Sojourn East: Recent Episodes
Sojourn East
Sojourn East Church, in Louisville, Kentucky, welcomes you to join us in hearing the word of God, as our pastors teach from the Bible each week.
Join us as Kevin Jamison preaches from Romans 16:1-16, which introduces a diverse group of believers united “in the Lord.” Paul honors their often unseen work, reminding us that God knows each of our names and forgets nothing done in faithfulness to him.
Scripture: Romans 16:1-16
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Daniel Stember preaches from Romans 15:22-33. Paul calls the church to see themselves as active participants in God's mission. Together, we'll consider how the gospel reshapes our place in the local church and invites us into God's work around the world.
Scripture: Romans 15:22-33
Pastor: Daniel Stember
Join us as Jonathan Pennington preaches from Romans 15:14-21, exploring our calling to share the gospel and invite others into worship, witness, and faithful obedience. Through Jesus’ perfect sacrifice and grace, God welcomes people from every nation into relationship with him.
Scripture: Romans 15:14-21
Pastor: Jonathan Pennington
Join us as Moe Clark walks through Romans 15:1-13, showing how Christ, the ultimate example of the strong serving the weak, calls us to bear with one another. Together we'll see how God is the source of our hope and unity, bringing people from every background together in Christ to glorify him with one voice.
Scripture: Romans 15:1-13
Pastor: Moe Clark
Join us as Kevin Jamison continues our sermon series, Life Together: A Study in Romans 12-16, by exploring God’s vision for his people and what it truly means to be the church.
In Romans 14, Paul teaches that the gospel frees Christians to receive God's good creation with gratitude rather than fear, while recognizing that matters of personal conscience should not be turned into universal rules for all believers. True Christian freedom is expressed not by insisting on our rights, but by willingly limiting them in love so that we build up others, reflecting the self-giving example of Jesus Christ.
Scripture: Romans 14:13-23
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Kevin Jamison continues our sermon series, Life Together: A Study in Romans 12-16, by exploring God’s vision for his people and what it truly means to be the church.
Paul teaches in Romans 14 that Christians can faithfully disagree on disputable matters while remaining united, because our acceptance before God rests in Christ rather than in having perfect convictions. Instead of responding with judgment or contempt, believers are called to welcome one another, follow their consciences in seeking to honor the Lord, and trust that God alone is the rightful judge who is able to make His people stand.
Scripture: Romans 14:1-10
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Kevin Jamison continues our sermon series, Life Together: A Study in Romans 12-16, by exploring God’s vision for his people and what it truly means to be the church.
In Romans 13:11-14, Paul calls the church to live with a clear awareness of where we are in God’s redemptive story: though we still live in the darkness of the present age, Christ’s promised return is certain, giving us hope that reshapes how we live today. Because we belong to the coming day, we are urged us to cast off the patterns of the old age and increasingly "clothe ourselves with Christ," embodying His character together as a community marked by love, mercy, holiness, and hope.
Scripture: Romans 13:11-14
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
This Sunday, we’ll continue our series in Romans with Romans 13:1–7, “The Church in the World.” In a world marked by tension, uncertainty, and opposition, Paul calls believers to live with humility, honor, and deep trust in the Lord’s sovereign rule. As we await the day when God fully sets the world to right, we are invited to live faithfully now with reverence toward God and love toward others.
Scripture: Romans 13:1-7
Pastor: Jonathan Pennington
Join us as Kevin Jamison continues our sermon series, Life Together: A Study in Romans 12-16, by exploring God’s vision for his people and what it truly means to be the church. In Romans 12:14,17-21, we see Paul explore the idea of responding to wrongdoing with goodness and mercy rather than revenge. We're encouraged to live peacefully with others, trusting God to handle justice, overcoming evil with good.
Join us as Dalton Deffenbaugh explores Romans 12:3-8 and how, continuing the idea of living sacrifices, Paul paints a portrait of self-sacrifice as loving service of others with our gifts. As we learn to think humbly about ourselves and faithfully steward what God has given us, we discover the beauty of a body built up through grace-filled service.
Join us as Kevin Jamison begins our new series, Life Together: A Study in Romans 12-16, by exploring God’s vision for his people and what it truly means to be the church. In Romans 12:1-2, we’ll see how the mercy of God forms the foundation of our life together — shaping us into a community that resists both idealism and cynicism, and is instead transformed by the story of Christ into a people marked by love, worship, and redemption.
Scripture: Romans 12:1-2
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Kevin Jamison finishes our sermon series on the book of Hebrews, preaching from Hebrews 13:7-14. The text calls us to endure in the costly way of discipleship by fixing our hope on the eternal city to come. Together we’ll consider what it means to publicly identify with Jesus, even in weakness, sacrifice, and misunderstanding, and how the hope of Christ sustains us.
Scripture: Hebrews 13:7-14
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Jonathan Pennington explores Hebrews 12:14-29 and how seeing God clearly transforms our worship into lives of holiness, gratitude, and reverent awe. As we turn from sin and fix our hope on his unshakable kingdom, we respond to his grace with wholehearted devotion.
Scripture: Hebrews 12:14-29
Pastor: Jonathan Pennington
Join us as Kevin Jamison preaches from Hebrews 12, calling us to throw off what hinders us, reframe our hardships as training, and follow the example of Christ, who endured the cross. Run the race of faith with endurance by fixing your eyes on Jesus, even when the path is hard.
Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-11
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Jonathan Pennington unpacks Hebrews 11, where we’re reminded that faith is trusting in God’s promises, even when we can’t yet see their fulfillment. Through the lives of those who have gone before us, we see a pattern of endurance and hope, rooted in God’s unchanging faithfulness across generations. As pilgrims on the same journey, we’re invited to live by that same faith as we look ahead to the redemption still to come.
Scripture: Hebrews 11
Pastor: Jonathan Pennington
Join us as Kevin Jamison unpacks Hebrews 10:19-25 and helps us to consider what it means to be the church as God intends. Because of Jesus, we are invited to draw near to God, hold fast to our hope, and encourage one another in love as we live together as His people.
Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us this Easter Sunday as Kevin Jamison preaches from Hebrews 2:14-15. Because Jesus took on flesh and blood, he defeated death and freed us from its fear. In him, we find true freedom and lasting hope.
Scripture: Hebrews 2:14-15
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Kevin Jamison preaches from Hebrews 10:1-14, showing how Jesus’ once-for-all sacrifice does what the law never could: fully cleansing us and making us holy. Because his work is finished, we can lay down our striving and find true rest in him.
