Archive for October, 2008

Praying – As Jesus Taught Us

This final sermon in our vision series unpacks the prayer Jesus taught his disciples to pray in Matthew 6:5-15. It expresses our desire to be a church characterized by “kingdom praying,” with full assurance of our heavenly Father’s love. These sermons have been getting a bit long lately – even when the preacher forgot “lead [...]

Serving – In the Name of Jesus

In Mark 9:33-41, Jesus’ disciples represent two broad categories of people in church today: the Needy and the Greedy. Beyond simple challenges to serve, Jesus addresses their specific issues in surprising ways. This is the fifth of our six vision series sermons.

Contextualized – All Things to All People

1 Corinthians 9:19-23 explains how those who believe can share the blessings of the gospel with other people from various cultural, religious, and spiritual backgrounds. This commitment to contextualize (the fourth of our church’s core values) is one that ultimately blesses both believer and unbeliever alike. Alas, despite significant efforts to remedy our audio issues, [...]

Missional – Salt and Light

This third sermon in our vision series, from Matthew 5:13-16, unpacks Jesus’ calling and empowerment of his disciples to be “salt and light” in the world. Unfortunately, our recording setup succumbed to the forces of darkness this week, so the recording is bad again, though at least audible.