Sojourn East

Join us as Moe Clark takes us through a passage familiar to many Christians to look at the mysterious but beautiful love of God for sinners.

Join us as Kevin Jamison preaches from Psalm 78 on the importance of investing in the children among us - our great inheritance.

Join us as Eric Johnson teaches on the subject of love, looking at love as delight in the beloved person, as illustrated in 1 John 4:7-19.  

Join us as Pastor Kevin explores the wisdom and power of learning to boast in our weaknesses. Works Cited & Recommended Resources  A Model of Christian Maturity, by D.A. Carson . 2 Corinthians: Power in Weakness, by R. Kent Hughes . Paul for Everyone: 2 Corinthians, by Tom Wright.

Join us as Pastor Kevin brings us a reminder from God's word about how we should approach the challenges and conflicts of this life. Works Cited & Recommended Resources A Model of Christian Maturity , by D.A. Carson, 2 Corinthians: Power in Weakness , by R. Kent Hughes, Paul for Everyone: 2 Corinthians , by Tom Wright.

Join us this morning as Pastor Jonathan shows us what honesty before God looks like.

Join us this morning as Pastor Kevin explores a term that all Christians run into eventually—what it means to be yoked : to unbelievers and to the world. Works Cited & Additional Resources The Story of God Bible Commentary: 2 Corinthians , by Judith Diehl. The Second Letter to the Corinthians (PNTC), by Mark Seifrid. 2 Corinthians: Power in Weakness , by R. Kent Hughes.

Join us as Pastor Kevin shares a timely message from Paul—how we should live out our faith in the midst of resistance and hardship. Works Cited/Additional Resources The Story of God Bible Commentary: 2 Corinthians , by Judith Diehl. The Second Letter to the Corinthians (PNTC) , by Mark Seifrid. 2 Corinthians: Power in Weakness , by R. Kent Hughes

Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at just what it was that sustained Paul in the midst of so many trials and how his rootedness in his true identity holds the clue for us in our present age. Works Cited/Additional Resources  You are Not Your Own , by Alan Noble  The Second Letter to the Corinthians (PNTC), by Mark Seifrid  2 Corinthians: Power in Weakness, by R. Kent Hughes  2 Corinthians (NAC), by Da...

Join us as Pastor Moe takes us through a passage of 2 Corinthians that shows us that despite our present longing for relief from life's pain and hardship, God offers us the hope of relief in life with Him.

Pastor Jonathan looks to the life of Paul to explore the question of how we, as Christians, navigate those in-between spaces in life, where everything is confusing and uncertain. We’ll see how God is with us, even in these times, offering abundance and flourishing. 

Join us as Pastor Jonathan ministers to us in the midst of a heavy week of tragedy and heartache. The troubles of this world often pile up on us and become unbearable, but Paul reminds us that we must never lose sight of God, “who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.” 

Join us as Pastor Kevin encourages believers with the truth of where our confidence lies, even when life doesn’t go the way we had hoped. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:1-11 Works Cited & Recommended Resources: 2 Corinthians (NAC), by David Garland. 2 Corinthians (NIVAC), by Scott Hafemann. 2 Corinthians , by R. Kent Hughes. Dynamics of Spiritual Life , by Richard F. Lovelace 

Pastor Kevin challenges us with the reality that all believers are “slaves to Christ” and called to a life of love, regardless of how we are treated…or mistreated. Works Cited & Recommended Resources The Second Letter to the Corinthians, by Mark Seifrid . 2 Corinthians, by David Garland . On Being a Theologian of the Cross, by Gehard O. Forde. https://mbird.com/glossary/theology-of-the-cross/

Join us as Pastor Jonathan continues our series on 2 Corinthians with a sermon titled “Pain and Forgiveness” that helps us understand what this letter, from Paul to the church at Corinth, has to say about the pain that comes from our relationships. 

This week, Pastor Jonathan teaches on 2 Corinthians 1, continuing our series "The Paradoxical Gospel," where he will look at God’s faithfulness. 

This morning, we kick off a new series in 2 Corinthians titled “The Paradoxical Gospel.” Paul’s letter to the church at Corinth was written during a time of great stress, and in it, we find themes that seem pulled from today’s headlines. Join us as Pastor Kevin gets us started with a sermon titled “Troubles and Comforts.” 

Today is Easter Sunday, which celebrates the pivotal moment in history, when God intervened on our behalf in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Join us as Pastor Kevin shares the story of what happened on the road to Emmaus and what it means for us today. 

Today, we wrap our "Faces of the Fall" series with the story of Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem, one week before his death, burial and resurrection. This Palm Sunday message is titled "Sin As Missing the King."

As we continue our series “Faces of the Fall,” Pastor Kevin uses the book of Amos as a jumping off point to explore a subject that has become highly charged—justice. Join us and hear what the Bible has to say about God's view of justice. Works Cited and a Recommended Resource:   “The Message of Amos” by J.A. Motyer, “The Minor Prophets” by James M. Boice,  “The Book of Amos” (NICOT) by M. Dan...

As we continue our series “Faces of the Fall,” Pastor Kevin shows us how the story of Jonah warns us about the destructive impacts of self-righteousness.  Works Cited and Recommended Resources “A Gracious and Compassionate God” by Daniel C. Timmer, “Jonah - Navigating a God-centered Life” by Colin S. Smith, “Salvation through Judgment and Mercy” by Bryan D. Estelle, "The Prodigal Prophet” by...

Join us as Pastor Kevin continues our series "Faces of the Fall," with a look into the life of Israel's first king, Saul, and how his lack of self-awareness, or perhaps more rightly, his self-deception, set him on a course of destruction.