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Summer of Sabbath: Rest and Restoration Rev. Tim Barber June 28, 2026 ========== We have often confused rest with comfort. Over the years, our idea of convenience has changed. We remember a time when life was not as easy as it is today — telephones attached to walls, window fans instead of air conditioning, feather mattresses, and drive-in theaters where you battled the heat and mosquitoes. Today,...

Redeeming the Rest. Genesis 3:8-10My wife and I… but mostly my wife, like to take walks in the evening. Sometimes I’m tired and just want to stay home. It doesn’t feel like rest until we’ve returned home. But every time I go on a walk with Kamala, I get something back that would have been misused by just sitting on the couch. We used to have fun reading, running, and drawing.  We had fun at what w...

Rest in the waiting. We are in our sermon series, Summer of Sabbath. We want to learn how to rest. Sometimes we’re told to wait, but we’re readyto go. Our ambition is greater than our ability. Oh, I know what I want to do; I just haven’t realized I don’t know how to yet. Coming out of milestone experiences, we tend to be geared for the next one. We have a plan but no execution. When we’re forced t...

June 7, 2026 Eric Burton www.thesycamore.net   If you could spend 24 hours pursuing your deepest joy, what would you do? We begin our sermon series today. We’re calling it Summer of Sabbath.  Rest is as biblical as creation itself. We believe rest is important because it’s what God did and it’s a commandment to us.  As we look at rest over the next few weeks, we want it to resonate with us for the...

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  A Church of Converts Pastor Eric Burton May 24th 2026 A Church of Converts. Acts 9:1-21 Meanwhile, the church is growing. Philip just converted an Ethiopian, and meanwhile, Saul is persecuting the church. Consider the context of Saul. He’s an upcoming star in the religious ranks. He’s an expert on Hebrew law, having been taught by Gamaliel, one of the top lawyers in Israel. He is both a Jewish a...

May 17th, 2026 Dr. Landon Galloway The Sycamore Church Acts 12 comes at a turning point in the story of the early church. Up to this point, the gospel has been spreading rapidly. Opposition has been present, but mostly religious, mostly local, mostly manageable. But for the first time, the persecution is political. The throne itself moves against the church. Acts 12:1–5a (NIV) – It was about this...

May 10, 2026 Eric Burton The Sycamore Church   Acts: We go to worship.  When the church gets together. Acts 2:43-46 We’re looking at the church in the book of Acts to see what they did that allowed them to have such an impact and how we line up with that church.  Intro: We like going places.  We like going out.  “Do you want to go out with me” meant we are in an exclusive relationship. Two things...

The Sycamore Church John Barnett May 3, 2026   Acts: Pierced for Power Acts 2:36–39   We are studying the patterns and foundations of the early church in the Book of Acts.   Question:If it worked for the early church, are we still doing it today?   Context: Peter’s Sermon Peter is preaching after the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. He explains: Jesus fulfilled prophecy, David prophesie...

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April 19, 2026 Joel Gatlin www.thesycamore.net   ”FOR WITH GOD NOTHING WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE.” LUKE 1:37 NKJV ”AND HE SAID, “THUS SAYS THE LORD: ‘MAKE THIS VALLEY FULL OF DITCHES.’” II KINGS 3:16 NKJV “FOR THUS SAYS THE LORD: ‘YOU SHALL NOT SEE WIND, NOR SHALL YOU SEE RAIN; YET THAT VALLEY SHALL BE FILLED WITH WATER, SO THAT YOU, YOUR CATTLE, AND YOUR ANIMALS MAY DRINK.’ AND THIS IS A SIMPLE MATTER I...

Eric Burton The Sycamore Church April 12, 2026   God Rewrites the Story Mathew 28: 10-15   What the enemy means for harm, God turns into a testimony.   After the resurrection, the religious leaders had one urgent priority — control the narrative. They knew that if the story of a risen Jesus got out, it wouldn't stay quiet. It would spread. It would change everything.   But that's nothing new. From...

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