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Luke
Good News of Great Joy
December 26, 2021
Our world is starving for good news. And it is in this all too-familiar Christmas story (in Luke 2) that we find the good news that we so desperately need.
Luke
Blessed Be the Lord God
December 19, 2021
When Zechariah finally gets his voice back, his first words are words of praise. He sings a song of praise to God for keeping his promises. And as this hymn of praise builds, it takes us deeper and deeper into the joy of Christmas.
Luke
Grace for the Humble
December 12, 2021
Mary’s song is a response to what God has done for her and a proclamation of what he will do through Jesus. A central theme in the song — and in the Bible — is that God opposes the proud and gives grace to the humble. So how do we humble ourselves before God?
Luke
God’s Gracious Announcement
December 5, 2021
Advent is about longing and waiting. But it’s also about surprise: The surprising nature of God’s grace.
Luke
Preparing the Way
November 28, 2021
The Christmas story reaches down into our ordinary lives and invites us to behold the wonder of God, believe the words of God, and glory in the grace of God.
2 Thessalonians
Don’t Grow Weary in Doing Good
November 21, 2021
Paul has been talking about spectacular, heavenly things in 1 & 2 Thessalonians. But his final words are very much about life on earth. His application to all the heavenly things he’s been saying is very much focused on our life in this world.
2 Thessalonians
Comfort in Confusion
November 14, 2021
The return of Christ has always been a topic of interest and confusion in the church. On one hand, it stirs up feelings of anxiety and fear. On the other hand, disengagement from earthly responsibilities. The clarity, confidence, and comfort we need comes from the truth, power, and love of God.
2 Thessalonians
Enduring Suffering
November 7, 2021
How do we, not only remain faithful to Christ, but how can we be hopeful, joyful ministers even in the midst of persecution? How can we effectively demonstrate the love of Christ to a world that is hostile to the teachings of Christ?
1 Thessalonians
The Worshipping Church
October 31, 2021
If we are going to orient our lives around the Day of the Lord, then we must have a corporate attentiveness to God. And that attentiveness helps form us into the kind of people who are ready for the Day.
1 Thessalonians
Be at Peace Among Yourselves
October 24, 2021
True peace in the church involves our attitudes and activities. We acknowledge the work of our leaders, and we join them in the work as we pursue what is good for one another.
Psalms
Christ the Crucified One
June 28, 2026
This is the Psalm of the Cross, quoted by Jesus as he suffers and dies for the sins of the world. This Psalm brings us into the experience of Christ’s premeditated passion to deliver and rescue us from the sin and death and bring us into the dwelling presence of God.
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Psalms
Christ the Blessed Man
June 21, 2026
Jesus is the blessed man of Psalm 1. Through our union with him, we receive his righteousness and we resolve to walk with him in the way of Psalm 1.
Acts
A Divine Encounter
June 14, 2026
In this beautiful story, God arranges a divine encounter to take the gospel to just one man. And he does it through another man. And, even though this story has some extraordinary elements, it’s really just the ordinary way God works to bring people to himself. The Spirit of God uses the man or woman of God to share the word of God to bring people to faith in the Son of God.
Acts
Gospel Movement
June 7, 2026
The gospels moves out in word and deed. It brings people in to fellowship and community. And it spills over in abundant joy.
Acts
Why Doesn’t God Protect His People?
May 31, 2026
In Acts 6–7, Stephen faithfully serves, boldly proclaims Jesus, and becomes the first Christian martyr. His story reveals that suffering is not evidence of God's absence but often part of following Christ. In this sermon, Brad Watson explores how opposition cannot stop the mission of God, why believers share in the life of Jesus, and how the hope of resurrection transforms even death into victory.
Acts
Growing Pains
May 24, 2026
As the early church grew, it faced much opposition. But the greatest threat to the growing church might have been growth itself. Because growth brings challenges and complexities that can distract the church from the mission of God.
Acts
Prayer for Boldness
May 17, 2026
The mission of God will always meet resistance and opposition. But whatever comes our way, we can seek God, and he can give us courage to do the work he has called us to do.
Acts
No Other Name
May 10, 2026
Here in Acts 4 we have a confrontation between the religious leaders and the apostles. And at the root of the confrontation is the name of Jesus. His name dominates the entire episode and is what the controversy is all about. There is no other name like the name of Jesus.
Acts
The Spirit-Filled Life Is Devoted
May 3, 2026
The Holy Spirit forms ordinary people into a community devoted to the gospel and his people. This sermon explores how the gospel saves us not only from sin and death, but into a shared life marked by hope, belonging, and mission. Even in a world marked by church hurt and isolation, the Spirit-filled church becomes a visible witness that Jesus is making all things new.
Acts
The Coming of the Spirit
April 26, 2026
Acts 2:1-13 is the fulfillment of Jesus’ promise to send the Holy Spirit to his disciples. On the one hand, what happens in this account is unique, because the Holy Spirit only comes one time in this particular way. On the other hand, the Holy Spirit who comes in Acts 2 is the same Holy Spirit given to us. So, who is he? And what does he do?
Acts
The Mission Continues
April 19, 2026
Jesus was "taken up into heaven," but his work continues. The kingdom of God advances as the Holy Spirit empowers us to bear witness to Jesus. We are called out of complacency into a renewed life of expectancy, prayer, and boldness.
Luke
The Risen Jesus Changes Fear to Joy
April 12, 2026
The risen Jesus transforms the disciples' fear into joy, a timeless message because we are a fearful people. Jesus' bodily resurrection speaks to our deepest questions about God, showing that God cares for us and can change our lives.
Luke
The Risen Jesus on the Road to Emmaus
April 5, 2026
The road to Emmaus is in many ways a model of Christian experience. It’s a description of the journey of faith. We walk it again and again. And the risen Jesus draws near to us on the journey.
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Mark
Spiritual Power
January 26, 2025
To follow Jesus and do his work requires spiritual power. So, how do we access and experience his power in our lives?
Genesis
Image of God
May 27, 2012
These chapters are foundational to the understanding the God, humanity, and the Bible. They give us God’s design and decree, humanity’s glory and shame, and hope for a fallen world.
Mark
Vision Correction
February 2, 2025
The disciples continue to be blind to how the kingdom of God works. So, Jesus has to correct their vision: how they see themselves and how they see others.
Psalms
Call to Worship
April 15, 2012
We follow a pattern of worship that tells the gospel story and renews God’s people. This series explores the elements of covenant renewal worship: call, confession, consecration, communion, commissioning.
Luke
Amazing Faith
January 30, 2022
This account is one of only two places in the Bible where Jesus is amazed. And he’s amazed by a person’s faith. What is faith? And what is it about the centurion’s faith that makes the Son of God marvel?
1 Peter
Live for the Line
September 10, 2017
What does it mean to follow Jesus without isolating from the world? How do we engage culture without being conformed to it? 1 Peter has answers to these questions that reshape everyday life.
John
Resurrection and the Life
January 5, 2014
If you want to know what God is like, then look no further than the person and work of Jesus. He reveals God, announces the good news of God’s kingdom, and is himself the way to God for all who believe.
James
Faith and Favoritism
February 24, 2013
Genuine faith in Jesus makes a difference in the way we live our lives.
