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2026.06.14 Servants in the House of the Lord | Luke 17:7-10 | Kevin Galloway by EP Church Annapolis
2026.05.31 Slaves to Righteousness | Romans 6:1-23 | Donnie Kennedy by EP Church Annapolis
2026.04.19 | The Power of God for Salvation to Everyone Who Believes | Romans 1:16-17 | Kevin Galloway by EP Church Annapolis
2026.04.05 The Good News of Resurrection Power | 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, 13-27a, 53-58 by EP Church Annapolis
2026.03.29 The Gospel of David's Son | Matt. 21:1-11, Romans 1:1-3 | Dr. Jason Hood by EP Church Annapolis
2026.03.15 Eavesdropping on Jesus | John 17:20-26 | Andrew Menkis by EP Church Annapolis
2026.03.08 God on Mission | Joshua 2:1-15, 23-24 | Mike Densmoor by EP Church Annapolis
2026.02.15 The Good Portion: Serving and Delighting in Jesus | Luke 10:38-42 | Kevin Galloway by EP Church Annapolis
2026.02.08 Live For The Lord | Matthew 6:24-34 | Bradley Chwastyk by EP Church Annapolis
2026.01.11 The Lord Of The Vineyard | Mark 12:1-12 | Bradley Chwastyk by EP Church Annapolis
2026.01.04 Two Rival Kings - Two Rival Kingdoms | Matthew 2:1-18 | Rich Hansen by EP Church Annapolis
2025.12.28 The End of All Things Is at Hand...So How Should We live in 2026? | 1 Peter 4:7-11 | Kevin Galloway by EP Church Annapolis
2025.12.21 Shocked but Not Surprised | Genesis 1:1-2, 26-28; John 1:1-14 | Chad Dirkse by EP Church Annapolis
2025.12.07 A Son of the Spirit and the Virgin Mary | Luke 1:26-46 | Rich Hansen by EP Church Annapolis
2025.11.30 The Incarnation: Made Like Us | Hebrews 2:5:18 | Kevin Galloway by EP Church Annapolis
2025.11.23|God Completes His Work|Phillipians 1:6| Craig Coulbourne by EP Church Annapolis
2025.11.16 Damaged Emotions and the Darkness of the Cross | Colossians 3:1-10 | Bill Kirwan by EP Church Annapolis
2025.10.26 Bless the Lord, O My Soul | Psalm 103 | Kevin Galloway by EP Church Annapolis
2025.10.12 But with You There Is Forgiveness | Psalm 130 | Donnie Kennedy by EP Church Annapolis
2025.09.28 Get on the Bus! | Luke 2:41-52, Mark 11:12-17 | Eric Larsen by EP Church Annapolis
2025.09.14 A Tale of Three Kings: the Coward, the Shepherd, and the Good Shepherd | 1 Samuel 16:1-13 }Keven Galloway by EP Church Annapolis
2025.09.07 | Encourage One Another | Hebrews 10:19-25 | Rich Hansen by EP Church Annapolis
2025.08.31 True Worship: How Do WE Live Monday to Saturday? | Donnie Kennedy by EP Church Annapolis
2025.08.17 Facing the Impossible | Hebrews 11:30-40 | Irwyn Ince by EP Church Annapolis
2025.08.10 Reconciliation: Once Your Enemy, Now Seated at Your Table | 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 | Jay Mitchell by EP Church Annapolis
2025.08.03 Confess Your Sins to One Another } 1 John 1:5-9 | Rich Hansen by EP Church Annapolis
2025.07.20 Renewing Spiritual Passon | Hebrews 10:19-25 | Jim Ferguson by EP Church Annapolis
2025.07.13 Through a Mirror Darkly | 1 Corinthians 13 | Rob Niehwoehner by EP Church Annapolis
2025.07.06 How Should We Then Live? | Luke 6:46-7:10 | Chris Jensen by EP Church Annapolis
2025.06.29 Always Pray and Never Lose Heart | Luke 18:1-8 | Kevin Galloway by EP Church Annapolis
2025.06.22 The Prodigally Loving Father and His Two Lost Sons | Luke 15:11-32 | Jay Mitchell by EP Church Annapolis
2025.06.15 I Am Adopted: I Bear My Father's Name | Galatians 4:1-7 | Donnie Kennedy by EP Church Annapolis
2025.06.08 Fear Not, Stand Firm and See the Salvation of the LORD | Ex. 14:1-14, 30,31 | Donnie Kennedy by EP Church Annapolis
2025.05.25 God, Be Merciful to Me a Sinner | Luke 18:9-14 | Kevin Galloway by EP Church Annapolis
2025.05.11 The Last Enemy to Be Destroyed | 1 Corinthians 15:20-58 | Kevin Galloway by EP Church Annapolis
2025.05.04 Some Observations from God's Caterers | Luke 24: 28-35 | Rich Hansen by EP Church Annapolis
