Grace Bible Church Souderton Sermon Podcast: Recent Episodes
Grace Bible Church
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Romans 8:18-27
Many Christians feel bound by sin, but Paul proclaims freedom and victory for those in the Spirit.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Romans 8:1-4
God did not merely save us from sin’s penalty, but He saved us into the life of His Spirit. As we enter the season of Pentecost, we see that it is not an optional add-on to salvation, but the fulfillment of Christ’s redeeming work: God dwelling within His people.
Dr. Dave Dunbar
Colossians 3:1-17
How does the J-Curve guide our day-to-day walk with the Lord? How does our effort sync with the resurrection power of Jesus? What do you need to “take off,” and what do you need to “put on”?
Dr. Dave Dunbar
2 Corinthians 4:7-5:10
What is the pattern of the Christian life? What are we to expect as we follow Jesus? How has neglect of resurrection teaching skewed our expectations? Are you willing to be a jar of clay?
Dr. Dave Dunbar
1Corinthians 15:35-38
Paul says that the resurrected Messiah is the True Human. What does that mean for Jesus? What will it be like to bear his image?
Dr. Dave Dunbar
1 Corinthians 15:12-28
God’s great salvation plan is more than “going to heaven when I die.” Frequently Christians have failed to see that the resurrection of our bodies is an essential component of entering the new creation. How should this impact our lives?
Pastor Aaron Meservey
John 20
On Easter, God answers our deepest accusations not with explanations, but with a risen Christ who has entered our suffering, passed through death, and made a way for us to share in His life. Even when faith is fragile and understanding incomplete, the empty tomb invites us to see and believe.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
John 12:12-19
The crowds welcomed Jesus as King, but misunderstood the kind of King He came to be. And unless we see Him through the cross, we too will embrace Him for what we want rather than who He truly is.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
John 12:20-36
Jesus shows us that the path to glory runs through suffering, not around it. As we follow Him, we learn to trust the Father’s voice over every other, even when the cost is high.
Dr. R. Todd Mangum
Exodus 4:10-17
There are some remarkable parallels between how Jesus sounds in His interaction with Peter in Matthew 16:20-24 and Yahweh's interaction with Moses in Exodus 3:1-4:20. Strikingly, Exodus 4:14 is the first place in the Bible in which it says, explicitly, "the LORD's anger burned." . . . What would incite Jesus' irritation with Peter? And what makes God so angry about Moses' questions in Exodus 3-4? How did Moses move from "legitimate questions" God is willing to engage to questions that barely conceal reluctance or resistance? And when and where and how might you and I be in danger of such an anger-of-God inciting misstep in our walk and talk with God?
Dr. Todd Mangum
Gods Person, Gods Name, Gods Plan
Exodus 3:13-22
Coming out of Jude's 1) contend (against enemies and detractions within and without), 2) remember (the pattern of Scripture that conveys the struggle God calls us to in living for Him and the warning from earlier apostles that such challenges would emerge), and 3) persevere . . . this message transitions to Jesus, who says, "If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself, take us his cross, and follow Me." This "pattern of the Gospel" seems to go . . . all the way back to Moses, too. In Exodus 3, God appeared to Moses and showed Him His greatness and glory; God expressed His concern for the affliction and sufferings of His people." (Well and good.) But then God said, "And therefore, I am sending You!"
Moses became . . . "uncomfortable." I think I would, too. How about you? In these patterns of God's engagements and "callings" of people, might it be that you and I might are a lot like Peter, or a lot like Moses? While, meanwhile, God, today, is (still) a lot like God [!]?
