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Pastor Randy Duncan preaches his first sermon as a pastor at ULC with a message on 'Who is the Holy Spirit?'. Pastor Randy reminds us that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, so we should quit acting like an orphan, row less, and sail more.
On the day of Pentecost the first followers of Jesus are filled with the Holy Spirit. They begin to proclaim the mighty works of God and invite all people to call upon the Lord and be saved and experience life in the Spirit.
As we close our sermon series Salvation., Pastor Gabe unpacks sanctification. In this sermon we explore sanctification in the broad sense, the narrow sense, and how sanctification leads to joy!
Mortification. It’s a fun word with a serious meaning. Mortification is about killing sin in our lives. In this sermon, Pastor Gabe shares that we kill sin because of who we are in Christ and the invitation we have to live fully into that identity.
When Jesus meets with Nicodemus he tells him that in order to enter the kingdom of heaven he must be born again. He must be given new life. As we continue our sermon series Salvation, Pastor Gabe teaches on how that new life is given to us by the power of the Spirit.
Pastor Gabe Kasper continues our sermon series “Salvation.” with a message on “Election”. Pastor Gabe breaks down three questions: What is election? Why does election matter? How do I know if I’m elect?
Pastor Marcus Lane continues our sermon series with a message on "Theosis". What is theosis? It is not becoming less human and more spiritual. Rather, theosis is the discovery of the fullness of our humanity participation in and communion with the divine life of God by being joined to Jesus. Pastor Marcus teaches us that theosis is from God, is for your neighbor, and brings newness.
Pastor Marcus Lane continues our sermon series "Salvation." with a message on "Justification". Pastor Marcus reminds us that justification is not a matter of our own efforts, and what we can do to make ourselves worthy before God, but rather justification is simply a gift, and the gift was costly, so be humble.
The resurrection of Jesus from the dead is true and because of that that our we are redeemed from sin, death, and the devil. His redemption won for us in the empty tomb is for everyone and forever, that’s worth celebrating!
For our Good Friday gathering, Pastor Gabe and Pastor Marcus, along with STEPS student James Wilson, reflect on Jesus' final words on the cross.
Pastor Marcus Lane wrapped up our series on the "Seven Deadly Sins" with a Maundy Thursday message on "Pride". Pastor Marcus highlighted the humility of Jesus and how humility suffers, gives, and serves.
Envy is discontentment with what one has and wanting what someone else has. Envy is enslaving and it disintegrates relationships. But the good news of Palm Sunday is our liberating King Jesus came to set us free from envy’s grasp.
Pastor Marcus Lane continues our series on the "Seven Deadly Sins" with a message on "Sloth". Pastor Marcus points us to three things for how we might understand and avoid sloth: watch yourself, stay awake, and hear Jesus.
All of life is meant to be lived before God. We are called to follow Jesus in every facet of our lives, this includes our relationship to food and drink. As we continue our series on the Seven Deadly Sins, Pastor Gabe teaches on how we can resist the vice of gluttony, as we look to the God who feeds us in Christ.
Pastor Marcus continues our sermon series "Seven Deadly Sins" with a message on "Lust". In his sermon, Pastor Marcus talks about the beginning of lust, the end of lust, and the solution to lust.
As we continue our series on the Seven Deadly Sins, today Pastor Gabe teaches on greed. Greed is one of the most talked about vices in the bible, it can cause havoc in our lives, but the good news of the gospel is we can be set free from greed as we trust in the God who provides all things for us in Jesus Christ.
Pastor Marcus continues our sermon series on the "Seven Deadly Sins" focusing on wrath. In this sermon, Pastor Marcus has us consider the distortion and problem of wrath, and then the solution to wrath.
As we begin our Lenten journey through the 7 Deadly Sins, Pastor Gabe kicks us off this Ash Wednesday by reflecting on Romans 6, where we see that sin is slavery, sin is death, but the great hope we have is the grace given to us by our Savior Jesus Christ.
As we close out our series on 1 Corinthians, Pastor Gabe preaches on 1 Corinthians 15 and the great hope we have in Christ’s resurrection.
Pastor Marcus continues or sermon series on 1 Corinthians with a message titled 'Love over Everything'. In this sermon, Pastor Marcus points out how Paul highlights the power, the burden, and the perfection of love.
As Paul continues his letter to the Corinthians, he teaches them about the power of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit speaks faith into us, gives us gifts, and empowers us to serve. The work of the Spirit is never about status, it is always about service.
Pastor Marcus Lane continues our sermon series "The Cross over Compromise" with a message titled "Worship over Idolatry". Pastor Marcus outlines how Paul tells us that we need to remember what we've encountered, remember what we've received, and remember what we've loved.