2025.04.27 Jesus' Resurrection at 30,000 Feet | Luke 24:13-35 | Rich Hansen by EP Church Annapolis
2025.04.20 Why Is the Resurrection of First Importance | 1 Corinthians 15:1-20 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2025.04.13 Of First Importance | 1 Corinthians 15:1-5 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2025.04.06 The Spirit's Work: Not Disorder but Order | 1 Cor 14:26-40 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2025.03.30 The Spirit's Work: Not Confusion, But Clarity | 1 Corinthians 14:1-25 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2025.03.23 The Preeminent Mark of the Spirit's Presence | 1 Corinthians 13 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2025.03.16 How Shall We Then Wait | Isaiah 40:27-31 | Jay Mitchell by EP Church Annapolis
2025.03.02 The Spirit's Presence: the Body of Christ | 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2025.02.23 THe Spirit's Work: Christ-centered Unity and Diversity by EP Church Annapolis
2025.02.16 Christian Worship: God's Spirit at Work | 1 Corinthians 12-14 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2025.02.09 That The Works of God Might Be Displayed | John 9:1-38 | Kevin Galloway by EP Church Annapolis
2025.02.02 Christian Worship: The Lord's Supper | 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2025.01.26 Christian Worship: The Ministries of Women | 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2025.01.19 Christian Freedom IV | I Corinthians 10:23-11:1 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2025.01.12 Christian Freedom III | 1 Corinthians 10:1 - 11:1 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2025.01.05_12 Nothing New? All Things New! | 2 Corinthians 5:10-6:2 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2024.12.29 The Gospel of Great Joy: The LORD is come! | Luke 2:1-20 | Donnie Kennedy by EP Church Annapolis
2024.12.22 Filled with the Holy Spirit | Luke 1:57-80 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2024.12.08 Do Not Be Afraid for Your Prayer Has Been Heard | Luke 1:5-25 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2024.11.17 When Fishermen Don't Fish, They Fight | Mark 1:14-20 | Rich Hansen by EP Church Annapolis
2024.11.10 Christian Freedom: For the Sake of the Gospel | 1 Cor. 9:1-27 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2024.10.27 Leading the Life the Lord Has Assigned | 1 Corinthians 7:17-40 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2024.10.20 Bearing Fruit Among the Thorns | Luke 8:4-15 | Kevin Galloway by EP Church Annapolis
2024.10.06 So Glorify God in Your Body | 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2024.09.08 Not Talk But Power | 1 Corinthians 4:6-21 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2024.09.01 Stewards of God's Mysteries | 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2024.08.25 You Are God's Temple | I Corinthians 3:10-17, 6:15-20 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2024.08.11 Be Still And Know That I Am God | Psalm 46:1-11 | Jay Mitchell by EP Church Annapolis
2024.08.04 But We Have the MInd of Christ | I Corinthians 2:12-3:4 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2024.07.28 God's Hidden Wisdom Now Revealed | 1 Corinthians 2:6-13 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2024.07.21 Not Human Wisdom but God's Power | 1 Corinthians 2:1-6 | Jphn Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2024.07.14 That No One Might Boast | 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2024.07.07 Rights and Duties in Authority and Submission | 1 Corinthians 7:3-5, 33-34 | Tim Yates by EP Church Annapolis
June 30 EP2024.06.30 My Own Worst Enemy | Psalm 109 | Jay Mitchell by EP Church Annapolis
