Sermon Podcasts
Set apart for the gospel of God
Paul’s Letter to the Romans
2018
- Jan 7, 2018 – Set Apart for the Gospel of God – Romans 1.1-7, 16-17; 16.25-27
- Jan 14, 2018 – The Gospel of God, Concerning His Son – Romans 1.1-7
- Jan 21, 2018 – Not Ashamed of the Gospel – Romans 1.8-17
- Jan 28, 2018 – The Wrath of God is Revealed – Romans 1:16-32
- Feb 4, 2018 – God Gave Them Up – Romans 1.16-32.
- Feb 11, 2018 – Contrary to Nature – Genesis 1.24-31; 2.15-25
[Sidebar Sermon] - Feb 18, 2018 – God Shows No Partiality – Romans 2.1-11 9
- Mar 4, 2018 – The Work of the Law is Written on Their Heart – Romans 2.12-29
- Mar 11, 2018 – Let God Be True Though Every One Were a Liar – Romans 3.1-8
- Mar 18, 2018 – None is Righteous, No, Not One – Romans 3.9-20
- Mar 25, 2018 – But Now – Romans 3.21-31
- Apr 1, 2018 – Justified By His Grace – Romans 3.21-31
- Apr 15, 2018 – What Was Gained by Abraham, Our Forefather – Romans 4.1-12
- Apr 22, 2018 – The Promise is Based on Faith – Romans 4.13-25
- Apr 29, 2018 – Heir of the World – Romans 4.13-25
- May 6, 2018 – In Hope Believing Against Hope – Romans 4.1-25
- May 13, 2018 – We have Peace with God – Romans 5.1-11
- May 20, 2018 – We Rejoice in our Sufferings – Romans 5.1-11
- Jun 10, 2018 – God Shows His Love for Us – Romans 5.1-11
- Jun 17, 2018 – Reconciled to God by His Son – Romans 5.1-11
- Jun 24, 2018 – In the Beginning God – Genesis
[Sidebar Sermon (Seeing Jesus in the Pentateuch)] - Jul 1, 2018 – They will know that I am the Lord their God – Exodus 1
[Sidebar Sermon (Seeing Jesus in the Pentateuch)] - Jul 8, 2018 – You Shall Be Holy for I the Lord am Holy – Lev. 19:1-18
[Sidebar Sermon (Seeing Jesus in the Pentateuch)] - Jul 15, 2018 – The Lord is Slow to Anger and Abouding in Steadfast Love – Numbers 14.1-25
[Sidebar Sermon (Seeing Jesus in the Pentateuch)] - Jul 22, 2018 – The Lord our God the Lord is One – Deut 6.1-25
[Sidebar Sermon (Seeing Jesus in the Pentateuch)] - Aug 19, 2018 – Sin Came into the World Through One Man (Part 1) – Romans 5.12-21
- Aug 26, 2018 – Sin Came into the World Through One Man (Part 2) – Romans 5.12-21
- Sep 2, 2018 – But the Free Gift is Not Like the Trespass – Romans 5.12-21
- Sep 9, 2018 – Where Sin Increased Grace Abounded All the More – Romans 5.12-21
- Sep 16, 2018 – Buried with Christ to Walk in Newness of Life – Romans 6.1-14
- Sep 23, 2018 – Dead to Sin and Alive to God – Romans 6.1-14
- Sep 30, 2018 – Not Under Law But Under Grace – Romans 6.1-14
- Oct 7, 2018 – Slaves of the One Whom You Obey – Romans 6.15-23
- Oct 21, 2018 – You Have Become Slaves of God – Romans 6.20-23
- Oct 28, 2018 – You Have Died to the Law Through the Body of Christ – Romans 7.1-6
- Nov 4, 2018 – The Law is Holy – Romans 7:7-25
- Nov 11, 2018 – The Law is Spiritual, but I am of the Flesh – Romans 7:7-25
- Nov 18, 2018 – Who Will Deliver Me from This Body of Death – Romans 7:13 – 8:4
2020
- Jan 12, 2020 – Romans Reset – Romans 9.30-10.4
- Jan 19, 2020 – A Righteousness that is by Faith – Romans 9.30-10.4
- Feb 2, 2020 – Christ is the End of the Law – Romans 9.30-10.4
- Feb 9, 2020 – The Word is Near You – Romans 10.5-13
- Feb 16, 2020 – Everyone Who Calls on the Name of the Lord Will be Saved – Romans 10.5-13
- Feb 23, 2020 – Jesus is Lord – Romans 10.14-21
