Veritas Columbus Sermons

A sermon by Wes Thompson based on Esther 5-10, preached on July 30, 2017 at Veritas West as part of the sermon series on Fear.

A sermon preached by Brad Snyder on July 30, 2017 at Veritas Tri-Village as part of the sermon series on Fear. DISCUSSION & REFLECTION: Hey everyone! Here are some things to think about/discuss as families and community groups this week: “How can people who confess an orthodox creed week after week so easily and completely lose track of the implications of that theology whenever problems emerge in...

A sermon by Joe Byler based on Esther 1-4, preached on July 23, 2017 at Veritas Short North as part of the sermon series on Fear. Discussion Questions: 1. Esther is in the middle of a terrible circumstance. What hardship in her story stands out the most to you. What would you find hardest to deal with if you were her? 2. We are given great detail about King Ahasuerus’ wealth and power but, as past...

A sermon by Aaron Lockhart based on Esther 1-4, preached on July 23, 2017 at Veritas East as part of the sermon series on Fear.

A sermon preached by Brad Snyder on July 23, 2017 at Veritas Tri-Village as part of the sermon series on Fear. Discussion Questions: Here are some thoughts and questions to consider on our passage from Esther 1-4 this week: “Life is not a straight line leading from one blessing to the next and then finally to heaven. Life is a winding and troubled road. Switchback after switchback. And the point o...

A sermon by Wes Thompson preached on July 23, 2017 at Veritas West as part of the sermon series on Fear.

A sermon by Chris Lawson preached on July 16, 2017 at Veritas Short North as part of a sermon series on fear. Discussion Questions: 1. In a world filled with daily reminders of tragedy and sin in our lives and in our world, Chris began by reminding us that, on some level, we are all victims of fear.  He challenged us to consider what those fears are.  What do you fear?  What are those "what if?" q...

A sermon by Wes Thompson preached on July 16, 2017 at Veritas West as part of a sermon series on fear.

A sermon by Geoff Davis preached on July 16, 2017 at Veritas Tri-Village as part of a sermon series on fear. Discussion Questions: Laying the Foundation: Read Genesis 3:1-11. One of the key points that Geoff wanted to make had to do with the nature of “misplaced fear.” – How did our misplaced fear and anxiety begin historically? Leaders: it began with a broken relationship with our creator and a m...

A sermon by Aaron Lockhart preached on July 16, 2017 at Veritas East as part of a sermon series on fear.

A sermon preached by Aaron Lockhart on July 9, 2017 at Veritas East as part of a sermon series on fear.

A sermon by Wes Thompson preached on July 9, 2017 at Veritas West as part of a sermon series on fear.

A sermon by Geoff Davis preached on July 9, 2017 at Veritas Short North as part of a sermon series on fear. Discussion Questions: Where does fear originate from? How does fear enter the world in Genesis and where do your fears come from? What worries and doubts sit at the foundation of your fears? After eating the fruit, God appeared and Adam and Eve were afraid and ashamed. When God moves toward...

A sermon by Brad Snyder preached on July 9, 2017 at Veritas Tri-Village as part of a sermon series on Matthew.\ Reflection: In Genesis 2:18 we read that before sin even entered the world, God says that for man to be alone is “not good.” * How does God’s character demonstrate the importance and characteristics of marriage? * When men rebelled in the garden, what were some of the consequences? What...

A sermon based on Matthew 5:27-32 by Patrick Knable, preached on July 2, 2017 at Veritas Short North as part of the sermon series in Matthew. Discussion Questions: 1. Of what importance is it that Jesus introduces his comments (vs 27) with, “You have heard that it was said…” ? Why did God create marriage? Why is adultery a serious offense? 2. How would you define lust? What does our culture think...

A sermon based on Matthew 5:27-32 by Aaron Lockhart, preached on July 2, 2017 at Veritas East as part of the sermon series in Matthew.

A sermon based on Matthew 5:27-30 by Brad Snyder, preached on July 2, 2017 at Veritas Tri-Village as part of the sermon series in Matthew.

A sermon based on Matthew 5:27-32 by Rob Meyers, preached on July 2, 2017 at Veritas West as part of the sermon series in Matthew.

A sermon based on Matthew 5:21-26 by Matthew Martin, preached on June 25, 2017 at Veritas Short North as part of the sermon series in Matthew. Discussion Questions: Pastor Matt began the sermon by discussing this idea of Jesus' authority to say the things he said in the sermon on the mount. Can anyone summarize what Matt was saying in this regard? ... How do you regularly view the words of Jesus?...

A sermon based on Matthew 5:21-26 by Brad Snyder, preached on June 25, 2017 at Veritas Tri-Village as part of the sermon series in Matthew. Framing the Discussion: How should we think about this concept of “anger”? Brad said that a helpful analogy to think of the connection between anger and murder is that anger is the seed and murder is the tree. How does that seed become a tree? (Leaders: Brad s...

A sermon based on Matthew 5:21-26 by Paul Allen, preached on June 25, 2017 at Veritas East as part of the sermon series in Matthew.

A sermon based on Matthew 5:21-26, preached on June 25, 2017 at Veritas West as part of the sermon series in Matthew.

A sermon based on Matthew 5:17-20 by Joe Byler, preached on June 18, 2017 at Veritas Short North as part of the sermon series in Matthew. Discussion Questions: 1. What does it mean that Christ came to “fulfill the law”? How is this third way better than if he had said that he came to “abolish the law” or “enforce the law”? 2. What does Christ’s fulfillment of the law mean for us as Christians in r...

A sermon based on Matthew 5:17-20 by Brad Snyder, preached on June 18, 2017 at Veritas Tri-Village as part of the sermon series in Matthew. Sermon Discussion Questions: Getting Started: As Jesus gets into this portion of the Sermon, what are the people listening to Him thinking? Where have the first verses of this sermon left them mentally/emotionally? Why? So given what Jesus has said in the Beat...

A sermon based on Matthew 5:17-20 by Wes Thompson, preached on June 18, 2017 at Veritas West as part of the sermon series in Matthew.