2024.06.09 Called, Gifted, and Kept Secure | 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2024.06.01 |Spiritual Gifts | 1Cor 12: 1-7, 12-14, 20-26| Rich Hanson by EP Church Annapolis
2024.05.26 How Does the Spirit Help Us? | John 14:15-31 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2024.05.12 Yet I Will Rejoice in the Lord | Habakkuk 3:1-19 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2024.05.04 The Knowledge of God's Glory | Habakkuk 2:1-20 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2024.04.28 Where is God in Times of Trouble | John Wood | Hab 1:1-2:4 by EP Church Annapolis
2024.04.14 Jesus On Mission For Us and With Us | Lk 19:1-10 | Dan Iverson by EP Church Annapolis
2024.04.07 Because He Cares for You | 1 Peter 5:6-14 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2024.03.24 Feeling the Music of Easter | Jn 12:12-19. Lk 19:41-44 | Rich Hansen by EP Church Annapolis
2024.03.03 Living With the End in View | 1 Peter 4:1-11| John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2024.02.25 The Kingdom of God: God Making His Appeal Through Us: Mark 1:9-15 | Rich Hansen | by EP Church Annapolis
2024.02.11 Giving Reason for Your Hope | 1 Peter 3:13-17 |John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2024.01.21 Scavenger Hunt or Grand Tour | Jeremiah 6:16 | Jay Mitchell by EP Church Annapolis
2023.12.24 He Will Save His People from Their Sins | Jim Ferguson by EP Church Annapolis
2023.11.26 A Sacrifice of Thanksgiving | Luke 17: 11-19 |John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2023.11.19 What Is a Missional Church? | 1 Peter 2:9-12 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2023.11.05 Empowering the Adventure | I Corinthians 15:54-58 | Rich Hansen by EP Church Annapolis
2023.10.15 Impossible Repentance | Mark 10:17-27 | Chuck Garriott by EP Church Annapolis
2023.10.8 Growing Up Into Salvation | 1 Peter 1:22-2:3 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2023.09.24 The Tested Genuineness of Your Faith | ! Peter 1:6-12 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2023.09.03 Elect Exiles, Holy Priesthood | 1 Peter 1:1-2, 2:9-10 | Drew Wilkins by EP Church Annapolis
2023.09.17 The Living and Abiding Word of God | 1 Peter 3-5, 22-25 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2023.07.30 Colossians So Far:Union with Christ | Col. 1:28 | Drew Wilkins by EP Church Annapolis
2023.07.23 In the Name of Jesus | Colossians 3:15-17 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2023.07.09 As You Received Christ, So Walk in Him | Col. 2:6-23 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2023.06.25 Filling Up What Is Lacking in Christ's Affliction | Colossians 1:24-2:5 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2023.06.11 That In Everything He Might Be Preeminent | Colossians 1:15-23 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2023.06.04 We Have Not Ceased to Pray for You | Colossians 1:1-14 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2023.05.21 Spirit Baptized and Spirit Filled | Acts 2:1-4 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2023.05.07 As the Father Has Sent Me, Evan So I Am Sending You | John 20:19-23 | John Wood 20: by EP Church Annapolis
2023.03.26 You Will Receive Power and You Will Be My Witnesses | Acts 1:1-8 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2023.02.19 Resisting Temptation: Obeying God's Word | Matthew 4:8-11 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2023.2.12 | Resisting Temptation: Believing God's Word | Matthew 4:1-11 by EP Church Annapolis
2023.05.02 Resisting Temptation:Believing God's Word | Matt. 4:1-11 John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2023.01.29 Jesus' Baptism: To Fulfill All Righteouness | Matt 3:11-17 by EP Church Annapolis
