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Listening to God's Story

As theologian Mike Goheen notes in his book, A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical Story, preaching is an element of worship that deserves special attention. It is a powerful means by which God’s people may be nurtured and empowered for their missional calling.

Every Sunday, we seek to preach Christ and for us this means at least three things: “First, wherever we are in the Biblical story, our preaching will be oriented to and from Christ. The goal of preaching is to make Jesus Christ present. Second, Christ himself comes clothed in the gospel, and so the message is more than words; it is the power of God unto salvation. The message itself becomes the power of God to transform lives.” And third, as Lesslie Newbigin has noted, “The business of the sermon is to bring the hearers face to face with Jesus Christ as he really is.” Jesus is not simply a personal savior. He is Creator, Lord of history, Redeemer of all things, and final Judge.

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Sermons from 2019

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December 29, 2019

Sent Into the World by the One Who Came

Speaker: Joel Vande Werken Topic: Sermon Passage: John 17:6-19

December 22, 2019

Daring to Believe the Good News

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Advent 2019 - Homesick Topic: Sermon Passage: Isaiah 50:1-5, Philippians 3:17-21

December 15, 2019

Gods Story

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Advent 2019 - Homesick Topic: Sermon Passage: Genesis 3:15, Isaiah 9:6-7, Luke 2:1-20

December 8, 2019

Homesick - Why We Left

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Advent 2019 - Homesick Topic: Sermon Passage: Isaiah 40:1-5, Psalm 137:1-7

December 1, 2019

Homesick - Looking for Comfort

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Advent 2019 - Homesick Topic: Sermon Passage: Isaiah 40:1-5

November 24, 2019

David - No Big Deal

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Great Stories of the Bible Topic: Sermon Passage: 1 Samuel 17:1-5,23-50, Psalm 23, Psalm 63, Psalm 139

November 17, 2019

Moses - Redefining Danger

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Great Stories of the Bible Topic: Sermon Passage: Exodus 14

November 10, 2019

Great Stories - Isaac

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Great Stories of the Bible Topic: Sermon Passage: Genesis 22:1-19

November 3, 2019

Abide and Go

Speaker: Kaitlyn Givens Topic: Sermon Passage: John 15:1-11

October 27, 2019

The Shamelessly Bold and Persistent Prayer

Speaker: Mike Sullivan Topic: Sermon Passage: Luke 11:1-13

October 20, 2019

Living Water or a Cistern

Speaker: John Vriesma Topic: Sermon Passage: John 7:1-44

October 13, 2019

All Things New

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Living Beyond Ourselves Topic: Sermon Passage: Revelation 21:1-5

October 6, 2019

Welcome Home

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Living Beyond Ourselves Topic: Sermon Passage: Matthew 19:13-14, James 1:27

September 29, 2019

Idolatry

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Living Beyond Ourselves Topic: Sermon Passage: Matthew 11:28-30

September 22, 2019

Superpowers

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Living Beyond Ourselves Topic: Sermon Passage: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31

September 15, 2019

Flawed Masterpieces

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Living Beyond Ourselves Topic: Sermon Passage: Ephesians 4:11-16

September 8, 2019

Why You?

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Living Beyond Ourselves Topic: Sermon Passage: Ephesians 2:1-10

September 1, 2019

Help Wanted

Speaker: Sergei Sosedkin Topic: Sermon Passage: Matthew 9:35-38

August 25, 2019

Known By God

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Psalms Greatest Hits Topic: Sermon Passage: Psalm 139

August 18, 2019

Creator of Heaven and Earth

Speaker: Justin Ruddy Series: Psalms Greatest Hits Topic: Sermon Passage: Psalm 104

August 11, 2019

Joy in the Desert

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Psalms Greatest Hits Topic: Sermon Passage: Psalm 63

August 4, 2019

Facing Chaos

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Psalms Greatest Hits Topic: Sermon Passage: Psalm 46, John 7:37-39

July 28, 2019

Go Beyond!

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Topic: Sermon Passage: Ephesians 3:14-21

July 21, 2019

The Blessed Life

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Psalms Greatest Hits Topic: Sermon Passage: Psalm 1

July 14, 2019

Grace Be With You All for Good

Speaker: Mike Sullivan Topic: Sermon Passage: Titus 1–3

July 7, 2019

The Sound of Silence

Passage: 1 Kings 19:1-18, Luke 8:26-39

June 30, 2019

Better Than 20/20

Topic: Sermon Passage: Lamentations 3:1-3. 19-24

June 23, 2019

Joy

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Change Topic: Sermon Passage: Philippians 4:4-9

June 16, 2019

Coming Attractions

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Change Topic: Sermon Passage: Philippians 1:3-11

June 9, 2019

God In The Desert

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Change Topic: Sermon Passage: Deuteronomy 29:2-6

June 2, 2019

Changes: Loss and Gain

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Change Topic: Sermon Passage: 2 Corinthians 4:7-18

June 1, 2019

Serving Together

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Serving Together Topic: Sermon Passage: Ephesians 4:1–16

May 26, 2019

Why Are We Called the Body of Christ?

Speaker: Howard DeVries Series: Serving Together Topic: Sermon Passage: Romans 12:3-8, 1 Peter 2:4-9, 1 Corinthians 12:4-19,27

May 12, 2019

Thinking Together

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Serving Together Topic: Sermon Passage: John 17:13–23

April 28, 2019

Blessed to be a Blessing

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Topic: Sermon Passage: 2 Corinthians 9:6–15

April 14, 2019

I AM… the Way, the Truth, the Life

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: I AM Topic: Sermon Passage: John 14:6–7

April 7, 2019

Drastic Care

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: I AM Topic: Sermon Passage: John 15:1–5

March 31, 2019

Never Hungry, Never Thirsty

Series: I AM Topic: Sermon Passage: John 6:25-35

March 24, 2019

Jesus: I Am the Door

Speaker: Mike Sullivan Series: I AM Topic: Sermon Passage: John 9:13– 10:10

March 17, 2019

Jesus, the Light of the World

Speaker: Tra'Vorus Weaver Series: I AM Topic: Sermon Passage: John 1:1–4, John 8:1–12

March 10, 2019

I Am Holy

Speaker: Bruce Dykstra Series: I AM Topic: Sermon Passage: 1 Peter 1:13-25

March 3, 2019

Frightening

Speaker: Dan Vos Topic: Sermon Passage: Matthew 25:31-46

February 24, 2019

Listening

Speaker: Justin Ruddy Topic: Sermon Passage: Proverbs 8:32-34, Proverbs 12:15, Proverbs 15:5, Proverbs 18:1-2, 13, Proverbs 19:20, Proverbs 22:17-19, Proverbs 29:1

February 17, 2019

The Church: God’s Plan A

Topic: Sermon Passage: Ephesians 2:14-22

February 10, 2019

What to Do?

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Topic: Sermon Passage: Hebrews 12:1-3

January 27, 2019

True Wisdom and Power

Speaker: Weberton Figueiredo Topic: Sermon Passage: Jeremiah 9:23-24, 1 Corinthians 1:26-31

January 24, 2019

What Do You Want For Christmas?

Speaker: Ron Vanderwell Series: Advent 2019 - Homesick Topic: Special Services Passage: Luke 2

January 13, 2019

As Those Who Must Give an Account

Topic: Sermon Passage: Hebrews 13:1-17

January 6, 2019

King of Kings

Speaker: Justin Ruddy Topic: Sermon Passage: Psalm 72:1-20