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Jude 22-23
Jude teaches that winning the battle for truth is not the same as restoring the church, because God’s goal is not just a defended faith but a healed community. Therefore, believers must practice discerning mercy: patient with doubters, urgent with those drifting toward destruction, and cautious with those entrenched in sin, just as Christ has shown mercy to us.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Jude 17-21
As we continue the series on Jude, we see that the primary response to immoral people in their midst is not to focus more deeply on rooting them out, but on growing in their spiritual lives.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Jude 5-11
Jude warns the church that not everyone who begins in God’s salvation continues in faithful obedience. Using Israel in the wilderness, fallen angels, and Sodom and Gomorrah, he shows a pattern: privilege does not replace perseverance, and crossing God’s boundaries leads to judgment. One of the most pressing areas is in sexual sin and so the church is called to walk in the mercy, power, and grace of God.
Summoned: How Jude Helps Fight the Spiritual Battle
The Church Kept and Contending
Jude 1-4
As we begin a series on Jude, we hear his central call of what it means to contend for the gospel, when it so easily can be distorted.
Pastor Wes Ehret
2 Corinthians 5:14-21
Believers are called to live as humble ambassadors of Christ who, having been reconciled by God’s love, listen well and offer the good news across differences through love rather than power.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Jonah 4
Jonah’s harsh anger towards the Ninevites is easy for us to condemn, but in the closing verses of the book, while Jonah fades in the background the question we are called to answer is not “Do we hate as Jonah hates?” but “Do we love as God loves?”
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Jonah 3:5-10
Saving faith is never mere belief in ideas, but a trust in God that naturally produces repentance, turning us from our sin and toward His mercy. Jonah 3 shows that God sees genuine repentance, delights to show compassion, and offers assurance to all who cling to Him in faith.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Jonah 3:1-5
Jonah 3 reminds us that God’s mission advances through grace. He calls imperfect people, prepares hearts ahead of them, and works powerfully through their obedience so that all may hear and respond to His mercy.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Jonah 2
As we continue Jonah’s story, we find a God whose mercy redeems from the most dire circumstances those who continue to need more mercy than they deserve.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Jonah 1:4-16
When God sends storms into our lives, it isn’t to destroy us but to awaken us. In Jonah 1, we see that the Lord’s severe mercy gets our attention, confronts our hypocrisy, and leads us to awe- revealing a God who pursues us even in our rebellion so that His grace might be seen and His glory known.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Jonah 1:1-3
The story of Jonah begins not with a man chasing God, but with a God who pursues even the undeserving. In this collision of divine purpose and human resistance, we discover a mercy that offends our sense of justice yet reaches even Nineveh and even us, calling every follower of Christ to stop running and join God’s redemptive mission to the world.
Dr. R. Todd. Mangum
Exodus 3:1-15
The passage in view in this message (Exodus 3:1-15) is not 'more inspired' or 'more important' than other passages of God's Word. It is 'more direct,' though. God is asked to "introduce Himself' -- and He does! If God called your name like He did Moses (as Jesus says the Good Shepherd does with each of His 'sheep' [John 10:3]), would you hear? How would you respond? God says He sees the oppression, He hears the cries, and He is concerned about the pain and suffering -- and so, He tells Moses, 'I am sending YOU'! What if God called you? What if God sends you? After all, we know He still hears, He still sees, His heart is still concerned with the pain and suffering. . . .
Exodus 3:1-6
Dr. R. Todd Mangum
When last we left Moses, in Exodus 2:15, he had left home a disgrace, a failure, believing he was done with, and that God was surely done with him. But God wasn't done with him. But first He needed to get Moses' attention. There is a pattern here. God is quite resourceful at getting people's attention. Is God trying to get YOUR attention -- even right now?
Dr. R. Todd Mangum
Exodus 2:11-15
Faith by grace saves. That is a biblical theme clearly and consistently presented to us in Scripture from Genesis to Revelation. It is a chord struck soundly in the lives and redemptive history of Joseph and Moses we've seen thus far. In Exodus 2:11-15, however, a discordant note is struck, alerting us to the fact that not every bold, well-intentioned action is an act of faith, nor necessarily covered or endorsed by God's grace. In Exodus 2:11-15 there is a homicide committed by the would-be leader of God's people, which is never explicitly condemned, nor commended, by God. What's up with that?
