Cross Section from the Summit View Church of Christ

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen Jesus offers three teachings on prayer, calling us to pray because of who God is and because of who we are to him. Luke 11:1-13, 18:1-14

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen To a man who wanted to justify himself and show he was loving the people who were worthy of his love, Jesus told a story to call us to go beyond merely loving the worthy and to instead love others not because of who they are, but because of who we are as we follow. Jesus, after all, loved us and gave his life for us while we were unworthy. Texts: Luke 10:25-37, Romans...

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen Some of what Jesus did was what the Jews and his disciples expected of God's Messiah—and some of it was not. He made strange predictions about his future and strange demands of his followers. Yet he was indeed God's Messiah, and more! Today, as then, we who follow him need to listen to him and not to other voices around us as we seek to understand who he is an...

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen Jesus did impossible things by God's power—calming a storm, driving out a group of demons, healing a woman no one could help, and helping a family dealing with a deadly illness. We believe God continues to do impossible things in our lives through Jesus—bringing us through life's many storms, breaking us free from the devil's power, giving us hope beyond d...

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen From three stories about Jesus and his interactions with a centurion, a widow, and a sinful woman, we learn about three traits of our Lord that prompt us to grow in faith in him. Text: Luke 7:1-17, 7:36-50

Sunday Sermon by Walt Ranta Why is there so much sin in the world? At the root of sin in our ancestors', and our, decision to turn away from God and do wrong. God permits us to choose right or wrong by giving us free will, for without free will we could not choose to freely and truly love him. Texts: Genesis 3:22 and other selections

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen A study of Jesus' famous sermon from Luke 6 teaching us how we should live in light of God's Great Reversal that is coming, God's kindness to us, and Jesus' desire to see true commitment to God in our lives. Text: Luke 6:17-49

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen Jesus came not to spend all his time with those who were already spiritually healthy, but with those who were spiritually sick. He came to be a doctor for sinners who needed to turn to God. As such a doctor, Jesus welcomes us to come to him—and to bring to him all who need forgiveness and healing. Text: Luke 5:1-32

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen Jesus did not receive the best welcome when he preached in his hometown of Nazareth. After all, he was simply a young man who had grown up there. Why should anyone think he had authority from God? Jesus warned the people that no prophet is accepted in his hometown, and they would miss out on God's blessings if they did not respond to his call. Just as familiarity...

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit into the desert to face temptations there. In this time of testing he was proved faithful to God in ways his Israelite ancestors had not been, and he modeled for us the humility that leads God to lift us up in due time. Text: Luke 4:1-13

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen John the Baptist preached a powerful message of God's judgment and the need for repentance, a message that prepared people for Jesus by calling them to bear good fruit for God, humbling themselves before God and one another. Text: Luke 3:1-22

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen When Jesus was born, God (mostly) did not invite the wealthy, powerful, or influential to meet his glorious Son. He invited the lowly and humble, lifting them up—and modeling for us that we should do the same, just as Jesus humbled himself to become one of us. Text: Luke 2:1-40

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen Mary's song, the "Magnificat", celebrates God's goodness to both Mary as God chose her to be the mother of his Son and to the humble as he rejects the powerful and lifts up the lowly. Her song sets the stage for Jesus' ministry of bringing God's blessing to the humble and encourages us to both be humble ourselves and to join God in lifting up...

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen The women who first encountered Jesus' empty tomb came away afraid yet filled with joy—just as we do when we, too, first come into contact with the awesome power of God. Over time, though, as his power works in us, the fear becomes reverence and it combines with our increasing joy to become wonder, which leads to worship. Texts: Matthew 27:32 to 28:20, Ephesians 1...

Sunday Sermon by Phil Diaz We consider the meaning of forgiveness, how we forgive others, how God forgives us, and evidence in our lives that we are forgiven by God. Texts: Matthew 6:9-13 and other selections

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen Why did Jesus have to die? We explore teachings from Romans, Hebrews, and Isaiah 53 to find out why Jesus' death was necessary for our salvation and our reconciliation to God. Texts: Isaiah 53; selections from Romans and Hebrews

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen Why does God give us free will? Does he do it to tempt us to do wrong? Does he not care if we fall to sin and lose our relationship with him? Starting in the Garden of Eden, we explore the Scriptures to find out why God gives us the right to choose good or evil. Texts: Genesis 2:15 to 3:13 and other selections

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen What will heaven be like? We dig through the Scriptures to learn about the new heaven and new earth, God's presence with his people, and our glorification in eternal life. Texts: Revelation 21-22 and other selections

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen What happens when we die? We explore the Scriptures to find out what happens at the moment we pass from this life, where the spirit goes when it departs the body, and what will happen to us when Jesus comes again. Texts: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18, Revelation 20:11 to 21:5, and other selections

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen How do angels watch over us? We dig into the Scriptures to find out what angels are, ways they might help us, why we can't (usually) see them, and what they teach us about God. Texts: Psalm 148:1-6, Hebrews 1:14, Matthew 18:10, and other selections

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen Where did the devil come from? Is the devil the god of evil? We did through the Scriptures to find out what we know about the devil's origins, power, and destiny. Texts: Revelation 12:7-12, John 8:44, Ephesians 6:10-18, and other selections

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen Where did God come from? He didn't. Who created him? No one. How could this be? From philosophy, science, and Scripture, we explore what we can know about God's eternal nature and how it gives us confidence to trust him. Texts: Isaiah 46:8-11, Revelation 1:8, and other selections

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen When those who feared the Lord listened to the corrective message of the prophet Malachi and responded, God noticed! He blesses us when we take his message seriously and work to honor him by the way we live. Text: Malachi 2:17 to 4:6

Sunday Sermon by Phil Diaz The parable of the willow tree reminds us of the importance of resilience, which we gain through faith in God, study of his word, and involvement in the community of his people. Texts: various texts, including selections from Ecclesiastes

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen Joel's call for Judah to repent and return to God during a locust invasion sent by God applies to us as well as God calls us to repent and come to him through Jesus before the great and final Day of the Lord comes. Texts: selections from Joel 1-2 and Acts 2