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1 Peter 2:1-12By Robert KrumreySeveral times throughout the summer we’ve explored how God uniquely dwells in officially sanctioned places like the Tabernacle and the Temple. What if I told you that he now uniquely dwells in local church bodies instead of special sacred buildings? Find out more in this sermon about the New Testament vision for God’s dwelling “place” here on earth - a spiritual house made of people who are all priests.
Acts 2:1-41By Robert KrumreyGod is with us. Not just long ago in the days of Adam or Moses or even Jesus. God is with us today. He dwells in each Christian and in the church. Find out more about the inauguration of this “new way of the Spirit” that God ushers in through Jesus. The new way that he continues to accomplish in and among us now and forever.
John 1:1-18By Robert KrumreyWe’ve been saying for 12 weeks that it is God’s design from the very beginning that he dwell with us. But what does that really mean? Is he like a rich benefactor that lives in some undisclosed location or is he like a parent who cares for our every need? Find out in this sermon about what God means when he says he is with us and how that can give us both confidence and hope as we learn to walk with him by faith.
Isaiah 6By Taylor WhiteWhat is God like and is there any way we can find out? The answer is yes! God has given us glimpses of himself in Scripture and one of the most revealing is from Isaiah chapter 6. Find out more in this sermon about the nature of God and how it is that finite (and sinful) creatures like us can relate with him.
Ezra 3By Alberto PorrasFinding hope in God's faithfulness and in the new and better temple. How does the reconstruction of the temple of Jerusalem point us to Christ? How do we then react in response to Christ in the midst of failed expectations and disappointments in life? Weep. Worship. Work.
Ezekial 47:1-12By Robert KrumreyThe Old Testament temple was more than just a religious building for the execution of religious duties. It was THE place to experience the presence of God. When the people forgot this, the temple was taken away and God sent prophets to remind them of their need for his presence. Find out more in this sermon from Ezekial 47 about the only thing that can quench our spiritual thirst.
2By Robert KrumreyThe unthinkable has happened. The temple has been destroyed and God’s people have been exiled. After all of the unheeded warnings from all of the prophets, God has finally made good on his threats. Threats against a people who had maintained religious practice but whose hearts were in love with false gods and devoid of worship of the one true God. Find out in this sermon what God does to restore his people (then and now) when they find themselves in such a predicament.
Psalm 79:1-13By Noah GallosoJerusalem and the temple has fallen as prophesied and now the people lament in this Psalm. They cry out to God for salvation, but not just for justice for what has been done to them, but atonement for their own sins against God. In this sermon we will see how God glorifies himself in both his justice against evil and his gracious gift of atonement.
Jeremiah 7:1-34By Christian HoganJeremiah pleads with the people Judah to hear God and amend their ways, but the people of Judah will not. They believe that God will be a refuge from the consequences of their sin even if they do not follow God’s ways. Just like the people of Judah, we all are prone to believe deceptive words that lead us to sin and eventually lead us to dehumanizing idolatry. God mercifully draws people to repent, but if they will not, the only just response from a holy God is wrath against sin and sinners. God mercifully sends many prophets, including Jeremiah, to a deaf and dull people, but they will not listen. Eventually God sends his own son Jesus, who makes a way through his death and resurrection for spiritually dull people to be restored to God. Will you hear God’s word and amend your ways and believe the good news of Jesus?
Psalm 84:1-12By Nick BarzillaThe temple is built and God’s people are regularly making pilgrimages for worship. Find out in this sermon, what it’s like to worship the one true God in his dwelling place. The place where he has chosen to be with his people.
1 Kings 8By Robert KrumreyThis sermon explores one of the most dramatic moments of God being with his people in the entire Bible. Find out why God comes near and what that means for us who desire to dwell with him now and forever.
Joshua 3:1-17By Robert KrumreyGod’s people have wandered in the desert for 40 years and a new generation is given the opportunity to go into the land that was promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. See what they must learn about God and themselves before they make the monumental step of following the God of the ark of the covenant.
Exodus 33By Robert KrumreyGod’s plan for restoring his relationship with sinful humans includes the creating of a new nation starting with Abraham and eventually ending up in the Sinai Desert. It is here that the people of God learn of God’s plan to restore their hearts as true worshippers. Find out in this sermon what ruptures and repairs our worshipping hearts and leads to the experience of God With Us.
2, we’d think it was a fairy tale. A utopia filled with rich relationships with God, self. Others, and the earth. This is not the context we now live in. What happened? Find out in this sermon from Genesis 3 as we discover what has occurred to separate us from God and what God has done to remedy the problem.
Genesis 1,2By Robert KrumreyChristians like to talk about having a “relationship” with God. What does this mean and how do I get in on this? Find out this summer as we do an overview of the entire Bible. A Bible that tells us about God and his intentions to be “with us”.
Romans 8:31-39By Robert KrumreyAs we come to the end of Romans 8 we experience one of the most encouraging passages of Scripture in the Bible. The pulse that beats at the heart of this final few verses is one of love. Love that has been proven and shown to us by God. Find out how this love affects our daily lives to the degree that we become “more than conquerors”.
The biggest reveal since humans were created in the garden of Eden. The reveal of the adopted “sons of God”. Creation has been groaning under the weight of sin and its effects. Finally the day will come when God’s massive plan of foreknowledge, predestination, calling, justification, and glorification will be realized. And what a day of glory that will be!
Romans 7:7-25By Robert KrumreyWe’ve been basking in some lofty truths over the last few weeks. We have died to sin and been raised to live under the reign of grace. We have died to our first marriage to the law bearing fruit for death and been remarried to Jesus and are now bearing the fruit of life. It all sounds amazing. Yet, we still struggle with sin. Why is this and what can be done about it? Find out in this sermon about our relationship to sin now that we are Christians and what our expectations should be going forward in our walk of faith.
Romans 7:1-6By Robert KrumreyJesus is Risen! Death is conquered. Sin is atoned for. Eternal life is secure. These are precious truths that every believing Christian can cling to. But does the Resurrection have any bearing in our daily lives? Indeed it does! Find out more in this sermon as we explore what it means to die to a first marriage to the law and rise to live in a new relationship with Jesus now and forever.
Luke 23By Robert KrumreyIt's a disturbing thought - an innocent man is punished and the guilty go free. Yet this is the idea that Luke the gospel writer wants us to see so we, who are guilty, can go free. Find out more in this short sermon on the crucifixion of Jesus.
Romans 6:15-23By Robert KrumreyWe’ve learned a lot in Romans chapters 1-5 about who we are. That we are saved from the reign of sin through the salvation that has been gifted to us by Jesus and is received by faith. While this is great news for our eternity, what does it mean for our lives today? Romans 6 is the beginning of an extensive teaching (the rest of Romans) on how gospel grace works itself out in a Christian’s daily life. Find out more in this sermon as we talk about a massive realignment from slavery to sin to slavery to God.
If our saving from sin is a free gift, what is our relationship with sin going forward? Do we get to sin all we want? Are we still under the threat of punishment for lawbreaking? Or is it something completely different? Find out in this sermon from Romans 6:1-14.
Death has reigned over us since humanities first sin in Adam. The second half of Romans 5 points out this harsh reality of how mankind is infected with this sin condition that no one can escape. When we look at Jesus though, we can see how he is the good and better Adam. Through Jesus, all can receive the free gift of grace by faith that leads to a new reign in life with God as our King. Find out more in this sermon about the topic of reign.
Romans 5:1-11By Robert KrumreyThe good news about Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection and how to receive it (by faith) has been communicated in Romans chapters 1-4. The next few chapters (5-8) begin to teach us why these great truths matter in the here and now. Romans 5 begins with some teaching on suffering and how Christians have a unique capacity to suffer well. Find out more in this sermon about what happens when a Christian suffers while standing on the foundation of gospel grace.
Romans 4:1-25By Robert KrumreyPaul is telling Jewish Christians that God’s saving work is accessed merely by receiving it by faith. He’s also telling them that this is being offered to both Jews and Gentiles, again, only on the basis of faith. How can this be? After 2000 years of law keeping, how could the children of Abraham now find out that they are saved by grace. The argument in Romans 4 is that it has always been by grace through faith starting with Abraham. Find out more in this sermon about the topic of faith.
Power of God :: RighteousRomans 3:1-31By Robert KrumreyThe opening chapters of the book of Romans makes the argument that no human stands righteous before God. Why does this matter and is there anything that can be done about it? Find out in this sermon on one of the most crucial chapters in the book of Romans.