Dr. R. Todd Mangum
Exodus 2:1-10
It seems that facing hostile opposition has been part and parcel of the call for God's people from the beginning. The enemies - and the Enemy - of God's people go after not just us but our kids. So it was at the beginning of Exodus. God's people respond with a plan. Not a foolproof plan, by any means. But a plan that worked anyway. Why did it work?
Dr. R. Todd Mangum
John 1:17
As even the events of the last week demonstrate, our world has gone haywire! The United States needs a 'refresh,' a 'restart'! Our church is in the midst of a 'refresh,' too. Part of the 'refresh' is ensuring we are regaining our biblical foundations. Our Bible is composed of 66 book -- 39 of them Old Testament. How do we "get back" this often overlooked, often neglected portion of God's Word?
In this message, we unpack what one key verse means -- and does NOT mean. What does it mean that "The Law was given through Moses; grace and truth was established through Jesus Christ" (John 1:17)?
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Peter 4:11
As we conclude our series on Life Together, we remember that true service begins not with our strength, but with God’s; when we serve out of our own effort, the fruit fades, but when we serve in God’s strength, dependent in prayer, embracing our weakness, His power is revealed and He alone gets the glory.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Peter 4:10
God has uniquely gifted each of us, not for self-fulfillment, but for God to love the Church through you. Believers are encouraged not to start by asking, “What aligns with my interests?” but “Whom can I serve?”
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Peter 4:8-9
As we continue our sermon series on Life Together, we examine the costliness of love that preserves and builds the community.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Joshua 6:24, 26; 1 Kings 16:32-34; 2 Kings 2:19-22
We follow the story of Jericho through the Scriptures, where we see the depths of God’s grace to transform the cursed place into a blessed one.
Speaker: Todd Mangum
Exodus 1:8-22
Motherhood is a joy, and it is a joy to celebrate godly mothers on Mother's Day. But, after the Fall, it's not pure joy; and sometimes the intensity of a mother's love can intensify the pain when "something goes wrong." And, then, what do we do?
Speaker: Todd Mangum
Exodus 1:1-14
God's grace -- His powerfully redemptive favor, which works on behalf of the good of His people as they trust Him and align their purposes with His (i.e., through faith) -- is evident in Genesis 37-50 (though framed more familiarly in Ephesians 2:8-9). Genesis 50 -- God meant it for good. And then they lived happily ever after? We wish . . . Exodus 1 brings a "new chapter" -- but with everything above . . . still true!
Pastor Aaron Meservey
John 20:11-18
Today we celebrate the risen Christ, who frees us from despair of death and hopelessness.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Matthew 5:43-48
We bring our series to a close, hearing Jesus’ capstone ethical teaching as he calls his followers to bear the family resemblance to God by how they love their enemies.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Matthew 5:31-37
As we continue with Christ’s teaching, through two different examples, he addresses what it means to exhibit fidelity.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Matthew 5:27-30
As we resume our series, we let Jesus challenge us on adultery of the heart.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Matthew 5:17-20
As we begin our new Lenten series, we hear Jesus’ call to pursue righteousness.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
John 18:10-14; Luke 22:49-51
In our last sermon of the series, we examine the story of Malchus, who becomes a lingering witness to the high priest Caiaphas.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
John 2:1-12
When Jesus turns water into wine, we see how he opens up the path to the fullness of joy for his people.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Mark 8:22-33
As Jesus meets the blind man at Bethsaida, he teaches us what it means to truly see him as he is.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Mark 10:17-22
As we continue with our series, we see the extent of Christ salvation that extends to our deepest held treasures.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Mark 5:1-20
As we continue with our series, we see how the Gerasene Demoniac shows how Jesus can rescue from the messiest of situations.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
John 1:43-51
As Jesus encounters Nathanael, even though he offends Nathanael’s sensibilities, he exceeds his greatest hope.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Mark 2:1-12
As we begin a new series of those who encounter Jesus, we see how when we come to Jesus in our need he receives, remedies, and relieves.