2023.01.15 Out of Egypt I Called My Son | Matthew 2:13-23| John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2022.12.25 What Can We Learn about the First Christmas? Matthew 1:188-25 | Jim Ferguson by EP Church Annapolis
2022.12.11 Disappointment With God: Broken Nations | Matthew 1:6b-11 by EP Church Annapolis
2022.12.04 Disappointment with God: Broken People | Matthew 1:3-6, 16 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2022.11.27 Disappointment with God: Broken Promises | Matthew 1:1-17 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2022.11.13 Bless the Lord, O My Soul | Psalm 103: 1-22 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2022.10.30 Honest Lament: The Seed of True Hope | Psalm 130 | Drew Wilkins by EP Church Annapolis
2022.10.02 Beloved, Let Us Love One Another | I John 4:7-21 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2022.09.11 We Are God's Children Now | 1 John 2:28 - 3:10 | John Wood by EP Church Annapolis
2022.08.21 The Old Commandment That is Forever New | 1 John 2:7-17 by EP Church Annapolis
2022.7.24 Vital Signs | Psalm 1, John 20:30-31, 1 John 5: 1-5, 13 by EP Church Annapolis
202.07.17 Boast in the Lord and His Mercy | Psalm 5:1-2, 11-12, Galatians 6:11-15 by EP Church Annapolis
2022.01.02 Food and Drink - Life and Light | Psalm 36:7-9, John 1:1-13 by EP Church Annapolis
2021.12.12 Let It Be to Me According to Your Word | Luke 1:26-38 by EP Church Annapolis
2021.11.28 And the God of Peace Will Be with You | Philippians 4:8-9 by EP Church Annapolis
2021.05.16 So the Body of Christ May Be Built Up Ephesians 4:7-16 by EP Church Annapolis
11.29.2020 Dangerous Deception, Liberty in the Lord Acts 4:36-37, Acts 5:1-11, 1 Peter 1:14-21 by EP Church Annapolis
09.12.2020 A Biblical Perspective on the Current Pandemic Matthew 26:36-40 by EP Church Annapolis
12/22/19 - Peace for the Christmas Yet to Come - Revelation 22:1-5 by EP Church Annapolis
11/10/19 - For the Directionally Impaired - Ecclesiastes 10:1-20 by EP Church Annapolis
10/13/19 - Satisfaction Sold Separately - Ecclesiastes 5:10 - 6:9 by EP Church Annapolis
"Two are better than one." This proverbial wisdom has a context, and Pastor Bruce walks us through the Preacher's view in oppression, companionship, and work.
Pastor Dan preaches from Ecclesiastes 3, where the Teacher provides a sober portrait of what we can expect under the sun—and of a God who makes everything beautiful in its season.
The Preacher of Ecclesiastes introduces the ways he searched for meaning and joy—wisdom, work, pleasure and leaving a legacy—and tells us each pursuit ended in frustration, which he calls vanity. As Pastor Bruce reminds us, however, these pursuits are not a waste of time because they each moved the Preacher (and us) closer to the truth source of joy: God.
Pastor Bruce introduces us to the Preacher in Ecclesiastes, who has some difficult but profound advice and insight into life here 'under the sun'. Here's Part One of our series on the Old Testament book Ecclesiastes.
Isaac Vineyard challenges us to go to the nationals to proclaim the gospel of Jesus, which is for all people. Do our hearts line up with the heart of God?
Pastor Bruce preaches on one of the most important passages in Scripture, Romans 1:8-17. Romans 1:16-17 powerfully and simply proclaims the gospel about Jesus Christ that is for all nations.
“The Gospel of God is about Jesus Christ and brings about the obedience of faith among all the nations.” Pastor Bruce begins our series on Romans by exploring this statement, which has profound implications for our lives, our communities, and our world.
Pastor Bruce concludes our study of Exodus with a powerful sermon on why the tabernacle is still of great import for us today. Not only does the tabernacle point to our need for something beyond ourselves, he says, but it points to Jesus.