Pastor Gabe continues our series on the book of 1 Corinthians by looking at 1 Corinthians 6 and pursuing chastity over promiscuity. Following Jesus with our sexuality is a challenge in this cultural moment, but because of his love poured out for us on the cross we can find our longings fulfilled in him.
Pastor Marcus Lane continues our sermon series "The Cross over Compromise" with a message titled "Humility over Pride". Pastor Marcus outlines how we are called to be humble in judgement, humble in the Word, and humble in suffering.
Pastor Gabe continues our series on the book of 1 Corinthians. In this text, St. Paul calls us to not be divided by spiritual immaturity or social status, but instead be united by the sure foundation of Jesus Christ.
Pastor Marcus Lane kicks off our new sermon series "The Cross over Compromise: A Series on 1 Corinthians" with a message titled "The Cross over Wisdom". In this message, Pastor Marcus highlights how the cross is foolish, the cross is humbling, and the cross is wisdom.
For the first Sunday of Christmas Pastor Gabe takes us through the announcement of the birth of Christ to the shepherds and reminds us that the gospel is still good news for all people, today, as we look to the sign of the cross.
Pastor Marcus Lane concludes our sermon series Kairos: Christmas According to Luke with a message titled “Peace Foretold”. In this message, Pastor Marcus walks us through the stories of Jesus and Mary, Simeon, and Anna.
Pastor Marcus Lane continues our sermon series Kairos: Christmas According to Luke with a Christmas Eve message titled “Presence Foretold”. In this message, Pastor Marcus posits that the story is unexpected, but what if it's true?
The circumcision of John the Baptist is probably not the first story that comes to mind when people think of Christmas. And yet, through this story we are invited to see the continued relevance of the gospel in our lives.
Pastor Gabe leads us through the visitation of Mary and Elizabeth and the Magnificat. In this story and song we are invited to live lives of humble gratitude for the mercy of God in our lives.
Pastor Marcus Lane continues our sermon series Kairos: Christmas According to Luke with a message titled “Salvation Foretold”. In this message, Pastor Marcus reminds us what matters as we encounter the annunciation of God's birth: God’s Grace, God’s Spirit, and God’s Servant.
As Pastor Gabe kicks off our Advent and Christmas sermon series, Kairos: Christmas According to Luke we look at the story of the foretelling of the birth of John the Baptist. In this story we see that God uses our unfulfilled longings to draw us closer to him and the promises he has given us in Christ.
Pastor Marcus Lane concludes our sermon series BeLove(d): A Series on 1 John with a message titled “Overcome the World”. In this message, Pastor Marcus reminds us that God calls us to be joined to Jesus, believe the testimony, and believe in Jesus.
In this sermon we look at what the apostle John means when he tells us to “test the spirits.” Pastor Gabe unpacks the nature of spiritual reality and how in the cross of Christ we have overcome any lies the enemy might throw at us.
As Pastor Gabe continues our sermon series on 1 John, 1 John 3:11-24 commands us to love one another as brothers and sisters in Christ. This is not easy. People are messy. Community is hard. But when we hear the word of Love that God has spoken over our lives in Christ, it frees us to live lives of love towards each other.
Pastor Marcus Lane continues our sermon series BeLove(d): A Series on 1 John with a message titled Children of God. This message reminds us that "you are God’s children, so reject sin and live from your source".
Pastor Marcus Lane continues our sermon series BeLove(d): A Series on 1 John with a message titled Walk in the Light. This message outlines how we should cling to Jesus, imitate Jesus, and love like Jesus.
Pastor Gabe kicks of our new sermon series on the book of 1 John. As John starts his letter he presents us with the incredible scandal that God has come to us in Jesus and we are invited to find our identity as his beloved as we live in fellowship with him.
Pastor Marcus Lane wraps up our sermon series Intentional: Pursuing What Matters with a message on Holistic. This message covers how we should carry your cross, die to yourself, and cling to Jesus.
As we look at the final piece of our Venn Diagram of an intentional life, Pastor Gabe invites us to pursue a life of integrity. Integrity matters. But, integrity is a struggle. In the gospel we’re set free to own our struggles with integrity and as we look to the One who had perfect integrity on our behalf, we are motivated to be people of integrity.
Pastor Marcus continues the Intentional series with his message Friend. We are sent into the world to extend love and kindness, because love and kindness is what transformed us when we received the Gospel! This kind of loving-kindness is what actually has the power to transform lives. Isn’t it exactly what transformed ours?