Dr. Todd Mangum
Philippians 3:7-21
In this one off message, Dr. Todd Mangum exhorts the church to consider the portions of our lives that seem so important but that are actually worthless.
Pastor Wes Ehret
Matthew 5:4
Let’s stop running and consider Jesus’ invitation to face our pain, be honest about it with him and others, and find healing and comfort in the face of it.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Today we examine the nature of the covenant we have with the Lord and dedicate once more to living as we’ve been called as followers of Jesus.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Daniel 9
As we finish our advent series through Daniel, we examine what faithfulness looks like as we wait for the Lord to establish His kingdom.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Daniel 7
As we enter into an apocalyptic portion of Daniel, we wait for a victorious warrior to defeat the forces of evil that ravage the earth.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Daniel 5
As we read Daniel 5, we learn the pathway to peace in a weary land.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Daniel 4
As the Lord breaks into Nebuchadnezzar’s life to humble him, we get an image of a new kind of kingdom the Lord establishes in Jesus Christ.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Daniel 6
As we close off the first portion of our series on Daniel, we see how Daniel’s commitment to worshipping the Lord produces both danger and deliverance.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Daniel 3
In Daniel 3, we come to a place where full confrontation is required from which we are challenged to boldness in the face of opposition.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Daniel 2
We continue in Daniel, where we see the nature of the witness of exiles to a God who is both near to His people and over the nations.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Daniel 1
As we begin a new series through Daniel, we examine what it means to live faithfully in a culture that is often hostile to the ways of God.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
John 5:39-40, 45-47
As we conclude our series on the Bible, we are reminded to read the Scriptures as they are intended, which leads us to Jesus.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Proverbs 2:1-12
The Scriptures, as a book filled with God’s wisdom, should be treated as a jewel that we diligently search for.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
James 1:19-25
As we continue our series on what the Scriptures say about themselves, we see that the Scriptures are like a mirror that show us ways our hearts and minds deceive us regarding right and wrong, so that we can find freedom.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Romans 15:3-6
We continue our series on the Scriptures, where we see they are a cane upon which we can lean because they come from a God who is faithful and true.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Psalm 19:7-10
We begin a new series on what the Scriptures say about themselves. In our first Sunday, we hear the proclamation that the Scriptures lead us to life.
Pastor Wes Ehret
1 Peter 2:9
Christ’s Church is Sacred Space, and we are called to be Holy and set apart from Sin. How are we to stay on the Narrow path and not drift off into the ditch of shame, or the ditch of self-righteousness?
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Peter 2:9
We unpack what it means for the Church to be God’s Royal Priesthood as mediators of God’s life to the world.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Peter 2:9
As we begin a new series on the church, we recognize as part of the church we have a received identity that proclaims our purpose and standing before God.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Romans 6:1-10
This baptism Sunday, we are encouraged to remember our own baptism as a source of comfort and encouragement.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
2 Corinthians 9:6-15
As we conclude our journey through 2nd Corinthians, we have a vision of cheerful, eager giving that requires we rest in the dependability and purposes of God.
As we continue in 2nd Corinthians, Paul addresses finances challenging us to love God and others as we give freely.
Aaron Meservey
2 Cor 7:2-16
Through various ways, we can be confronted by our own sin and inadequacies by the Lord that causes sorrow. For some, it’s a worldly sorrow that leads to death, but for others there’s a godly sorrow that leads to life, redemption, and salvation.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1
As Paul continues in 2nd Corinthians, he implores the church to yoke themselves to others who will pull with them into the mission and purposes of God.
Pastor Daniel Zuch
Ephesians 4:32 & Matthew 18:21-35
God wants us to forgive others just as He has forgiven us.