Scripture: Hebrews 10:1-14
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Jonathan Pennington explores Hebrews 6:20-8:13 and the good news of Jesus as our perfect High Priest. Where the old covenant and priesthood fell short, Jesus fulfills them completely—serving as both Priest and King who brings us into the very presence of God. In him, we are given a better covenant and a sure, unshakable hope.
Scripture: Hebrews 6:20-8:13
Pastor: Jonathan Pennington
Join us as Kevin Jamison continues our series in Hebrews, exploring one of the most sobering and hope-filled passages in the book. Hebrews 6 warns us about the danger of turning away from Christ while also pointing us to the deep assurance believers have in God’s promises. Because God is faithful and His promises are secure, we can hold fast to the hope set before us: an anchor for our souls.
Scripture: Hebrews 6:4-20
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Kevin Jamison walks through Hebrews 5:11-6:3 and calls us to move beyond spiritual infancy and press on toward maturity in Christ. While foundational truths like repentance and faith matter deeply, the Christian life is meant to be shaped by them, leading us into a cross-shaped life of ongoing trust, repentance, and growth.
Scripture: Hebrews 5:11-6:3
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Moe Clark preaches from Hebrews 4:14-5:7, showing how Jesus is our true and better high priest. Because He has entered into our suffering and knows it fully, we can hold fast in faith and approach God’s throne with confidence. In Him, we find mercy, grace, and help when we need it most.
Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-5:7
Pastor: Moe Clark
Join us as Jonathan Pennington helps us consider God’s promise of true rest: not just inner peace, but life with Him in the heavenly city to come. Hebrews 4 calls us to turn from hardened hearts and receive God’s healing Word, trusting the one who sees us fully and loves us still.
Scripture: Hebrews 4:1-13
Pastor: Jonathan Pennington
Join us as Kevin Jamison considers Hebrews 3:12-15 and the call to encourage one another daily. In the Christian journey, marked by highs and lows, we’re warned not to let discouragement harden into unbelief, but to resist sin’s deceitfulness together. As people who share in Christ, our words matter in shaping a community marked not by cynicism, but by steady, hope-filled encouragement.
Scripture: Hebrews 3:12-15
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Justin Hyde walks through Hebrews 2:5-11, reflecting on Psalm 8 and God’s promise for humanity amid suffering and weariness. Though life often looks far from the dominion and glory God has promised, we are reminded not to trust only what we see. By fixing our eyes on Jesus, we hold fast to a secure destination and find hope for the journey.
Scripture: Hebrews 2:5-11
Pastor: Justin Hyde
Join us as Kevin Jamison kicks off our Hebrews sermon series, preaching from Hebrews 1:1-14 & 2:1-4. This passage highlights Jesus as the Radiant Son who reveals God’s glory and secures our salvation. Together, we’ll reflect on why fixing our attention on Christ is essential for enduring faith.
Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-14, 2:1-4
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Kevin Jamison preaches from Proverbs 27:1; 6:6–8; and 11:28 on the line between saving and hoarding. Scripture calls us to wise planning in an unpredictable world, while warning us against placing our trust in wealth as a false security. This sermon invites us to consider where our confidence truly rests—and how God calls us to plan with wisdom while trusting Him with our future.
Scripture: Proverbs 27:1; 6:6-8; 11:28
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Kevin Jamison preaches from 2 Corinthians 9:6-11, where Paul calls the church to generous, joyful giving rooted in confidence that God is the one who provides. In giving, we participate in God’s work of blessing others and producing gratitude to Him.
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:6-11
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Pastor Kevin Jamison kicks off our January sermon series: The Line Between: Money, Wisdom, and the Good Life. Preaching from Proverbs 3 and Proverbs 30, this sermon invites us to consider how our relationship with money reveals what we trust and what we believe leads to a good life. Scripture calls us to pursue wisdom marked by contentment, dependence on God, and faithful stewardship—learning to walk the line between excess and lack as we honor the Lord with all we have.
Scripture: Proverbs 3:9-10, 30:7-9
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Pastor Moe Clark walks through Matthew 11, inviting us to consider what it looks like to be honest before God with our doubts, questions, and hard emotions. John the Baptist shows us that faith doesn’t mean hiding our questions, but bringing them directly to Jesus, where honesty is always met with mercy. This sermon invites us to own what we’re wrestling with and consider how God might meet us when we bring those things to Him—and to one another.
Scripture: Matthew 11:1-19
Pastor: Moe Clark
Join us as Kevin Jamison preaches from Ruth 4. Boaz willingly pays the cost to redeem Ruth and Naomi, moved not by obligation but by love. His story points us to Jesus, the true Redeemer, who drew near to us and gave His life not to make us lovable, but because He already loved us. This passage reminds us of what is most true: love came first, and we are loved before anything else.
Scripture: Ruth 4
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Jonathan Pennington preaches from Ruth 3. In this passage, we find Ruth and Boaz navigating a moment filled with uncertainty, longing, and hope. Their story invites us to discover a joy that isn’t rooted in instant resolution, but in waiting on God with trust-filled expectation.
Scripture: Ruth 3
Pastor: Jonathan Pennington
Join us as Kevin Jamison continues our Advent journey through the book of Ruth, preaching this week on the theme of peace from Ruth 2. In a story marked by uncertainty, loss, and vulnerability, Ruth’s encounter with Boaz offers a surprising glimpse of God’s protective and restorative peace.
Scripture: Ruth 2
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Jonathan Pennington kicks off the Advent Season with a sermon on Ruth 1, exploring the themes of grief, lament, and loss in real life, even for people of faith. We also see in this passage that God is committed to us, even when it feels like we’ve been abandoned.
Scripture: Ruth 1
Pastor: Jonathan Pennington
Join us as guest preacher Zack Eswine preaches on James 3:13-18: two types of wisdom, focusing on meekness as the way of Jesus.
Scripture: James 3:13-18
Pastor: Zack Eswine
Join us as Kevin Jamison finishes our sermon series on the life of David, preaching from 1 Chronicles 29. In this passage, we see David coming to terms with the end of his life and responding with generosity and gratitude toward the Lord.
Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Kevin Jamison preaches from 2 Samuel 22. After a life of victories and failures, David ends with a song of praise. In this passage, he reflects on God’s rescue, faithfulness, and promises—a testimony that even in weakness, God remains strong. Join us as we see how David’s broken hallelujah points to a God who redeems every story.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 22
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Dalton Deffenbaugh preaches on 2 Samuel 17-18, where we see Absalom’s rebellion ending in tragedy. Though David’s army wins, the king is left weeping over his son’s death: a glimpse into the deep grief that we, too, are invited into as we journey through the hardships of life.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 17-18
Pastor: Dalton Deffenbaugh
Join us as Kevin Jamison preaches from 2 Samuel 12:1-14, where God brings David back from the edge through the grace of confrontation. The Lord sends Nathan to expose David’s sin—not to destroy him, but to free him from self-deception and restore him to grace.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 12:1-14
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Kevin Jamison preaches from 2 Samuel 11, where David’s abuse of power with Bathsheba shows the devastating reach of sin. Yet even in David’s darkest failure, God’s grace begins to break through—pointing us to the cross where every sin and every prideful heart meets mercy.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 11
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Kevin Jamison preaches from 2 Samuel 9. When David discovers a descendant of Saul still living, he doesn’t seek revenge but extends grace. Instead of using power to destroy, he uses it to bless reflecting the mercy of Christ toward us.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 9
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Jonathan Pennington preaches from 2 Samuel 5-6, where we see David rejoicing before the Lord. This sermon invites us into a wholehearted life with God that embraces both grief and joy as we worship him faithfully.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 5-6
Pastor: Jonathan Pennington
Join us as Kevin Jamison preaches from 1 Samuel 24, where David spares King Saul’s life in the cave. This powerful story shows how God calls His people to radical forgiveness and trust in his timing, even when wronged.
Scripture: 1 Samuel 24
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Kevin Jamison preaches from 1 Samuel 21:10-15 and Psalm 34. David’s escape from Saul spirals through danger, deception, and even feigned madness, until God delivers him, leading David to write Psalm 34. This sermon invites us to see how desperate moments can become invitations to “taste and see that the Lord is good,” trusting His goodness when life feels out of control.
Scripture: 1 Samuel 21:10-15; Psalm 34
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Jonathan Pennington preaches from 1 Samuel 18:1-4 and 20:1-42, exploring the friendship between Jonathan and David. We learn about God as a friend, the joy of Christian love and fellowship together, and Jesus, who calls and welcomes us as friends to himself.
Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:1-4, 20:1-42
Pastor: Jonathan Pennington
Join us as Jonathan Pennington preaches from 1 Samuel 18:6-16 and Psalm 59. He explores the destructive power of envy and jealousy, sin as ultimately unsatisfying and blinding, and the true satisfaction that can be found in God alone.
Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:6-16; Psalm 59
Pastor: Jonathan Pennington
Join us as Kevin Jamison preaches from 1 Samuel 17, where David’s confidence was not in himself but in the Lord who called and delivered him. This story ultimately points us to Jesus, who conquered the great giant of sin and death in the most unexpected way.
Scripture: 1 Samuel 17
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Kevin Jamison preaches from 1 Samuel 16:1-13, teaching us that God sees His people differently than we see them: we look on the outward appearance, but He looks upon the heart.
Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Kevin Jamison kicks off our new sermon series, The Life of David. This week, we’ll look at 1 Samuel 8:1–9 and Israel’s longing for a human king—a desire that reveals both their rejection of God’s kingship and God’s plan to work through imperfect rulers to accomplish His purposes.
Scripture: 1 Samuel 8:1-9
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Justin Hyde completes our series in James: Walking in Wisdom. Today we’ll look at James 5:13-20, where we’re reminded of the power of prayer, the importance of caring for one another, and the call to remain faithful in both suffering and celebration.
Scripture: James 5:13-20
Pastor: Justin Hyde
Join us as Kevin Jamison continues our series in James: Walking in Wisdom. Today we’ll look at James 5:1-12, a text that urges us to ponder the reality of Christ’s return as a warning and a comfort, and calls us to lead a life of integrity and wholeness as we wait.
Join us as Kevin Jamison continues our series in James: Walking in Wisdom. Today we’ll look at James 4:13-17, where we are reminded not to presume upon the future, but to live with humility and dependence on God’s will.
Join us as Dalton Deffenbaugh continues our series in James: Walking in Wisdom. Today we’ll look at James 3:13-4:10 and learn about wisdom in the way of life marked by meekness, humility, and love.
Scripture: James 3:13-4:10
Pastor: Dalton Deffenbaugh
Join us as Pastor Moe continues our series in James: Walking in Wisdom. Today, we’ll look at James 3:1-12 and learn about the importance of the tongue.
Scripture: James 3:1-12
Join us as Pastor Jonathan continues our series in James: Walking in Wisdom. Today we’ll look at James 2:14-26 and the good that comes from doing good - from doing God’s will.
Scripture: James 2:14-26
Join us as Pastor Kevin continues our series in James: Walking in Wisdom. Today, we’ll look at James 2:1-13 and learn how mercy triumphs over judgment.
Scripture: James 2:1-13
Join us as Pastor Jonathan continues our series in James: Walking in Wisdom. Today, we’ll look at James 1:19-27 and the exhortation here to use our words to bless others.
Scripture: James 1:19-27
Join us as Pastor Kevin kicks off our series in James: Walking in Wisdom. Today, we’ll spend time in James 1:1-8 discussing the wisdom in trials.
Scripture: James 1:1-8
Join us as Pastor Daniel concludes our series on "Life in the Spirit, A Study in Romans 8," as we go over Romans 8:31-39 and discuss the mystery of suffering and love.
Scripture: Romans 8:31-39
Join us as Pastor Kevin unpacks the powerful truth of Romans 8:28-30: When we are weak and unsure how to pray, the Holy Spirit intercedes for us, and we can trust that God is working all things for the good of those who love Him, shaping us to be more like Christ according to His perfect purpose.
Scripture: Romans 8:28-30
Join us as Pastor Kevin continues our series “Life in the Spirit, a Study in Romans 8” by looking at a passage that speaks to some of the deepest questions we have about the nature of the Spirit-filled life and leaves us with great hope.
Scripture: Romans 8:18-27
Join us as Dalton Deffenbaugh continues our series “Life in the Spirit,” a study in Romans 8, with a sermon titled “The Spirit of Adoption.”
Scripture: Romans 8:12-17
Join us as Pastor Jonathan continues our study of Romans 8 with a look at a passage that describes two ways of living in this world: in the spirit and in the flesh. It’s an important distinction.
