Mill City Church Sermons

Every week with Mill City we take the step of faith to receive communion together. This practice unites us in God’s forgiveness and sends us out into the world to be part of what God is doing.

This week, we’re looking at taking a step of faith to join God’s family. Pastor ChristianAnn Larson talks about what it means to participate in Covenant Membership at Mill City.

What step of faith is God asking you to take? Baptism publicly declares our trust in Jesus for forgiveness and leadership in our lives.

Deciding to follow Jesus, for the first time and every day, means choosing to receive God’s grace. In this sermon, Pastor JD explores what taking the step of faith to decide to follow Jesus means for us, and how it transforms the way we understand…

As we finish The Art of Neighboring conversation Pastor Steph discusses some of the obstacles we may need to overcome to be people of faithful presence in our everyday spaces.

If loving God and our neighbors is the greatest commandment, it should also be our greatest priority. Loving our neighbors is not always easy. How do we practice the art of neighboring for the long haul in a healthy way? This week, pastoral intern…

If someone watched your life for a week, what would they decide is essential in your life? Work? Family? Friends? Netflix? Snapchat? In our conversation called The Art of Neighboring, we are remembering that Jesus said loving God and loving our…

We are starting a new conversation where we are going to talk about The Art of Neighboring. Taking some of this conversation from this book by the same name, this conversation is focusing on what has come to be known as “the two great commandments.”…

Pentecost Sunday marks the birth of the church and the gift of the Holy Spirit. This Sunday, we look at God’s plan to transform and unite us by the power of the His Spirit.

When we are not purposefully using our gifts to engage in God’s mission, we get irritated, and conflict arises. One of the best ways we as the church can fight for unity, together and in the neighborhood, is to use the gifts God has given us. Listen…

We are called to “make every effort” to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. What does it mean for us to “make every effort” in this area?

What do we do with our differences? How can we maintain unity as a church in the midst of our differences? Jesus says the unity of the church is non-negotiable. The unity of the church is a sign to the rest of the world of God’s love for…

Most of us hate waiting. But God uses waiting in our lives to shape us. Waiting for God’s guidance is essential to following Jesus on a day to day basis. This week, we look at what happened after Easter, as the Disciples were asked to wait…

As we have prepared for Easter, we have been asking: What’s So Great About Easter? What Do I Need To Be Saved From? Why Is There So Much Pain/Hurt In The World? Why Did Jesus Have To Die? What Do Christians Hope For After They Die? Why…

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week. As Jesus rode through town on a donkey, He was recognized as one who had come into our midst with a different type of authority. Leadership in our culture can often have negative associations, but this…

With Easter approaching, we are taking time to discuss some questions that might come up in spiritual conversations with our neighbors. What we hope for in the future informs what we do in the present… so what is it that we are hoping for after we…

The story of Easter is a story of God rescuing us. As we consider another Easter conversation we might have with our neighbors, we are looking at the question, “Why did Jesus have to die?” Even Jesus wondered this same question during His…

Continuing in the topic of neighborly conversations, this week we are looking at an especially significant question: “Why is there so much pain/hurt in the world?” Pastor Michael points out that it is important to identify what is really…

In our second week considering, “What’s So Great About Easter?” Pastor JD guides us to examine what Jesus shows us about the significance of salvation. As we look forward to springtime and conversations with our neighbors, we are asking…

Entering into the Lenten season, Pastor Michael calls us to examine the significance of what happened at Easter. What we believe about the resurrection shapes the way we live, and if death is not the end of the story or of our lives and bodies, there…

Through conversations with His disciples, we see Jesus redefining Success and Security. He lovingly challenges us to evaluate what it is that we are pursuing and orienting our lives around. Wrapping up our series, Pastor Stephanie echoes to us the…

This week, guest speaker and friend of Mill City Leland Eliason speaks on Christians’ calling to be salt and light. Looking to Matthew 5, Leland discusses the meaning behind each of the Beatitudes as we consider how the ways we are blessed can…

In week two of our series on Success and Security, Pastor Stephanie hones in on the topic of security. Circumstances threaten our security on a regular basis, but Jesus invites us to live into a new and secure reality.

Branching off of our conversation about Mission Priorities, this week Pastor JD ushers us into a new series addressing the topic of Success and Security that is often tied to our ideas about work. Looking at Jesus’s interaction with “The…

The Bible is replete with examples of God calling His people to engage with those on the margins of society, and in doing so to find Him. Many peoples’ understandings of God are based upon the way that His people treat “the least of…