Narrative Church Sermons: Recent Episodes
Narrative Church
At the Cross, Jesus Brings us from Death to Life.based off of Colossians 2:13-15. Subscribe to Our Podcast
God is with us in the ups and downs of life.based off of Matthew 16:24-28. Subscribe to Our Podcast
We Know God is With us everyday, but what does that really mean when we consider Jesus?based off of Isaiah 53:1-6. Subscribe to Our Podcast
We talk about Jesus' death on the cross & His resurrection quite often, so what does that mean for us as people of faith?based off of 1 Corinthians 1:18-35. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Jesus & the miracle of feeding the 5000.based off of Matthew 14:13-21. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Jesus has dinner with a tax collector…who then becomes a disciple of Jesus.based off of John 13:1-17. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Jesus humbly washed the feet of His disciples, we too are called to service in humility.based off of John 13:1-17. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Using the Gifts God has Given Us as We Serve.based off of Acts 9:36-42. Subscribe to Our Podcast
standing strong on our faith in God.based off of Ephesians 6:10-20. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Serving Out of the Abundance of Grace & Joy that God Gives Us.based off of 2 Corinthians 8:1-5. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Serving Begins with Loving God & loving People.based off of Matthew 22:34-46. Subscribe to Our Podcast
The Work of the Holy Spirit.based off of Acts 2:1-4, 22-24, & 38-41. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Walking in the ways & New Life of God.based off of Ephesians 2:1-10. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Sitting & resting in the Grace of God.based off of Ephesians 1:3-14. Subscribe to Our Podcast
We have talked a lot about faith, but sometimes it’s hard to stay strong in our faith…so how can we strengthen our faith?based off of 2 Timothy 1:3-14. Subscribe to Our Podcast
We’ve talked about what faith is & where faith comes from, but what does faith do?based off of Galatians 2:15-21 & James 2:14-17. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Where Does Faith Come From?based off of John 14:25-27 & Romans 10:17. Subscribe to Our Podcast
What is Faith?based off of Hebrews 11:1, Ephesians 2:8 & 9, & John 20:19-31. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Jesus’ Resurrection - Called by Namebased off of John 20:1-18. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Jesus’ crucifixion - the great reversal.based off of Leviticus 16:15 & 17:11, & Romans 3:23-25 & 5:8. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Palm Sunday - Jesus’ Triumphal Entry & Hopebased off of Zechariah 9:9-12 & Matthew 21:1-9. Subscribe to Our Podcast
a reminder of God’s faithfulness amongst our worries.based off of Psalm 77. Subscribe to Our Podcast
An Imprecatory Psalm from the Israelites in Captivity.based off of Psalm 137. Subscribe to Our Podcast
David’s Repentance & GOd’s Grace in Psalm 51.based off of Psalm 51. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Jude reminds us of the GOspel of Jesus Christ.based off of Jude. Subscribe to Our Podcast
How Can We Still Trust Jesus When Everything Goes Wrong?based off of Psalm 70 & Luke 10:1-20. Subscribe to Our Podcast
What do we do when we want to trust Christ, but we just feel like life is to crazy to trust? Lean into His never-ending love.based off of Philippians 4:4-7 & Matthew 6:33-34. Subscribe to Our Podcast
How do we deal with Loneliness as followers of Christ?based off of Isaiah 41:10, Romans 8:37-39, & Matthew 28:18-20. Subscribe to Our Podcast
What Do We Do When We Want to Change, to Stop Sinning, But it Seems We only KEEP Doing The Thing We Wish to Stop?Turn to Jesus. based off of Romans 7:19-23 & 8:1-4. Subscribe to Our Podcast
What Might Jesus do with a Simple Invitation?based off of John 1:43-51. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Jesus, the Light of the World, Comes to Earth for Us!based off of Isaiah 9:2-7 & Luke 2:1-20. Subscribe to Our Podcast
What does Caesar have to do with the Coming of Jesus?based off of Luke 2:1-7 & Philippians 4:21-23. Subscribe to Our Podcast
We Begin ADvent Looking to the Story of The Shepherds.based off of Luke 2:8-11. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Jesus Tells the Parable of the Good Samaritan.based off of Luke 10:25-37. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Jesus Tells the Parable of the Dishonest Manager.based off of Luke 16:1-13. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Zaccheus climbs a tree to see Jesus.based off of Luke 19:1-10. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Jesus institutes the Lord’s Supper.based off of Luke 22:14-22. Subscribe to Our Podcast
After His Resurrection, Jesus Appears Disciples on the Road to Emmaus.based off of Luke 24:13-35. Subscribe to Our Podcast
How do we live in wisdom?based off of Proverbs 2:9-11 & 1 Corinthians 1:30-31. Subscribe to Our Podcast
What does is really mean when we hear, “the fear or the Lord is the beginning of wisdom”?
based off of Proverbs 1:7.
