Current Sermon Series

Sunday, February 25, 2024, Second Sunday in Lent, Mark 8:27-38. Who Do You Say that I Am? Jesus asked His disciples what people were saying with regard to His identity. After hearing the answer, Jeuss asked the all important question: Who do YOU say that I am? After Peter acknowledged Him as the Christ, the Son of the Living God, Jesus went on to say what it meant for Him to be the Christ. He had to suffer and die and then rise again. He also taught what it means for us to confess Him as Christ and Savior. We too much take up our cross and follow Him.

 

Sunday, March 3, 2024, Third Sunday in Lent, John 2:13-22. Jesus’ Anger and Our Anger In the cleansing of the temple, we see Jesus expressing anger at what was happening. His anger was pure and completely justified because at its root was concern for God’s holiness and worship. Because these were at stake, Jesus took quick and decisive action. How does Jesus’ anger inform what it means for us to “be angry, but not sin”?

 

Sunday, March 10, 2024, Fourth Sunday in Lent, John 3:14-21. The Gospel on a Pole. This lesson speaks of the incident in the wilderness when God commanded Moses to make a bronze serpant and errect it on a pole. When Moses did so, those whoh had been bitten by a snake were healed. Jesus says that this points forward to His death on the cross. He would be lifted up on a pole for us so that we could be healed.

 

Sunday, March 17, 2024, Fifth Sunday in Lent, Mark 10:(32–34) 35–45. A Life of Service. After Jesus foretold His death for a third time, His discples still did not get it. James and John asked if they could sit on His right and left in the Kingdom. They expected Him to set up an earthly kingdom. But Jesus countered saying that greatness in the kingdom of heaven comes through humble service to others. Jesus was the eternal Son of God come to us in human flesh, but He did not expect others to wait on Him. He came to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many.

 

Midweek Lenten Series

Wednesday evenings, 6:30 p.m., beginning February 14

Series Overview

When we take a step back and look at our lives, we may find ourselves wondering, “Is this really it?” Are we just going through the motions or, perhaps worse, living in chaos? This Lenten series explores the actions, habits and systems that separate us from God and looks to the cross of Jesus to discover that we are called to do so much more.

Ash Wednesday:

Sometimes we think we know what God wants from us, but we still find ourselves disconnected from God or stuck in a spiritual rut. The Lenten season is meant for taking a closeup look at our lives and listening with purpose to hear where God is calling us to make change. It is time for a spiritual re-boot.

 Week One: Called to Abundant Life

No one is perfect. We all live in a broken world and, like sheep, we have gone astray. Thankfully, the story doesn’t end there. We were made for something better – the abundant life made possible in Jesus, the good shepherd who shows us the path to the life we are called to live.

 Week Two: Facing the Dark to Reach the Light

To find true healing, we have to face the hard truths. Part of the healing process is realizing that something is broken. This brokenness is the darkness that overshadows our lives. The good news is there’s freedom in the light.

 Week 3: You Are Not Your Sin

Sometimes we feel like what we have done is who we are. When we mess up, fall short, do the wrong things, it is not who we are. We are not defined by what we’ve done. We are the children of a loving and forgiving God.

Week 4: There is More

When life gets challenging, we have a choice to either fall back into the sin that is so enticing and easy for us, or to persevere and trust that when we follow Christ, we will live into even more than we have ever imagined.

 Week 5: The Gods We Make

Sometimes we allow things in our lives to become more important to us than God, distract us from God, and even come between us and God. These are the gods we make.