Romans 2:12-29By Robert KrumreyWe’ve been pondering the predicament of human beings and so far it’s not good. We are under the wrath of God - both those who are clearly immoral and those who think of themselves as moral. But what of the religious people? Surely if anyone can stand in the final judgment before God it’s those who have been devoutly religious? Find out in this sermon from Romans 2 about the place of religious law when everyone one of us will stand before the judgment seat of God.
Power of God :: JudgmentRomans 2:1-11By Robert KrumreyHave you ever found yourself feeling “judgy” toward others? Participating in an inner dialogue that compares others with a standard of your own making. If you have (and we all know we have), then we will probably resonate with the person described in Romans 2 as “the one who judges”. Find out in this sermon about the heart condition that manifests an attitude of judgment and how the gospel can free us from it.
Power of God :: WrathRomans 1:18-32By Robert KrumreyThe gospel saves us from our sin. This is standard Christian teaching. So standard that we might be tempted to believe that the plight of sinful humanity is not all that dire. I mean, what’s the big deal about breaking a few of God’s rules? Find out more in this sermon about the predicament that all human beings find themselves and how the good news about Jesus meets us at the point of this greatest of all needs.
Romans 1:1-17By Robert KrumreyEveryone is searching for some good news, especially news that can save us. This Spring we will be looking at the most thorough explanation of the Gospel (aka good news) found in the Bible - the book of Romans. Check out this sermon on the opening verses of this very important book and find out more about the only news that can truly save.
1 Peter 3:8-17By Robert KrumreyChristians are supposed to be a witness of Jesus in the world. This sounds good but how does this work itself out in the ordinary Christian life? We are going through three passages in three weeks that address this topic and this week is the theme of maintaining HOPE in the midst of suffering.
Philippians 2:12-18By Christian HoganChristians are supposed to be a witness of Jesus in the world. This sounds good but how does this work itself out in the ordinary Christian life? We are going through three passages in three weeks that address this topic and this week is the theme of being “light” in the world.
John 13:34-35By Noah GallosoOne of Jesus’ teachings on witness was delivered in the upper room after he had washed the disciple’s feet. His command was to love each other like he had loved them. Then he adds this - “by this all men will know that you are my disciples”. A loving church is front and center for how gospel witness is carried out in the world. Find out more about the love of God and how it shows the world who he is.
Luke 3:21-38By Robert KrumreyIsrael’s wait until the birth of their Messiah was very long, but not as long as humanity’s wait. Luke’s genealogy starts with Jesus and works backwards up a family tree that begins with Adam the first human. A massive sweep of the entire history of human beings culminating in the arrival of the Christ who comes at Christmas. Find out more about who this Jesus “the son (as was supposed) of Joseph” is and what he has come to do.
This sermon is an overview of 2000 years of the history of God’s people. Find out more about this history and how you can be a part of it.
Everyone loves babies! We anxiously await their arrival and when they are born, it is cause for great celebration. Part of our fascination with Christmas is that it involves a baby. Find out in this sermon what makes Jesus the most extraordinary baby to have ever been born and what that means for us this Christmas.
that most of us would have chosen. That said, it is a fulfillment of promises made by God multiple times through a witch and a couple of prophets. Find out more in this sermon about the promise-making, promise-keeping God and why all this matters to us.
1 Samuel 27-30By Robert KrumreyWhat makes a good king? A crisis! David finds himself in a crisis inside a crisis. The first crisis is a 13-year wait on a promised throne. The second is the abduction of his family and the families of all of his men. The men are so upset they threaten to stone David to death. See in this sermon what David does and how God uses some dire experiences to recenter David on the only one who has control over his destiny.
1 Samuel 25By Robert KrumreyDavid is on the run and finds himself rubbing shoulders with the sheepherders of Nabal. David and his men protect Nabal’s people and his possessions and eventually ask for some food for the 600 that David is taking care of. Nabal’s response? Insult David and refuse his request. David’s response? Strap on swords and head over to wipe out Nabal and every other adult male on his ranch. Thankfully, a very unexpected intercessor stands between Nabal’s people and sure death. Find out more in this sermon about God’s judgment and mercy in the 25th chapter of the book of 1 Samuel.
1 Samuel 23,24By Robert KrumreyDavid is a king in training. What is God seeking to develop in his new king? Rhetorical skills? Leadership prowess? The ability to work a room? Not so much. God works in David’s life to develop dependence on God. The very thing that we humans struggle to embrace. See how God develops this in David and us as we learn what it means to walk by faith.
1 Samuel 21,22By Robert KrumreyHuman beings do not thrive when they are alone (or perceive that they are alone). David finds himself in such a predicament for the first time in his life and he doesn’t do well. He lies and manipulates. The ends (saving his own skin) seem to justify the means. Of course there are consequences and eventually (in a lonely cave) he moves OUT of himself and UP to God. Find out more in this sermon about the dangers of being alone and what God has done to remedy it.
The Politics of God :: Friend1 Samuel 18-20By Robert KrumreyThe “better” king has been named and his name is David. Problem is that Saul is still on the throne. This begins a section in 1 Samuel that will be both challenging and formational for the young king. How does he survive such a difficult time? Friendship. Find out more in this sermon about the kind of friendship that David experienced and how it changed his life and how it could potentially change your own.
1 Samuel 16By Christian HoganSo far in the book of 1 Samuel, Israel has been experiencing some less than stellar leadership. Saul, the first king of Israel, is passively indecisive and when he does make a decision it’s usually a bad one. His problem? Not a lack of training or need for better administrative staff. It’s his heart. The very thing that his replacement is going to have. Find out in this sermon what the Bible means when it speaks of the heart and why it matters.
crazy.” In the sermon from 1 Samuel, we will be introduced to one of God’s crazies (Saul’s son Jonathan) and find out what made him that way and how we too can join team crazy.
The Politics of God :: Story1 Samuel 13:1-15, 15By Robert KrumreyEveryone tells themselves a story to help them make sense of life, especially one that gives them hope for a better life. In this sermon we explore two competing stories - Saul’s and Samuel’s. Find out which one is the true story and how believing it can profoundly change your life.
The Politics of God :: King1 Samuel 8-10By Robert KrumreyChaos in life can cause us to go into solution mode. Israel is desperate and decides their solution is getting a king so they can be like all the surrounding nations. Samuel and God are not happy, but they give Israel what they want but not until they also give them a stern warning about humans and authority. Find out more in this sermon about the flaws of leaders and followers and how these realities help drive us to the only perfect King.
The Politics of God :: Intercessor1 Samuel 4-7By Robert KrumreyDark times can sometimes cause us to think that God is unconcerned and distant especially when we are the cause of most of the darkness. In this week’s Scripture, we see Israel go from dark to darker. In a desperate attempt to save their nation, they lose 10’s of thousands including their priestly leadership. Worst of all the ark of the covenant becomes a spoil in the battle which was the place where God had chosen to dwell with his people for the previous 500 years. Find out how God uses these very tragic events to jumpstart the spiritual life of his people and how this story helps us understand our own hearts and need for a rescue.
The Politics of God :: Call1 Samuel 3By Robert KrumreyGrowing up in the church is a good thing. Samuel was a “church kid” or in his case a tabernacle kid. He knew the songs and prayers and rituals by heart. While all of these experiences were a great way to grow up, Samuel still didn’t know God. In this week’s Scripture passage we get to see God reveal himself to the young boy. Find out how God does this and what it says about God and how he relates with you.
1 Samuel 2:12-3:1By Robert KrumreyThe priests who oversee the worship in the tabernacle are “worthless men” and they “do not know God”. A more damning assessment could not have been uttered about people whose job it is to minister before God and his people. And God sees it all. Not only does he see it, but he does something about it. Find out more in this sermon about God’s attitude toward religious corruption and his capacity for both wrath and mercy toward those who participate in it.
The Politics of God :: Worship1 Samuel 1:1-2:11By Robert KrumreyIsrael finds themselves at the end of one of the darkest period in their history - the period of the Judges. The nation is being attacked externally and tearing itself apart internally. And God seems more distant than he’s ever been. As is always the case in the story of the people of God, God breaks in but not how you might expect. Find out more in this sermon how God stages a rescue of his people through the life of a depressed woman in a dysfunctional family in a religiously corrupt and politically chaotic nation. It’s the beginning of our fall sermon series from 1 Samuel.
The End is Near!1 Peter 4:7-11By Robert KrumreyHow would you live your life if you knew you were going to die in the immediate future? Climb a mountain? Ride a bull? Perhaps something else? Even more, what should a Christian do if they know that the “end is at hand”. 1 Peter 4 tells us that the end is near and tells us what we should do in light of this reality. Find out more in this sermon from the book of 1 Peter.