Pastor Wes Ehret
2 Corinthians 6:3-13
Followers of Jesus will face challenges and stand out due to his Upside Down Kingdom values conflicting with earthly values. However, our differences, weaknesses, and suffering can speak powerfully, confounding others and prompting them to wonder about our way of life in God.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
2 Corinthians 5:18-6:2
As Paul describes God's work of reconciliation, we are comforted that the fullness of our relationship to God can be restored through Jesus.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
2 Corinthians 5:11-17
The temptation to use worldly values to evaluate ourselves and others is immense, but Paul reveals the values that truly matter.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
2 Corinthians 5:1-10
At times in the Christian life, we can experience a “farsickness” for the kingdom that should drive our life to the things that matter most.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
2 Corinthians 4:7-18
As we continue our series, we find a new hope in the weakness of our flesh as they provide new opportunities for God to demonstrate His power.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
2 Corinthians 4:1-6
As we continue on in 2nd Corinthians, we examine how we are called to a ministry in the Spirit that patterns itself after Christ.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Genesis 11:1-9
On our graduation Sunday, we examine two competing visions of life: the way of Babylon and the way of Jesus, and we call God's people to live in the value system of the latter.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
2 Corinthians 3:7-18
As we continue our study of 2 Corinthians, we see how relaying on the Spirit's work transforms our expectations of life and ministry.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
2 Corinthians 3:1-6
On this Pentecost Sunday, we see the fullness of what life in the Spirit offers as he radically transforms those in Christ.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
2 Corinthians 2:12-17
Those called in Christ are sent to proclaim him in all places without regard to the fear of man.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
2 Corinthians 2:5-11
As Paul seeks for the church in Corinth to be unified, we examine three potential pitfalls to church unity: the manner of approach to the word; unchecked sin; and failure to extend grace.
Speaker: Trevor Haynes
2 Corinthians 1:12 - 2:4
How do you respond to disappointment, with encouragement or frustration? Today, we'll study how Jesus calls his family to respond.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
2 Corinthians 1:8-11
As we continue through 2 Corinthians, we see how Paul, at his lowest, is encouraged that God uses his weakness to show himself strong.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
2 Corinthians 1:1-7
As Paul writes to a people enduring hardship, he proclaims God’s own faithfulness to encourage his people through his character, his church, and his Son.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
John 13:1-17
On this Easter Sunday, we examine the character of God as revealed through Jesus Christ.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Genesis 45:16-50:26
As we conclude our series on Joseph, we see how the willingness to forgive produces a world in which life and flourishing erupt.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Genesis 45:1-15
While we may have great respect for the beauty of forgiveness, when it’s our hurt it can be hard to do. In examining Joseph’s life we see how faith in God helps provide the ability to forgive.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Genesis 44
Since repentance is needed for true reconciliation, we examine the requirements for true repentance as exemplified by Joseph’s brother, Judah.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Genesis 43:15-34
As we continue on with Joseph’s story, we see his wisdom in having small steps towards full reconciliation with his brothers.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Genesis 42:29 - 43:14
As God looks to bring this family back together, we see how his pruning hand is at work in the life of Jacob.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Genesis 42:1-28
As we begin the second part of our Joseph series, we examine how he was able to avoid the pitfalls of success to rid himself of bitterness as he reunites with his brothers.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Genesis 41
As we conclude the first part of our two part series on Joseph, we once again find our hope in the God of redemption who uses all things for our good and His glory.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Genesis 39:20b-40:23
As the Lord leads his people through hardships, they can be an important stage of development, but they also present a unique kind of temptation. We see modeled in Joseph, how he did not succumb to these temptations, which ultimately produced his redemption.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Genesis 37:12-36
As we continue our series on Joseph, we are encouraged to endure with hope through God’s painful providence.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Genesis 37:1-11
As we begin our series on Joseph, we see the grace of God who glorifies himself by entering broken, fractured families to redeem and restore.