Greg Doty, missionary to Scotland with MTW and former pastor at EP, preaches from Psalm 2. This powerful text challenges us to see God and his anointed Son Jesus Christ as the only lasting source of meaning, purpose, and significance.
One of the most famous passages of the Old Testament is the Ten Commandments. But what can we gain from reading an ancient law code? Pastor Bruce challenges us to look at what the Law points to in our modern lives.
Our series in Exodus continues with the powerful story of God's deliverance of his people from bondage in Egypt. Pastor Bruce draws on this rich text to invite us to see God's ongoing redemptive work.
Listen as Pastor Bruce continues our Exodus series with a message on the Passover and the price of redemption.
After a snowy Sunday the week before, Pastor Bruce continues our Renew sermon series on Exodus with Moses's amazing encounter with God at the burning bush.
Our Winter Renew series in Exodus begins with Pastor Bruce's sermon on the theme of redemption. As the book of Exodus opens, we're shown a people who are in bondage and a God who loves them and will rescue them.
Pastor Dan completes our Advent sermon series by looking at hymns and the Scriptures they are based on.
Pastor Bruce continues his Advent sermon series by looking at hymns and the Scriptures they are based on.
Pastor Bruce starts his Advent sermon series by looking at hymns and the Scriptures they are based on.
In our last sermon in James, Pastor Bruce makes a profound call for us to receive and give correction with courage and humility. Wondering how that works? Listen now!
"Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick?" In this powerful passage, James is inviting the church—and us—to hear the truth about our good, good Father in heaven. Pastor Bruce preaches this penultimate sermon in James.
On the Sunday after Thanksgiving, Pastor Bruce invites us to find the hidden grace in suffering. What might it look like to model our lives after the farmer, the prophets, or Job?
Pastor Bruce uses this passage to share a theology of work, that we serve a God who works and should see our work in light of him.
What sort of plans do you make in your life? In this passage, James challenges his readers and us to think about the source and goal of our plans. Pastor Bruce continues our Renew series.
Pastor Bruce explores what causes fights and what causes quarrels among us. Hint: it's inside us and only God's grace is able to address it.
James contrasts two different types of wisdom: wisdom from above and wisdom that is not. Isaac Vineyard challenges us to think carefully about how we label each.
Sticks and stones... We all know the saying, but in this passage James calls the church to see just how powerful words can be. Hear as Pastor Bruce shares how words can be used to harm—and to heal.
This passage often turns Christians around. Are we justified by faith alone, or do we need works, as well? Pastor Bruce invites us to hear anew James's challenge to the church.
Today we often talk about discrimination, but James comes at the same topic from a different angle as he confronts his readers with the sin of favoritism, which was cropping up in the church with negative consequences. Pastor Bruce preaches a sermon on how grace is the key to unlocking our struggles with how we treat others.
This fall's Renew series continues with a sermon on self-deception and the truth of the gospel. Pastor Bruce encourages us to not get stuck in false dichotomies and instead to be both hearers and doers of the word.
In his third sermon on James, Pastor Bruce challenges us to consider where precisely our desires come from. And as we begin to see the fatal attractions we face, what can we do about it?
In the second sermon for our fall Renew series, Pastor Bruce explores the practical wisdom that James is giving to his readers. We live in a difficult, complex world, but God gives us the wisdom (and then some) to match.
Year 2 of Renew begins with the first sermon in James! What does it mean to count it all joy when we meet trials of various kinds? Pastor Bruce unpacks that and more as we kick off the fall sermon series.
Why can work be so frustrating, and how might we better understand its place in our lives and the world? Pastor Bruce preaches from Ecclesiastes, which was written by King Solomon late in life and has wisdom for us today on this important topic.
We all know that life has its share of storms. Zach Miller preaches on the reason for our hope, even in the midst of life's difficulties and struggles.