Sharing the Good News of What God is Doing in Our Lives with the People Around Us.
based off of Psalm 105:1, Romans 1:16-17, & Acts 1:6-11.
We Do Confession & Absolution as Part of Our Sunday Morning Service Every Week...But What Does It Mean for Us on Monday?
based off of Proverbs 28:13, James 5:16, & 1 John 1:9.
What Our Value of Being Gospel Centered Means for Life, Discipleship, & Church.
based off of John 3:16-17.
What Our Value of Being Relational means for Life, Discipleship, & Church.
based off of John 15:7-19.
What Our Value of Simplicity means for Life, Discipleship, & Church. based off of John 17:13-20
God Calls Us to Be in His Light, & Walk in Truth & Love...But What Does that Mean?
based off of 1 John 1:5-7.
God Uses Gideon to Deliver His People, What Can God Do With Each of Us?
based off of Judges 6:36-40.
What Can We Learn About Loving Others Through the Parable of The Prodigal Son?
based off of Luke 15:11-32.
Just as Jesus Sent Out the 72, We Too are Sent Out to the Places We Live, Work, & Play.
based off of Luke 10:1-12.
What Does the Baptism of Jesus Teach Us About God's Goodness for Us?
based off of Matthew 3:13-17 & Romans 6.
Pastor Mike Coppersmith shares one of his favorite Bible stories - THe Story of Jehoshaphat.based off of 2 Chronicles 20:1-26. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Pastor Ted shares one of his favorite Bible stories - The Fiery Furnace.based off of Daniel 3:13-18. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Justification & sanctification based off of Ephesians 2:8-10, Romans 3:22-28, & ROmans 6:19. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Life if full of mountain tops & valleys, but also “middles” - the times in between the highs & lows. Faith points us to Christ in these times of waiting. based off of 1 Peter 1:6-9. Subscribe to Our Podcast
life together with CHrist & our fellow believers calls us to love our neighbor & encourage based off of 1 Peter 4:7-11. Subscribe to Our Podcast
life together involves the story of God at work in our specific lives, & that’s an amazing story! How can we share that story with others?based off of psalm 147:1-5, 1 Peter 3:14-15, & Luke 10:1-6. Subscribe to Our Podcast
To fully live life together, we must first know who, & who’s, we are.based off of genesis 1:27, 2 corinthians 5:17-21, & John 15:15-17. Subscribe to Our Podcast
How Can we Live Our Lives Together? Only with the Help of Jesus.based off of genesis 3:19, Romans 6:4-7, & John 11:21-27. Subscribe to Our Podcast
the third & fourth chapters of ruth & God’s faithfulness. Towards the end of the sermon, The Book of Ruth Summary video from the Bible Project is used. based off of ruth 4:9-12. Subscribe to Our Podcast
the second chapter of ruth & God’s faithfulness.based off of ruth 2:11-12. Subscribe to Our Podcast
the first chapter of ruth & God’s faithfulness.based off of ruth 1:15-18, proverbs 17:17, & John 15:13. Subscribe to Our Podcast
a disciple is someone who trusts the promises of Jesus & seeks to follow Him. join us as we talk about simple ways of doing just that.based off of Colossians 3:1-16. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Jesus coming as the branch of Jesse & key of David.The O Antiphons of Advent are Verses (commonly recognized from the hymn “O come, o come Emmanuel”) that Have Been Used by the Church for Generations to Remind Us of the Good News of the Messiah, Christ. based off of Isaiah 11:1 & 10, Romans 15:10-13, Isaiah 22:22, & Revelation 3:7. Subscribe to Our Podcast
Jesus coming as Wisdom & adonai.The O Antiphons of Advent are Verses (commonly recognized from the hymn “O come, o come Emmanuel”) that Have Been Used by the Church for Generations to Remind Us of the Good News of the Messiah, Christ. based off of Isaiah 11:2-3 & 33:22, 1 corinthians 1:21-25, & John 14:9. Subscribe to Our Podcast
How Can We Serve Those Around Us with the Spiritual Gifts We Have Been Given?
based off of 1 Timothy 4:11-16.
How Can We Invest or Intellect for the Kingdom of God?
based off of Proverbs 22:6, 1 Peter 2:9, & Matthew 28:19-20.