Household of God :: Rich1 Timothy 6:17-21By Robert KrumreyWe learned a couple of weeks ago that “godliness with contentment is great gain”. Being content with what we have is a sure sign of Christian maturity, but what does this look like if we actually have money? This passage gives us a vision for the proper internal attitudes and external actions of the Christian who is rich. Find out more in this last sermon in our series from the book of 1 Timothy.
Household of God :: Fight1 Timothy 6:11-16By Timothy RobinsonChristianity is a fight. This is not the only word picture for understanding our daily walk with Jesus, but it is one of the pictures given to us in Scripture. Find out in this sermon how the Christian life is (and isn’t) a fight and how you can faithfully fight the good fight.
Household of God :: Desire1 Timothy 6:3-10By Robert KrumreyThe household of God is also a hospital for sinners. Our sinful condition includes a whole host of disordered desires that must be dealt with in order to be a healthy household. What are Christians to do? Give in to our desires? Suppress our desires? Turns out it’s neither. Find out in this sermon about how Jesus transforms us even down to our deepest desires.
Household of God :: Slaves1 Timothy 6:1, 2 By Noah GallosoHow are Christians supposed to relate to those in authority over them and those who are under their authority? Find out in this sermon how the gospel transforms relationships that involved authority and submission.
Household of God :: Honor1 Timothy 5:17-25By Chris SchlosserLeaders in the church, especially elders, are worthy of honor. That honor for some includes getting paid so they can spend concentrated time in preaching and teaching. What happens when elders act in a way that is dishonorable? Find out in this sermon how congregation members should interact with their leadership.
Household of God :: Family1 Timothy 5:1-16By Chris Schlosser It’s often said that church should be like a family, but what does that mean? So far in the book of 1 Timothy we’ve seen the authority structure of a church family and some of the roles and responsibilities within it. Now in chapter 5, we get a clear description of healthy interactions in the church including proper relationships, caring for those in need, and maturing those who are young in the faith. Find out more in this sermon on 1 Timothy chapter 5.
Household of God :: Train1 Timothy 3:14-4:16By Robert KrumreyLast week we heard about how the church is to be the “pillar and buttress” of the truth. A visible demonstration in the world of our truth-filled but metaphysical claims about Jesus. This week’s passage shows us how we can practically fulfill that vision - Not twisting the truth, intentionally training in the truth, and faithfully teaching the truth. Find out more in this sermon from 1 Timothy.
Household of God :: Truth1 Timothy 3:14-16By Jacob FisherWhat is truth and how am I supposed to figure out what it is? A big part of the answer to this question is “the church”. Paul writes in 1 Timothy 3 that the “church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.” Find out in this sermon how THE truth is proclaimed and demonstrated through the day to day operations of every local church on the planet.
Household of God :: Serve1 Timothy 3:8-13By Alberto PorrasIn last week’s sermon we learned about Elders (also called overseers) - their qualifications and role. This week we look at a second office in the church, the deacon. Find in this sermon (by one of our deacons) what the qualifications and responsibilities are for the deacons of the church.
Household of God :: Aspire1 Timothy 3:1-7By Robert KrumreyAfter a brief teaching on the patterns of authority in the church (end of 1 Timothy 2), Paul launches into an extensive teaching on the qualifications of two types of leaders in the church - Elders and Deacons. This week we look at the qualifications of Elders.
Household of God :: Correct1 Timothy 2:8-15By Robert KrumreyPaul continues to pass on his wisdom to young pastor Timothy regarding how the household of God should conduct themselves. This section of 1 Timothy is a series of confrontations (first of the men and then of the women) about wrong behaviors in the church followed by corrections for how to remedy each of the issues. The issues range from religious hypocrisy to inappropriate attire in the worship service to proper submission to the pattern of church authority.
1 Timothy 2:1-7By Christian Hogan1 Timothy is full of charges to correct false doctrine and teach sound doctrine. If we are not careful, we might start thinking church is only about getting the teaching right. While right doctrine is essential for church life, it is all for not if we don’t actually “do” what God has ordained for the church to do. One of those “do’s” is prayer. Find out in this sermon who Christians should pray for and why.
Household of God :: Example1 Timothy 1:12-20By Noah Galloso As kids we were sometimes told that we should be an “example” for younger kids by behaving rightly. The Apostle Paul holds himself up as an example for others to follow. An example of one who is utterly dependent on the grace of God. Find our more in this sermon how each of us can be examples of what it means to be saved by grace.
Household of God :: Doctrine1 Timothy 1:1-11By Robert KrumreyFor the last two weeks we’ve been saying that the church is about relationships! And it is. Which to modern ears sounds like we are off the hook off policing everyone’s beliefs and behavior. Nothing could be further from the truth. Find out more about how right doctrine is essential for right behavior and how keeping watch over both is one of the truest expressions of love in the church.
2 Timothy 1:1-7; 2:1,2; 3:14-17By Robert KrumreyWhile Timothy has certainly been profoundly affected by the Apostle Paul, he first learned about the gospel and gospel community from his mother and grandmother. Find out more in this sermon about how “the faith” was transferred to Timothy and how you and I can now be used of God to transfer the faith to others.
1 Timothy 1:1,2By Robert KrumreyPaul writes to a young pastor named Timothy that he is penning a letter to him (known to us at “1 Timothy”) so that he “may know how one ought to behave in the household of God”. The letter is incredibly personal and practical and full of important teaching on how we ought to “do church”. First lesson is that it’s all about relationships. Find out more in this sermon as we explore how church life is a relational union between God, us, and others.
Second Easter Sunday :: Reveal John 21By Robert KrumreyWe had so much fun on Easter last week, we thought we would do it again. Jesus is risen and continues to reveal himself to his disciples. Not just for their sake, but for the billions that will end up hearing their message. Find out more in this sermon about the world tour that Jesus institutes through those original disciples and every other Christian throughout history.
Easter Sunday :: LIFEJohn 20By Robert KrumreyJesus walked around for 3 years telling everyone that if they wanted true LIFE that they needed to seek it in him. Find out in this Easter Sunday message how the resurrection shows us that ultimate LIFE is found in Jesus, what kind of LIFE this is, and how you can access it.
KingJohn 12:1-19; 19:1-27By Robert KrumreyIt’s Palm Sunday! Which means that Jesus is going more public and the crowds are there for it. Waving palm branches and declaring praises suitable for the Messiah. How does Jesus go from being crowned a king (Sunday) to a crown of scorn and derision (Friday). Find out in this sermon which covers the most important week of human history.
TruthJohn 18:28-40By Robert KrumreyWe are taking a few weeks to explore the events of Holy Week which is the final week leading up to and including Jesus’ death. This sermon explores one of the conversations that Pontius Pilate has with Jesus. Instead of defending himself or discrediting his accusers, Jesus uses the opportunity to speak about truth. Find out more about the source of ultimate truth - what it is and why it matters.
Betrayal & DenialJohn 18:1-27By Christian HoganWe are taking a few weeks to explore the events of Holy Week which is the final week leading up to and including Jesus’ death. This sermon explores the Betrayal of Jesus by Judas and the Denial of Jesus by Peter. Find out more about these events, how they turn out, and why they result in two very different outcomes.
The LawDeuteronomy 4:1-14By Noah GallosoToday, we see God’s law shows us who God is, God's blessing and perfect goodness. In our desire for deeper relationship with him, we should desire to follow the law, teach its goodness, its heart, and let its truths reveal to the world, through us, who God is, the gospel.
Praying with a PurposeColossians 1:9-14By Rob JennerWondering how to approach prayer? Thankfully the Bible is full of example prayers that show us various ways to approach God. Find out in this sermon how to pray prayers of purpose.
The New Way :: GlorifyJohn 17By Robert KrumreyJesus finishes off his teaching on the spiritual union that Christians have through him by exemplifying that spiritual union that he has with God the Father. He does this by praying. Find out how Jesus approaches his Father in prayer and what we can learn about what it means to pray through Jesus by the Spirit.
The New Way :: Love & PeaceJohn 16:16-24By Robert KrumreyJesus continues to highlight byproducts of staying spiritually connected with God through Jesus by the Spirit. The two fruits of spiritual connection mentioned in this passage are love and peace. These, along with joy, are produced by the Holy Spirit in the Christian from the heart in spite of circumstances. In this sermon, find out how you can access all three on an ongoing and ever increasing basis.
The New Way :: JoyJohn 16:16-24By Robert KrumreyThe disciples are being prepared by Jesus to face their greatest sorrow and eventually their greatest joy. Like a birthing mother fearful of their impending labor and delivery, the disciples will weep and wail. Yet that same event that brought so much sorrow will turn into a joy that will never be taken away. Find out what that event is and how we too can have the joy that never ends.