In Acts 8, the writer Luke gives us a fascinating encounter of Philip's encounter with an Ethiopian pilgrim traveling from Jerusalem. Pastor Dan preaches that there's much to be learned from this account, both about the early church and our current context.
Many of us have heard the story of the Fall, but how many of us have seen the hope even at such a dark moment? Pastor Dan preaches about the God who pursues us, even in the messes we make.
What does Matthew 1:18-25 have to do with the lordship of God? Turns out a whole lot! Isaac Vineyard preaches this famous passage and looks at three reasons we shouldn't submit to God and one reason we should. Sound strange? Listen on.
When we stop to think about this world, the really is so much that we don't understand. In this sermon, Pastor Dan invites us to reflect on our God who has perspective on all things.
Because we live near Washington D.C., we may have a good idea of what power is in this world. But as Pastor Dan preaches, the power of God is of another order of magnitude entirely. Here's part five of our sermon series on the God Who Is...
Pastor Dan continues our sermon series, The God Who Is, by preaching on the God who is righteous.
What can we learn from the amazing story recounted in Isaiah 6, where the prophet Isaiah has an experience in the throne room of God? Pastor Dan shares that not only do we have a God who approaches us, but he invites us to come to him, as well.
Pastor Dan continues our sermon series on The God Who Is with Part 2 of "The God Who Gives Life". In his sermon, he discusses the sort of life available in Jesus, which goes beyond the biological.
Pastor Dan begins our summer sermon series on The God Who Is..., where we'll explore the attributes and character of the God of creation. What is he like? How can we know him? What does he do? Here is Part One of a two part sermon on The God Who Gives Life.
In his final sermon, Greg Doty, missions and outreach pastor, shares his heart for EP, the people of Scotland, and the mission of God.
In part two of this two-part series on Haggai, Isaac Vineyard preaches on cultivating the presence of God, and how the words of an Israelite prophet still have much to say to today's church.
Isaac Vineyard preaches on cultivating the presence of God in this first sermon of June.
Pastor Bruce preaches from Romans 8 about our everlasting hope in a God who saves through his Son Jesus.
We took a Sunday to worship God, hear stories of his goodness, and celebrate what he has done through Renew this past year. We reflected on each of the three books (Gospel Identity, Gospel Growth, and Gospel Love), worshiped together, and heard video and live testimonies, including a reflection from Pastor Bruce.
Do you know that God is truly for you? Not do you feel—do you know? Pastor Bruce walks us through Jeremiah 29, the passage where God affirms that he is for the nations, and he wants the Israelites—and us—to be, as well. Listen to this final sermon in our Gospel Love series.
Lloyd Kim, coordinator of Mission to the World, preaches during Missions Conference Sunday on the three things our church can learn from Jesus's words at the end of Matthew, what we know as the Great Commission. Listen as Dr. Kim shares God's heart for empowering his church to seek to make disciples of all nations.
How many times do I have to forgive? That's the question Peter puts to Jesus, and Jesus's answer is a challenging call to us to rethink our assumptions about sin, forgiveness, and redemption. Pastor Dan Smith preaches this powerful passage.
What makes a church healthy? Pastor Bruce gives three diagnostic questions that we can ask ourselves to help discern where God might be pushing us to grow.
What is your mindset on change? Do you fear or resist it? Do you welcome it? Pastor Bruce walks us through the change that is made possible by God's grace through his Son Jesus Christ. Don't miss this message!
Christians claim that Easter is the best day of the year, but what makes it so amazing? Turns out it's not anything that we have done; rather, paradoxes lived out through God's son Jesus make it so special. Pastor Bruce gives this Easter message.
Here's the equation that points to the grace of the Gospel: Jesus + nothing = everything. Find out what that means in this sermon from Pastor Bruce.
Augustine said that this passage is the basis of the first confession of the church, before any of the creeds or statements of faith. What is it about our unity as the body of Christ that is so important? Hear Pastor Bruce preach through this amazing passage.