How Can We Physically Invest Our Time & Talents to Bless Others?
based off of Proverbs 11:25, Galatians 5:13-14, & John 6:5-9.
How Does God Call Us to Use the Gift of Our Finances for His Glory?
based off of Malachi 3:8-12, Ephesians 2:8-10, & 2 Corinthians 9:6-8.
Being Reminded that We are Both Saint & Sinner, & Fully Redeemed By Christ.
based off of 1 John 5:16-21.
Our Identity in the Family of God Grants Us the Gift of Loving One Another.
based off of 1 John 4:15-19.
Jesus Walks with Us Into Our Communities as We are Called to Love & Serve Our Neighbors.
based off of Luke 10:1-12.
In Our Relationships, We are Called to Serve & Love as Jesus Has Served & Loved Us.
based off of Proverbs 17:17 & John 15:12-17.
We are Called to Encourage One Another & Do Good, as The Church. It Can Be Hard, But Jesus Walks With Us.
based off of Colossians 1:15-20, Hebrews 10:24-25, & Matthew 18:20.
Jesus' Grace Is For You & He Walks With You Each & Every Day.
based off of Isaiah 9:6-7, 1 John 4:10, & John 20:30-31.
Sabbath Rest & the Christian Life.
based off of Exodus 20:8-11, Isaiah 58:13-14, & Mark 2:27-28.
Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego & the Fiery Furnace. A Story You May Have Heard Before, But What Does It Mean for You Today?
based off of Daniel 3:10-18
Jacob Wrestled With God. God Invites Us to Wrestle With Him As Well. What Does that Look Like?
based off of Genesis 32:24-32
Cornelius - a Roman Centurion - Points Us to the Goodness of God.
based off of Acts 10:1-8 & 44-48.
Hearing & Responding to the Holy Spirit at Work in Our Lives Can Seem Like a Tall Order. Philip Listened to the Holy Spirit & Responded in His Encounter with the Ethiopian.
based off of Acts 8:26-40.
God is in the Business of Taking Enemies & Turning Them Into Friends. And, When He Calls Us to Follow Him, He Sends Us in the Power of Christ.
based off of Acts 8:1-3 & 9:1-19.
On Pentecost, the Gift of The Holy Spirit is Given. We Also Receive the Gift of The Holy Spirit & Are Called to Share that Gift with Others.
based off of Acts 2:1-21.
Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! And Now He Gives Us New Life in Him!
based off of Mark 16:1-8.
Jesus Comes as a King, But His Kingdom is One that Calls Us to Peace & Loving Our Enemies.
based off of Mark 11:1-11.
Faith Can Be a Hard Road to Walk. We are Reminded of This Simple Prayer - “Help my Unbelief”.
based off of Mark 9:14-29.
The Temptations of the World are Loud. How Can We Hear Jesus, & Focus on Him, Through It All?
based off of Mark 9:2-9.
Parables are Kingdom Stories with Earthly Significance. So What Can We Learn from the Parable of the Sower?
based off of Mark 4:1-9
Jesus Performs Miraculous Healing in Scripture. How can He Heal Us Today?
based off of Mark 1:29-43 & 3:1-6.
The Coming of the Prince of Peace
based off of Isaiah 9:2-7, Luke 2:1-14, John 14:25-27, & Luke 2:15-20.
Presents. Gifts. Giving Gifts. They All Remind Us of the Good Gift of Jesus Born for Us.
based off of Ephesians 2:8-10 & 2 Corinthians 9:6-15.
The Reminder of the Good News in the Nativity Story.
based off of Lamentations 3:21-23.
The Coming of Jesus & Bringing a Tree Inside to Die in Our Homes.
based off of Lamentations 3:21-23, Hebrews 13:6-8, & Acts 17:22-23.
Remembering the Light of Christ for Our Lives in a Season Filled with Christmas Lights.
based off of Psalm 27:1, Matthew 4:16 & 5:16, & John 8:12
Jesus Gives Us New Life Through The Spirit, The Water, & The Blood.
based off of 1 John 5:6-12.
Also, you can watch The Bible Project video used during the sermon by searching Holy Spirit The Bible Project on YouTube.
The Holy Spirit Gives Us New Life. How Can We Learn to Trust the Holy Spirit More Throughout Our Lives?
based off of 1 John 4:1-6
Also, you can watch The Bible Project video used during the sermon by searching Holy Spirit The Bible Project on YouTube.
We're called to Love One Another & to Share God's Love. What Does that Look Like?
based off of 1 John 3:11-18.
We are Children of God & in His Family we Live in His Light & Love.
based off of 1 John 2:1-10.