The New Way :: RevealJohn 16:4-15By Robert KrumreySo far the two big ideas that Jesus has communicated in John 15 & 16 are that followers of Jesus are spiritually connected with God through the work of the Holy Spirit and are simultaneously battling with and witnessing to the world. This witness to the world is a collaboration between the Spirit and Christ followers. Find out in this sermon what the Spirit is doing to reveal Jesus to those who are not yet Christians.
The New Way :: HateJohn 15:18-16:4By Robert KrumreyOver the last three weeks, we've explored the spiritual connectedness we have with God through Jesus by the Holy Spirit. It’s an amazing reality that every Christian has access to. We now go from the heights of spiritual connectedness to another reality, that of spiritual battle. In this section, Jesus begins to teach his followers about the conflict between those who associate with Jesus and “the world”. Find out what the world is and learn how God intends to deal with those who hate him and his followers.
The New Way :: AbideJohn 15:1-17By Robert KrumreyJesus’ teaching on the New Way of the Holy Spirit can get a bit abstract. Jesus, knowing this, masterfully sheds more light on these important truths with a couple of illustrations from daily life - gardening and friendship. Find out more in this sermon about how one remains spiritually connected to Jesus in an ongoing way.
The New Way :: HelperJohn 14:15-31By Robert KrumreyJesus is preparing his disciples (and us) for life when he is no longer present to them in his physical body. Jesus is “going away”?! Never fear a helper is being sent by Jesus and the Father to assist us moment by moment in this life of faith. Find out more about this “Helper”. Who he is, what he does, and how you can enter into a life-giving relationship with him.
The New Way :: DoorJohn 14:1-14By Robert KrumreyThe Christian life was such a radical departure from any other way of living that the Apostle Paul described it as “the new way of the Spirit” (Romans 7:5,6). What is this new way and how can we embrace it? Find out in this semester’s sermon series from John chapters 14-17. In this “farewell discourse” Jesus equips his disciples for living this new way. In this sermon, find out how one begins the journey.
Antioch :: GoActs 13:1-4, 14:24-28By Robert KrumreyThe New year is fast approaching which is a great time to revisit the vision of Ridgetop Church. Thankfully we don’t need to make this stuff up. It’s in the Bible. Check out this third of three sermons on one of the most consequential churches of early church history - the church of Antioch.
Antioch :: GiveActs 11:27-30By Robert KrumreyThe New year is fast approaching with is a great time to revisit the vision of Ridgetop Church. Thankfully we don’t need to make this stuff up. It’s in the Bible. Check out this second of three sermons on one of the most consequential churches of early church history - the church of Antioch.
Antioch :: GospelActs 11:19-26By Robert KrumreyThe New year is fast approaching with is a great time to revisit the vision of Ridgetop Church. Thankfully we don’t need to make this stuff up. It’s in the Bible. Check out this first of three sermons on one of the most consequential churches of early church history - the church of Antioch.
Matthew 2:1-12by Robert KrumreyThe story of the magi may seem fantastical to us, but the gospel writer Matthew sees them as poster children for those who move from groping in the dark to a life changing understanding of Christ as the light of the world. Find out more in this sermon and Merry Christmas!
Wait :: ServeMatthew 24:31-46By Robert KrumreyIt’s the fourth Sunday of Advent and we are still waiting for Christmas. Which is the point. Waiting that is. What does it mean to wait and what can we learn from Scripture to help us do that well? Find out in this third of a third part series on waiting.
Matthew 24:14-30By Robert KrumreyIt’s the third Sunday of Advent and we are still waiting for Christmas. Which is the point. Waiting that is. What does it mean to wait and what can we learn from Scripture to help us do that well? Find out in this second of a third part series on waiting.
Matthew 24:26-25:13By Robert KrumreyIt’s the second Sunday of Advent and we are still waiting for Christmas. Which is the point. Waiting that is. What does it mean to wait and what can we learn from Scripture to help us do that well? Find out in this first of a three part series on waiting.
Proverbs 31:10-31By Robert KrumreyWhat is the destination at the end of the path of wisdom? It’s a return to God’s original intent when he created men and women. That they would be kings and queens who rule over the world for God’s glory and the good of all including the creation itself. Find out in this sermon about the vision for wise femininity - the Proverbs 31 woman.
by Noah GallosoRevelation 4,5What is worship? Why should I worship? and How do I worship? All really profound questions for any Christian and are addressed in this sermon from the book of Revelation. Listen to this sermon to find out more.
Proverbs 31:1-9By Robert KrumreyWhat is the destination at the end of the path of wisdom? It’s a return to God’s original intent when he created men and women. That they would be kings and queens who rule over the world for God’s glory and the good of all including the creation itself. Find out in this sermon about the basics of biblical masculinity. About the basics of being a king.
The Meaning of Baptism?Romans 6:1-10By Robert KrumreyThis Sunday we get to celebrate baptisms! Baptism is a rite that Christians have practiced for 2000 years. It represents a spiritual journey that every genuine Christian makes - to heaven and back. Find out more in this sermon in the meaning of baptism.
Life 101: ParentingProverbs 23:10-18By Robert KrumreyCan a fool’s heart be transformed into a wise heart? The hope and prayer of every parent is YES! Parenting, according to Proverbs, is shepherding a child away from their foolish heart/behavior and toward a wise heart/behavior. Find out in this sermon what God’s role and the parent’s role is in this process and the desired outcome.
Life 101: MoneyProverbs 3:9,10; 10:1-5; 11:4,24-31 By Robert KrumreyThe wise one’s heart and life are supposed to be an integrated whole. Sounds great, but how do I know if this is truly the case? One way is to look at our relationship with money. Find out in this sermon why money can so easily compete for our heart’s ultimate allegiance and what we can do about it.
Life 101: SexProverbs 5By Robert KrumreyWisdom is a reordering of what sin has disordered. In Proverbs 5, the wise father warns his child of the anatomy of sexual temptation and the consequences of falling to that temptation. What’s the alternative? A reordered sexuality that expresses itself inside a lifelong monogamous marriage. Find out more about the danger of the disorder and the delight of the reorder of sexuality.
Life 101: FriendshipProverbs 1:10-19By Robert KrumreyThe transformation that God desires to be accomplished in us is a complete overhaul. The thought of this is both exciting and overwhelming. How can we, who often lack insight into ourselves and our situations, stick to the lonely path of becoming wise? Thankfully, it isn’t wise to seek to become wise alone. We need wise friends. Find out more in this sermon about the detrimental effects of having foolish friends and the benefits of sticking close to one’s that are wise.
Life 101: WorkProverbs 6:6-11; 24:30-34By Robert KrumreyIt’s time to get to work! Everyone agrees, but we all tend to respond to that call by overworking or underworking instead of wisely working for the good of others and the glory of God. This sermon explores the Bible’s personification of those that underwork (the Sluggard) and uncovers the disorder of the Sluggard’s internal & external life. Find out more in this latest installment from the book of Proverbs.
Proverbs 3:1-12By Robert KrumreyIt’s time to get to the heart of living wisely. The heart of living wisely is “the heart”. Not the organ that pumps blood, but the nonmaterial part at the center of every human being. Sometimes called the soul, this unseen reality is at the very core of the equipping that Proverbs gives us regarding how to live wisely. Find out more in this sermon about how a properly ordered heart leads to a properly ordered (and wise) life.
Life 101: PursueProverbs 2:1-22By Robert KrumreyConvincing us of the benefits of wise living is not a hard sell. It makes sense (at least to some degree) that God’s ways are wise and that “the good life” includes us aligning ourselves to them. The hard part is actually doing it. Proverbs 2 is determined to convince us to get up off the couch and actually pursue the wise/good life. Find out in this sermon some things that will move us from merely learning about wisdom to living it.
Life 101: HearProverbs 9:1-18By Robert KrumreyThe invitation to wise living seems (at first glance) like a no brainer. Why wouldn’t everyone fully embrace a long life that brings about blessing to oneself and extends a legacy of blessing to many others now and forever? The reason is that the invitation to wisdom is constantly rivaled by the loud and seductive invite of folly. Find out in this sermon how Proverbs motivates us to make the decision for wisdom through a profound presentation of the compelling vision of wisdom and the cautionary tale of folly.
Life 101 :: BeginProverbs 1:1-7By Robert KrumreyWe all want to live our lives well, but where do we begin? Scripture teaches that the beginning of wisdom is the fear of or reverence for God. God is the origin of all wisdom and we have no hope of finding it unless we are willing to receive it from him. Humans, who have hearts that are bound up with folly, can only become wise when they first receive God through Christ who is the perfect expression of the wisdom of God.
