Worship Anew

Sermon Text: Matthew 28:1-10 Death is the reality confronting all of us because we are sinners. But Easter is about life! Because Jesus lives, we shall also live!

Sermon Text: 1 Corinthians 15:3; Isaiah 53:5 It’s Good Friday, but do you feel good about it? Or on Good Friday, do you feel bad for what   Jesus sufered and why that was necessary? Jesus sufered and died for you – for your   salvation, but He died and rose again for your everlasting good.

Sermon Text: John 12:16 We are told that the disciples did not understand what was going on during the first Palm Sunday. The crowds were excited about Jesus but were confused,too. What about you? Do you understand Palm Sunday?

Sermon Text: John 11:17-27, 38-53 John 11 brings us to one of the greatest miracles of Jesus: raising Lazarus from the dead. In this account, Jesus also teaches us two powerful truths. He shows what it means that He is the Resurrection and the Life, and He moves us to discover that believing this resurrection truth greatly impacts our life.

Sermon Text: John 9:1-7, 13-17, 34-39 Jesus performs a miraculous sign, giving sight to a man born blind. What a tremendous gift! But the religious leaders, who were spiritually blind, refuse to see with the eyes of faith that the Man before them is the Christ. We thank God for spiritual sight and the opportunities we have to lead others to spiritual sight.

Sermon Text: John 4:10 Our sin has left us parched and thirsty. No mere water can quench our thirst for God. Oh, how we try the alternatives. But, the polluted puddles of this world’s religions and spiritualities can’t quench the deep thirst we have for righteousness, for wholeness, for peace. Only God can provide that Living Water which flows freely like a stream. Only God in the flesh opens up t...

Sermon Text: Genesis 12:1-3 God holds your entire world in His hands through three special gifts: Land, Legacy, and Life! Learn how these gifts, promised more than four thousand years ago to Abraham continue to share our past, present, and future.

Sermon Text: Matthew 4:1-11 The bad news is that we will be tempted by Satan throughout our earthly lives. The good news is that Jesus also was tempted by the devil in all the ways that we are, yet He never once sinned. He defeated Satan for us and now helps us overcome temptations of the devil.

Sermon Text: 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 Lent isn’t about improving ourselves but about seeing what Christ has done for us. The One who knew no sin became sin in our place, bearing our guilt on the cross. In Him, we are made righteous, forgiven, and free to live as God’s beloved.

Sermon Text: Matthew 17:1-9 There are times in our lives where we have “mountain top experiences.” The problem is that they do not last; they are forgotten. There is one “mountain top experience” that changed everything.

Sermon Text: Matthew 5:13-20 In His “Sermon on the Mount,” Jesus pulls us deeper into an understanding of our relationship with Him. Just a little bit of salt brings some great flavor. In complete darkness, even a small light will change everything. Yet in all this, Jesus still has a surprise for us!

Sermon Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 In the early church, Christians were being challenged by people who said the Christian faith was foolish. Today, the faith of Christians is still challenged as foolish. We know the “word of the cross ... is the power of God.”

Sermon Text: Matthew 4:19 Formerly, the disciples fished for fish. Now, they would fish for men, catching men for the kingdom, dropping the dragnet of Jesus’ own sacrificial death and resurrection into the sea of this world and dragging whatever they caught onto the shore and into the church.

Sermon Text: John 1:29  What are people’s first and lasting impressions of Jesus? Who do you think that He is? Will the “real Jesus” please stand up? 

Sermon Text: Matthew 3:13-17  At the Baptism of Jesus there was clear, powerful evidence that He was not only a man but also God—the Son of God. Christ had to be human and divine in order to be the Savior of the world. As the Savior, Jesus closely identified with the human race, and that is why He submitted to being baptized with John. This is wonderful, good news for us today. 

Sermon Text: Luke 2:46  The season of Christmas is coming to an end. The Christmas decorations are put away but don’t put Jesus away. Jesus is still present, but where?  

Sermon Text: Matthew 2:13-23 Summary: Aside from the fact that the text tells us about the 2-year-old Jesus, this Gospel reading seems so out of place in the Christmas season. Yet, there is an important truth to be discovered.

Sermon Text: Luke 2:1-14 The Grinch was not successful because he did not realize the true meaning of Christmas was not in things. We know the true meaning of Christmas is to be found in Jesus. This world’s Grinch, Satan, still tries to steal Christmas joy from us. Let’s focus on Jesus, the Reason for the season.

Sermon Text: John 1:14 The Son of God came in humility that we might be glorified. He came in poverty that we might be rich. He came to die that we might live. He came to dwell with us that we might dwell with Him.

Sermon Text: Matthew 11:2-10 John the Baptist asked Jesus if He was the Messiah because earlier John had preached that the Messiah would come in judgment. John did not see this happening in Jesus’ ministry. In response, Jesus indicates that He is indeed the Messiah and that John should be patient.

Sermon Text: Matthew 3:3; It is time for baking. There will be a lot of stirring up. God stirs things up to get us ready for His coming

Sermon Text: Matthew 21:1-11  The First Sunday in Advent turns the pages of our lives to turn our attention toward Christmas. But are we merely going through the motions turning the pages of the calendar or are we turning our hearts to the message of this season? 

Sermon Text: Colossians 1:13-20  Life presents us with many challenges. As we reflect on these challenges, we recognize that in Christ we have the victory. In Him we have the greatest triumph. 

Sermon Text: Luke 21:2 Just when things are at their worst and you are left with literally nothing in this world, precisely then, “straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption draws near” (Luke 21:28 ESV).  Jesus is near, now in Word and Supper, and soon in visible glory. With Him there is redemption, forgiveness of sin, and eternal life. 

Sermon Text: Luke 20:38  The myths people believe about heaven! What will it look like? What will we experience? The problem with these beliefs is that they are so much less than what God has prepared for those who trust in Jesus Christ. If you settle for the myths, then your God is too small!