Pastor Gabe continues in our series, Intentional by looking at how a life of mission and relationship necessitates a calling to be a peacemaker in our world. Peacemaking is not easy, nearly impossible, but as we look to Christ crucified we find the true wisdom to be sent into the world as peacemakers.
Pastor Marcus Lane continues our sermon series Intentional: Pursuing What Matters with a message on Relationship. This message covers the gift, the source, and the purpose of relationships.
As Pastor Gabe continues our series Intentional: Pursuing What Matters we look into pursuing a life of character. So often we can slip into thinking our moral choices don’t matter or into a legalism that looks to our works to save us. Instead, a life in pursuit of character recognizes that because we are already saved on account of God’s grace in Christ we are now empowered to seek to live with Christ-like character by the power of his Spirit at work inside us.
Pastor Marcus continues our Intentional sermon series, where life is lived at the intersection of mission, character, and relationships. This sermon focuses on Mission: Care for the world for the sake of the Gospel in pursuit of God’s kingdom.
This week Pastor Gabe kicks of a new sermon series called Intentional: Pursuing What Matters. In this sermon we explore what it means to live a life intentionally pursuing the things of God. And as we do that we discover the joy and lightness of a life rooted in the grace of God given to us in Christ.
Pastor Marcus Lane concludes the Do Less. Be More. Together. sermon series with his message on Together. Christ has come and given his life to destroy everything that separates you from God and one another. You have been united to one another and to God by Jesus, who shed his blood for you! When you live together as one, you reveal Christ to the world.
Pastor Marcus continues the Do Less. Be More. Together. sermon series with his message Be More. If we want to be more, we need to remember our purpose. When we forget our purpose, we wander off and settle for distractions. We were made for love that flows from a pure heart & sincere faith! Our purpose is to reflect Jesus and his love to the world.
As we start our new sermon series, Do Less. Be More. Together., Pastor Gabe looks at Jesus practice going off in solitude to spend time in prayer. Jesus invites us to do the same, this will involve “doing less” in the eyes of achievement society, but in doing so we find rest for our souls in the One who achieved everything for us.
As we conclude our Summer Psalms series, we see that the Psalms end with a great climax of praise to God for his greatness. We recognize how His greatness is passed on from generation to generation as we hear from our friend Musa Jospeh of Christ’s Hope International. But, above all we see that God in his greatness chooses to pour out his grace for us in Jesus that we might extend that grace to others.
Pastor Marcus continues the Summer Psalms series with a message on Psalm 130 The Love of the Lord. God loves you. He forgives you. He is patient with you. Share this gift with the world.
Pastor Marcus continues the Summer Psalms series with a message on The Vegeance of the Lord. God’s judgment is against the proud, to bring discipline, for the sake of the humble.
In this sermon, Pastor Gabe walks us through Psalm 42 where we learn how to navigate times of spiritual dryness by pouring out our souls, talking to ourselves, reordering our hopes, but above all looking to Christ crucified for us.
Pastor Marcus continues the Summer Psalms sermon series with a message from Psalm 27. The House of the Lord. Through this message you will hear that you don’t have to be afraid, because nothing is too great for God. No enemy, no evil, no sin in your life will stop this God from bringing about his perfect plan and purpose. Simply wait on him. Be strong. Take courage. Wait on the Lord.
In Psalm 16, David lays out some simple spiritual truths. All that is good is from God. He provides for our needs. There is joy in his presence. We can receive these truths as simple platitudes, but as we consider their depth and fulfillment in Christ, we see that these simple truths can shape our entire lives.
Pastor Marcus continues the Summer Psalms series with a message on Psalm 6 and The Deliverance of the Lord.
As we begin our series on the Psalms, Psalm 1 invites us to delight and meditate on God and His Word. In doing this, we discover a depth in life that is unshakeable as we cling to the deliverance won for us in Jesus Christ.
Pastor Marcus concludes the All Things New sermon series with a message on A New Understanding.
On the day of Pentecost the first followers of Jesus are filled with the Holy Spirit. As they proclaim the Word of God we see that all people are invited to call upon the Lord and be saved. May we be filled with the Holy Spirit as we trust and proclaim that same message.
Pastor Marcus continues our series All Things New with his message A New Commandment. Jesus came into the world for you. He came to fulfill the commands you could not fulfill, live the life you could not live, graciously lay down his life, and make you a friend of God. He has set you free, filled you with his Spirit, and sent you to go and be a witness to him.
In Romans 12, St. Paul tells us to no longer be conformed to the broken patterns of this world but to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. This is no small thing. All too often we conform to the patterns of this world, but according to his mercy, God in Christ empowers us to live lives continually renewed by his Spirit.