- Mar 1, 2020 – The Same Lord is Lord of All – Romans 10.9-17
- Mar 8, 2020 – Faith Comes From Hearing the Word of Christ – Romans 10.14-21
- Sept 13, 2020 – Oh, the Depths of the Wisdom of God – Romans
- Sept 20, 2020 – Has God Rejected His People? – Romans 11.1-10
- Sept 27, 2020 – Salvation Has Come to the Gentiles – Romans 11.11-16
- Oct 4, 2020 – If the Root is Holy, so are the Branches – Romans 11.17-21
- Oct 11, 2020 – Remember that the Root Supports You – Romans 11.17-18
- Oct 18, 2020 – Note the Kindness and Severity of God – Romans 11.22-24
- Oct 25, 2020 – I Want You to Understand this Mystery – Romans 11.25-32
- Nov 8, 2020 – This Will Be My Covenant with Them – Romans 11.25-32
- Nov 15, 2020 – Oh, the Depths of God! – Romans 11.33-36
- Nov 22, 2020 – In View of the Mercies of God – Romans 12.1-2
2019
- Jan 06, 2019 – Romans Reset – Romans 8.1-11
- Jan 13, 2019 – Baptized into Christ Jesus – Romans 6.1-14
- Jan 20, 2019 – No Condemnation for those in Christ Jesus – Romans 8.1-39
- Jan 27, 2019 – He Condemned Sin in the Flesh – Romans 8.1-11
- Feb 03, 2019 – Set Your Mind on the Spirit – Romans 8.1-11
- Feb 10, 2019 – Not in The Flesh, but in The Spirit – Romans 8.1-11
- Feb 17, 2019 – By The Spirit Put to Death the Deeds of the Body – Romans 8.12-17
- Mar 03, 2019 – Kill Sin by the Spirit – Romans 8.12-17
- Mar 10, 2019 – You Have Received the Spirit of Adoption – Romans 8.12-17
- Mar 17, 2019 – We are Children of God – Romans 8.12-25
- Mar 24, 2019 – Not Worth Comparing – Romans 8.18-25
- Mar 31, 2019 – The Christian and the Creation – Romans 8.18-25
- Apr 07, 2019 – We Groan Inwardly as We Wait Eagerly – Romans 8.18-25
- Apr 14, 2019 – The Spirit Helps Us in Our Weakness – Romans 8.26-30
- May 12, 2019 – All Things Work Together for Good – Romans 8.26-30
- May 19, 2019 – Conformed to The Image of His Son – Romans 8.26-30
- May 26, 2019 – If God is for Us… – Romans 8.31-39
- Jun 02, 2019 – Who Shall Bring Any Charge? – Romans 8.31-39
- Jun 09, 2019 – Who Shall Separate Us From The Love of Christ? – Romans 8.31-39
- Jun 16, 2019 – We are more than Conquerors – Romans 8.31-39
- Aug 18, 2019 – Romans 1-8 Reset – Romans 1.16-17
- Aug 25, 2019 – Has the Word of God failed? – Romans 9-11
- Sep 01,. 2019 – Cut Off from Christ for My Kinsmen – Romans 9.1-5
- Sep 08, 2019 – The Christ, Who is God Over All – Romans 9.1-13
- Sep 15, 2019 – God Over All, Blessed Forever – Romans 9.5
- Sep 22, 2019 – The Word of God has not Failed – Romans 9.6-13
- Oct 06, 2019 – Children of the Promise Counted as Offspring – Romans 9.6-18
- Oct 13, 2019 – Is There Injustice on God’s Part – Romans 9.14-18
- Oct 20, 2019 – He has Mercy on Whomever He Wills – Romans 9.14-18
- Oct 27, 2019 – Why Does God Still Find Fault? – Romans 9.14-21
- Nov 03, 2019 – To Make Known the Riches of His Glory – Romans 9.14-24
- Nov 10, 2019 – They Will Be Called ‘Sons of the Living God – Romans 9.19-29
- Nov 17, 2019 – What Shall We Say, Then – Romans 9.19-29
2021
- Jan 10, 2021 – I Appeal to You by the Mercies of God – Romans 12.1-2
- Jan 17, 2021 – Do Not Be Conformed to the World – Romans 12.1-2
- Jan 24, 2021 – But Be Transformed by the Renewal of Your Mind – Romans 12.1-2
- Jan 31, 2021 – That You May Discern What is the Will of God – Romans 12.1-2
