Resurrection Life Sunday Sermon

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! SCRIPTURE: Luke 23:32-33, 39-43 This week we welcome back to the podcast our very own Carl Dobrowolski, preaching from the Book of Luke. The conversation with the dying thief is remarkable indeed. It will be good for us to step away from Old Testament “crooked sticks” to focus on, well, a crook...

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! SCRIPTURE: Judges 6:36-40 On Saturday, October 18, 2026, Resurrection Life Church celebrated its Twelfth Anniversary! This week, we celebrate by continuing through our sermon series called Straight Line, Crooked Sticks. We look at Gideon. He’s not the ideal leader, but God uses him anyway. He’s...

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! SCRIPTURE: Judges 4 - 5. This week, we focus on two dramatic scenes from Judges 4-5. These two chapters work in tandem, dramatically telling the same story through prose (ch. 4) and poetry (ch. 5). The first scene consists of a complicated relationship between Deborah (the Judge) and Barak (the...

SCRIPTURE: Judges 3:12-30. This week, our focus turns to Ehud. The Lord raised this famously crafty assassin to remove one of the more unfortunately named kings in the Bible: Eglon. This rich and descriptive passage is uniquely drama-filled. It has colorful imagery and powerful wordplay. It's hard to compare both its intensity and humor. All that to say, it's been exceptionally fun to study this p...

SCRIPTURE: Numbers 22. This Sunday marked the beginning of a new chapter for ResLife. Felton Grove High School is our new worshiping home, so Sunday marked a new day for us. This move marks a transition to a new mission field. We want to be a blessing wherever the Lord leads us. Felton Grove High is embedded within several different communities with plenty of opportunities. This week, we also begi...

SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 13:20-22. Last Sunday marked Resurrection Life Church's final service at Apex Middle School and concluded a significant transition as we make a new worshiping home at Felton Grove High School. Sunday also marked the end of our sermon series through the Book of Hebrews. We focus on a final prayer from Hebrews, a prayer we are able to carry with us wherever we go. It’s a prayer an...

SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 13:1-9 In this episode of the Resurrection Life Sunday Sermon we're doing a bit of catch-up as we go back to the sermon from Sunday, September 6th. Resurrection Church welcomed a guest minister, Reverend Eric Major to our Sunday Service to bring a message in our Hebrews sermon series, "From Shadow to Substance." Eric has been leading music for us on some Sundays but on this day...

Resurrection Life Church is moving to the New Felton Grove High School!

SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 12:4-11. With today's podcast, we enter into the ending of the Book of Hebrews. The last two chapters are filled with practical steps towards living a faithful race of faith. We will learn about one way in which God shows His love to us from today's scripture. It’s certainly not the only way God shows us His love, but it does appear to be a common one. This is a difficult word f...

SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 12: 1 - 4. Last week, we concluded our summer series through Hebrews 11. We jump back to “From Shadow to Substance” for the next few weeks as we complete the Book of Hebrews. One could argue that our next passage, Hebrews 12:1–4, is the climax of the book, so it has been a pleasure focusing on these important verses. One element I love about this passage is the athletic imagery...

SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 11: 29 - 31. This week we jump back into our summer series called Forward-Looking Faith . We have focused on Old Testament people like Abel, Noah, Enoch, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Joseph, and Moses. Focusing on each individual’s faith has certainly been a challenge. These people weren’t perfect, but how they looked forward to a hopeful future does give us great hope for today. We m...

SCRIPTURE: Genesis 16. This week, we welcome a dear friend, Jonathan ("Jono") Darville, back to the podcast. Jono has recently accepted a new call, leaving Peace Church to plant a new church in Pittsboro. We are grateful that he has the time to be with us as he prepares for this new ministry adventure. Jono's message is from Genesis 16, focusing on Hagar. Pastor Mark touched on Hagar's story a few...

SCRIPTURE: Luke 18: 1 - 8. This Sunday, we were privileged to have Pastor Doug Domin preach. Coming as the associate pastor at Peace Presbyterian, Doug has been one of our greatest advocates over the past few years. He has served on our temporary session before we ordained our own elders and deacons. It is an honor to welcome Doug to our podcast to preach on Luke 18:1–8 as he continues to support...

SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 11:23-28. This week, we examine the crux of faith through the lens of Moses’ "Forward-Looking Faith." True faith demands a deliberate choice to follow the Lord—a decision that impacts every area of life. Despite hardships, family tension, persecution, and opposition, faith consistently chooses what is better. Saving faith fixes its eyes on the eternal: a better Family, Kingdom,...

SCRIPTURE: Matthew 6:25-26. This week, we welcome one of our own to the podcast, Benjamin, a former missionary to Taiwan, who brought us a powerful message for our anxiety-riddled lives and world. Do you struggle with fear and worry about life, family, and the world around us? Benjamin gives us the antidote in From Fear to Family: The Gospel Cure to Worry.

SCRIPTURE: Matthew 7:24-27. This week, while Mark is on vacation, we welcome back Rev. Steve Jessen of the PCA's Ministry to North America Disaster Response team to the podcast. Steve is the Disaster Response Specialist for the Carolinas, and he brings us a message on faith called A Firm Foundation.

SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 11:17-19. This week, we move between two passages that describe the same event. Genesis 22 recounts God's call for Abraham to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. Hebrews 11:17–19 sheds light on Abraham's perspective throughout this entire episode. Abraham's faith was so unshakable that, even in the face of death, he fully trusted in the power of the resurrection. His faith challenges...

SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 11: 9-16. This week, our Forward-Looking Faith series focuses on the faiths of Abraham and Sarah. In Hebrews 11, the author uses Abraham and Sarah to make an important point: We are but pilgrims called to believe and receive God’s promises. Along this journey of faith, we are to look at God’s upcoming promises of eternal security and salvation like a warm greeting to a friend ap...

SCRIPTURE: HEBREWS 11 This week, we begin a new summer sermon series through Hebrews 11. Hebrews 11 records several Old Testament men and women of faith who had assurance in things hoped for. That’s why we’re calling this summer sermon series “ Forward-Looking Faith .” Each of those listed in Hebrews 11 lived many years before Jesus was born. However, their faith still points us to the greater rea...

SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 10:1-18. This week, as we continue in the Book of Hebrews, it feels a little like a broken record. Over and over again, the author reminds us that in the old covenant, sacrifices were offered over and over again. In contrast, he compares them to Jesus’ once-for-all and forever sacrifice on the cross. What’s behind this repetitious tension between the many and the one? We'll unpa...

SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 9: 1 - 15. This week, we explore one of the most important themes in the book of Hebrews: worshiping with a free and purified conscience. The effects of Jesus’ priestly ministry are all-encompassing, reaching even our inner faculties of thought, reason, and judgment. In Hebrews 9, the author shows how the old covenant required external rituals that could never truly reach the he...

SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 8 This week, we dive into one of the more theologically rich developments in the Book of Hebrews. The consequences of Jesus being our kingly priest change everything. One of the biggest consequences is how we now understand God’s covenant with us. Through Jesus’ ministry and his current royal position beside the Father’s throne, he mediates a better covenant. That covenant means...

SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 7 This week, we return to Hebrews and look to Jesus. Jesus is our fearless, timeless, and courageous leader who promises to be with us at all times. The words from Hebrews 7:25 ring throughout all time and space: “He is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.” As sinners in need of redemption, wha...

SCRIPTURE: Numbers 6:24-27 This week, we take a break from our series on Hebrews. Last week, the Preacher of Hebrews challenged us to stop being so dull of hearing and to grow up in the faith. At times, we need to hear this word. This week, however, Pastor Mark returns to a passage he has preached on before but not on this podcast. Numbers 6:24–27 is one of his favorite passages, partly because it...

SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 5:11 - 6:3 The tone of Hebrews 5:11–6:3 is among the most severe and serious within this book. These verses fall within a larger passage that serves as a slight off-topic diatribe. In the midst of preaching heavy-hitting theological points, he takes a moment to challenge his audience: Stop being so lazy! Grow up! You’ve been stuck taking Christianity 101 classes over and over ag...