Scripture: Romans 8:5-11
Join us as Pastor Kevin kicks off a new sermon series called “Life in the Spirit,” a study in Romans 8. As we begin this series, Kevin will look at the first words of Romans 8 and what it means that believers in Jesus are free from condemnation. This is great news that forms the bedrock of this series on the spirit filled life.
Scripture: Romans 8:1-4
Join us as Pastor Kevin picks up where we left off on Easter Sunday, as two disciples travel by foot, discussing the events around Jesus’ crucifixion. Along the way, they are joined by a stranger who engages them with a string of questions that spans the Bible, reminding the mournful disciples (chiding them, really) of God’s promises. Only when the stranger is invited to dinner and the bread is broken, do they recognize this mysterious stranger as Jesus…and then he disappears. Today, we look at what this story teaches us about resurrection faith.
Scripture: Luke 24:13-32
Join us as we remember the Friday when Jesus paid the ultimate price so that we could be reconciled to God. Kevin will preach on this event with a homily titled "The Darkness and the Veil."
He is risen! This is the traditional greeting Christians give one another on Easter Sunday, both a reminder and a celebration of the fact that Jesus was crucified, buried and rose on the third day so that we would be reconciled to the living God. Join us today as Pastor Kevin looks at the implications of the resurrection to us today.
He is risen indeed!
Scripture: Luke 24:1-12
Join us as Pastor Kevin takes us through a difficult passage—the crucifixion of Jesus. In Luke’s recounting of events, he directs our attention to those who stood by and responded to the single most important event in history with a variety of reactions. Today, the question is simply this: which of these voices sounds most like you?
Scripture: Luke 23:26-43
Join us as Pastor Jonathan looks at how Jesus modeled for us the ways of the kingdom of God through his own willing submission to God’s will…even in his suffering.
Scripture: Luke 22:63 – 23:25
Join us as Pastor Jonathan as he takes an interesting off-ramp on the road to Easter Sunday, and it’s Peter’s experience as Jesus’ crucifixion is orchestrated and draws near. It’s an amazing story of weakness and grace.
Scripture: Luke 22:31-62
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at an event we know as The Last Supper, saying words we hear each week before we take communion.
Scripture: Luke 22:14-27
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at the last public teaching of Jesus, not long before he was crucified, and what it tells us about living faithfully in uncertain times.
Scripture: Luke 21:5-28
Join us as Pastor Moe continues our series on the Gospel of Luke by looking at a warning from Jesus and what it means to us today.
Scripture: Luke 20:45 – 21:4
Join us as Pastor Jonathan looks at a passage that is like a stained-glass window, with many scenes and references. At its heart, though, is our need for wisdom in a world of complexity.
Scripture: Luke 20:19-44
Join us as Pastor Kevin explores the subject of bad religion – that is, the perversion of the gospel – and looks at Luke 19 and 20 to see an invitation to turn to Jesus, the one true temple where we can go to experience the true goodness of God.
Scripture: Luke 19:45-48
Pastor: Kevin Jamison
Join us as Pastor Kevin resumes our journey through the Gospel of Luke by looking at a passage Christians are accustomed to studying the week of Palm Sunday—Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Today we’ll look at the details of this familiar story and what they say about us and a God who wants to draw near and carry our burdens.
Scripture: Luke 19:29-44
Join us as Pastor Justin concludes our series “Walking in Wisdom” by looking at how we navigate the terrors of this life—when our spirits are crushed and our hearts are downcast.
Pastor’s Note: “I’m indebted to the Reverends Timothy Keller and Zack Eswine, whose teachings on wisdom shaped and inspired this series.” - Kevin Jamison
Scripture: Proverbs 23:19 & 18:14. Psalms 22:14 & 34:18
Pastor: Justin Hyde
Join us as Pastor Kevin continues our series “Walking in Wisdom” by focusing on the qualities of the wise person, understanding that wisdom is not something gained, but rather, it is a gift from God. The invitation is to bring our lives before God and submit them to Him. And in doing so, he’ll refine us and give us what we need.
Pastor’s Note: “I’m indebted to the Reverends Timothy Keller and Zack Eswine, whose teachings on wisdom shaped and inspired this series.” - Kevin Jamison
Join us as Pastor Kevin continues our series “Walking in Wisdom” by looking at the “fool,” a challenging type of unwise set of character traits. While it’s easy to think of the fools in our own lives, the invitation of these messages is to look inward and then seek God’s grace in mercy in growing in wisdom.
Pastor’s Note: “I’m indebted to the Reverends Timothy Keller and Zack Eswine, whose teachings on wisdom shaped and inspired this series.” - Kevin Jamison
Scripture: Proverbs 12:15-16, 18:2,6, 20:3, 14:19, 17:10, 26:11
Join us as Pastor Kevin continues our Walking in Wisdom series by contrasting wisdom with being naïve, or as the Bible calls it, being a simpleton. Life, and its many challenges, will prompt us to respond in any number of ways, and this week, we’ll look at the dangers of approaching the world through the lens of naivety.
Pastor’s Note: “I’m indebted to the Reverends Timothy Keller and Zack Eswine, whose teachings on wisdom shaped and inspired this series.” - Kevin Jamison
Scripture: Proverbs 14:15, 22:3, 26:17-19, 25:20
Join us as Pastor Kevin kicks off a new sermon series, “Walking in Wisdom,” which looks at what wisdom is, what it isn’t and why it’s so vital to good and full life with God.
Pastor’s Note: “I’m indebted to the Reverends Timothy Keller and Zack Eswine, whose teachings on wisdom shaped and inspired this series.” - Kevin Jamison
Scripture: Proverbs 4:1-13, 18-19
Join us as Pastor Justin looks at an Old Testament passage, from the book of Ecclesiastes, to see what the cycle of seasons in the calendar, as well as in our lives, tells us about God.
Passage: Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
Join us as Pastor Kevin wraps our Advent sermon series, The Songs of Advent, the song of Simeon, a man who had waited his whole life for the consolation of Israel, which turned out to be a baby. His song has been traditionally referred to as the Nunc Dimittis, which roughly translates to now depart. We’ll examine his story and see what it says about us today.
Scripture: Luke 2:25-35
Join us as Pastor Jonathan looks at a foundational text in the Christian faith and challenges us to see it anew, to let the truth of what it meant for Jesus to enter the world and how that is THE good news of all time.
