Hockinson Community Church Sermons

What could teaching and yeast have to do with one another? The disciples are as confused by that as you might be. Jesus wants his disciples to see that wrong teaching is more than wrong information, but a wrong way …

Most of us assume there are limits to grace, mercy, or who might respond to the gospel. In Matthew 15, Jesus challenges those assumptions in two unforgettable encounters. Join us as we explore what it means to discover a bigger …

Right off the heels of a walk on water and healings in a community, the critics show up like a wet blanket. We can learn much about our own hearts by hearing the critique of the Pharisees and Jesus’ response.

Throughout Matthew, we’ve been asking a question the disciples asked in Matthew 8: “What kind of man is this?” As we finish chapter 14, the disciples have found their answer.

The question today isn’t which feast do you want to attend, but which one do you put out for those in front of you? Today we’ll see a feast in the palace of Herod and another in the wilderness with …

What would you do if you found a treasure? Not just any treasure, but one that would change your life and the lives of everyone around you? Jesus challenges his audience in this last set of parables to be the …

If Jesus is King, why are the weeds still here? This week, we step into one of Jesus’ most honest answers… and why small does not mean losing.

What do you do when Jesus stops being someone to admire and becomes someone who demands a response? In Matthew 12, Jesus confronts empty religion, reluctant hearts, and disordered love with one pressing question: what will you do with what …

Is it possible to do things right and still be wrong? This week, Jesus confronts a group of people who knew scripture better than anyone, and still missed the point. Join us as we explore the kind of obedience that …

What do you do when hope quietly slips into the past tense? On the road to Emmaus, two disciples discover that Jesus was with them all along, and that everything can change when we learn to trust the story God …

What happens when following Jesus takes you somewhere you would not naturally go? In Matthew 8:18–34, His authority carries the disciples across storms and into unfamiliar territory. This Sunday we’ll ask the same question they did: What kind of man …

What would change if you prayed the Lord’s Prayer over one real situation in your life this week? Why did Jesus embed this prayer in the middle of His teaching on the Kingdom? Together we’ll discover how prayer reshapes our …

Why is it possible to do good things and still feel empty? Jesus exposes how good desires can quietly become bad saviors. This message explores how right vision leads to reordered motives and genuine love for others.

What if Jesus wasn’t trying to make God’s law harder to follow, but clearer to see? In this message from Matthew 5:17–48, we explore how Jesus fulfills the law by correcting our vision of God, others, and ourselves. Because the …

What if the Beatitudes aren’t a checklist, but a portrait? What do we discover about Jesus when we step back and see who He calls blessed? And how might that vision reshape what it actually looks like to follow Him …

Testing in Scripture is not about passing or failing, but about revealing what we trust when life is stripped down. In the wilderness, Jesus faces the same tests Israel once faced, yet remains faithful where they and we often struggle. …

Matthew shows us that before Jesus is revealed to the world, He is entrusted to a man whose obedience comes at a real cost. Joseph’s quiet faithfulness reminds us that God’s peace is not found in control or clarity, but …

Some of the longest seasons in the Bible are marked by waiting, not answers. Matthew traces Jesus’ story straight through exile to remind us that God is never absent, even when He seems quiet. Join us as we explore how …

A promise was made to David of a king whose reign would bring God’s people into rest. But the cracked and weary stories that follow leave us wondering whether any son of David could ever carry such hope. Advent joy blooms …

Advent begins with a look back to Abraham, where God first promised a blessing for all people. Matthew reveals that Jesus stands at the center of this long, imperfect family story, redeeming every step. In Him, hope has roots, and …

What if the gospel is more than words we speak? This Sunday, we’ll discover that Jesus didn’t just announce good news—He embodied it. As we close our “Recognizing the Body” series, we’ll explore how the church is called not merely …

What if church is meant to be more than a place we attend? This week we explore Paul’s vision of a community where everyone brings something to give, where worship is not a moment but a shared life, and where …

  Blurb: Have you noticed how we often try to make everything, and everyone, look the same? In a world that prizes uniformity, the church was designed to be something far richer: a garden of unique people growing from the …

What if church was never meant to be just a classroom? In a world where we can stream sermons, read devotionals, and learn theology from anywhere, Paul reminds us that the church is more than a place to hear the …

What would your final words be to people you love? In the closing lines of 2 Corinthians, Paul offers a powerful vision for what a healthy church looks like—one marked by joy, maturity, encouragement, unity, and peace. His words remind …