Dr. Dave Dunbar
Dr. Dunbar looks at 4 passages of scripture (dots) to help us see the overall picture of what God is telling us through his word.
Genesis 1-2
Psalm 8
Hebrews 2
Revelation 21-22
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 John 2:1-7
As we look to the new year, we hear afresh both the Lord’s expectations as well as his grace. From this we recommit ourselves to living our lives wholly for him.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
John 1:14
On our third Sunday of Advent, we see how God becoming a man in Jesus Christ brings peace for God’s people in all circumstances.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
John 1:6-13
As we understand our adoption into God’s family, we are freed from the world’s shaky and tyrannical attempts to secure identity.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
John 1:1-5
As we begin our advent series, we see how Jesus’ identity as the co-eternal Son of the Father dramatically changes God’s character and plan for His people.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Matthew 25:14-30
In our final sermon of the series, we examine Jesus’ warning against a spiritual slothfulness.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Matthew 20:1-16
As we hear Jesus’ Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard, we are struck by the grace and generosity of a God who is often more than fair, but never less than just.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Luke 16:1-13
In Jesus’ parable of the dishonest manager, he encourages God’s people to live shrewdly with their money in light of the kingdom to come.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Luke 16:19-31
In listening to Jesus’ parable regarding the rich man and Lazarus, we the reality of hell and what it proclaims about God.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Matthew 13:45-46
In this message we explore the Jesus’ parable of the pearl of great price that calls people to make the kingdom their exclusive pursuit.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Luke 18:1-8
As we continue our series on Jesus’ parables, we hear Jesus’ encouragement for his people to pray in light of the injustices they face.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Matthew 13:1-23
We open our series on Jesus’ parables by examining his purposes in using them and a great hope for the church’s mission.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Hebrews 10:23-25
As we finish our series, we see a better way to minister to those in suffering than mere empathy. Christian friendship calls us to encourage one another by putting our suffering into God’s great acts of salvation for us.
Trevor Haynes
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
What’s driving your friendships, the culture or the Spirit?
Pastor Wes Ehret
Romans 1
A Christian authenticity looks not to my inward sense of self, but to who God has called me to be in Christ.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Proverbs 27:5-6
In our first message of the series, we hear the Lord’s call to love in such a way that we put our friends over the friendship.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Matthew 5:13-16
God’s plan to transform this world is done through the Church. Today we hear Jesus’ words to fulfill our identity as God’s people by bringing his life and light to the world.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Romans 6:3-7
In our baptism service, we hear how in the mystery of baptism, the Lord puts to death the old self bound in sin and shame.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Leviticus 24:1-9
In our final week of our series going through Leviticus, we see God’s desire for his people—that his life and light would shine on us.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Leviticus 23
As we examine the festivals of God’s people, we hear his proclamation in regards to our time, in which we are to be yielded to him to receive life.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Leviticus 19:2
Having been called, cleansed, and welcomed into God’s presence, the people then hear the call to holiness to sustain communion with God. We discuss how holiness is being God’s possession that he uses to show the world what he is like.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Leviticus 16
As we examine the Day of Atonement, we see God’s heart to make a sinful people right before him—ridding them of their corruption, wickedness and betrayals.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Cleanliness that's next to Godliness
Leviticus 10:10-11; 11-15
In the wake of Nadab and Abihu’s deaths, the Lord gives instructions regarding being clean and unclean as they come before him. We see the proclamation of these ordinances and how they relate to the Christian today.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Leviticus 10
After receiving the Lord’s welcome into his presence, we are immediately struck by the warning of presuming upon his grace. In this we receive the call to honor the holiness of God.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Leviticus 9:22
How is someone meant able to come before God? As we look at a few of the sacrifices, we see how the Lord purifies, consecrates, and welcomes us to him.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Leviticus 9:22-24
As we begin a series on Leviticus, we see at the heart of the book is the invitation for God’s people to draw near with confidence.