Pastor Marcus continues the All Things New sermon series with this message, A New Heart. God has given you a new relationship with him, so you can live confident that you are his beloved child. The risen Jesus has breathed his Spirit into you and granted you a new heart.
Pastor Marcus continutes the All Things New series with a message on A New Humanity. Paul says that those who were once divided & cut off are now brought in and made members of the same family & citizenship. What does this new humanity, built on the teaching of the apostles and lordship of Jesus do? Listen now.
In his resurrection, Jesus is the first fruits of the new creation. In him we to are new creatures as he takes on our sin and gives us his righteousness. In him we find purpose for our lives and hope for eternity as we are reconciled to God now and forever.
The prophet Jeremiah promises God’s people that one day God will make a new covenant. In this new covenant they will find security, freedom, intimacy, and grace. When we look the risen Christ’s finished work we see that is exactly what we receive in the new covenant by the power of the Spirit.
Jesus is Risen! He is Risen indeed, Alleluia! Jesus has come, he has died, and rose again. And right now, he is calling out to you. Come, put your trust in him, and find life.
Throughout redemptive history God has used meals to deliver his people. In the last supper Jesus institutes a meal that unites us to God’s redemptive work; past, present, and future.
After the wall around Jerusalem is completed the people of Israel gather at the city gate and hear from God’s Word. At first the law convicts them of their failure before God, but as God’s Word continues to work on their hearts they go home rejoicing in the deliverance of their God. In the same way, we don’t always receive God’s Word as we ought to, but our King Jesus came for us and delivered us that we might rejoice in his deliverance.
The restoration that our world needs, that you and I need, is in this Jesus. He has come into the world for you. He went to the cross & died for you. He rose again for you. Jesus has come to restore you so that you might live with God’s help free from fear and reflect this Jesus to the world.
As Nehemiah and his crew begin rebuilding the walls of the Jerusalem they encounter opposition. But, we see in Nehemiah’s leadership that they are prepared to continue to build as they find their refuge in the Lord. In the same way we are called to defend ourselves agains the lies of the enemy and find our refuge in Christ’s ultimate victory over all that would oppose God’s people.
Pastor Marcus continues our Lenten sermon series Redux with a message Retell. We all see and feel the deep cynicism of our world. The great gift of retelling the same story of God is that it invites into a different way of being shaped not by cynicism, but by joy and thanksgiving.
In Pastor Marcus' message Rebuild, mourning reminds us why we rebuild. It reminds us that things are not as they should be, and God is inviting us into more.
As a faithful remnant return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple, we are invited to live as a faithful remnant today as we build rituals in our lives that center us around God’s Word Made Flesh, the One who has brought us home to God.
We begin our Lenten sermon series Redux with an Ash Wednesday message from Pastor Marucus, Report.
Pastor Marcus concludes the Ancient/Future sermon series with this message, Yesterday/Day. You don’t have to live in your strength. You don’t have to muster up the effort to prove yourself. God is working in you and through you. There is nothing he will ask of you that he will not accomplish in you. The invitation is to surrender. Surrender your life, work, and gifts to God and live by his strength, hold to his teaching, and extend his love.
As the author of Hebrews invites us to find endurance to follow Jesus in the lives of the saints who have gone before us, we have the opportunity to hear from our sister in Christ, Yarimar Cherney, share about how she follows Jesus in her role as executive director of Family Life Services. As we dig into our text and hear from Yari, we are ultimately pointed to our savior who endured the cross with joy for each one of us.
Pastor Marcus continues our series on Ancient/Future with the message Drew Near/Draw Near. When God’s people meet together, something profound happens. He shows up in that place. He draws us into the truth that changes everything.
Doesn’t matter who we are or what we believe we can’t help but recognize that we live in a moral universe. This means we can’t help but have to deal with our own moral failings and feelings of guilt. The author of Hebrews recognizes this and insists that the way to deal with it is not through self-justification, but through trust in the new covenant given to us through Jesus sacrifice on the cross.
We continue our Ancient/Future series with a message on Held Fast/Hold Fast from Pastor Marcus. Hold fast to him, hold fast to his grace, hold fast to his promises, because he is holding fast to you.
In the first verses of the book of Hebrews, the author of Hebrews lays out his thesis. Jesus is far superior to anything or anyone else. His message is far superior to any other message. And the message he speaks to you today is one of grace.
The Christmas story invites us to find our home in wonder at the God who became man to save us.
Our faith causes us to feel not-at-home in the world, because we are longing, not for a different place, but for this place to be healed and restored by the presence of God. Hear more from Pastor Marcus' message Searching for Home.
The story of the prodigal son is the story of the universe. We’ve all run from our home in God, but in his grace, while we were still a long way off, God in Christ ran towards us, embraced us, and welcomed us home.
