Sermons

Guest speaker Doug Karst

Series: Proverbs — Life Lived Well

As we continue our exploration of the wisdom of Proverbs, we come to a topic that is crucial: money and wealth. Statistics show that most Americans are struggling to keep their heads above “financial” water. There is good news for us in the Proverbs. From a sage named Agur, we’ll learn that wisdom with our wealth begins with knowing what is most valuable in our life and from the rest of the writings, we’ll see that this knowledge leads to real help with our everyday finances.

Series: Proverbs — Life Lived Well

As we open our series through Proverbs, the author will show us that a fulfilling, happy, meaningful life is built on one key theme: wisdom. He makes that case that a good life, a life well lived, is a wise life. But that’s not all; he will also tell us how we can acquire this wise life. And his direction might surprise you. Wisdom doesn’t begin with books and degrees and experience, but with healthy fear.

Series: Proverbs — Life Lived Well

There’s an underlying angst we all feel, Christian or not, wondering if we will be ok. As Christians, we often experience an additional kind of angst, driven more from insecurities in our faith. Do you ever find yourself worrying if you are ok with God, or worrying if one day you’re going to do something that causes him to reject you? As Paul closes this amazing chapter, he gives us one of the most powerful assurances: that in Christ, everything will be ok and we have nothing to fear.

Series: The Great Eight — Living in Light of the Resurrection

These verses in Romans 8 can feel like standing on a mountain summit overlooking a vista that leaves you at a loss for words. At the center of this passage are two truths: God’s sovereignty and our assurance in Christ. When they are put together, the promise God makes is one that will change how we both see our lives and live our lives. No matter you current circumstances, no matter your failures, no matter your limitations, in Christ, God has given you life as good as it gets.

Series: The Great Eight — Living in Light of the Resurrection

Guest speaker Dave Robinson

There are many claims in our Christian faith that are mysterious. We know they’re true, but we can’t understand how they “work”. One of these involves the ministry of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Another might be the topic of prayer. As the Apostle Paul continues to list all the ways the Holy Spirit impacts our lives, he’ll show us that not only does the Holy Spirit help us and empower our prayers, the Holy Spirit also prays for us in ways we could never pray for ourselves.

Series: The Great Eight — Living in Light of the Resurrection

We live in perhaps the most affluent, comfortable, and free society in history. And yet, it is demonstrably clear that people are more hopeless than ever before. Why is that? And more to the point, what is hope, and where does it come from? As we continue our study, the Apostle Paul will not only answer our questions, but will again connect our hearts to the indescribably good news of Jesus and the hope we have in him.

Series: The Great Eight — Living in Light of the Resurrection

One of the greatest struggles we experience in life is figuring out who we are. What’s our identity? To answer this question we might look at our born qualities: our family of origin, our abilities, our physical traits. Or we might look to our earned qualities: our education, profession, relationships. How often do we first look to what God says? In Christ, God gives us an identity that should come before any other and He wants us to take hold of our identity as His child.

Series: The Great Eight — Living in Light of the Resurrection

In this passage, the Apostle Paul lays out a description of life that can resemble Charles Dickens’ famous opening line in A Tale of Two Cities, only in Romans 8:1-11, Paul might say, “It was the best of lives, it was the worst of lives.” Paul will show us there is one of two ways, one of two types of Existence we can choose to live. What we’ll see this week is that Jesus wants us to take hold of the freedom He’s given us through His Spirit.

Series: The Great Eight — Living in Light of the Resurrection