Gifted :: The Body1 Corinthians 12:12-31By Robert KrumreyThe “basics” of Spiritual gifts (see last week’s sermon) seem pretty amazing. A diversity of gifts unified by the work of the triune God in a local church is a grand vision, but what about a real church full of maturing, struggling sinners? In this week’s passage, the Apostle Paul gives us some helpful teaching on how an actual “body” of Christ must fight against the temptations of dropping out or taking over and progressively become one body with many members.
Gifted :: The Basics1 Corinthians 12:1-11By Robert KrumreyWe live in a world where those that are considered “gifted” are praised as special and valuable. Gifted musicians, gifted leaders, gifted artists, gifted athletes . . . In God’s economy, everyone is gifted. Not in a “everyone gets a trophy” sort of way, but in a significant world changing way. Find out more in this sermon about spiritual gifts - what they are, who gets them, and what one does with them once they know.
Remember the Rescue :: FailureExodus 32By Robert KrumreyBy the time we get through the 20’s chapters in Exodus, things seem to be humming right along. Moses is receiving more detailed instructions from God about daily life in the new nation of Israel and the people have reconfirmed their commitment to do “all that God had commanded”. That is, until a massive fail on the part of the people and their leadership. Find out in this sermon how/why the people failed, what God did about it, and how we can learn from this experience as we deal with our own failure.
Remember the Rescue :: CovenantExodus 19,20By Robert KrumreyThere have been many rescues up to this point in the unfolding story of Exodus. Rescue through the 10 plagues. Rescue at the Red Sea. Rescue from lack of water at Marah. Rescue from starvation through the giving of Manna and Quail. All of this is described by God as a boring up of Israel “on eagles wings”. All of this has now led us to the making of a covenant at Mt. Sinai. Join us for this sermon as we find out what God has in mind for the terms of relationship with the people of Israel and with us.
Remember the Rescue :: GrowthExodus 15:22-16:36By Noah Galloso"Without faith you cannot please God". Faith is what got us into a relationship with God and faith is the means by which we continue on that journey. God wisely ordains our circumstances such that we grow in faith, not in ourselves, but in the one who rescued us in the first place. God cultivates faith in the Christian in much the same way as we are commanded to "follow Christ just as we received him". By faith.
Remember the Rescue :: DancingExodus 14,15By Robert KrumreyIt’s an all out evacuation of the mixed multitude that is the people of the Exodus. They grab their kids, luggage, and animals and start on a long amazing journey that will be filled with hard yet good experiences designed by God to grow them in faith. First stop is a dead end (literally) situation with water on one side and Pharaoh's army on the other. Find out what God does in this desperate situation that winds up leading to a deliverance and a lot of dancing.
Remember the Rescue :: RescueExodus 7-12By Robert KrumreyThere has been a build up in the book of Exodus (mostly origin story of Moses) that quickly escalates into a very dramatic narration of the ten plagues. These plagues, or “blows”, increase in severity incrementally until the Egyptian comfort, economy, health, and spiritual confidence is in shambles. The killer blow winds up taking out every first born male in the land. Except for those families that take shelter from the impending judgment. Find out what that RESCUE entails, what it means for the Israelites, and what it means for Christians.
Remember the Rescue :: WordExodus 6:1-13By Robert KrumreyWhat does God do when his people, even his leaders, don’t have the faith to keep moving forward? He gives them more of his words. Find out in this sermon how the words of God spoken to the people of God keep producing the faith needed to keep moving forward even when things are difficult.
Remember the Rescue :: SufferExodus 5By Robert KrumreyMoses finally gets to Egypt and everything is going well. God’s people are responsive to Moses’ leadership and already worshiping the one true God. That is, until Pharoah decides to double the workload as punishment for asking for a three day desert pass. The response to this uptick in suffering is anything but mature and the people immediately reject their leaders and their God. Find out in this sermon what suffering reveals in all of us and how it can be used to grow our walk with God.
Remember the Rescue :: EquipExodus 4By Cristian QuirogaGod calls (Exodus 3) and his calls are to impossible (think supernatural) tasks. This might seem a bit unfair since we are natural. Thankfully God also equips and does so with supernatural equipment. Moses feels the weight of an impossible call and God delivers the goods which sets the course for an unbelievable journey of faith. Find out more about Moses’ call and equipping and how God works this out in our own lives as well.
Remember the Rescue :: CallExodus 3By Cristian QuirogaGod gets things done. He can do so directly or do so through human beings. He actually has a track record of co-laboring with human beings from Adam in the garden to the call to make disciples in the New Testament church. In this sermon we see how God calls his servant Moses and Moses’ various responses to that call. Find out how very famous Scripture text informs your own call to being on mission with the missionary God.
Remember the Rescue :: DelivererExodus 2By Robert KrumreyIsrael is going to be rescued by a deliverer. That deliverer is God and he’s going to accomplish his deliverance through a human being named Moses who himself must first be delivered by God. Find out how God delivers Moses (and us) and sets us on a path to participation in his unfolding plan for accomplishing his rescue.
Remember the Rescue :: DesperateExodus 1By Robert KrumreyEvery dramatic rescue is preceded by desperation. Being rescued implies that there is a threat that one needs rescuing from. The book of Exodus opens with a deadly threat to an entire people group and that people belong to God. Find out more in this sermon about God’s activity in the midst of extreme suffering.
The Saints in ATX :: StandEphesians 6:10-20By Robert KrumreyPaul exhorts Christians to be strong in the Lord partly because there is a dangerous enemy afoot. That enemy is NOT other people, but who is it and how do we fight him? Find out in this final sermon from the book of Ephesians.
The Saints in ATX :: StrongEphesians 6:10By Robert KrumreyAre Christians supposed to be weak OR strong? Short answer - STRONG. It’s a unique kind of strength that is strong “in the Lord” and “in the might of his power”. Find out in this sermon how Christians are called to be gospel strong.
The Saints in ATX :: CodeEphesians 5:22-6:9By Robert KrumreyTransformed Christians living in transformed community don’t just hang out in church. They go out into the world and live ordinary lives in extraordinary ways. Find out in this sermon from Paul’s “household code” in the book of Ephesians how we are to live in the world as wives, husbands, children, parents, employees, and bosses.
The Saints in ATX :: WalkEphesians 4:1-21By Robert KrumreyThere seems to be a massive rift between Christians that want to emphasize love and those who want to emphasize morality. The rift is so prevalent that we can begin to think they are mutually exclusive. This week's passage shows us how to wisely walk the tightrope of walking in love while also walking in holiness.
Saints of ATX :: New SelfEphesians 4:17-32By Noah GallosoThrough Jesus, we have been transformed into a new creation. Now we must learn how to live in this new self made whole by the truth of God.
The Story of Hope (Easter Sunday)Mark 15:37-16:8By Robert KrumreyEveryone has two plotlines that are unfolding in their lives. Plotline 1 is whatever one tells themselves to get out of bed in the morning - a story of a positive future outcome (more money, a family, prestige, political utopia, a.k.a. “hope”. Plotline 2 is that we are all heading to our grave. Plotline 1 usually serves as a distraction from Plotline 2, but regardless they are on a collision course. Then comes Jesus. His plotline 2 (grave) gives way to a post-mortem plotline (resurrection) that gives us an indestructible story of hope for this life and the life to come. Find out more in this sermon on the story of resurrection hope.
The Saints:: King (Palm Sunday)Ephesians 4:1-16By Robert KrumreyIt’s Palm Sunday and we remember the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem - the beginning of what Christians call Holy Week. How could Jesus go from being hailed as the messianic King on Sunday to hanging on a Roman cross on Friday? Part of the reason is a misunderstanding of Jesus’ kingship. The crowd that day (and us) tend to think way too small when it comes to King Jesus. Find out more in this sermon about the cosmic scale of Jesus’ kingdom, how it was inaugurated, and how it’s being expressed through the local church of today.
How to judge (and not judge) othersMatthew 7:1-6By Rob JennerChristians today are often criticized for being judgemental. While in some ways we are guilty as charged, in other ways we are called to lovingly call out sin and point people to our Savior. How do we strike this balanced approach? In this sermon from Matthew 7, Jesus equips us for how to judge (and not judge) our fellow brothers and sisters in the church.
Working Out Our SalvationPhilippians 2:12-13By James TorreyWhy would the Apostle Paul instruct us in Phil 2:12 to “work out our own salvation” and to do so “in fear and trembling”? Hear how God can use some of our most moronic moments to help us understand His word.