This week we launched a new series for Advent titled, This Must Be the Place.Is our home a place? Is it fulfilled once we reach a certain goal or have certain things? Pastor Marcus shares a message What is Home?
In his final letter to the 7 churches in Asia Minor, Jesus calls the church of Laodicea to repent of being lukewarm and pursue him with zeal. He invites to not be distracted by the riches and accolades of the world but to zealously grab hold of the spiritual power found in relationship with him.
As Jesus speaks to the church in Philadelphia he reminds them of his authority, sends them on his mission, and gives them a hope for the future. In this sermon, Pastor Gabe encourages us to live under Jesus’ authority as we pursue his mission and look to eternity with God.
We continue our sermon series Dear Church // 7 Letters to 7 Churches in Revelation with a message from Pastor Marcus. Are we, as a church, asleep at the wheel? Listen to hear what we can learn from the letter to the church in Sardis.
Pastor Marcus continues our Dear Church series with a message on Thyatria: The Worldly Church. If you long for peace, wholeness, and rest, it comes through the just judgement of the one who has our well-being in mind.
Peace requires compromise. But what does that mean when it comes to Jesus? Pastor Marcus continues our series on "Dear Church."
In the letter to the church in Smyrna, Jesus acknowledges their suffering and their poverty, and in the midst of that he calls them to not be afraid but instead remain rooted in his love and be faithful unto death that the may receive the crown of life. We, too, are challenged to hold fast to Jesus’ love in the face of fear as we take hope in our risen Savior.
When you think of the word church, what comes to mind for you? We begin our new sermon series "Dear Church" with a letter to Ephesus. This message focuses on returning to our first love that they might conquer by faith in Christ the conquerer.
Not only does calling him the Christ mean worshiping him as the crucified one. It means taking up a cross and suffering with him. What is preventing you from taking up the call to carry your cross and following after Jesus? What are you trying to gain? Protect? Avoid? Who are you trying to impress or appease? Is it worth it?
As Jesus calls the tax collector Levi we get a glimpse of the radical and scandalous nature of grace. And yet, it is by this grace that we are saved from a narrative of performance into a life lived from a place of love and acceptance.
If God is just, why is there so much evil in the world? If Jesus is so good, why has so much bad been done in his name? Pastor Marcus continues with our Why Jesus? sermon series.
The life of Jesus has inspired more beauty in this world than anything or anyone else. As we see his beautiful life in action, we can’t help but be captivated, inspired, and overwhelmed by his grace towards us.
Jesus brought about an ethical revolution that has shaped our world so throughly that in, some ways, we are blind to it. And yet, his command for us to love others remains a constant challenge, it is only in first resting in the love he has shown us that we can extend the goodness of his love to others.
If Jesus is true, live-giving foor that means everything else claiming to give life is actually fake. Listen for Pastor Marcus' full sermon on He is True as we continue our Why Jesus? sermon series.
As we start a new series, we begin to explore how Jesus is better than anything else the world has to offer. As we turn from an instrumental understanding of our relationship to him, we find that he is the sustaining source of life we need both now and into eternity.
As the story of Joseph comes to a close, Joseph lets God be God, holds onto an eternal perspective, and reconciles with his brothers for good. All of this points us to the God who came into our world in the person of Jesus Christ that we might be reconciled to Him forever.
As Joseph rises to power, he encounters the brothers who sold him into slavery. Instead of exacting vengeance on them, he extends grace. In the same way, our brother Jesus, doesn’t execute the justice we deserve but instead offers us God’s transformative grace again and again.
The four-week series on The Gospel According to Joseph continues with Pastor Marcus' message Joseph Tempted. When we endure temptation, we do not do so in our own strength but in the power of God's love poured out in Jesus.
Pastor Marcus launches our four-week sermon series The Gospel According to Joseph with a message on Joseph Mistreated. The outline for this message is Jacob’s partiality, Joseph’s pride, and his brother’s contempt.
We continue to study heroes of our faith in the series "Dead Guy Summer." Saints are born out of a confidence of who we already are in Jesus: We are heirs. We have put on Christ. We are one.
At face value the life of St. Monica is fairly unremarkable. And yet, through her life we see a picture of the gospel. Just as she faithfully loved and pursued her son, we have a God who has loved and pursued us in Christ.
As we continue our Dead Guy Summer sermon series, we look at the live of two brothers, Cyril and Methodius. In their lives we see how the mission of God is fulfilled as we proclaim the powerful and life-giving message of the gospel to all people.