Pastor Wes Ehret
Matthew 5:8
Our outward actions won’t be an issue if we will take up Jesus’ invitation to pay attention to our inward heart condition
Dr. R. Todd Mangum
1 Peter 2:4-5
You and I are being fit together by God to be people who have the character of Christ to forward the work of Christ. Our “Divine design” is to be like a quality building suffused by the Spirit - a “Spiritual house.” Is YOUR “Spiritual house” in order?
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Corinthians 2
In the 2nd week of our Pentecost series, we see how the gospel which runs counter to the world’s vision is seen to bring life only through the Spirit’s power.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Romans 7-8
For many Christians, we feel stuck in a Romans 7 life marked by inner conflict, bound to sin’s power, and unable to love God with a whole heart. We hear Paul’s proclamation of how life in the Spirit sets us free toward a wholehearted love of God and neighbor.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Matthew 6:19-25
In our last message on overcoming anxiety, we hear Jesus’ warning that many of our anxieties spring from what is truly our master.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Philippians 4:4-7
In the second part of our series on overcoming anxiety, we look at the right way to pray that moves us toward trust and peace in the midst of hardships.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Matthew 6:25-34
In our first of a three-week series, we see how the Father’s care of our lives helps to overcome worry and anxiety in our lives.
Pastor Wes Ehret
Matthew 5:9
Jesus asks his children to actively enter the middle of warring parties for the purpose of creating reconciliation and peace like he modeled for us.
Dr. Dave Dunbar
Revelation 5:1-14
Who is able to open the seven-sealed scroll? Only the lion-lamb!
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Colossians 2:9-15
On this Easter Sunday we rejoice of the victory we receive by being in Christ over the powers of sin and death.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Samuel 31
As Saul dies in battle, we hear the preaching in his death—both warning of the destruction of sin and comforting God’s people in his plan to bring down the proud and raise up the humble.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Samuel 28
As we continue the story of Saul, we find him in the unbearable position of the Lord having forsaken him. As we dive into the Scriptures we find the way forward of the life from whom God has turned.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Samuel 24
The wilderness is a place of trial, testing, and purification through which God brings his people that provides unique temptations that will determine who we are to be. In David, we see how he trusts the Lord to not falter.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Samuel 17
In dealing with fear and anxiety, rather than trying to build up our self-esteem, we learn to rest in God’s provision of a champion who fights for us.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Samuel 16
As the Lord anoints David to be king, we see how God’s aim to glorify himself helps his people flourish.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Samuel 15
What does it take to lose God’s favor? We see Saul’s failure to repent cause him to lose God’s favor.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Samuel 14
How we relate to God’s word reveals our heart. Saul’s pride manifests as he silences the word of God to follow what is wise in his own eyes.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Samuel 13:1-15
We see Saul’s character begin to erode as he trusts in himself.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Samuel 11:1-15
Despite the problems with a request for a king, we see the fullness of God’s redemptive salvation in him.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Samuel 9 - 10
Despite God’s clear call, Saul who trusts little in himself hides behind the baggage rather than stepping into God’s calling.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Samuel 8
Israel, forfeits a king who gives for a king who takes.
Pastor Wes Ehret
Matthew 5:5
Meekness isn’t weakness, it is power under control. As those to bear God’s image and follow our crucified Lord, let’s reject the comparison game and put our trust in who our Father says we are.
Pastor Aaron MeserveyJeremiah 31:31-34As we look forward to the new year, we renew our vows to the Lord to follow Him with a whole heart as participants in His covenant.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Galatians 4:1-7
We rejoice in Christ’s birth who came to destroy the devil’s works and set his people free.