Following Jesus with our Lives, Service, & Story.
based off of Acts 2:42-47 & Matthew 22:34-40.
Prayer in the Life of a Disciple.
based off of Philippians 4:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, & Romans 8:26.
Seeking the Kingdom of God in Everyday Life
based off of Isaiah 55:1-13 & Matthew 6:33.
Trusting the Promises of Jesus.
based off of Psalm 56:1-4, Hebrews 10:23-25, & 2 Corinthians 5:17-21.
Discussing the Question, “What is a Disciple?” & How it Applies to Our Everyday Life.
based off of John 3:16-18, 1 Peter 3:21, & 1 Corinthians 11:1.
We have True Peace in Christ & We Get to Share it with Others!
Scripture: - Acts 16:23-34 - Romans 14:13-19
Finding Peace in the Midst of Life's Frustrations.
Scripture: - Psalm 4:4 - Philippians 4:4-7 - James 3:17-18
God Grants Us Peace that Passes Understanding.
Scripture: - Philippians 4:4-9 - John 14:25-27
We’re Called to Love God & Love People. How Can Each of Us Love People Through Serving Them?
Scripture: - Mark 9:33-35 - Galatians 5:13-14
Jesus Calls Us to Follow Him; But, We are Not Alone.
Scripture: - Matthew 28:18-20 - John 8:31-32
God is for Us & Calls Us into Community Centered on Our Identity in Him. So How Do We Live Out the Gospel in Community?
Scripture: - Acts 2:42-47 - Colossians 3:11-17
Christ is Risen! You are Called by Name into the Family of God to Share the Hope of God!
Scripture: - John 20:1-2 & 11-21
Jesus Enters Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. What Does that Mean for Us?
Scripture: - Philippians 2:5-11 - Mark 11:1-11
The Way - Jesus is Our Messiah; Prophet, Priest, & King. What Does that Mean for Our Lives?
Scripture: - Numbers 21:4-9 - John 3:14-21
The Way - Jesus Uses Foolish Things for Kingdom Purposes.
Scripture: - 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 - John 2:13-25
The Way - What Does Jesus Teach Us in Suffering?
Scripture: - Psalm 22:23-31 - Romans 5:1-11 - Mark 8:27-38
The Way - Trusting the Promises of Jesus.
Scripture: - Psalm 25:1-10 - James 1:12-18 - Mark 1:9-15
The Riches of God’s Love is a Gift for Us & for Our Neighbors.
Scripture: - Ephesians 4:25-32
The Light of God Shared Through the Riches of the Saints.
Scripture: - Ephesians 2:11-22
Through the Riches of God's Grace, We are Adopted Into His Family.
Scripture: - Ephesians 1:3-13
God with Us, an Unprecedented Church.
Scripture: - Acts 1:8 - Ephesians 2:8-10 - John 3:16 & 17
The Line of Jesus' Ancestors is Unprecedented.
Scripture: - Joshua 6:17 - Ruth 1:14-18 - Matthew 1:1-17
The King; Born in Bethlehem & Not in Royal Courts, is Unprecedented.
Scripture - 1 Samuel 16:11-13 - Micah 2:5-4
Jesus, our King, Coming to Earth as a Human is Unprecedented.
Scripture - Genesis 15:1-6 - Isaiah 9:6-7
God's Plan of Our Redemption is Unprecedented
Scripture - Genesis 3:15 - Psalm 2:1-12 - Acts 13:33-38
You Mad Bro? Repentance from Anger & How that Leads Us to Love Others.
Scripture - Jonah 4:1-11
Where is God Calling Us to Repentance & to Share the Good News of Jesus?
Scripture - Jonah 3:1-10
What Can We Learn from Jonah Being Swallowed by a Big Fish?
Scripture - Jonah 1:17-2:10
Trusting God in the Years Before & the Years to Come
Scripture - 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 - Acts 1:6-8
The Third Petition of the Lord's Prayer // Faith, Loving God, & Loving Neighbor in Unprecedented Times
Scripture - Proverbs 3:5-6 - Matthew 6:5-15 - John 15:12-17
The Second Petition of the Lord's Prayer // Living in the Now & Not Yet
Scripture -Psalm 145:8-13 -Matthew 6:9-15 -Luke 17:20-24
The First Petition of the Lord's Prayer & Why We Pray for God's Name to be Holy
Scripture -Psalm 54:1-7 -Matthew 6:5-15 -Romans 10:8-13
The Cross of Christ is God’s Glory for Us.
Scripture Readings:
Mark 15:25-39
1 Corinthians 1:18-25