We trod on holy ground this Sunday as we examined what Pastor Bruce described as one verse that helps us understand the entire Scriptures. Join us as he preaches through John 12:24 and the surrounding context.
Where are you going? It's a simple question, but it can be difficult to answer when we turn it on ourselves. But what if we told you that we can not only know but be thrilled about the answer? Listen to Pastor Bruce preach from Revelation 21.
In Part Three of our mini-series on the Holy Spirit, Pastor Bruce discusses why transformation is so difficult—and why and how we can remain encouraged.
In the second part of our Holy Spirit mini-series, Pastor Bruce walks us through the first section of Romans 8, perhaps the greatest chapter ever written. Listen to learn more about the Holy Spirit.
We may not talk about the Holy Spirit much, but the Holy Spirit is always shining light on Jesus. Pastor Bruce begins a three-part mini-series on the Holy Spirit—who it is, what it does, and how it brings us to a deeper faith in the saving work of Jesus.
Isaiah was a prophet of Israel who was mocked and hated yet shared the glorious news of God's care and provision for his people. Pastor Bruce preaches from Isaiah 6 in our ongoing Renew series.
Adultery, murder, coverup. Pastor Bruce walks us through the famous story of David's failure and abuse of his power as king. What does God have to say about that?
Jesus's idea of fasting—or any of the disciplines, for that matter—was different than the run-of-the-mill religiosity of his time. Pastor Bruce explains.
In Session Two of Gospel Growth, Pastor Bruce shares the importance of understanding how the cross helps bridge the divide between ourselves and a holy God. Check it out!
What does true gospel growth look like? Part 2 of Renew begins with Pastor Bruce's sermon on growth.
On the last Sunday of 2017, Pastor Bruce preaches about EP's call to be a redemptive community.
Jesus was born into a world of idols, some made of wood and stone and many more in our own minds and hearts. Hear Pastor Greg walk us through the story of a young man with some idols of his own.
In our third Advent 2017 sermon, Pastor Bruce shares why Mary was such a remarkable figure in biblical history. Hint: it starts with how she understood her son Jesus's vocation.
What does the Jesus's parable about the Good Samaritan have to teach us about race today? Guest preacher Thurman Williams walks us through this well-known but still powerful story.
In the first Advent 2017 sermon, Pastor Dan explores the theme God Made Low through the lens of our own fallenness as humans.
Throughout history, God has used the prayers of his people to effect his purposes, so we took a Sunday to enter into that work as a congregation and pray for our world. From ongoing hurricane disaster relief to increased anxiety among American students, we cried out to God to intervene on our behalf.
Our call as Christians is to grow forward and outward. As we conclude Part One of Renew and as we look forward to Advent, Pastor Bruce walks us through Jesus's words to his disciples.
The title says it all: sometimes it's hard to imagine that we are a new creation, even if we've known Jesus for years. Pastor Bruce walks us through what Paul wrote to the Corinthians about this astonishing truth.
What do we make of Jesus's criticism of the religious leaders of his day? Was he a shrill, unfair critic, or did he take the time to engage directly with those with whom he disagreed. Isaac Vineyard walks us through this powerful call to action Jesus gave to his detractors.
Worship is not just what happens for 20 minutes on a Sunday morning; it is our whole lives. But what exactly that means for us, especially in light of the gospel, is not something we always consider. Hear more.
We've often heard it said that humans are sinners in the hands of an angry God, but is that the whole story? Here's part six of our Gospel Identity series.
Did you know that when are in Christ you have a new life? It's true! Hear part five of our Gospel Identity series.
What does it mean when Christians say that we are part of God's family? Paul gives a powerful statement of God's great love for us that he would call us sons. Gospel Identity continues.
What happened as the result of the Fall, and what does God do about it? Pastor Bruce preaches part three of our Gospel Identity series.
We continue our Gospel Identity series with the good news, which Jesus shared with his local synagogue at the outset of his ministry. Pastor Bruce shares the story.