- Feb 7, 2021 – Think of Yourself with Sober Judgment – Romans 12.3-8
- Feb 14, 2021 – We are One Body in Christ – Romans 12.3-8
- Feb 21, 2021 –Gifts that Differ According to the Grace Given to Us–Romans 12.3-8
- Feb 28, 2021 – Let Love Be Genuine – Romans 12.9-21
- Mar 7, 2021 – I Am Among You as the One Who Serves
– Luke 22.7-38; Romans 12.9-21 - Mar 14, 2021 – Bless Those Who Persecute You – Romans 12.9-21
- Mar 21, 2021 – Overcome Evil with Good – Romans 12.9-21
- Apr 18, 2021 – What God Foretold by the Mouth of All the Prophets – Romans 12
- April 25, 2021 – Be Subject to the Governing Authorities – Romans 13.1-7
- May 2, 2021 – There is No Authority Except from God – Romans 13.1-7
- May 9, 2021 – Pay to All what is Owed Them – Romans 13.1-7
- May 16, 2021 – Owe No One Anything, Except to Love Each Other – Romans 13.8-14
- May 23, 2021 – The Hour has Come for You to Wake from Sleep – Romans 13.8-14
- May 30, 2021 – Put on the Lord Jesus Christ – Romans 13.8-14
- Jun 6, 2021 – We are the Lord’s – Romans 14.1-9
- Oct 10, 2021 – Let Us Pursue What Makes for Peace – Romans 14
- Oct 17, 2021 – Welcome One Another as Christ has Welcomed You – Romans 15
- Oct 24, 2021 – Those Who Have Never Been Told of Him Will See – Romans 15-16
- Oct 31, 2021 – To the Only Wise God Be Glory Forevermore through Jesus Christ – Romans 16.17-21
Individual Sermons
- December 27th, 2020 – Strength Under Pressure
– Moise Colvert
– Proverbs 24:10 - January 3rd, 2021 – Grow Up in Every Way into Christ
– Pastor Mark
– Ephesians 4.1-15 - July 4th, 2021 – Decisions under pressure (part 1)
– Moise Colvert
– Genesis 39
- July 11th, 2021 – Decisions under pressure (part 2)
– Moise Colvert
– 1 Samuel 24 - July 18th, 2021 – The Lord is One
– Stewart Weinisch
– Deuteronomy 6.4-9 - Oct 3rd, 2021 – Divine Appointments
– Moise Colvert
– Acts 10.1-10
“This is the Love of God”
Living and Loving the Ten Commandments
2021: June 20 – current
- Jun 20 – This is the Love of God – Exodus 20.1-21
- Jun 27 – You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me – Exodus 20.1-3
- Aug 1 – You Shall Not Make for Yourself an Idol – Exodus 20.4-6
- Aug 8 – You Shall Not Take the Name of the Lord Your God in Vain – Exodus 20.7
- Aug 15 – Remember the Sabbath Day, to Keep It Holy – Exodus 20.8-11
- Aug 22 – Honor Your Father and Your Mother – Exodus 20.12
- Aug 29 – You Shall Not Murder – Exodus 20.13
- Sept 5 – You Shall Not Commit Adultery – Exodus 20.14
- Sept 12 – You Shall Not Steal – Exodus 20.15
- Sept 19 – You Shall Not Bear False Witness – Exodus 20.16
- Sept 26 – You Shall Not Covet Your Neighbor’s Stuff – Exodus 20.17
Easter 2021
2021: March 28 – April 11
- Mar 28 – Everything that is Written will be Accomplished – Luke 18.31-34; 19.28-40
– Palm Sunday - Apr 2 – Today You Will Be with Me in Paradise – Luke 23.26-49
– Good Friday - Apr 4 – Remember How He Told You – Luke 24.1-12
– Resurrection Sunday - Apr 11 – He Presented Himself Alive – Luke 24.44-53; Acts 1.1-11
Advent 2020
The Tender Mercy of Our God
2020: November 29 – December 20
- Nov 29, 2020 – His Mercy is for Those Who Fear Him
Luke 1.39-56 - Dec 6, 2020 – The Mercy Promised to Our Fathers
Luke 1.57-80 - Dec 13, 2020 – Glory to God in the Highest!
