EP Church Annapolis

Pastor Bruce concludes our study of Exodus with a powerful sermon on why the tabernacle is still of great import for us today. Not only does the tabernacle point to our need for something beyond ourselves, he says, but it points to Jesus.

Greg Doty, missionary to Scotland with MTW and former pastor at EP, preaches from Psalm 2. This powerful text challenges us to see God and his anointed Son Jesus Christ as the only lasting source of meaning, purpose, and significance.

2/24/19 - Redeeming the Slaves - Exodus 32:1-10; 30-35 by EP Church Annapolis

One of the most famous passages of the Old Testament is the Ten Commandments. But what can we gain from reading an ancient law code? Pastor Bruce challenges us to look at what the Law points to in our modern lives.

2/10/19 - The Food of Redemption - Exodus 16:1-5, 27-35 by EP Church Annapolis

Our series in Exodus continues with the powerful story of God's deliverance of his people from bondage in Egypt. Pastor Bruce draws on this rich text to invite us to see God's ongoing redemptive work.

Listen as Pastor Bruce continues our Exodus series with a message on the Passover and the price of redemption.

After a snowy Sunday the week before, Pastor Bruce continues our Renew sermon series on Exodus with Moses's amazing encounter with God at the burning bush.

Our Winter Renew series in Exodus begins with Pastor Bruce's sermon on the theme of redemption. As the book of Exodus opens, we're shown a people who are in bondage and a God who loves them and will rescue them.

Pastor Dan completes our Advent sermon series by looking at hymns and the Scriptures they are based on.

Pastor Bruce continues his Advent sermon series by looking at hymns and the Scriptures they are based on.

Pastor Bruce starts his Advent sermon series by looking at hymns and the Scriptures they are based on.

In our last sermon in James, Pastor Bruce makes a profound call for us to receive and give correction with courage and humility. Wondering how that works? Listen now!

"Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick?" In this powerful passage, James is inviting the church—and us—to hear the truth about our good, good Father in heaven. Pastor Bruce preaches this penultimate sermon in James.

On the Sunday after Thanksgiving, Pastor Bruce invites us to find the hidden grace in suffering. What might it look like to model our lives after the farmer, the prophets, or Job?

Pastor Bruce uses this passage to share a theology of work, that we serve a God who works and should see our work in light of him.

What sort of plans do you make in your life? In this passage, James challenges his readers and us to think about the source and goal of our plans. Pastor Bruce continues our Renew series.

Pastor Bruce explores what causes fights and what causes quarrels among us. Hint: it's inside us and only God's grace is able to address it.

James contrasts two different types of wisdom: wisdom from above and wisdom that is not. Isaac Vineyard challenges us to think carefully about how we label each.

Sticks and stones... We all know the saying, but in this passage James calls the church to see just how powerful words can be. Hear as Pastor Bruce shares how words can be used to harm—and to heal.

This passage often turns Christians around. Are we justified by faith alone, or do we need works, as well? Pastor Bruce invites us to hear anew James's challenge to the church.

Today we often talk about discrimination, but James comes at the same topic from a different angle as he confronts his readers with the sin of favoritism, which was cropping up in the church with negative consequences. Pastor Bruce preaches a sermon on how grace is the key to unlocking our struggles with how we treat others.

This fall's Renew series continues with a sermon on self-deception and the truth of the gospel. Pastor Bruce encourages us to not get stuck in false dichotomies and instead to be both hearers and doers of the word.

In his third sermon on James, Pastor Bruce challenges us to consider where precisely our desires come from. And as we begin to see the fatal attractions we face, what can we do about it?

In the second sermon for our fall Renew series, Pastor Bruce explores the practical wisdom that James is giving to his readers. We live in a difficult, complex world, but God gives us the wisdom (and then some) to match.