Sermons

What does it look like to follow Jesus in a culture that doesn't share your values? In the opening chapter of Daniel, we discover the ways that world attempts to assimilate us into its system and see the counter-formational practices that Daniel and his friends harnessed to stay faithful to God in the midst of exile.

Why would God include an ancient love song in the Bible? In this message from the Song of Songs, we discover that God doesn't ignore or shame love, romance, and sexuality—He celebrates them within His good design. The Song is a celebration of love, marriage, and very physical desires, but it also points to something beyond itself to Christ and His bride, the church.

We all want our lives to count for something. But too often we look for meaning and value in the wrong places—success, pleasure, wealth, relationships, and achievement. As we explore the book of Ecclesiastes, we learn that these things never satisfy. However, through Jesus, we have the hope of eternity and the assurance that a life lived in faithfulness to Him has lasting significance.

Whether you're naturally a thinker or a feeler, God invites you into a deeper relationship that engages both your heart and your mind. The Psalms show us how real spiritual maturity isn't choosing between thinking and feeling—it's learning to engage God with both by bringing every emotion honestly before Him, while allowing his truth to lead us into healing, hope and freedom.

In a world overflowing with information but starving for wisdom, where can we find the guidance we need to navigate life well? In this sermon from Proverbs, we explore what biblical wisdom really is, why it begins with the fear of the Lord, and how Jesus invites us to walk the path that leads to life. Whether you're facing regret from past choices or seeking direction for a decision ahead, discover the wisdom God offers for everyday life.

Why do bad things happen to good people? As we begin our new series, Ancient Wisdom for Real Life, we explore the book of Job and one of life's hardest questions: what do we do when suffering makes no sense? Discover how Job challenges easy answers, points us toward a God who meets us in our pain, and teaches us to trust Him even when we don't understand what He is doing.

What does God do when we betray Him again and again? In Hosea 3, we explore how Hosea’s pursuit of Gomer points us to Jesus — the One who ransomed us with His own blood and invites every prodigal heart to come home. It is a breath-taking picture of a God who pursues, redeems, and restores His people at great cost.

God gave the prophet Hosea a heartbreaking assignment: to love someone who will betray him as a living picture of Israel’s spiritual adultery and God’s wounded heart. This week, we’ll explore how idolatry still captures our hearts today—and how, despite our betrayal and failure, God’s covenant love continues to pursue, forgive, and restore His people through Jesus Christ.

In this message, we explore the courage of the Old Testament prophets — men and women who risked everything to speak truth to kings, confront injustice, and call God’s people back to faithfulness. As we follow their example, we’ll discover what it means for the church today to be a prophetic community that prays boldly, acts justly, and speaks up for the vulnerable.

In this opening message of “The Prophets,” we explore the strange, beautiful, and often misunderstood role of prophecy throughout Scripture — from the covenant watchdogs of the Old Testament to the Spirit-empowered Church today — prophesy is a gift that God uses to encourage His people and draw us back into alignment with Him.

None of us set out to mess up, but few people actually finish as well as they started in their faith. What causes us to drift away from God in this way? Through the life of Solomon, we see how areas of compromise in our spiritual walk can grow until we look just like the world around us.

When God gives us a promise, He also invites us into a process that makes us ready for it. But we can all be tempted to try to shortcut this process at times. The lives of King Saul and King David give us two contrasting realities of what happens when we try to take a shortcut versus being willing to embrace the process.

As we begin our journey through the rise and fall of the Kingdom of Israel, we start in 1 Samuel 8, a passage that confronts us with a searching question: where do we place our trust? Where we place our trust reveals who our true king is—and what we rely on when everything else is shaken.

Have you ever wondered why there are so many ancient biblical laws in the first books of the Bible? What are modern readers supposed to do with them, and why are some of them so odd? In this message, we explore why the laws were given to ancient Israel and how they fit into the overall storyline of the Bible.

Many readers struggle with the violence in the Old Testament—especially the conquest narratives in Joshua and Judges. Is God commanding holy war and the killing of non-combatants, and how can that be reconciled with Jesus’ call to love our enemies and turn the other cheek? These difficult passages force us to wrestle with who God is, whether Scripture can be trusted, and what the cross truly reveals about both.

The Story of Scripture concludes in a surprising way — not with the destruction of creation but with its complete renewal. By revealing the end of the story, it calls us to live with deep, forward-looking hope—anchoring our present lives in the promise that everything broken will one day be made new.

As we enter Act 5 of the Story of Scripture, we see that Jesus entrusts the mission of advancing His Kingdom to the church. For many, this can feel overwhelming, as if the responsibility rests entirely on our shoulders. But God is the one at work, and our role is simply to partner with Him through the Holy Spirit.

In Mark 1, we are introduced to Jesus, who breaks into history with authority, compassion, and power to defeat the works of the enemy. We must decide if Jesus really is the Messiah, and whether or not we will respond to His call to “repent and believe the good news.”