Sermons 2023

Found in the Wilderness | Facing Our Fear of… Pain

2023-03-26T12:39:51-07:00March 26th, 2023|Sermons 2023|

Rev. Mark Stryker preaches to Facing Our Fear of… Pain. Isolated and abandoned. Hungry and thirsty. Vulnerable and alone. Most of us spend our entire lives avoiding these very things. Instead, we surround ourselves with people, stock our refrigerators, and make sure we are always in the know. And yet, it is these uncomfortable experiences that are trademarks of the hallowed space we know in Scripture and in life as the wilderness. While the concept of wilderness often evokes images of desert plains and physical suffering, it can also be found in the busiest of cities and endured within our minds [...]

Found in the Wilderness | Facing Our Fear of… Silence

2023-03-19T14:21:39-07:00March 19th, 2023|Sermons 2023|

Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell preaches to Facing Our Fear of… Silence. Isolated and abandoned. Hungry and thirsty. Vulnerable and alone. Most of us spend our entire lives avoiding these very things. Instead, we surround ourselves with people, stock our refrigerators, and make sure we are always in the know. And yet, it is these uncomfortable experiences that are trademarks of the hallowed space we know in Scripture and in life as the wilderness. While the concept of wilderness often evokes images of desert plains and physical suffering, it can also be found in the busiest of cities and endured within [...]

Found in the Wilderness | Facing Our Fear of… Powerlessness

2023-03-12T15:24:40-07:00March 12th, 2023|Sermons 2023|

Rev. Tom Elson preaches to Facing Our Fear of… Powerlessness. Isolated and abandoned. Hungry and thirsty. Vulnerable and alone. Most of us spend our entire lives avoiding these very things. Instead, we surround ourselves with people, stock our refrigerators, and make sure we are always in the know. And yet, it is these uncomfortable experiences that are trademarks of the hallowed space we know in Scripture and in life as the wilderness. While the concept of wilderness often evokes images of desert plains and physical suffering, it can also be found in the busiest of cities and endured within our minds [...]

Found in the Wilderness | Facing Our Fear of… Being Invisible

2023-03-05T12:57:25-08:00March 5th, 2023|Sermons 2023|

Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell preaches to Facing Our Fear of… Being Invisible. Isolated and abandoned. Hungry and thirsty. Vulnerable and alone. Most of us spend our entire lives avoiding these very things. Instead, we surround ourselves with people, stock our refrigerators, and make sure we are always in the know. And yet, it is these uncomfortable experiences that are trademarks of the hallowed space we know in Scripture and in life as the wilderness. While the concept of wilderness often evokes images of desert plains and physical suffering, it can also be found in the busiest of cities and endured [...]

Found in the Wilderness | Facing Our Fear of… the Unknown

2023-02-26T14:04:11-08:00February 26th, 2023|Sermons 2023|

Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell preaches to Facing Our Fear of… the Unknown. Isolated and abandoned. Hungry and thirsty. Vulnerable and alone. Most of us spend our entire lives avoiding these very things. Instead, we surround ourselves with people, stock our refrigerators, and make sure we are always in the know. And yet, it is these uncomfortable experiences that are trademarks of the hallowed space we know in Scripture and in life as the wilderness. While the concept of wilderness often evokes images of desert plains and physical suffering, it can also be found in the busiest of cities and endured [...]

Ministry of the Ordinary | Relevant Leadership: Esther

2023-02-19T12:33:39-08:00February 19th, 2023|Sermons 2023|

Rev. David Vásquez-Levy preaches on Relevant Leadership: Esther. The last thing anyone wants to be called is “ordinary.” We think being “ordinary” means not being special or making a difference…yet Scripture begs to differ. From the Old Testament to the New, God uses ordinary individuals in ordinary circumstances in ordinary places to do the extraordinary. Join us in worship this winter as we delve into the sacred Ministry of the Ordinary—where we are all called to serve God through our everyday actions and interactions. Together we will listen to the stories of ordinary faithfulness found in the Bible as well as [...]

Ministry of the Ordinary | Raising Up Our Youth: Hannah and Eli

2023-02-12T13:59:54-08:00February 12th, 2023|Sermons 2023|

Rev. Michelle Vecchio-Lyzenga preaches Raising Up Our Youth: Hannah and Eli. The last thing anyone wants to be called is “ordinary.” We think being “ordinary” means not being special or making a difference…yet Scripture begs to differ. From the Old Testament to the New, God uses ordinary individuals in ordinary circumstances in ordinary places to do the extraordinary. Join us in worship this winter as we delve into the sacred Ministry of the Ordinary—where we are all called to serve God through our everyday actions and interactions. Together we will listen to the stories of ordinary faithfulness found in the Bible [...]

Ministry of the Ordinary | Everyday Evangelism: Zacchaeus

2023-02-05T13:48:49-08:00February 5th, 2023|Sermons 2023|

Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell preaches Everyday Evangelism: Zacchaeus. The last thing anyone wants to be called is “ordinary.” We think being “ordinary” means not being special or making a difference…yet Scripture begs to differ. From the Old Testament to the New, God uses ordinary individuals in ordinary circumstances in ordinary places to do the extraordinary. Join us in worship this winter as we delve into the sacred Ministry of the Ordinary—where we are all called to serve God through our everyday actions and interactions. Together we will listen to the stories of ordinary faithfulness found in the Bible as well [...]

Ministry of the Ordinary | Loving On Empty: The Widow at Zarephath

2023-01-29T14:04:43-08:00January 29th, 2023|Sermons 2023|

Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell preaches to Loving On Empty: The Widow at Zarephath. The last thing anyone wants to be called is “ordinary.” We think being “ordinary” means not being special or making a difference…yet Scripture begs to differ. From the Old Testament to the New, God uses ordinary individuals in ordinary circumstances in ordinary places to do the extraordinary. Join us in worship this winter as we delve into the sacred Ministry of the Ordinary—where we are all called to serve God through our everyday actions and interactions. Together we will listen to the stories of ordinary faithfulness found [...]

Ministry of the Ordinary | The Fierce Urgency of Now

2023-01-22T15:25:35-08:00January 22nd, 2023|Sermons 2023|

Rev. Kamal Hassan preaches on The Fierce Urgency of Now. The last thing anyone wants to be called is “ordinary.” We think being “ordinary” means not being special or making a difference…yet Scripture begs to differ. From the Old Testament to the New, God uses ordinary individuals in ordinary circumstances in ordinary places to do the extraordinary. Join us in worship this winter as we delve into the sacred Ministry of the Ordinary—where we are all called to serve God through our everyday actions and interactions. Together we will listen to the stories of ordinary faithfulness found in the Bible as [...]

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