We continue our sermon series Dead Guy Summer with a message from Pastor Marcus on how the firstborn of creation became the firstborn from the dead to reconcile you to God.
In the lives and deaths of Perpetua and Felicity we see two women who did not settle for shallow answers in life, but lived in light of a deeper reality, who they were in Christ. May we too embrace a Spirit of adoption, a vision of glory, and hope that triumphs in the face of despair.
In this sermon series, we look at the lives of the saints, not to place them upon pedestals, but to ultimately look beyond them. There is no better example than Martin Luther, whose life and teaching remind us to look beyond ourselves to Christ, who is our righteousness.
In the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, we see the radical call to follow Jesus and live lives of countercultural faithfulness. This is not an easy call, but the one who calls has freely given himself for us, so we long to freely follow after Him.
Today we launch our first summer sermon series Dead Guy Summer with a message on a heroes of the faith, featuring Basil. Today is also Pentecost Sunday. The same Spirit that was present at Pentecost pointing men and women to Jesus is present in and through the Word, pointing you to Jesus. Because Jesus is the salvation of the world. Jesus is our rescue from sin and all of the ways it has corrupted God’s good creation.
Guest Pastor Ken Huner completes our Easter series with this message, Risen to Complete.
As Jesus meets with Peter after his resurrection, he invites Peter and us to love Him, depend on him, and follow him even into death.
Pastor Marcus continues the series on He is Risen with the message Risen to Remind. This message shares how every moment, every relationship, every interaction is lived in the newness of Christ and his forgiveness.
In these two verse John invites us to see that Jesus is connected to every area of our lives. The reality of Jesus’ resurrection means he is alive now, we can know him, be transformed by him, and find life in his name.
Pastor Marcus continues the He is Risen series with a message on doubt. There is a reason for doubt, an answer to doubt, and a promise in doubt. In the face of doubt and uncertainty, cling to Jesus, because when you cling to Jesus you are blessed.
In the midst of our fear, the resurrected Jesus shows up and announces peace. As we receive his peace he sends us out by the power of the Holy Spirit to announce grace to the world.
Pastor Marcus completes our Lenten "Sojourn" series with a message encouraging listeners to seek Jesus, search the Scriptures, and see Jesus.
When Jesus washed the feet of his disciples at the Last Supper he showed us his love, invited us into fellowship with him, and commanded us to extend that love to one another.
As he closes out his letter to the early church, St. Peter exhorts us to live humble lives before God and before each other. But this path of humility can only be followed by looking to our humble king.
Pastor Marcus continues our Lenten Sojourn series with a message about community. When we love each other we are witnessing to God's action in the past and the reality he has in store for the future.
In this text, Peter exhort us to love the church and love those who wrong us but he doesn't expect us to do it in our own strength, but invites us to draw strength from the grace poured out for us in this cross and given to us in our baptism.
Pastor Marcus continues our Lenten series, "Sojourn" with a message on honoring everyone, evening in suffering, as a reflection of Jesus.
St. Peter invites us to grow in spiritual maturity as we turn our desire toward the goodness of God, embrace the identity he gives us in the gospel, and live honorably towards others.
Guest Preacher Pastor Tyler shares a message on The Path of Holiness, the second message in our Lenten sermon series "Sojourn."
Pastor Marcus leads the Ash Wednesday worship gathering with a message on the path of trial. This life is preparation, trial, and God's will.
As we close our Non-Negotiables series, we recognize that God, in Christ, has reconciled us to himself and to each other that we might be the place where his healing presence can dwell by the power of his Holy Spirit.
Pastor Marcus shares a message partnering together with one another and with other kingdom-minded partners to embrace our calling as a church, reflecting the life of Jesus into the world.
Speaking empty words without action is not faith. Intellectual ascent is not faith. Feelings are not faith. Faith is trusting in Jesus in such way that one’s entire life is oriented around following him.
Pastor Marcus preaches a message how God's grace and power make the Church the Church and propel the mission of God.
As we look to the Christ’s return, we recognize the hospitality we’ve received from God in Christ Jesus and seek to live intentional lives of love, welcome, and grace towards others.
Pastor Marcus shares a message on fostering genuine relationships as a part of the sermon series on "Non-Negotiables." The message covers how love reflects, frees, and empowers.
Our culture simultaneously advocates for hyper-individualism and demands we conform to particular tribes. The Scriptures invite us to see our individual selves as part of the body of Christ. It is here we encounter unity in diversity. And above all, it is here we find the joy of union with Christ.
Pastor Marcus finished our Advent series with a message on "Waiting for Renewal." What is God always working? Renewal. Right now, he's renewing his creation. In the future, he will renew his creation.
