Drinking From the Well

A Look At 1 Thessalonians 5:4-11, primarily focusing on Paul's exhortation for the Thessalonians to be awake and sober and what this says to our culture of addiction.

A look at Matthew 6:25-34 and how it relates to anxiety. Today's sermon features a special time of contemplation at the end led by my dear friend Mary Weden.

This is the beginning of a sermon series on Mental Health and scripture that talks about depression.

This sermon begins a stewardship series focused on the invitations of Jesus. This week we look at Jesus's invitation from Matthew 11:25-30, and how the call to come to Jesus is lived out through the stewardship of our prayers and our presence.

This sermon focuses on Numbers 22-24, looking at how sometimes it feels like the world is conspiring to betray us, and how God is active in the background to bless us through the mess.

This sermon looks at Numbers 20 and examines the way to heal from our self-betrayal.

A Look at Numbers 14 and how Moses's reaction to the rebellion of the Israelites shows us how we can deal with the betrayal that we face from our communities.

This sermon looks at the betrayal of the spies that Moses sent into the promised land in Numbers 13, and how we begin to heal when our inner circle stabs us in the back.

This sermon looks at Numbers 12 and the betrayal of Moses by his siblings, and then looks at how Moses's response shows us how to heal from the betrayals that we face from our own families.

This is the first sermon in a series that explores the theme of human betrayal in the book of Numbers. We start off by looking at the promise of God's faithfulness and desire to bring us peace in Numbers 6:22-27

A look at Jesus's command to "Be Perfect" in Matthew 5 and how we are called to live our lives in light of that daunting task.

This sermon looks at the Parable of the Talents from Matthew 25 and discusses the Wesleyan idea of Sanctifying Grace

This sermon focuses on Justifying Grace, and how God makes it "Just as if we'd never sinned" through faith in Jesus Christ.

This series looks at the activity of God through the Holy Spirit in the lives of human beings. The opening sermon focuses on the idea of Prevenient Grace as God's Spirit moving in our lives and pulling us towards Jesus before we are aware of it.

A look at the end of Paul's ministry in Acts 28 and how when a fire burns out it leaves fertile ground for something new to grow.

A look at Paul's time in Athens in Acts 17 as the backbone of our evangelistic efforts here in the modern world.

A look at the Jerusalem Council in Acts 15 and how Peter's declaration there sets the precedent that there the only requirements for membership in the community of Jesus are to believe in him and to walk away from the worship of false gods.

This sermon looks at Acts 10 as the opening of the gospel to the entire world. This major shift changes the world forever, and changes the way that we are called to see and interact with the world around us.

A look at the conversion of Saul in Acts 9, and how he became the agent to spread the gospel to the ends of the earth.

Continuing into Acts 8, this sermon looks at how the Holy Spirit is the critical and uncontrollable variable that spreads the Gospel message.

A Look at the Martyrdom of Stephen as both the catalyst that sends the movement of Jesus outside of the walls of Jerusalem as well as the model for our own behavior when we face conflict.

A look at Acts 5 and the contrasting activity between the physical temple and the temple of believers in the new Jesus Community

A Look at the generosity of the community of faith in Acts 4 and how that generosity creates the environment for the spark of the Holy Spirit to move and transform communities.

A Pentecost Sermon that explores Acts 2 as the defining moment that sparks the movement of the Jesus community.

Looking at Acts 1:8-14, this sermon looks at the idea of liminal space and the time period between the ascension of Jesus and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. The space between two states of being is often where God does the best work of preparing us for the road ahead.