Luke 1.26-33; 2.1-21 - Dec 20, 2020 –My Eyes Have Seen Your Salvation
Luke 1.26-33; 2.1-21
Visiting Missionaries (2020)
- November 1st, 2020 – Fear of Death
– Todd Madden
– Hebrews 2.14-18
“Christ, the Wisdom of God”
Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament Wisdom Books
Christ with two disciples on the road to Emmaus – Rembrandt, 1655
We are living in challenging times – times that can fill us with fear and frustration. In times like these we need wisdom. The Bible tells us that there are two types of wisdom: worldly and Godly. This new series, flowing seamlessly from our recent “When God Interrupts” teachings, will strengthen and encourage us in the pursuit of Godly wisdom. We will focus on the inspired books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes, all of which lead us to the incarnate “wisdom of God” Jesus Christ!
2020: May – August
- May 3, 2020 – Where Shall Wisdom Be Found?
Job 28.12-28 - May 10, 2020 – Have You Considered My Servant, Job?
Job 1-2 - May 17, 2020 – I Know that My Redeemer Lives
Job 3-37 - May 24, 2020 – Now My Eye Sees You
Job 38-42 - May 31, 2020 – Job. Jesus. Justice.
James 5.7-11 - June 7, 2020 – Trust in the Lord, and Do Good
Psalm 37 - June 14, 2020 –A Broken and Contrite Heart, O God, You Will Not Despise
Psalm 51 - June 21, 2020 – Arise, O God, Judge the Earth
Psalm 82 - June 28 – Bless the Lord, O My Soul
Psalm 103 - July 5 – The Lord Will Reign Forever
Psalm 146
- July 12 – The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom
Proverbs 1-9 - July 19 – Keep Your Heart with All Vigilance
Proverbs 5-7 - July 26 – Blessed Are Those Who Keep My Ways
Proverbs 8 - Aug 2 – The Person without Self-Control is Like…
Proverbs 25 - Aug 9 – All is Vanity
Ecclesiastes 1.1-11; 12.8-14 - Aug 16 – For Everything There is a Season
Ecclesiastes 3.1-22 - Aug 23 – The Dust Returns to the Earth
Ecclesiastes 9.1-10; 12.1-8 - Aug 30 – The End of the Matter
Ecclesiastes 12.18-14 - Sep 6 – Christ, the Wisdom of God
1 Corinthians 1.18 – 2.5
When GOD Interrupts
2020: March – April
- Mar 15, 2020 – You Do Not Know What Tomorrow Will Bring
James 4:13-17 - Mar 22, 2020 – Cast All Your Anxieties on Him
1 Peter 5:6-11 - Mar 29 – I Am the Alpha and Omega
Revelation 1.1-20 - Apr 5. 2020 – Behold, Your King is Coming to You, Humble
Matthew 21.1-11; 11.25-30 (Palm Sunday) - Apr 10, 2020 – Not as I Will, But as You Will
Matthew 26.36-46 (Good Friday) - Apr 12, 2020 – He is not Here, for He has Risen
Matthew 27.62 – 28.15 (Resurrection Sunday) - Apr 19, 2020 – Make Disciples of All Nations
Matthew 28.16-20 - April 26, 2020 – He Opened Their Minds to Understand the Scriptures
Luke 24.13-49
Individual Sermons (2020)
- January 5th, 2020 – The Unsearchable Riches of Christ
– A Vision For The New Year – Ephesians 3.1-13 (Pastor Mark)
- January 26th, 2020 –– Trust Your Instruments (part 2)
– Philippians 2.25-30 (Moise Colvert)
Individual Sermons (2019)
- February 24th, 2019 – Whatever!
– Numbers 14 (Elder Paul Kleinau) - April 28th, 2019 – The Greatness of Our God
– Philippians 2.5-11 (Moise Colvert) - May 5th, 2019 – The Wrath of God
– John 3.25-36 (Todd Madden – Deshi’s Hope Missions Outreach) - August 4, 2019 – How strong are you?