And so it begins! But first, the bad news. Pastor Bruce begins our Renew series with an exposition of just what went wrong with our first parents in the garden. Spoiler alert: the good news came right along with it, as God immediately took action which points towards his Son's redeeming work on the cross.
Looking at Paul's prayer for the Ephesians, Pastor Greg lays out what EP means when it says that two of its Core Values are to be Multigenerational and to Reflect Annapolis.
We recorded the entire unified worship service for you, whether you were unable to attend and want to hear it for the first time or you were present and wanted to listen again. Enjoy and praise God for such a wonderful time of prayer, worship, fellowship, and communion!
Following Jesus means a number of things: abandoning your pride, discerning his death, and giving him all you have and are. Pastor Bruce continues his series on the Gospel of John.
If only Jesus had been there, Lazarus would not have died. So said Mary and Martha, and it's hard to argue with them; Jesus certainly had the power to heal the sick. But something else was at play for Jesus which kept him away. On Easter Sunday, Pastor Bruce O'Neil explains how Jesus made the nightmare of death untrue.
Politics played an enormous role in Jewish expectations of the Messiah. He was to be a conquerer in the mold of King David. Jesus knew this, but chose a different, counterintuitive path. The conversation about who Jesus was and is continues...
Who did Jesus claim to be and how do we know that those claims are true? Using a well-known image in his day, Jesus claimed to be a good shepherd, but the answer to how we know that is true may surprise us. Pastor Bruce O'Neil's sermon series on John's gospel continues.
Why was this man born blind? Jesus confronts the assumptions of his disciples and culture with his answer.
As residents of the Land of the Free, we may take our freedom for granted. But Jesus warns us that freedom may not be so simple to come by. Pastor Bruce continues his sermon series on John with a discussion of Jesus's message of grace and freedom.
Despite our best attempts to make it simple, life is complex. Here Jesus avoids the temptation to respond simplistically to two complex situations. EP's sermon series on the Gospel of John continues with the story of the woman caught in adultery.
On the last day of the Festival of Tabernacles, Jesus stood up and declared, "if anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. "Each day during the week celebrating Harvest, the High Priest would carry a golden pitcher and fill it with water from the pool of Siloam while the people recited Isaiah 12:3, "With joy will you draw water from the wells of salvation." What is Jesus saying about himself, and what difference does it make?
Are you satisfied? Jesus posed this precise question to a group he had just miraculously fed. You may have received bread to sate your hunger, he said, but there's a difference between mere survival and a full, satisfied life. Pastor Bruce invites us to consider how this challenge still resonates for us today.
"Do you want to be healed?" may seem like an obvious question to ask someone who has been paralyzed for thirty eight years, but Jesus meant something deeper than meets the eye.
Jesus crossed every boundary—social, religious, political, personal—to show love to the women he met at a Samaritan well. Our sermon series in John continues.
How does someone become pure? It may seem like an old-fashioned question, but if you pay close attention we still have this conversation all the time. Listen as Pastor Bruce walks us through one such discussion, between two groups of people in first-century Judea, which still matters for us today.
We've all had late night conversations that dip into the controversial waters of religion and theology. Jesus had just such a chat with Nicodemus, one of the prominent religious leaders of his day, which set Nicodemus on the path to learning just who this Jesus was.
Senior Pastor Bruce O'Neil continues EP's sermon series on the gospel of John, with a discussion of Jesus's action in the temple in 2:13-22.
What do Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson—memorialized in singer-songwriter Don McLean's 1971 song "American Pie"—have to do with Jesus, John's gospel, and a wedding in Cana?
Nathaniel was incredulous when his brother Philip told him he found “one of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote.” “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Nathaniel asked. Philip said to him, “Come and see.” EP's series on gospel love continues with the final section of John 1.
Isaac Vineyard follows the story of a man named John, a nondescript but strange fellow who identifies Jesus as the lamb of God. EP's sermon series on John's gospel continues.
On Christmas Day, God broke into this world in a new way. Jesus, the divine logos (word), walked among us. So begins EP's sermon series on the Gospel of John.