The Saints :: MiracleEphesians 3:1-13By Robert Krumrey The church is more than songs and sermons and an occasional potluck. God is doing something in and through the church that is a miracle. What is this miracle you ask? He is taking disunified humans and using the “unsearchable riches of Christ” to make them one. Find out more about how this happens and what it means for us, a local church of Saints in ATX.
The Saints :: UnifiedEphesians 2:11-22By Robert Krumrey God’s plan of making sinners into saints is not just individual but also communal. He is taking a divided (even hostile) humanity and making them into a united (actively loving) humanity. How is this possible and how can I get in on this? Find out in this sermon from the book of Ephesians.
The Saints :: GraceEphesians 2:1-10By Robert Krumrey Saints were not always saints. Our apprehension and appreciation of what God has done in Christ to make us into saints is helped in this scriptural text with a trip down memory lane. What, or better said, Who were we before we were saints and what did God do to get us here? Find out in this sermon from Ephesians chapter 2.
Ephesians 1:15-23By Robert Krumrey Saints get a direct line to God through the work of Jesus on the cross. This is an incredible privilege and can seem a bit daunting when figuring out how to speak with the God who created the universe. Who are we talking to and what are we supposed to be asking for? Find out in this sermon on the prompt, the pattern, and the petitions of prayer.
The Saints :: BlessEphesians 1:3-14By Robert Krumrey We are Saints! Every genuine Christian is considered a Saint and this new identity of sainthood is given by grace and through faith in Jesus. So now what? The core impulse that comes from the heart of a Saint is to “bless God”. Find out in this sermon what this behavior of blessing God is and the beliefs that bring it about.
The Saints :: IntroductionEphesians 1:1,2By Robert Krumrey The New Testament book of Ephesians starts with an identification of the sender (Apostle Paul) and the receiver (Saints in Ephesus). How could a local congregation of imperfect sinners be called “saints”? Find out in this sermon the identity of a “saint” and the characteristics of their saintly living.
Devoted :: Fellowship & PrayerMatthew 10:1-15By Robert Krumrey The practices of the Christian faith are not only individual but are also communal. In order to abide in Jesus (see last week’s sermon) fully we not only need to spend time prayerfully reflecting on the Bible, but also need to join Jesus by joining his people in fellowship and mission. Find out more in this sermon how Jesus trained his original twelve disciples (and us) to be a community of missionaries.
Devoted :: Word and PrayerJohn 15:1-8By Robert Krumrey What is the goal of all Christian spiritual practices? In a word - abide. Find out in this sermon what it means to abide in Jesus and how daily spiritual practices are used by God to accomplish this amazing life-giving reality.
Devoted :: Belief and PracticeMatthew 28:16-20By Robert Krumrey God has resolved to create a people for himself from the peoples of the world. When Jesus comes we find out just how he plans to do this. Find out more in this sermon about the What, the How, and the Who of God’s plan for building his church.
Advent Sunday 2 :: Hannah | 1 Samuel 1:1-20By Robert Krumrey It’s another birth narrative in the Old Testament. Hannah is waiting in anguish for a child and God doesn’t seem to hear or care. Things get so dire that Hannah finds herself in a snot-faced prayer session that leads to a change of heart. A heart that finds joy with or without the fulfillment of what she thought was her deepest desire. Find out more in this sermon about the “how” of painfully (and joyfully) waiting.
Genesis of Everything :: Laugh | Genesis 18:21By Robert Krumrey Abraham and Sarah have been carrying around a promise from God for a quarter century and God has done nothing except keep promising that he is going to bring a baby out of a dead womb. It seems so ridiculous to these stumbling saints that they both give God a cynical Ha! Find out in this sermon how God changes these snickering cynical hearts into hearts overflowing with the laughter of true joy.
Genesis of Everything :: Covenant | Genesis 17By Robert Krumrey Abram and Sarai have failed miserably at living by faith in Genesis 16 and God shows back up in chapter 17 to have a word with them. What does he do? Reaffirms his covenant relationship, gives them new names, and a sign for the covenant he’d made with them over two decades before. Find out in this sermon about how God relates to human beings and what he expects from them in return.
Genesis of Everything :: See | Genesis 16By Noah GallosoSarai and Abram decide to take things into their own hands to fulfill God's covenant with them. They involve their servant Hagar, and the end result is humans in suffering from their sin. We find here though how God sees his people in their sin and suffering and makes covenant with them, covenant of redemption and restoration. Find out more about this covenant making and covenant keeping God and the promises he assures us sinners and sufferers.
Genesis of Everything :: Belief | Genesis 15By Rob JennerAbram trusts the God who promises him that he will become a great nation in spite impossible odds. Then 25 years of nothing happens and Abram is struggling with doubt. It is here that we read one of the most important verses in the entire Bible. That Abram “believed the Lord and he counted it to him as righteousness”. Find out what this means and how this pattern of believing into right standing with God applies to you.
Genesis of Everything :: Faith| Genesis 12:1-9By Robert Krumrey The scene at the tower of Babel ends with a confused and dispersed world with little to no hope. Unlike the earlier narratives in Genesis, we don’t see any plan for saving humans from their predicament. Genesis chapter 12 introduces the plan that begins an overarching thread of salvation throughout the entire Bible. Find out more about this plan that starts with an elderly couple wandering in a land of hostile humans that will one day result in a blessing that will overflow to all the families of the earth.
Noah’s descendants are corrupted by sin just as the humans had been before the flood. This time they decide to build a tower up to the heavens in order to "make a name for themselves". While this is ridiculous on its face, God got the message loud and clear. In yet another act of justice and mercy, God sabotages their operation by confusing their language and dispersing them all over the planet. The dividing lines of ethnolinguistic groups are put into place to both frustrate human hubris and awaken humans to their spiritual need. Find out in this sermon about this great dispersal and the great reversal that is brought about by God through Christ.
Genesis of Everything :: Pattern | Genesis 6-9By Robert Krumrey Humans sin, sin proliferates, and sin proliferates even more until every thought of every intention in the human heart is nothing but evil. So much so that God grieves over his creation of human beings and regrets the day they were born. God has a plan for dealing with this and it includes a comprehensive judgment and a plan to save Noah and his family from the impending doom. Find out more about this story, what it means, and how it sets a pattern for what God will do ultimately in Christ.
Genesis of Everything :: StoryGenesis 4:1-26By Robert Krumrey We leave Genesis chapter 3 wondering how bad “the fall” of humanity is really going to be. At first, things seem to be going according to plan - humans are procreating and administrating. Crops are being planted; herds are being tended. People are even interacting with God. That is, until sin rears its ugly head and goes on a murderous rampage to kill every human who ever lives. Find out more in this sermon about the story of sin and the one who sovereignly saves us from it.
Genesis of Everything :: OffspringGenesis 3:14-24By Robert Krumrey The consequences of breaking relationship with God are painful (literally) but humans are not without hope. Painful labor and delivery will fill the earth with image bearers. Toilsome labor will produce culture and bring forth food and shelter for survival. And all that production and procreation will bring forth an offspring that will one day crush sin, death, and hell itself. Find more in this sermon about an Offspring that will make all things new.
Genesis 1&2 give us a beautiful cosmos perfectly ordered in every way. The relationships between humans and God, humans and humans, humans and themselves, even humans and the earth are all working in concert and contributing to the kind of thriving we all long for. The question is, “What happened?”. Genesis 3 tells us what indeed did happen to the created cosmos and the rest of the Bible tells us how God is putting all back together again. Find out more in this sermon about the creation and fall of the cosmos.
Genesis of Everything :: DesignGenesis 2:4-25By Robert Krumrey Just when we thought we were done with our origin story of how the universe came to be, we are given a second rendering of what happened at the beginning. This time it’s a close up of the creation of human beings. Find out in this sermon what Genesis 2 reveals about what a human being is (ontology) and what a human being is for (teleology).
Genesis of Everything :: RestGenesis 2:1-3By Robert Krumrey God finishes his very good cosmos including his co-regents human beings and rests. Not because he is tired but because he wants to communicate some very profound truths about the universe, his relationship with human beings, and how we are to go about stewarding our time. Find out more in this sermon on the 7th day of creation when God (along with us) rest from our work.
Genesis of Everything :: Glory
Genesis 1:26-31 By Robert Krumrey
God in his greatness and goodness participates in a six-day symphonic creation that crescendos in a glorious finale - the creation of human beings. These glorious creations are made to bear the image of God and do so in an abundance of ways. Find out in this sermon about the dignity and dominion given to every human being on the planet.