– Ephesians 6.10-20 (Anthony Barone)
- August 11, 2019 – A Good Workout
– Philippians 2.12-18 (Moise Colvert) - September 29, 2019 – Living Faith In The New Life
– Genesis 22.1-8 (Stewart Weinisch – Jews for Jesus) - November 24, 2019 – Tend My Sheep
– John 21:15-19 (Pastor Tom) - December 29, 2019 – Trust Your Instruments
– Philippians 2.25-30 (Moise Colvert)
Worship Christ, the Newborn King
Advent according to Matthew 1-2
2019: December
- Dec 01, 2019 – Jesus Christ, the son of David, son of Abraham
Matthew 1:18-25 - Dec 08, 2019, You Can Call His Name Jesus
Matthew 1:18-25 - Dec 15, 2019 – Born King of the Jews
Matthew 2:13-23 - Dec 22, 2019 – Out of Egypt I Called My Son
Matthew 2:13-23
Mystery Made Known
Seeing Jesus in the Major Prophets
2019: June 23rd – July 21st
- All The Promises of God Are “Yes” in Him – 2 Corinthians 1.16-22, Romans 16.25-27
- Behold, My Servant Shall Be Exalted – Isaiah 52.13 – 53.12
- Behold, I Will Make A New Covenant – Jeremiah 31.31-34; 33.14-1
- I Will Put My Spirit Within You – Ezekiel 36.22-26; 37.1-14
- His Dominion is an Everlasting Dominion – Daniel 4.34-37; 7.9-14.
Easter 2019
2019: April 19, 21
Love Came Down
Individual Sermons (2018)
- February 25th 2018 – The Glory of the Lord Appeared
– Numbers 14 (Pastor Tom) - March 30th, 2018 – The Hour Has Come
– Good Friday, Easter (Pastor Mark) - August 5th, 2018 – Jews for Jesus
– Stewart Weinisch
- August 12th – Life Lessons from 4 Lepers
2 Kings 7.3-9 (Moise Colvert) - October 14th – Let Us Make a Joyful Noise
Psalm 147.1-11 (Pastor Tom) - November 25 – Give Thanks
Luke 17.11-19 (Moise Colvert)
Individual Sermons (2017)
- December 31st 2017 – Three Questions
– Romans 10.5-13 (Michael Luciano)
Glory to God in the Highest
2017: December 3rd – December 24th
- Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty – Revelation 4.1-11
- Worthy is the Lamb who was Slain – Revelation 5.1-14
- Salvation Belongs to Our God – Revelation 7.9-17
- Hallelujah – Revelation 19.1-10
Here We Stand
2017: October 29 – November26
- Sola Scriptura: “Scripture Alone” – 2 Timothy 3:10-4:8
- Solus Christus: “There is One Mediator” – Col. 1:15-20
- Sola Gratia: “By Grace You Have Been Saved” – Eph. 1:3-14
- Sola Fide: “By Grace You Have Been Saved By Faith” – Eph. 2:1-10
- Soli Deo Gloria: ” To Him Be the Glory Forever. Amen.“ – Eph. 3:1-21
Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus
2016: December 4 – December 18
- His Name Shall Be Called Wonderful Counselor – Isaiah 9.1-7
- His Name Shall Be Called Mighty God – Luke 1.26-38
- His Name Shall Be Called Everlasting Father – Luke 1.46-56
Seeing Jesus in the “Boring Books” of the Old Testament
2016: September 11 – November 20:
- He Opened to Us the Scriptures – Luke 24.36-39
- I Will Give You Rest – Joshua 1.1-9 & 24.14-18
- He Has Given Him Authority to Judge – Judges 2.11-23; 21.25
- The Time for Restoring All Things – 1 Samuel 8.1-22
- A House for My Name – 2 Samuel 7.1-29
- And His Kingdom was Firmly Established – 1 Kings 1.28-37; 11.1-13
- You are the God of All the Kingdoms of the Earth – 2 Kings 17.1-18; 25.27-30
- Rebuilding the ‘House’ of God – Ezra 1.1-11
- The Good Hand of God at Work – Nehemiah 1.1-11
- Save Us, O God of Our Salvation – 1 Chronicles 17.1-27
Individual Sermons (2016)
- February 21st 2016 – Praising Him Who is Behind the Scenes
– Esther 3.1-9; 8.11-17 (Don Parillon) - July 3rd 2016 – Are We Ready?