The Good News of Christmas is that the babe of Bethlehem is Lord of all. This means that our God has drawn near to comfort, redeem, save, and give us peace as we live under the rule and reign of King Jesus.
Pastor Marcus encourages us that wherever we are and in whatever we're doing, if we do it in faith, we'll find God there. Because God has come to be with us.
In a world aching for transcendence, God responds to that ache by sending his Son to be Immanuel, God With Us. Just as Jesus was present with us as the baby born in Bethlehem, he promises to be present with us now, as a foretaste of our future of living in His presence for eternity.
The As We Wait series continues as Pastor Marcus shares a message how God has drawn near. He has come to be present with you, pardoned your sin, and right now he has filled you with the power of the Word.
Pastor Gabe preaches a message on waiting for justice. He discusses the problem of justic, the vision of justice, and the hope of justice.
Pastor Marcus shares a message on Ruth chapter 4, and we hear how sacrifice resists self-interest, faithfulness resists complacency, and hope resists cynicism.
Pastor Gabe preaches a message on Ruth, sharing how the redemption we receive in Jesus gives us eternal security. We are loved, forgiven, and valued. We are called for a purpose.
Pastor Marcus shares a message on Ruth chapter two and the kindness of Ruth, Boaz, and Yahweh.
Pastor Gabe shares a message on God's Providence, that the hearers may see how God provides for us in hidden ways.
Pastor Marcus shares a message on what the Sacrements are, why God has given us them, and how the Sacraments shape our life together.
The mission of God means he has a sending posture. He sent promises, he sent prophets, he sent Jesus, he sent the Spirit. The mission of God gives you a sent posture.
Pastor Gabe talks about the definition of faith, the knowledge of faith, and the promise of faith.
Pastor Marcus talks about how grace affects our situation, our salvation, and our strength.
Pastor Marcus talks about how Jesus came to the Jews for the sake of the world so that you would have hope.
Pastor Chris talks about how the law no longer defines you, love defines you, and love frees you to live for your neighbor.
Pastor Gabe talks about how life is a gift, your life is a gift, and the God of life is with you.
Pastor Chris talks about how God grafts you into the faith, the community, and Himself.
Pastor Gabe talks about the Law and faith, believing and confessing, and being loved and sent.
Pastor Gabe preaches on the context of Romans 9, the promise of God, and the mercy of God.
Pastor Marcus shares a message about how the Spirit frees, the Spirit directs, and the Spirit empowers.
Pastor Marcus talks about how the Law is not the problem, the Law is not the solution, and how we have a solution.
Pastor Marcus talks about how to live in your present reality in light of your future reality by throwing off sin.
Pastor Marcus shares a message on life under the reign of sin, undoing the reign of sin, and life under the reign of grace.
Pastor Marcus shares a message on righteousness through faith, righteousness for everyone, and righteousness that upholds the law.
Pastor Marcus launches our sermon on Romans, sharing a message on God's power to save, power to Jude, and the purpose of judgment.
Pastor Marcus shares a message on how the fear of losing control cultivates hypocrisy, resists the Spirit, and leads to death.
Pastor Marcus shares a message on the reality of rejection, the reason for rejection, and the respite in rejection.
The life of your neighbor is just as beautiful, just as meaningful, and just as sacred as your life or the life of any saint.
Father Forgive Them // Pastor Gabe Kasper
Paradise // Pastor Marcus Lane
Behold Son/Mother // Pastor Gabe Kasper
Forsaken // Pastor Marcus Lane
I Thirst // Pastor Gabe Kasper
It Is Finished // Pastor Marcus Lane
Commit My Spirit // Pastor Gabe Kasper
The Passover: This story is about Jesus. This meal is about Jesus. Your life is about Jesus.
Palm Sunday shows us that we have a God who does not give up on his people, but is always working to restore, renew, and reign over his people in love.
How does God see and deal with injustice? This message covers the violence of injustice, judgment on injustice, and deliverance from injustice.
Biblical hope is rooted in the past, aimed toward the future, and sustains us in the present.
In the midst of darkness, disorientation, and despair we can find hope in the cross of Christ.
Just as the people of Judah lamented over their sin and their suffering. We too are invited to lament and take refuge in the God who suffered for us in Jesus.
Lamentations teaches us what it means to bring our cries before God in trust that he hears us.
As Jude closes his letter he invites his hearers to praise God for who he is and what he’s done in their lives.
Through a myriad of Old Testament examples, Jude warns us about false teachers and points us to cling to Christ alone.
Jude calls us to continue in the Gospel we have received by giving it away, contending for it, and remaining faithful to it.
The Gospel invites us to draw near to God, hold fast to his promises, and stir up one another.