Genesis of Everything :: Good
Genesis 1:1-25 By Robert Krumrey
We learn in Genesis 1:1 that God can create out of nothing. In Genesis 1:2 we see him working with a world that is formless, void and completely dark. God, the consummate artist, takes a watery chaos and forms it and fills it resulting in a wonder-full universe. Find out in this sermon how God goes about accomplishing this massive and intricate task and what it reveals about our Creator God.
Genesis of Everything :: Reveal
Genesis 1:1 By Robert Krumrey
Humans are meaning makers and they are consistently on the hunt for their purpose in life. Who are we and what on earth are we here for? The book of Genesis has some profound answers that take us all the way before the creation of the universe, where a self-existent God came up with everything including us. Find out more about this God and who he has made us to be in this sermon (and ongoing sermon series) from Genesis.
Ordinary Church :: Team
Acts 16:1-15 By Robert Krumrey
The road to a healthy movement of church planting churches is an exciting and difficult one. Acts is the story of gospel proclamation that leads to new churches that lead to the planting of more churches. The burden and the blessing of all of this new work is shared by people functioning in teams. Find out where one of these teams comes from, what they go through to accomplish their mission, and how you can participate in this ongoing movement in 2023.
Ordinary Church :: Go
Acts 11:19-26; 13:1-3 By Robert Krumrey
As persecution continues to increase so does the witness of the church. Christians end up in places they’ve never been talking to people they never dreamed of speaking to. A few decide to cross culture and share the message of Jesus. The result is an extraordinary work of God among ordinary people that becomes the most influential church in the book of Acts - The Church of Antioch. Find out more in this sermon about Antioch’s “start-up story” and what we can learn from them.
Ordinary Church :: Providence
Acts 12:1-25 By James Torrey
Bad things happen to the church and they happen at the hands of those who are supposed to be protecting the people under their authority. While Luke (the writer of Acts) pulls no punches describing the terror of state-sponsored persecution, he also reveals to the reader that God’s power is unrivaled. Find out more in this sermon about what Christians call “providence” and how we see this in the unfolding story of God’s people in Acts and today.
Ordinary Church :: Other
Acts 10:34-48 By Robert Krumrey
While Peter is still musing on God’s invite to a non-Kosher dinner, he gets a knock on the door from some non-Kosher people. He winds up telling them the gospel and witnesses a group he never dreamed he’d be in the same room with become his brothers and sisters in Christ. The experience is mind blowing for Peter and his posse and sets the stage for the evangelization of the many “ethnes” of the Roman empire. Find out in this sermon what we can learn from Peter’s experience regarding how Christians move toward the “other”.
Ordinary Church :: Eat
Acts 10:1-33 By Christian Hogan
The people of God are branching out from Jerusalem to Judea to Samaria to who knows where else. It’s an exciting time, but not without a few growing pains. Jewish laws about food and sabbath had kept God’s people set apart from all others for millenia. Now a people that once showed God’s glory and goodness with a come and see approach were now being told to go and tell. Find out more in this sermon how the gospel frees God’s people to be both separate and sent.
Ordinary Church :: Saul
Acts 9:1-22 By Robert Krumrey
In one of the darkest moments in the book of Acts, we read of wide-scale, state-sponsored persecution that’s being spearheaded by a man named Saul. This darkest of experiences gives way to a dawning of light that turns out to be a pivotal story in the book of Acts. Learn more in this sermon about how one man’s darkness is flooded by gospel light resulting in a flood of gospel witness to the ends of the earth.
Acts 8:1-8; 8:26-40 By Robert Krumrey
Persecution continues to increase and the church scatters. Ordinary Christians encounter people in their path who have never heard the good news about Jesus. What will these recently converted Christ followers do? Philip, one of the seven who were asked to feed widows back in Acts 6, tells the gospel to anyone who will listen - including Samaritans and an Ethiopian Eunuch. Find out more in this sermon about what we can learn from Philip’s life and how we should respond to Philip’s example.
Ordinary Church :: Stephen
Acts 6:8-15; 7:54-8:3 By Robert Krumrey
Persecution of the church in Acts is heating up. Leaders are being taken into custody and flogged. Then the unthinkable happens. A treasured church member, and one of the first deacons, is dragged into court, falsely accused, and stoned to death. What happens after the tragedy of the first Christian martyr is one of the most important events in Christian history. Find out in this sermon what that is and how this story helps us set our own expectations about the expansion of gospel ministry throughout the world and in our own backyard.
Ordinary Church :: Problem
Acts 6:1-7 By Robert Krumrey
The church of Acts is growing and experiencing growing pains. Certain widows are being overlooked in the church food distribution and it looks like some kind of preferential treatment toward widows who are culturally Jewish. In this sermon we look at one of the first congregational problems faced by church leadership, how the problem was solved, and what the results were after the fact.
Ordinary Church :: Holy
Acts 4:32-5:11 By James Torrey
The newly birthed church in Acts is not without its problems - persecution from some outside the church and self-promotion by some inside the church. Ananias and Sapphira see an opportunity to look like religious rock stars without all the sacrifice that many in the church were embracing. They lie to church leaders and to God and drop dead in a heartbeat. Find out in this sermon what happens, why it happens, and what it might teach our church in the 21st century.
Ordinary Church :: Persecution
Acts 4:1-22 By Robert Krumrey
The church in Acts is booming! The Spirit has arrived and the church is functioning as a community of missionaries who are seeing the Lord add to their number daily those who are being saved. What will move the needle toward the accomplishment of a world-wide mission to get the gospel to the ends of the earth? In a word, persecution. This sermon explores the place of persecution in God’s plan for advancing the gospel to our neighborhood and the nations.
The Spirit has supernaturally converted 3000 people and supernaturally gathered them into a new community. Now what? Next, we see that community on mission as they begin to spread the gospel within the city limits of Jerusalem. See how these first Christians go about engaging those outside the church in order to see them affected with gospel truth.
Ordinary Church :: Tribe Acts 2:14-47 By Robert Krumrey The gospel is preached in the power of the Spirit and something amazing happens - 3000 people become Christians. More than this, 3000 people rally around the good news of Jesus in a community of Christ followers that is so compelling many others place their faith in Jesus and join his church. The Jerusalem church of Acts 2 is not perfect, but it has much to teach us in 2023. Find out in this sermon how a diverse group of humans can gather in true community that accomplishes the mission of making disciples of all nations.
Ordinary Church :: Spirit Acts 2:1-18 By Noah Galloso Jesus instructs his disciples to wait for the Spirit. They do and when the Spirit shows up it’s in the middle of the Jewish festival of Pentecost. Jewish pilgrims from all over the world hear the good news about Jesus in their heart language and respond with saving faith. The church is born! Find out in this sermon what the Spirit does to inaugurate the church and how that activity helps us better understand church life in 2023.
Ordinary Church :: Wait Acts 1:1-11 By Robert Krumrey The expansive growth of the early Christianity is an amazing part of church history. What was it about those early believers that resulted in a small band of powerless uneducated people becoming a movement of over 6 million all while suffering tremendous persecution? Find out in this sermon and sermon series as we explore how ordinary people became an extraordinary church in Acts chapters 1-11.
Secret Life of Jesus :: Identity Matthew 7:12-29 By Robert Krumrey Jesus finishes up the Sermon on the Mount by going deeper. Deep into our very identities. He reveals that we will exemplify the teachings of the sermon by receiving a new identity. Find out in this sermon how the thorny fruit and shoddy contruction of a life lived apart from God can become a fruitful tree and a house built on rock.
Matthew 7:7-11 By Robert Krumrey The resources required to live out the sermon on the mount are beyond natural. They are supernatural. Which means we will have to get those resources from somewhere outside ourselves. Jesus assures us that we can ASK for whatever we need, SEEK what we have yet to find, and should KNOCK until whatever we are facing gets handled by God. Find out in this sermon, what we must first believe to make these kinds of asks of our heavenly Father.
Secret Life of Jesus :: See Matthew 7:1-6 By Christian Hogan Don’t Judge but do get the speck out of your “brother’s” eye. Jesus’ teaching on one of the dangers of the spiritual life (judgmentalism) and the necessity of loving sin discernment within the church find themselves side by side in this very famous section of Scripture. Find out in this sermon how one can reject judgmentalism and at the same time lovingly give and receive life-giving correction.
Secret Life of Jesus :: Easter Sunday Matthew 27:57-28:10 By Robert Krumrey Jesus is Risen! At least this is what the gospel writer Matthew reports to us. What about Matthew’s account of Jesus’ resurrection would lead us to believe it’s true and why does it matter? Find out in this sermon from Matthew 27 and 28.