– John 20.24-31 (Paul Kleinau) - July 10th 2016 – Guest Speaker: Jason Casper
- July 31st 2016 – Stewart Weinisch (Jews for Jesus)
- August 7th 2016 – What God Says Will Happen in the End
– Luke 19.41-48 (Marv Robinson, Missions Door, NY)
- August 14th 2016 – The Lord is Our Refuge
– Psalm 91 (Anthony Barone) - September 4th, 2016 – Work Heartily, As For the Lord
– Colossians 3.12 – 4.1 (Pastor Mark) - October 9th, 2016 – Bear One Another’s Burdens
– Galatians 6.1-10 (Pastor Tom) - November 26th, 2016 – ‘Tis the Season
– Matthew 4.12-17 (Pastor Nick Mustakas)
“Be Transformed”
2016: April 3 – August 28:
- Members One of Another – Romans 12.1-8
- Let Love Be Genuine – Romans 12.9-21
- Love One Another with Brotherly Affection – Romans 12.9-21
- Overcome Evil with Good – Romans 12.17-21
- Be Subject to the Governing Authorities – Romans 13.1-7
- Owe No One Anything, Except to Love Each Other – Romans 13.8-14
- Who Are You to Judge? – Romans 14.1-15.7
- Let Us Pursue what Makes for Peace – Romans 14.1-15.7
- Welcome One Another as Christ has Welcomed You – Romans 15.1-7
- In Him Will the Gentiles Hope – Romans 15.1-13
- Fulfilling the Ministry of the Gospel of Christ – Romans 15.14-33
- Fellow Workers in Christ Jesus – Romans 16.1-16
- To the Only Wise God, Be Glory Forevermore – Romans 16.17-27
- By the Mercies of God – Romans 12.1-21
- Not Conformed, Transformed – Romans 12.1-21
- One Body, Many Members – Romans 12.1-8
“Kingdom Life: The Parables of Jesus”
Dear Beloved of God,
As we enter a new calendar year, we look back to recall God’s faithfulness to us over the course of another year. We also look ahead with hope, trusting God for what he has in store for his people. To that end we are reminded of the priorities established for us by Jesus, who began his public ministry with the words: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel” (Mark 1.15). A short time later, Jesus instructs his followers to “seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness” (Matthew 6.33).
But just what is the kingdom of God? And how are we to live in light of this glorious kingdom? How does this reality affect our everyday lives and relationships? In order to help us understand the Biblical answers to these life-altering questions, we will begin a new series called, Kingdom Life: The Parables of Jesus.
Focusing primarily on the gospel of Matthew, we will listen carefully in this new year to our Savior’s teaching, in order to grow in our understanding of life under the reign and rule of King Jesus.
Praying for and seeking first his kingdom with you,
Pastor Mark
2016: January 3 – March 27
- 2016 – Opening Prayer
- Why Do You Speak to Them in Parables? – Mark 4:1-20
- What Kind of Dirt are You? – Mark 4:1-20
- Who is My Neighbor? – Luke 10:25-37
- What’s It Worth to You? – Matthew 13:44-50
- What Do You Think…About the Lost? – Matthew 18.1-14
- How Often Will I Forgive? – Matthew 18.21-35
- Won’t Our Heavenly Father Give Us the Holy Spirit? – Luke 11.1-13
- Who’s On Our Guest List? – Luke 14.12-24
- Where Will We Sit? – Luke 14:7-11
- Which of the Two Did the Will of His Father? – Matthew 21.23-32
- In My Place Condemned He Stood – Matthew 27:32-66
- Are You Ready? – Matthew 28:1-20; Matthew 25:1-13
“By God’s Design”
Seeing His Hand in All Things
I don’t have to tell you that we live in a world marked by chaos, a world where at times it can be difficult to see the hand of God at work in “all things,” as the Bible proclaims (Romans 8.28). But as we have just seen in our summer series, God and His word are true and can be, indeed must be, trusted.
God willing, for the next 11 weeks, we will examine the word of God to see that despite the chaos around us God is at work for His glory and our good. His design for the world and for our lives cannot fail.
In this new series – By God’s Design: Seeing His Hand in All Things – my aim is to lead us through a number of Old and New Testament texts showing God’s design in human sexuality, in marriage, in government, in our salvation (and sin!), in our neighborhoods, and in the church.
Our series will conclude with a 4-week Advent focus (beginning November 29), displaying God’s most grand and glorious design – the sending of His Son to usher in the Kingdom of God, as planned from the beginning of time, “when the time was fulfilled” (Mark 1.15), “when the fullness of time had come” (Galatians 4.4).