Pastor Aaron MeserveyJohn 3:16When the Father gave the Son to the world, he set in motion a new paradigm of virtue, where compassion is heralded rather than being viewed as a weakness.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Philippians 2:3-8
As Christ became a man, we examine how his humility has transformed our moral thinking.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Genesis 1:26; Philippians 2:6-7
In our second week of the series, we examine how the idea of human rights that we hold derived from the Scriptures. With this comes a call to the world to ground their concept and a call to the Christian to live out this concept.
Dr. Dave Dunbar
Isaiah 9:1-2; John 1:1-5
This message begins our Advent Series “It Was Night Before Christmas.” We examine how Scripture sees the birth of the Savior as the dawning of a new day displacing centuries of moral and spiritual darkness.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Philippians 2:6-18
Today we examine the uniqueness of the Christian story that allows God’s people to have joy through suffering, due to God’s continued work in, through, and for us.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Philippians 3:1-11
The Christian life makes demands of sacrifices to those following Jesus. However, these sacrifices are not meant to give us a second rate life, but to follow the way of the Spirit that produces joy.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Philippians 1:12-18
Life happens. Often filled with frustrations and hardships. Despite these setbacks, God offers his people joy in the midst of them.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
John 11
As we look to God in our hardships, we often do not understand his timing in answering how. However, despite us not understanding the timing of his answer, we can be assured of his love, compassion, and resolve to help us.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Mark 11:12-21
As Jesus arrives in Jerusalem, we’re struck by his seemingly uncharacteristic outburst of anger toward a people who failed to live into their mission as God’s people.
Dr. Dave Dunbar
Matthew 16:13-25
After commending Peter for his correct realization of who Jesus is, we are shocked when the Lord addresses Peter as Satan!
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Luke 19:1-10
While Jesus turned away the moral wealthy (last week), he accepts the immoral wealthy as they repent.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Mark 10:17-27
As the rich, young ruler encounters Jesus, we see the surprising manifestation of Christ’s love in calling him to the deepest sacrifice.
Dr. Dave Dunbar
John 4:1-30
When Jesus encounters a Samaritan woman, with a sordid past, we’re surprised by Christ inclusion of her to find life in him
Dr. Dave Dunbar
John 3:1-15
When Jesus meets with a religious leader, Nicodemus, we’re surprised by Christ’s message on how to be apart of God’s kingdom.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
Mark 2:1-12
As Jesus encounters a paralytic who along with his friends is desperate for healing, we’re surprised by his true need that defies what either the crowds or his friends assume.
Sermon Series: Surprised by Jesus: How Our Encounters with Christ Break Our Expectations
Have you ever wondered how it would go if you met Jesus? A consistent thing happened when people met Jesus—he almost inevitably defied their expectations. Some left disappointed, angry, or sad while others left astounded and rejoicing. What we should know is that if we met Jesus, we too would probably be surprised.
Jesus continues to encounter us today. As we examine these real accounts in the gospels, we hear the voice of Jesus speaking to us as well and inviting us to be surprised along with them by what he has to say.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Corinthians 10:1-13
The limitations of the sacraments to save apart from faith and obedience.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Corinthians 10:14-22; 11:17-34
In Communion I receive participation with Christ.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Samuel 6
God’s design was to dwell with his people, but very often that can do more harm than good. God’s people should have great concern to respond rightly when the Holy God enters our midst.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Samuel 5
By Himself, the Lord defeats the enemy. His apparent defeat and shame of chapter 4 was not due to his inability to win as he wins by himself and for himself. The Lord wins in a way that reveals his ultimate power to save.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Samuel 4:12-18; 2:27-36
We serve a God who is unsatisfied with partial devotion. The most dear and precious gifts of God can be the very things that bring us under his judgment if not in submission to him.
Pastor Aaron Meservey
1 Samuel 1: 1b-11
When we look to make God a means to our own end, we will be disappointed by a God who will inevitably fail us.
Dr. Dave Dunbar
1 Chronicles 16:34 & Psalm 106:1; Psalm 95:1-2; 1 Thessalonians 5:18; 1 Corinthians 11:23-24