Scripture: Luke 2:1-14
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at another of “The Songs of Advent” – Zechariah’s Song – and what it tells us about waiting and patience and how it is a part of God’s transformative work in our lives and souls.
Scripture: Luke 1:67-79
Join us as Pastor Moe begins our series “The Songs of Advent” by preaching on the Magnificat, a hymn of praise spoken by Mary that is often referred to as the Song of Mary. The name Magnificat comes from the Latin translation of the first words of the hymn, “Magnificat anima mea Dominum,” which means, “My soul magnifies the Lord.”
Scripture: Luke 1:46-55
Join us as Pastor Kevin wraps up our series on Colossians by looking at the final passages of the book and focusing on three names Paul singles out, and how they underscore the theme of the Supremacy of Christ: Onesimus, Mark and Demas.
Scripture: Colossians 4:7-18
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at the subject of submission—what it is and what it isn’t.
Scripture: Colossians 3:18 – 4:1
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at three marks of a church shaped by the supremacy of Christ.
Scripture: Colossians 3:5-17
Join us as Pastor Kevin shares the secret for living a life hidden in God, marked by unshakeable peace and purpose.
Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at the ways that legalism distorts the heart of Christianity.
Scripture: Colossians 2:16-23
Join us as Pastor Jonathan looks at a passage in Colossians to show us what it means to live “in” Christ, using the metaphors of walking to illustrate this.
Scripture: Colossians 2:6-15
Join us as Pastor Kevin continues our series in Colossians with a message titled, “The Danger of Plausible Arguments.”
Scripture: Colossians 1:24 – 2:5
Join us as Pastor Jonathan continues our series in Colossians with a message that shows the supremacy of Christ through the passage we’ll be looking at, which gives us a metaphysic—a comprehensive understanding of the world and our place in it.
Scripture: Colossians 1:15-23
Join us as Pastor Kevin continues our series in Colossians by looking at the question of how do live life the right way, or put another way, how do we know the will of God?
Scripture: Colossians 1:9-14
Join us as Pastor Kevin kicks off our new series on Colossians titled “The Supremacy of Christ.”
Scripture: Colossians 1:1-7
Join us as Eric Johnson preaches a sermon titled “Awakening to a New Self.”
Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-10
Join us as Pastor Kevin concludes our series, Fullness of Life, with a sermon that looks at the fleeting reality of our lives and efforts and how to find hope in God.
Scripture: James 4:13-15
Join us as Pastor Jonathan looks at where our anxiety comes from and how God offers a different narrative into which we can face our worries with hope.
Scripture: Matthew 6:24-35
Join us as Pastor Jonathan Kevin looks at how we can be a people of peace during a charged political season, living fully in the peace of Christ.
Scripture: Mark 12:13-17
Join us as Pastor Jonathan Kevin looks at our digital age, our dependence on smart phones and the internet, and shows that as wonderful as this technology can be, we can’t allow ourselves to become distracted by its intoxicating nature. This kind of temptation isn’t new, and the Bible has much to say about staying focused on the God who fills all our longings, wants and needs.
Scripture: John 15:5-11
Join us as Pastor Jonathan kicks off a new sermon series titled “Fullness of Life” that expands a line from our mission statement to explore what it means for us in everyday life. Today’s message looks at friendship with a message titled “The Fullness of Life in a Lonely Age.”
Scripture: no key passage
Join us as Pastor Kevin wraps up our study of the book of Exodus with a message on the true nature of God—compassionate, gracious and slow to anger.
Scripture: Exodus 33:18-23, 34:5-10
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at an exchange between God and Moses on Mount Sinai to examine the tension between God’s mercy and justice.
Scripture: Exodus 32:7-14
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at an infamous passage in Exodus, referred to as the Golden Calf. Today, Kevin parses the story to look at how it exposes human nature and why we need one to mediate our sin.
Scripture: Exodus 32:1-35
July 21, 2024
Join us as Pastor Matthew looks at the difference between the Old Testament view of Sanctuary and what we experience today, because of Jesus.
Scripture: Exodus 25:1-9
July 14, 2024
Join us as Pastor Moe looks at the covenant God made with Moses and Israelites and how we should look at it in light of Jesus.
Scripture: Exodus 24:1-8
July 7, 2024
Join us as Pastor Jonathan looks at chapters 21-13 of Exodus to examine how God instructed Israel through the Torah, and how he instructed his people on how they should live in relation to one another and what this means to Christians today.
Scripture: Exodus 21-23
June 30, 2024
Join us as Pastor Kevin returns to the Ten Commandments and looks at the final six “horizontal” commandments and how they apply to Christians today.
Exodus 20:1,12-17
Join us as Pastor Kevin returns to the Ten Commandments and looks at the first four “vertical” commandments and what they teach us about ourselves.
Scripture: Exodus 20:2-11
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at one of the pivotal moments in human history – the giving of the Ten Commandments – and examines how Christians living in the 21st century should understand and relate to this law.
Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17
Join us as Pastor Jonathan picks up our series in Exodus, where Moses has led his people from slavery to the Desert of Sinai. It was in this same spot that God revealed himself to Moses. Today, we look at how God revealed himself to his people then and what it says about him…and us, today.
Scripture: Exodus 19:1-25
Join us as Pastor Moe looks at the practice of hospitality and the impact it can have on our witness.
Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at a lesser-known parable of Jesus—The Parable of the Ten Minas—that shows us the depths of God’s love for his people and, ultimately, his trustworthiness.
Scripture: Luke 19:11-28
Join us as Pastor Kevin uses our modern obsession with self-help to show us that our approach to “hacking” our way to the good life is all wrong by examining the story of Zacchaeus.
Scripture: Luke 19:1-10
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at a passage that helps us focus more clearly on who Jesus is and what he’s come to do.
Scripture: Luke 18:31-43
Join us as Pastor Jonathan looks at Jesus’ response to the wealthy ruler’s questions about what is required for eternal life and what it says about grace.
Scripture: Luke 18:18-30
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Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, where Jesus challenges our conception of righteousness.
Scripture: Luke 18:9-17
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at one of the most well-known but least understood parables of Jesus—the persistent widow.
Scripture: Luke 18:1-8
Join us as Pastor Jonathan looks at what it means for us to live into the Kingdom of God.
Scripture: Luke 17:20-37
Join us this Easter morning as Pastor Kevin teaches on the good news of Jesus’ resurrection from the grave, and what it means for us today. He is risen!
Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at Jesus’ teaching on sin and why it can be such a stumbling block for Christians.
Scripture: Luke 17:3-10
Join us as Pastor Jonathan looks at a parable of Jesus that contrasts the deaths of a rich man and a poor man and shows us what it tells us about repentance and the condition of our heart.
Passage: Luke 16:19-31
Join us this morning as Pastor Kevin preaches on one of the more puzzling parables of Jesus, showing us how it calls to use our resources imaginatively to serve God by helping others.
Scripture: Luke 16:1-13
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at one of the most famous of Jesus’ parables—The Prodigal Son—and looks at a character in the story who is often overlooked.
Scripture: Luke 15:11-32
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at two parables of Jesus – the lost coin and the lost sheep – and how they provide a lens through which we can see the depth of God’s love for those who are lost.
Scripture: Luke 15:1-10
Join us as Pastor Jonathan looks at Jesus’ call for us to be intentional about how we think about lives – especially in relationship to God.
Scripture: Luke 14:25-35
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at one of the hardest of Jesus’ teachings that touches on our desire to be part of the inner ring and what it costs us to be insiders.
Today's passage - Luke 14:7-24
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at a common question asked by followers of Jesus – how many will be saved?
Passage: Luke 13:22-30
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at the Kingdom of God, and what it’s like and how our expectations can become skewed or diminished by what’s happening in the moment.
Join us as Pastor Kevin teaches on an event in the ministry of Jesus that we’ve seen in other chapters of the book, thus far: Jesus heals someone on the Sabbath, which outrages the religious leaders of the community. Jesus rebukes these leaders, and those gathered cheer him on…but there’s more going on here.
Scripture: Luke 13:10-17
Join us as Pastor Kevin leads us into the new year (and back into the Gospel of Luke) with a challenging message that invokes images of fire and judgment, but also peace and love.
Join us as Pastor Moe teaches from the book of Romans on the gift of righteousness and what it means to us today.
Join us as Pastor Kevin concludes our Advent series with a sermon titled “Advent Love,” drawing from Luke 2.
Join us as Pastor Jonathan continues our series on Advent by looking at joy – what it is and why it’s a particularly Christian attribute that can be (and should be) cultivated.
Join us as Pastor Kevin teaches on the second Sunday of Advent and the theme of peace, looking at what peace is and how to grow in it as followers of Jesus.
Join us as Pastor Kevin kicks off Advent season by looking at what the book of Romans has to say about hope, and what it means for us as we live out our day-to-day lives.
Join us as Pastor Jonathan looks at what it means to be a servant in the household of God, and why it's som important to understand.
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at one of Jesus’ central teachings on money and how we can protect ourselves from what Kevin calls “money sickness.”
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at the subject of hypocrisy and how Jesus confronted this symptom of a bigger problem – of being far from God.
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at a showdown between Jesus and the Pharisees and takes a closer look at these enemies of Jesus, whom we’ve mostly reduced to one-dimensional villains. A closer examination shows them to be people who fervently wanted to be righteous…but got off track.
Join us as Pastor Jonathan continues our journey through the Gospel of Luke by looking at what it means to be open and vulnerable to God’s calling, in the midst of life’s ups and downs. It’s when we live in this state of openness that we are truly able to experience the power and majesty of God.
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at a challenging chapter of the book of Luke to help us understand that when Jesus delivered people from demon possession, there was much more to it than spectacle or even casting out their torment. There was the matter of what they were delivered to.
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at Jesus’ instructions on prayer and how we can apply his model to our lives today.
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at a seemingly simple event in the life of Jesus that is instructive on where we find our peace and comfort.
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at one of the most famous parables of Jesus, the good Samaritan, to see what it says to us today.
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at Luke 9 and encounters Jesus had with some who expressed a desire to follow him. This passage tells us much about what it means to be a disciple.
Jonathan Pennington returns to a brief passage in Luke that illustrates that how we see ourselves is often very different than how God sees us…and others whom we judge.
Eric Johnson looks at a parable of Jesus in light of how easily we can slip into the role of Pharisee. He concludes by showing how prayer can be our first line of defense against falling into this trap.
Pastor Kevin looks at a passage from the book of Hebrews to see what it tells us about the power of prayer.
Pastor Jonathan looks at two stories in Exodus 17 and how, despite God’s deliverance of Israel from her enemies, his people continue to grumble and complain. In these stories, we’ll see what we learn about God in these instances and what we learn about our relationship to Him.
Pastor Kevin looks at a passage in Exodus where his people have been delivered, have seen miracles performed…and yet still don’t seem to believe that God will do what he promised. This passage says so much about the church today, and Pastor Kevin challenges us to lean into God’s promises with one discipline that, if followed, can be a catalyst for a deeper walk with God.
Passage: Exodus 16:1-5, 27-31
Pastor Kevin looks at a story in Exodus that’s easy to miss. In between the cinematic plagues, Passover and the parting of the Red Sea and the stories of manna, Sinai and the Ten Commandments there was test. Join us as we look at what this test means to us today.
Pastor Jonathan looks at Exodus 15 and Israel’s response to the pivotal point in this story where they are delivered from their enemy—they sing. Join us, as we try to answer the question: Why do we sing?
Join us as Pastor Daniel looks at a passage in Exodus 13 and 14 that demonstrates how God meets us in our pain.
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at the first Passover, and how it foreshadowed the coming of Christ and the good news for us.
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at the plagues in the book of Exodus and what that tells us about God today.
Join us as Pastor Jonathan looks at the example of Moses and the challenge for us to listen and obey God, especially when we can’t grasp what God is doing in a given situation.
Join us as Pastor Kevin helps us examine the polarity between spiritual naivety and cynicism that often occurs as we navigate grace and a God who welcomes us to bring our entire selves to him—the good and the bad.
Join us as Pastor Kevin reminds us that we will struggle in this life, and in today’s passage from Exodus 4, we see that God wants us to struggle in front of him, not in hiding, so he can be with us in the midst of our struggles. We aren’t meant to struggle alone.
Join us as Pastor Jonathan looks at Exodus 3 and a detail that we might be tempted to gloss over – the significance of names and how God’s explanation of how he should be identified matters.
Join us as Pastor Kevin continues our study of Exodus by looking at a season of Moses’ life marked by detours and trials, yet it also produced great refining and wisdom in his life—a lesson we can all take to heart.
