corey to answer. In this week's sermon, the question is: How do we approach divorce and remarriage within the Church?

Whenever we come to scripture we often notice certain cracks in the words written. While some attempt to handwave these away, using creating methods of interpretation to ignore them; it is perhaps the more faithful and honest option to grapple with them and consider their implications. What do we do when Scripture tells us that Moses both did and did not see the face of God... in the same chapter?...

In this sermon, Pastor Corey compares the story of the golden calf with the real-life story of the town of Covert. This community set out to defy the powers of racism and white supremacy decades before such things were even commonly expected. What can we learn from such examples today?

Undeniably there are parts of Scripture that are ugly. That appears to our modern sensibilities as problematic and even outright hateful. But when we consider how many of these books and documents were written by people in the midst of oppression they suddenly make more sense. How do we read the story of the Red Sea and be reminded that more often then not, we are the Egyptians, not the Israelites...

Oppression harms everyone, oppressed and oppressor alike. In this sermon, Pastor Corey delves into the damage Egypt was doing not only to the people of Israel but themselves. What does it mean to be called from a place? What does it mean to return to certain danger? What does it mean to proclaim, "let my people go"?

Joseph was the worst sort of brother, snobby, self-centered, and certain of his own superiority. Is it any wonder his brothers hated him? All throughout Genesis we see this pattern of brother hating brother and the problems that emerge. Jealousy is a cancer that destroys everyone it touches and when favoritism is shown it breeds resentment. It is only when we put aside favoritism and work to ensur...

In this sermon, we begin with the American Dream Dusty Rhodes and the World Heavyweight Championship match of 1986. From here we tie in the story of Jacob wrestling with God and wonder what it means for us. What does it mean to doubt or wrestle with God in our own lives?

In this sermon on the parable of the shrewd manager from Luke 16, Pastor Corey looks at what forgiveness and grace means and how it is that we should seek to be forgiving and grace-filled in all that we do. 

In this sermon on the parable of the Lost Sheep from Luke 15, Pastor Corey examines what it means to be the seeker of the lost and what it means to be sought after. 

In this sermon on Luke 14:25-33, Pastor Corey looks at Jesus' teaching on the cost of being a disciple, looking at what it means to hate as it relates to other Scriptures telling us to love. 

In this sermon on Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16, Pastor Corey delves into the nature of what it means to live in community and to share one another's burdens. Drawing from the wisdom of mutual aid, he looks into how it is that we can support one another in ways that are both ancient and modern. 

In this sermon on Luke 12:49-56, Pastor Corey looks at Jesus' claim that he comes not to bring peace but rather division. Sometimes transforming the world for the well-being of all requires disturbing the peace. Or at least that's what Jesus seemed to think. 

In this sermon, Pastor Corey digs into the Golden Rule and the repeated call of the prophets to be there for the least of these and the oppressed. Beginning with Isaiah, he moves through the other prophets' similar cries and ties it all together with Jesus' desire for mercy not sacrifice. 

In this sermon on the parable of the foolish builder (Luke 12:13-21), Pastor Corey dives into what our role is in sharing our excess. Rather than building up walls or defenses to better hold onto what we have, it would seem the Christian role is to build tables so as to provide for others. 

Following his sermon last week, Pastor Corey dives into his guns into garden tools ministry. Using the direction of Isaiah 2, he speaks on his passion for transforming tools of death into tools of life, dreaming of the day when we shall beat swords to plowshares and learn war no more. 

A sermon Micah 4:1-5 and introducing the theme of the Mountain of the Lord and Christian peacemaking through the witness of beating swords into plowshares, Pastor Corey talks about his experience blacksmithing and the Christian hope for a more peace-filled world.