Sermons

There is a difference between believing in Jesus and following Him. Many of us carry a sincere faith: we confess Christ, we worship, we want to follow…and, yet, there are still quiet places in our lives where His authority is negotiated or delayed. Over time, we can build lives where Jesus is present, but not preeminent. “Reign” invites us to examine that tension honestly and ask a deeper question...

After Easter, when the Hallelujahs fade and the lilies wilt, real life comes rushing back in. Bills still arrive. Diagnoses still come. Relationships still strain. And somewhere along the way, we’ve learned to lean on phrases that sound biblical…but aren’t – things to which Jesus would respond, “I never said that.” Over time, cultural clichés have been baptized into church language. They sound spi...

After Easter, when the Hallelujahs fade and the lilies wilt, real life comes rushing back in. Bills still arrive. Diagnoses still come. Relationships still strain. And somewhere along the way, we’ve learned to lean on phrases that sound biblical…but aren’t – things to which Jesus would respond, “I never said that.” Over time, cultural clichés have been baptized into church language. They sound spi...

After Easter, when the Hallelujahs fade and the lilies wilt, real life comes rushing back in. Bills still arrive. Diagnoses still come. Relationships still strain. And somewhere along the way, we’ve learned to lean on phrases that sound biblical…but aren’t – things to which Jesus would respond, “I never said that.” Over time, cultural clichés have been baptized into church language. They sound spi...

After Easter, when the Hallelujahs fade and the lilies wilt, real life comes rushing back in. Bills still arrive. Diagnoses still come. Relationships still strain. And somewhere along the way, we’ve learned to lean on phrases that sound biblical…but aren’t – things to which Jesus would respond, “I never said that.” Over time, cultural clichés have been baptized into church language. They sound spi...

After Easter, when the Hallelujahs fade and the lilies wilt, real life comes rushing back in. Bills still arrive. Diagnoses still come. Relationships still strain. And somewhere along the way, we’ve learned to lean on phrases that sound biblical…but aren’t – things to which Jesus would respond, “I never said that.” Over time, cultural clichés have been baptized into church language. They sound spi...

After Easter, when the Hallelujahs fade and the lilies wilt, real life comes rushing back in. Bills still arrive. Diagnoses still come. Relationships still strain. And somewhere along the way, we’ve learned to lean on phrases that sound biblical…but aren’t – things to which Jesus would respond, “I never said that.” Over time, cultural clichés have been baptized into church language. They sound spi...

After Easter, when the Hallelujahs fade and the lilies wilt, real life comes rushing back in. Bills still arrive. Diagnoses still come. Relationships still strain. And somewhere along the way, we’ve learned to lean on phrases that sound biblical…but aren’t – things to which Jesus would respond, “I never said that.” Over time, cultural clichés have been baptized into church language. They sound spi...

After Easter, when the Hallelujahs fade and the lilies wilt, real life comes rushing back in. Bills still arrive. Diagnoses still come. Relationships still strain. And somewhere along the way, we’ve learned to lean on phrases that sound biblical…but aren’t – things to which Jesus would respond, “I never said that.” Over time, cultural clichés have been baptized into church language. They sound spi...

2026 Traditional Easter Sermon

2026 Contemporary Easter Sermon

The word Christian literally means “belonging to Christ.” It’s a name we carry – a name we cherish. But if we’re honest, there are moments when the name fits more comfortably than the life: moments when our faith becomes selective, reactive, or thin. Moments when our habits tell a different story than our hymns.   This series is not about pointing fingers outward. It’s about turning the mirror inw...

The word Christian literally means “belonging to Christ.” It’s a name we carry – a name we cherish. But if we’re honest, there are moments when the name fits more comfortably than the life: moments when our faith becomes selective, reactive, or thin. Moments when our habits tell a different story than our hymns.   This series is not about pointing fingers outward. It’s about turning the mirror inw...

The word Christian literally means “belonging to Christ.” It’s a name we carry – a name we cherish. But if we’re honest, there are moments when the name fits more comfortably than the life: moments when our faith becomes selective, reactive, or thin. Moments when our habits tell a different story than our hymns.   This series is not about pointing fingers outward. It’s about turning the mirror inw...

The word Christian literally means “belonging to Christ.” It’s a name we carry – a name we cherish. But if we’re honest, there are moments when the name fits more comfortably than the life: moments when our faith becomes selective, reactive, or thin. Moments when our habits tell a different story than our hymns.   This series is not about pointing fingers outward. It’s about turning the mirror inw...

The word Christian literally means “belonging to Christ.” It’s a name we carry – a name we cherish. But if we’re honest, there are moments when the name fits more comfortably than the life: moments when our faith becomes selective, reactive, or thin. Moments when our habits tell a different story than our hymns.   This series is not about pointing fingers outward. It’s about turning the mirror inw...

The word Christian literally means “belonging to Christ.” It’s a name we carry – a name we cherish. But if we’re honest, there are moments when the name fits more comfortably than the life: moments when our faith becomes selective, reactive, or thin. Moments when our habits tell a different story than our hymns.   This series is not about pointing fingers outward. It’s about turning the mirror inw...

The word Christian literally means “belonging to Christ.” It’s a name we carry – a name we cherish. But if we’re honest, there are moments when the name fits more comfortably than the life: moments when our faith becomes selective, reactive, or thin. Moments when our habits tell a different story than our hymns.   This series is not about pointing fingers outward. It’s about turning the mirror inw...

The word Christian literally means “belonging to Christ.” It’s a name we carry – a name we cherish. But if we’re honest, there are moments when the name fits more comfortably than the life: moments when our faith becomes selective, reactive, or thin. Moments when our habits tell a different story than our hymns.   This series is not about pointing fingers outward. It’s about turning the mirror inw...

The word Christian literally means “belonging to Christ.” It’s a name we carry – a name we cherish. But if we’re honest, there are moments when the name fits more comfortably than the life: moments when our faith becomes selective, reactive, or thin. Moments when our habits tell a different story than our hymns.   This series is not about pointing fingers outward. It’s about turning the mirror inw...

The word Christian literally means “belonging to Christ.” It’s a name we carry – a name we cherish. But if we’re honest, there are moments when the name fits more comfortably than the life: moments when our faith becomes selective, reactive, or thin. Moments when our habits tell a different story than our hymns.   This series is not about pointing fingers outward. It’s about turning the mirror inw...

The word Christian literally means “belonging to Christ.” It’s a name we carry – a name we cherish. But if we’re honest, there are moments when the name fits more comfortably than the life: moments when our faith becomes selective, reactive, or thin. Moments when our habits tell a different story than our hymns.   This series is not about pointing fingers outward. It’s about turning the mirror inw...

Long before towers were built, there was a longing in the human heart. A longing to belong. A longing to be safe. A longing for our lives to matter. The story of the Tower of Babel is born from that longing. A people gather. They speak the same language. They share the same dream. The people of Genesis 11 are not villains; they are builders, dreamers, and neighbors trying to make sense of a big wo...

Long before towers were built, there was a longing in the human heart. A longing to belong. A longing to be safe. A longing for our lives to matter. The story of the Tower of Babel is born from that longing. A people gather. They speak the same language. They share the same dream. The people of Genesis 11 are not villains; they are builders, dreamers, and neighbors trying to make sense of a big wo...

Long before towers were built, there was a longing in the human heart. A longing to belong. A longing to be safe. A longing for our lives to matter. The story of the Tower of Babel is born from that longing. A people gather. They speak the same language. They share the same dream. The people of Genesis 11 are not villains; they are builders, dreamers, and neighbors trying to make sense of a big wo...