DreamHouse Church | Sermon of the Week

Healthy people don't need a doctor — sick people do." On Proper 5, we follow Jesus from Matthew's tax booth to a synagogue leader's house and a bleeding woman's reach for his robe, and we hear the one thing God keeps saying through Hosea, the Psalm, and the Gospel: I desire mercy, not sacrifice. A word about the God who doesn't keep mercy at a safe distance — who comes into the room, takes us by t...

In this Sunday worship gathering on May 18, 2025, we read from Acts 11:1-18 and Psalm 148  with a sermon by Pastor Scott Crowder out of John 13:31-35 and Revelation 21:1-6. A prayer -- "Surprising God, in the resurrection of Jesus Christ you make all things new. Long ago you called your church to a love beyond all cultural, political, and social differences and gave them the gift of your Holy Spir...

We celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ in this Sunday worship service. Listen to scripture readings from Isaiah 65:17–25, John 20:1-18, and 2 Corinthians 5:17 –6:2 and a sermon by Pastor Scott Crowder. What difference does believing that Jesus Christ is risen from the dead make? Because Jesus is risen... it is the right time to accept the kindness of God; to return to Christ; to live as a n...

For your convenience and as an outreach of our ministry, this video is shared from our Sunday Worship Service. This week, we continue in the season of Lent by reading from Luke 19:28-40 with a sermon by John & Mary Crowder.  www. JesusLoves757.com/sunday

For your convenience and as an outreach of our ministry, this video is shared from our Sunday Worship Service. This week, we continue in the season of Lent by reading from John 12:1-8, Philippians 3:4b-14, and Psalm 126 with a sermon by Scott Crowder. [Leader:] As people FORMED by God, we give praise to God: [ALL:] Dry ground in the sea, rivers in the desert, Christ among us— God is doing a new th...

For your convenience and as an outreach of our ministry, this video is shared from our Sunday Worship Service. This week we continue in the season of Lent by reading from Joshua 5:9–12, Psalm 32, and Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 with a sermon by Lauren Lee. Knowing God as Father means that we come from God. We are His children, and not just from our earthly parents. Consider for a moment, what it might mean...

  For your convenience and as an outreach of our ministry, this video is shared from our Sunday Worship Service. This week we continue in the season of Lent by reading from Isaiah 55:1-9 and Psalm 63:1-8 with a sermon by Charissa Crowder. [Leader:] ​You were not thrown into the world by chance. You are not swimming alone in a great ocean. You are loved. You are seen in your struggle. You are the c...

For your convenience and as an outreach of our ministry, this video is shared from our Sunday Worship Service. This week we continue in the season of Lent by reading from  Psalm 27, Philippians 3:17-4:1 and hearing a sermon from Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 by Rev. Jason Hess. ​Leader:] In your love you took upon yourself our sins; innocent, you accepted death to free us from death. [ALL:] We praise you...

For your convenience and as an outreach of our ministry, this video is shared from our Sunday Worship Service. This week we begin the season of Lent by reading about the Temptation of Christ from Luke 4:1-13 and hearing from Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 describe nearness to God as shelter.  ​[Leader:] The God of our ancestors heard our cries; [Deut. 26:7, 8] and saw our oppression when we were slaves in Egy...

For your convenience and as an outreach of our ministry, this video is shared from our Sunday Worship Service. This week we read from Luke 9:28 -36 and Exodus 34:29 -35 with a sermon by Pastor Scott Crowder that looks at what it means to glorify Christ in our lives, choosing virtue over vice. [Leader:] What is God’s will? [ALL:] God's will is to reconcile all things to himself in Jesus Christ and...

This sermon is by Pastor Scott Crowder given to DreamHouse Church on December 1, 2024, the 1st Sunday of Advent, Year C according to the Revised Common Lectionary.  In this sermon, Pastor Scott describes how we are like three ships with each kind waiting. In the season of Advent, we are presented with the opportunity to reimagine anticipating and trusting God in each of these modes. Incorporating...

This sermon is by Pastor Scott Crowder given to DreamHouse Church on July 21, 2024, the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B according to the Revised Common Lectionary. Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 (NLT) (Verses 30-34)  The apostles returned to Jesus from their ministry tour and told him all they had done and taught. Then Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” He said this...

This sermon is by Pastor Scott Crowder given to DreamHouse Church on July 14, 2024, the 8th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B according to the Revised Common Lectionary. Mark 6:14-19 (NLT), "Herod Antipas, the king, soon heard about Jesus, because everyone was talking about him. Some were saying, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead. That is why he can do such miracles.” Others said, “...

A sermon by Pastor Scott Crowder on the 7th Sunday after Pentecost Easter, Year B in the Christian Calendar and Revised Common Lectionary.   Mark 6:1-13 (NLT) "Jesus left that part of the country and returned with his disciples to Nazareth, his hometown. The next Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. They asked, “Where did he get all this wisdom and the po...

This is the 6th Sunday after Pentecost Easter, Year B in the Christian Calendar and Revised Common Lectionary.  Sermon by pastor Scott Crowder.

This is the 4th Sunday of Easter, Year B in the Christian Calendar and Revised Common Lectionary. Sermon by elder Lauren Lee.

This is the 3rd Sunday of Easter, Year B. Sermon by Pastor Scott Crowder.

This is the 2nd Sunday of Easter, Year B preached by Scott Crowder.

On Easter Sunday, Pastor Scott Crowder spoke from John 20:1-18. I this sermon hear how Jesus's tomb went from being the saddest place in the world to the most helpful location on earth. Looking at John's gospel we find Mary Magdalene, Peter, John, and the disciples "staying" with Jesus in multiple ways. "Those who love me I love, and those who search for me will find me." (Prov. 8:17, REB)

On the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Pastor Scott Crowder shares the 4th part of a five-part series on 1 Thessalonians, a letter Paul wrote to the church in Thessalonica, modern-day Greece. In this sermon, you will hear how Paul called the Thessalonians into holy living to bear witness to Jesus but also as a way to be a community of care for one another.

On the 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, we heard from preacher Lauren Lee for the third part of a five-part series on 1 Thessalonians. This letter Paul wrote to the church in Thessalonica, modern-day Greece, is a call to courageous living in the face of daily opposition. Listen as Lauren points to Christ as the testimony of the Church is one of great fortitude and strength when we abide in Jesus. 

On the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, this is the second part of a five-part series on 1 Thessalonians, a letter Paul wrote to the church in Thessalonica, modern-day Greece. Listen as Pastor Scott Crowder expounds on Paul's encouragement that God calls us to be ready for the return of Jesus Christ. The best way to remain ready is to abide in Christ. We can live holy now for we are connected to God'...

On the 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time, this is the first of a five-part series on 1 Thessalonians, a letter Paul wrote to the church in Thessalonica, modern-day Greece. Listen as Pastor Scott Crowder gives an overview of this book which has encouraged and taught Christians for 2,000 years. We can live holy lives because of our hope that God gives us the grace we need while on a mission to renew all...

On the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time, this sermon wraps up a series on Philippians, a letter Paul wrote from prison to a church in Philippi, modern-day Greece. Listen as Pastor Scott Crowder describes the faithfulness of God and how each moment of our lives has meaning.

On the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, this sermon begins a new series on Philippians, a letter Paul wrote from prison to a church in Philippi, modern-day Greece. Listen as Pastor Scott Crowder gives an overview of the letter and how we can find encouragement today because God loves us first.