Coram Deo Church — Bremerton, WA

The Sovereignty of God 21.06.2020 40:10 ↓

Understanding the text Joseph’s story is an emotional rollercoaster full of seemingly random, tragic events. It starts off with his brothers selling him into slavery—a life that would be short and full of suffering. From there, he is purchased by Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officers, only to be falsely accused of sexual perversion by Potiphar’s wife. Next, he ends up in prison where his unique abil...

The Common Good 14.06.2020 40:32 ↓

Understanding the text Life can often feel random, as if the individual moments and chapters aren’t necessarily connected or part of some larger story. Sometimes it feels as if our vocation and faith don’t share common space, making it difficult to see how they connect. This episode in Joseph’s life assures that even when we can’t see the big picture, there is, in fact, a bigger picture. God had s...

Fleeing Sexual Temptation 07.06.2020 42:38 ↓

Understanding the text It is no coincidence that, while the previous chapter presented us with an example of sexual sin, this chapter provides us with an example of sexual obedience. Joseph had been sold as a slave by his insecure and jealous brothers, but God’s hand was upon Joseph. He was slowly moving him into a place where Joseph would be able to deliver his entire family, preserving all of Is...

The Dangerous Dreamer and His Bandit Brothers 31.05.2020 41:13 ↓

Understanding the text The story of Joseph and his fancy, multicolored coat has to be one of the best-known and well-loved stories in the entire Bible. Joseph, the youngest son born to an older father, becomes the object of his brothers’ jealousy because of the dream God gave him in which Joseph is given a unique position of power over his family. Is this just a younger brother trying to irritate...

Wrestling with God 24.05.2020 42:50 ↓

Understanding the text What happens physically in this story demonstrates what has been going on in Jacob’s life for quite some time. Jacob was wrestling with God. This is how God would reveal himself to Jacob and also how God will reveal who Jacob is to Jacob himself! Jacob was alone. It is often the case that God does His greatest work in our hearts when we are alone and removed from all distrac...

Sermon B-Sides - E2 - Parables, election, and effectual calling 29.04.2020 1:03:29 ↓

In this episode of Sermon B-Sides, Pastor Jon Needham and Pastor Rusten Harris dive into the material that wasn't able to fit into the past two sermons in our Jesus Stories sermon series. They talked about topics like how we ought to interpret parables, loose living, lost sons, effectual calling, and more. Related sermons: April 19, 2020 — Jesus Stories — The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) April 26,...

Sermon B-Sides - E1 - Easter 2020 15.04.2020 41:17 ↓

In our first episode of Sermon B-Sides, Pastor Jon Needham and Pastor Rusten Harris discuss the evidence for the resurrection, why the Resurrection of Jesus means that everything matters — from whiskey to vocation, and how the Exodus story pre-figures the deliverance of the Resurrection.