Join us as Pastor Kevin begins our series on Exodus by setting the stage of what was happening at the birth of Moses and how God was deep in the details of orchestrating every move.
Join us as Pastor Moe looks at how our view of Jesus can become easily distorted and how we must keep our eyes on Him in order to not lose sight of who He really is.
Join us as Pastor Jonathan takes a closer look at a turning point in Luke, where Jesus asks his Apostles who they think he is. The answer to that question—for them and us—tells us much about how we connect the dots of the gospel.
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at Luke’s telling of one of Jesus’ most well-known miracles and what it means to our faith in 2023.
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at a turning point in our faith, when Jesus began to send his followers out to share the good news. The story challenges how we think about Jesus, the church and our mission.
Join us this morning as Pastor Jonathan looks at the story of two daughters, seemingly unrelated, and how Jesus’ intervention in their circumstances demonstrates his power to deliver us from the darkest dread. (Luke 8:40-56)
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at a passage from Luke 8, where Jesus encounters a demon possessed man. It’s a story that reminds us of the power (and mercy) of Christ to overcome the darkest forces of this world.
Join us as Pastor Kevin takes us through the events of Jesus calming the storm waters on the See of Galilee, looking at the reactions of his friends and how it applies to us today.
Join us as Pastor Jonathan looks at Luke 8 to challenge us with what it means to truly see…and hear what God is saying to us.
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at a dinner party that took place at a Pharisee named Simon’s home. Jesus was among the invited guests. Another attendee does something that honors Jesus…and shocks the others, showing us what it means to love boldly.
Join us as Pastor Jonathan looks at two miracles of Jesus, depicted in Luke 7:1-17, to help us see the nature of Jesus more fully.
Pastor Jonathan preaches from the book of Luke, with a sermon titled “Fruits and Foundations.”
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at what is arguably the most famous saying of Jesus that is quoted by believers and non-believers alike – “Judge not, lest ye be judged.” We’ll look at what it really means not to judge.
Join us this morning as Pastor Kevin explores one of the hardest lessons Jesus taught us…how to deal with our enemies.
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at Jesus’ “Sermon on the Plain” and how Jesus masterfully challenges us to see the world with new eyes as we follow him.
Join us as Pastor Jonathan looks at how easy it is to miss the point and not see Jesus for who he truly is.
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at the calling of Levi, or Matthew as he’s come to be known, and explores the complexity of sin and how we view it…especially in ourselves.
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at Luke 5 to see what the Bible has to say about shame and the hope of how God views us.
Join us as Pastor Moe looks at the response of Peter, upon being called by Jesus to follow him.
Join us as Pastor Kevin returns to our series on the Gospel of Luke and looks at an exorcism Jesus performed in the town of Capernaum and examines the reality of demons and evil spirits, especially in our modern context.
Join us as Pastor Jonathan preaches from Matthew 6 and looks at the Lord’s Prayer from a fresh perspective.
Join us as Pastor Jonathan continues our Advent Series, “Sketches of Salvation”, by exploring the life of David and how he represents what we long for and need…and why that’s a problem. By doing this, we’ll see ourselves, and Jesus, more clearly.
Join us as Pastor Kevin continues our Advent series, Sketches of Salvation, by looking at the story of Ruth, and how it invites us to view our lives differently and experience the redemptive power of God.
Join us as Kevin Jamison continues our Advent series, Sketches of Salvation, with a look at the life of Rahab, as depicted in Joshua 2. See how these events foreshadowed the life of Christ.
Join us as Jonathan Pennington kicks off Advent at Sojourn East with our series titled Sketches of Salvation, where we explore how this good news was prefigured in the lives of four ancestors of Jesus. Today, we look at Abraham.
Join us as Kevin Jamison looks at the unexpected, but predictable resistance that comes from hearing the gospel preached.
Join us as Kevin Jamison looks at a familiar passage of Luke – Jesus being tempted in the desert – and the implications of Jesus’ encounter with the devil.
Join us as Kevin Jamison looks at the baptism and genealogy of Jesus and why it matters that Jesus was fully God and fully man - the second Adam.
Join us as Jonathan Pennington looks at John the Baptist’s preaching about God’s coming kingdom and how it points us towards a life of healthy living, treating others with care and fairness.
Join us as Jonathan Pennington continues our series on Luke with a story from Jesus' childhood with wide-ranging implications.
Join us as James Westbrook continues our series in Luke with a message on the faithfulness of God.
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at a familiar passage to Christians - Luke 2 - examining it from the perspective of how God entered the world and why.
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at the experience of Zechariah in Luke 1 and shares his story of doubt, affliction and - ultimately - joyful praise and gratitude.
Join us as Pastor Jonathan continues our Gospel of Luke series with a sermon on Luke 1:46-56, looking at God as the God of the lowly, the God of reversal.
Pastor Kevin kicks off our new series, The Gospel of Luke, by looking at Zechariah and Elizabeth, the parents of John the Baptist.
Join us as Moe Clark takes us through a passage familiar to many Christians to look at the mysterious but beautiful love of God for sinners.
Join us as Kevin Jamison preaches from Psalm 78 on the importance of investing in the children among us - our great inheritance.
Join us as Eric Johnson teaches on the subject of love, looking at love as delight in the beloved person, as illustrated in 1 John 4:7-19.
Join us as Pastor Kevin explores the wisdom and power of learning to boast in our weaknesses.
Works Cited & Recommended Resources
A Model of Christian Maturity, by D.A. Carson. 2 Corinthians: Power in Weakness, by R. Kent Hughes. Paul for Everyone: 2 Corinthians, by Tom Wright.
Join us as Pastor Kevin brings us a reminder from God's word about how we should approach the challenges and conflicts of this life.
Works Cited & Recommended Resources
A Model of Christian Maturity, by D.A. Carson, 2 Corinthians: Power in Weakness, by R. Kent Hughes, Paul for Everyone: 2 Corinthians, by Tom Wright.
Join us this morning as Pastor Kevin explores a term that all Christians run into eventually—what it means to be yoked: to unbelievers and to the world.
Works Cited & Additional Resources
The Story of God Bible Commentary: 2 Corinthians , by Judith Diehl. The Second Letter to the Corinthians (PNTC), by Mark Seifrid. 2 Corinthians: Power in Weakness, by R. Kent Hughes.
Join us as Pastor Kevin shares a timely message from Paul—how we should live out our faith in the midst of resistance and hardship.