In an age of distraction, the gospel invites us into a life of wholehearted devotion to the living God.
Jesus comes as the light to reveal the path to the Father, cast out darkness, and he makes us witnesses to the light.
Elijah heard from God when he needed it most. In Christ, the very Word of God has come when we need it most.
Idolatry leads to death and judgment, but the good news of Jesus gives us life and rest.
The beginning of Elijah’s ministry invites us to remember our calling to be the kind of people who live by God’s Word in all circumstances.
God’s Spirit fills us with a defiant hope that is rooted in what God has done for us in Jesus.
We find the meaning of life in the person of Jesus christ as we head towards eternity with Him.
Community renewed by the Gospel breaks down division, ends hostility, and makes Jesus known.
Renewed spiritual authority seeks to lift others up and draw others to what God has done in Jesus.
In the midst of a crisis of truth, Jesus invites us to believe in the truth of his words.
The grace and service of Jesus for us moves us to lead lives of humble service to others.
Jesus subverts our understanding of life so that we would be prepared for his kingdom by focusing on his work for us.
Jesus calls us to be prepared as we rest in his presence now and keep our eyes focused on his return.
Jesus calls his followers to count the serious cost of following him and reorient everything around his life and message.
Jesus calls us to pay attention to our lives, priorities, and circumstances as we await the hope of our salvation.
When Jesus makes extraordinary claims about himself he invites us to show our allegiance to him as the Lord of all creation who sets us free from sin.
Crisis leads both Jairus and this woman to Jesus, but faith calls them both to patient expectation for God’s action.
Jesus’ call to discipleship interrupts our lives in order to bring healing and forgiveness.
There is an urgency to the Gospel because it has all come about at a divinely appointed time in history.
The Gospel of Luke is written so that we would have confidence in all that Jesus has done.
“The Gospel invites us to reject individualism and embrace the call to Christian community where we learn what it means to worship Jesus as Lord.”
Materialism is a god that always demands and never satisfies. Jesus is a God who always gives and always satisfies.
Righteous is based on the work of Jesus, because the addition of any requirement of the Law undermines the gospel itself.
In Jesus we are invited to turn from our idols and find our home in the arms of the Father.
Jesus challenges the idol of traditionalism because it conflates human traditions with God’s commands.
God calls us to worship him alone. Trusting in Him, the one that created all things, rather than the things of this world He created.
Jesus teaches us how to love with maturity through intentionally trusting in order to build connection and belonging.
Jesus calls us to embrace new rhythms and spiritual practices built around the new reality of the gospel.
Jesus responds to the temptations that question our identity with the clear words of God that promise we are God’s children.
As we acknowledge the inherent connection between our emotional health and spiritual maturity, the gospel heals us holistically.
Jesus comes as the representative of the Trinity to accomplish God's mission to restore all things by casting out evil and establishing God's kingdom on earth.
The story of David and Bathsheba reveals both the reality of human sin and the depth of God’s love.
In the genealogy of Jesus we see the deepest darkness of human sin, and it is into that reality that Jesus came to set us free.
We reflect that the Gospel is greater than isolation as we live in community ruled by the forgiveness of Jesus that unites us with God and one another.
Rooted in our identity in Christ we are free to kill the sin in our lives and put on compassion and love.
Christian maturity is not found by moving beyond Jesus and the Gospel; it flows from becoming more deeply rooted in Jesus.
This Reformation Sunday we recognize the law shows us our sin but the gospel sets us free.
The Christian life is found in dying to our sinful nature and rising to new life as saints.
God rescues the creation by bringing individuals to faith, so we seek to be a part of impacting the world in the local places where he has called us to serve him.
When we see Jesus as the beginning and end of true justice it enables us to seek liberty for the oppressed.
Our faith calls us to both honor and hold accountable public authority as God's servants, but we also recognize that we are called to embody the kingdom Jesus has revealed in his death for the sins of the world.
Faith is not about checking your brain at the door, rather it's an invitation to trust in God's revelation in Jesus.
We are called to speak and live the truth, and to do it with grace, because Jesus embodies both.
In light of Jesus' resurrection we discern what to affirm and critique in culture as we live with redemptive purpose.
The Holy Spirit doesn't just come along side of you, it's at work inside of you and speaks the works of God to you.
Conflicts in our life shouldn't be attacked or avoided, but rather attended to with love and care.
Pastor Marcus preaches on God's desire for faithful management of our earthly resources.
Our lives are marked by how we live outwardly toward others, inwardly in our spirit, and upwardly toward God.
The remedy for our alienation is found in the Word of God because it shapes our present struggles and orients our future hope.