Secret Life of Jesus :: Palm Sunday Matthew 20:29-21:17 By Robert Krumrey Palm Sunday is the pivotal moment in all four Gospels where Jesus stirs Jerusalem to its boiling point. The stage is set for a massive collision between the Divine Son of God and those who hold both governmental and religious authority. Find out in this sermon about the meaning of Palm Sunday and why it matters.
Secret Life of Jesus :: Believe Matthew 6:25-34 By Robert Krumrey Treasuring God above all else affects the way we interact with the outside world. Treasures that once seemed ultimate now become a means to bring about higher purposes (last week’s sermon). Not only this but being heavenly hearted allows us to rely on God our Father for what we need here on earth. This enables us not only to be generous with our resources but also frees us from the anxiety that comes from worrying about tomorrow. Found out in this sermon what we should believe about God and his Kingdom and the resulting peace that comes from resting in these truths.
Secret Life of Jesus :: Treasure Matthew 6:19-24 By Cooper Krumrey The Sermon on the Mount is full of profound teaching regarding the inward condition of human beings and the congruence (or incongruence) of that inward condition with outward action. How do we know if we are truly “getting it” instead of falling for another version of false pretense. Find out in this sermon on Jesus’ ultimate test of the human heart – what we treasure.
Secret Life of Jesus :: Fasting Matthew 6:16-18 By Anse Kwak Breaking through to a secret life with God always includes the use of spiritual practices like prayer and Bible reading. One practice that is often ignored it that of fasting. Find out more in this sermon how fasting can be a means for God’s Spirit to do a new work in your life and how the hungriness of your stomach can be the gateway to a satiating of the soul with more of Jesus.
Secret Life of Jesus :: Pray 2Matthew 6:9-15By Robert KrumreyIn our sermon from last week (pray 1) we learned from Jesus how to pray. This week we hear from Jesus what to pray. The Lord’s prayer or model prayer is the most significant teaching on prayer in the Bible. Find out more in this sermon as we learn from the Master of prayer, Jesus himself.
WARNING! DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE MICROPHONE DURING RECORDING, THERE ARE SEVERAL LOUD AND SUDDEN POPS THAT MAY BE STARTLING TO LISTENERS.Secret Life of Jesus :: Pray 1 Matthew 6:5-8 By Robert Krumrey Ask any Christian whether prayer is important and you will get a 100% “yes”. Ask any Christian if they pray as much as they think they should and you’ll probably get a 100% “no”. We all agree that prayer is important and Jesus would agree. In this teaching from Matthew 6, Jesus shows us how to make prayer a priority and how to do it once we’ve made it one.
Secret Life of Jesus :: GiveMatthew 6:1-4By Robert KrumreyIn our previous sermon series on Matthew chapter 5, we learn about Jesus’ vision for Becoming Human. A comprehensive transformation into a whole person inside and out. Matthew chapter 6 gives us the means of this massive transformation which are the spiritual practices of the Christian life. Check out this sermon for teaching on spiritual practices in general and the practice of financial giving in particular.
Matthew 5:33-37 By Noah Galloso In an environment of lying it’s hard to figure out if someone is telling the truth. Jesus teaches his followers to always be consistent with the truth - to let one’s “yes be yes” and “no be no”. Find out in this sermon how being a truth teller is a reflection of the ultimate Truth Teller and a demonstration of the most important Truth we could ever come to know.
Matthew 5:21-32 By Robert KrumreyJesus teaches his followers in Matthew 5:20 that their righteousness must be greater than that of the “Scribes and Pharisees”. This was a daunting standard of holiness for those who first heard this. Little did they know what Jesus meant by that until the very next part of the sermon. Find out in this sermon the life-changing INWARD and OUTWARD transformation that Jesus makes possible in the lives of his followers.
Matthew 5:17-20 By Robert Krumrey Many believe that the way to deal with God’s righteous standard (the law) is to use grace to dismiss it. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus is clear that he did not come to abolish God’s law but instead to fulfill it. What is Jesus saying by this and what does it mean for us who are seeking to follow Christ? Find out in this sermon about both the perfect and progressive righteousness of God.
Matthew 5:13-16 By Robert Krumrey Immediately after Jesus welcomes us into the Kingdom of Heaven, we are given a job – to be salt and light in the world. What does he mean by this and how do can I embrace his call to affect the world in his name? Find out in this sermon from the book of Matthew.
Matthew 5:1-12 By Robert Krumrey 7 billion people on the planet and all of them are trying to figure out how to be a proper human. This sermon is the beginning of a series based on the teachings of Jesus from Matthew chapter 5. This is the first chapter of some of Jesus’ most well-known teaching (The Sermon on the Mount). In this portion of Scripture, Jesus tells us not only WHAT a human should be but HOW to get there.
Luke 2:22-38By Robert KrumreyWe live in a world that is obsessed with creating narratives usually with ourselves at the center. What if there is a Writer of the entire story of the universe which includes the story of every living person, including us? Find out in this sermon what it’s like to live inside the greatest story ever told.
Revelation 21:1-27 By Robert Krumrey This is our final sermon on The Apostles Creed. The Creed finishes up with a declaration of one’s belief in “the life everlasting”. What is this life going to be like and how will knowing about it affect my life in the daily? Find out in this sermon from Revelation 21.
1 Peter 2:4-12 By Robert Krumrey The Apostles Creed states that we “believe in the Holy Spirit” and then immediately speaks of the church as being holy and universal and a “communion of saints”. This is not by accident as the Holy Spirit applies gospel grace to Christians in part by forming them spiritually into a unified group. In this sermon, find out more about what this “communion” looks like, how you can be a part of it, and what you will experience if you are a part of it.
1 Corinthians 2:1-11 by Cooper Krumrey
What is the gateway to spiritual power and wisdom? Find out in this sermon from 1 Corinthians 2. In this profound passage of Scripture, the Apostle Paul reveals how the Holy Spirit gives power to the weak and wisdom to the foolish.
Acts 1:1-11 By Christian Hogan
Jesus didn’t only die and then raise from the dead. He ascended into heaven. What does this mean and why does it matter. Check out this sermon about the ascension of Jesus and how it relates to the work of the Holy Spirit and the mission of the church.
Luke 23:1-24:8 By Robert Krumrey
Jesus, the truly divine and truly human Savior, was capable of suffering in the same way as every other human being that ever lived. The Apostles Creed states that he “suffered under Pontius Pilate." His arrest, trial, torture, and eventual crucifixion were made possible by the incarnation that we spoke of in the previous sermon in this series. But why did the divine Son of God have to suffer and die in this way? Find out in this sermon on Luke 23 & 24 as we explore the next portion of the Apostles Creed.
Luke 1 by Robert Krumrey
The section of the Apostles Creed that addresses "the Son" begins with the virgin birth. In this sermon on the angelic announcement to Mary regarding Jesus' birth, we learn who Jesus is and explore some of the reason getting his identity right really matters.
Psalm 2 By Robert Krumrey
God is Almighty, meaning he has no rival and is enthroned above all things seen and unseen. Meanwhile our world seems to be going up in flames. How do we make sense of an Almighty God and a seemingly chaotic world? Find out in this sermon on the “Almighty Maker of heaven and earth” portion of the Apostles Creed.
Hebrews 11 by Robert Krumrey
This is the beginning of our sermon series on the Apostles Creed, the oldest creed of the ancient church. The opening line is "I believe in God". The question of "who is this God?" is answered by the creed itself. The question answered in this sermon is "what does it mean to believe in this God?". In it we answer what it means to "believe", what the object of this belief is, and what is it like to live "by faith".
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Romans 12:14-21 (by Robert Krumrey)
This is the final message from Romans chapter 12. In these verses, we see a compelling vision of how the church "overcomes evil" within themselves and in the world with the goodness of God.
Romans 12:11-13; As we seek to embrace the incredibly high calling for church life that is depicted in Romans 12 (unity in Christ, diverse functionality, hating evil, loving like family) we are immediately confronted with the challenge of persevering in this kind of living over the long haul. We find ourselves too weak (or too lazy) to do this with any kind of longevity. Find out in this sermon from Noah Galloso how we are to NOT be "slothful in zeal" but instead "fervent in spirit, serving the Lord".
Romans 12:9,10
How does one know if a church is healthy? In all of its unity in Christ and diversity of function (spiritual gifts), how do we know if the church is being and doing what God intended.? The short answer is that every healthy church is characterized by LOVE. What is genuine Christian LOVE and how on earth can we grow into the church that can express that LOVE? Find out in this sermon from Romans chapter 12.
Romans 12:3-5
Paul tells us to be transformed by the renewal of our mind then gives us some thinking patterns to reject and some to embrace. Find out in this sermon the basics for how people in a local church should be thinking and how that thinking leads to a unity of diverse functionality in the church and on mission in the world.