Join us as Pastor Kevin looks at just what it was that sustained Paul in the midst of so many trials and how his rootedness in his true identity holds the clue for us in our present age.
Works Cited/Additional Resources
You are Not Your Own, by Alan Noble
The Second Letter to the Corinthians (PNTC), by Mark Seifrid
2 Corinthians: Power in Weakness, by R. Kent Hughes
2 Corinthians (NAC), by David Garland
Join us as Pastor Moe takes us through a passage of 2 Corinthians that shows us that despite our present longing for relief from life's pain and hardship, God offers us the hope of relief in life with Him.
Pastor Jonathan looks to the life of Paul to explore the question of how we, as Christians, navigate those in-between spaces in life, where everything is confusing and uncertain. We’ll see how God is with us, even in these times, offering abundance and flourishing.
Join us as Pastor Jonathan ministers to us in the midst of a heavy week of tragedy and heartache. The troubles of this world often pile up on us and become unbearable, but Paul reminds us that we must never lose sight of God, “who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.”
Join us as Pastor Kevin encourages believers with the truth of where our confidence lies, even when life doesn’t go the way we had hoped.
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:1-11
Works Cited & Recommended Resources: 2 Corinthians (NAC), by David Garland. 2 Corinthians (NIVAC), by Scott Hafemann. 2 Corinthians, by R. Kent Hughes. Dynamics of Spiritual Life, by Richard F. Lovelace
Pastor Kevin challenges us with the reality that all believers are “slaves to Christ” and called to a life of love, regardless of how we are treated…or mistreated.
Works Cited & Recommended Resources
The Second Letter to the Corinthians, by Mark Seifrid. 2 Corinthians, by David Garland. On Being a Theologian of the Cross, by Gehard O. Forde. https://mbird.com/glossary/theology-of-the-cross/
Join us as Pastor Jonathan continues our series on 2 Corinthians with a sermon titled “Pain and Forgiveness” that helps us understand what this letter, from Paul to the church at Corinth, has to say about the pain that comes from our relationships.
This week, Pastor Jonathan teaches on 2 Corinthians 1, continuing our series "The Paradoxical Gospel," where he will look at God’s faithfulness.
This morning, we kick off a new series in 2 Corinthians titled “The Paradoxical Gospel.” Paul’s letter to the church at Corinth was written during a time of great stress, and in it, we find themes that seem pulled from today’s headlines. Join us as Pastor Kevin gets us started with a sermon titled “Troubles and Comforts.”
Today is Easter Sunday, which celebrates the pivotal moment in history, when God intervened on our behalf in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Join us as Pastor Kevin shares the story of what happened on the road to Emmaus and what it means for us today.
Today, we wrap our "Faces of the Fall" series with the story of Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem, one week before his death, burial and resurrection. This Palm Sunday message is titled "Sin As Missing the King."
As we continue our series “Faces of the Fall,” Pastor Kevin uses the book of Amos as a jumping off point to explore a subject that has become highly charged—justice. Join us and hear what the Bible has to say about God's view of justice.
Works Cited and a Recommended Resource:
“The Message of Amos” by J.A. Motyer, “The Minor Prophets” by James M. Boice,
“The Book of Amos” (NICOT) by M. Daniel Carroll R., "Generous Justice" by Tim Keller
Scripture: Amos 5:18-24
As we continue our series “Faces of the Fall,” Pastor Kevin shows us how the story of Jonah warns us about the destructive impacts of self-righteousness.
Works Cited and Recommended Resources“A Gracious and Compassionate God” by Daniel C. Timmer, “Jonah - Navigating a God-centered Life” by Colin S. Smith, “Salvation through Judgment and Mercy” by Bryan D. Estelle, "The Prodigal Prophet” by Timothy Keller
Join us as Pastor Kevin continues our series "Faces of the Fall," with a look into the life of Israel's first king, Saul, and how his lack of self-awareness, or perhaps more rightly, his self-deception, set him on a course of destruction.
Join us as we continue our series “Faces of the Fall,” where Pastor Kevin looks at the problem of idolatry and the things that we chase after, the things that give us ultimate meaning and purpose aside from God…that will ultimately disappoint.
Join us as we begin a new series, “Faces of the Fall”, where we examine the effects of sin entering our world so that we can see what god has done for us in his perfect son. Pastor Jonathan kicks things off with a sermon on Genesis 3:1-13, titled “Sin as Foolish Trust.”
As we wrap our vision series, titled "formed," Pastor Kevin challenges us with a Biblical vision of forgiveness. We live in a time where the notion of "canceling" people for their transgressions has bled into every corner of our culture. The Bible lays out a beautiful alternative to way of looking at relationships. Join us and lean into the liberation offered by God's model of living.
Kevin continues our series "formed." with a sermon on a Biblical vision for a life of simplicity. Our text comes from Matthew 6, which is the middle of what is known as Jesus' "Sermon on the Mount." Be challenged by this beautiful picture of a balanced life.
As we continue our series titled formed, Pastor Kevin teaches from a famous (and challenging) passage from the book of John, examining its call for us to live a life of service.
Join us as Pastor Jonathan continues our vision series "formed." by looking at the ways in which fear and shame keep us from living life the way it was intended to be lived. This message, rooted in Matthew 23, is an invitation to wholeness...or holiness. It's a challenging and rewarding message based on living in close communication with the living God.
Join us as Pastor Kevin continues our vision series "formed." by examining Matthew 11:28-30 to look at the damaging effects of hurry in our lives and two common obstacles to slowing down and embracing a slower, more godly rhythm of living.
Join us as Pastor Kevin continues our vision series by using Romans 12:1-2 to understand the Biblical framework for spiritual formation.
Join us as Pastor Kevin continues our vision series by looking at 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 and 1 Timothy 4:7-9 to answer the question, "How do we grow into mature Christians?"
Join us as Pastor Kevin Jamison kicks off our January vision series, titled formed. This week, Pastor Kevin sets the table for the entire series by looking at what it means to be fully formed in the image of Christ.
Join us as Pastor Moe Clark preaches from Colossians 2:13-34, looking at Paul's letter and his encouragement to stand firm in the truth of the gospel.
Moe unpacks this passage under the following three headings: 1) the past, remembering what Christ has done; 2) the present, standing firm in hope and freedom; 3) the future, the hope of the glory to come.
Join us for our Christmas Eve service at Sojourn East Church in Louisville, Ky. as Pastor Kevin Jamison preaches from Luke 1.