Please ask God to show us His hand at work in the world, in the church, in our lives, that we would delight in His design for us and join Him in the renewal of all things through Jesus Christ for the joy of all peoples!
Eager to see and trust God’s hand in all things with you,
Pastor Mark
2015: October 11 – December 23
- In the Beginning God – Genesis 1.1 – 2.3
- Male and Female He Created Them – Genesis 2:4-25
- Male and Female He Created Them (2) – Genesis 2:4-25
- There is No Authority Except from God – Romans 13:1-7
- Our Appointed Times and Boundaries – Acts 17:22-34
- The Spirit Distributes to Each One as He Will – 1 Corinthians 12:1-30
- In Love He Predestined Us for Adoption – Ephesians 1:3-14
Advent: “When the Fullness of Time Had Come”
- The Word Became Flesh and Dwelt Among Us – John 1:1-5, 14-18
- Of His Kingdom There Will Be No End – Luke 1:26-38
- All this Took Place to Fulfill what the Lord Had Spoken – Matthew 1:18-25
- The Kingdom of God is At Hand – John 1:1-20
- God Sent Forth His Son – Galatians 4:1-7 – Christmas Eve Eve 2015
Individual Sermons (2015)
- January 18th, 2015 : All Lives Matter – Genesis 1:26-31 “Sanctity of Human Life” Sunday
- February 22nd, 2015 : Guarding Your Thoughts – Proverbs 4:20-27 (Bill Walsh)
- July 5th, 2015 : Who am I? – Romans 7 (Paul Kleinau)
- August 2nd, 2015 : Why Do We Mask Our Secret Lives – Matthew 5:13-16 (Don Parillon)
- August 9th 2015 – Thank God for the Blood of Jesus – Hebrews 9:1-15 (Anthony Baron)
- August 16th 2015 – Paul’s view on Jesus and Israel’s future – Matthew 23:37-39
(Stewart Weinisch) - October 4th 2015 – When God Calls Your Name – 1 Samuel 3:10-21
(Ron Whittier) - December 27th 2015 – Overflowing with Gratitude – Colossians 2:6-15
(Dr Luciano)
“Your Word Is Truth”
As evangelical Christians we believe the Bible is the very word of God. And yet many Christians today – evangelical and otherwise – fail to appreciate this life-transforming gift given to us by our gracious God, to appreciate that we live “by every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). Jesus prayed that the Father would “sanctify us in the truth; your word is truth” (John 17.17). Jesus also taught his followers that all the Scriptures ultimately point to him (Luke 24.27, 44).
We all know that our world is changing at staggering speed, a time when the word of God is increasingly marginalized, a time when truth is relativized and the final word in many matters is a fluctuating opinion poll.
My aim, then, for this summer series – Your Word is Truth: Reflections on Psalm 119 – is to display the glorious privilege and necessity of loving and cherishing this Spirit-inspired treasure entrusted to us (2 Peter 1.21), that we may be “equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3.16) and that God would revive us by his word (Psalm 119.107).
Learning to love and cherish God’s word with you,
2015: June 7 – September 27
- Your Word Is Truth – Psalm 119:1-16
- I Have Stored Up Your Word in My Heart – Psalm 119:1-16
- Your Testimonies are My Delight – Psalm 119: 17-32
- Teach Me, O Lord, the Way of Your Statutes – Psalm 119:33-48
- Remember Your Word to Your Servant – Psalm 119:49-64
- According to Your Word – Psalm 119:65-80
- I Hope in Your Word – Psalm 119:81-96
- Oh How I Love Your Law – Psalm 119:97-112
- It is Time for the Lord to Act – Psalm 119:113-128
- As is Your Way – Psalm 119:129-144
- The Sum of Your Word is Truth – Psalm 119:145-160
- My Heart Stands in Awe of Your Words – Psalm 119:161-176
“Rejoice in the Lord Always”
2016: December 4 – December 18
- Rejoice in the Lord Always – Philippians 1-4
- Partnership in the Gospel – Philippians 1:1-11
- Advancing the Gospel – Philippians 1: 12-18
- A Life Worthy of the Gospel – Philippians 1 : 27-30
- Having the Mind of Christ Jesus (1) – Philippians 2 : 1-11
- Having the Mind of Christ Jesus (2) – Philippians 2 : 5-11
- For His Good Pleasure – Philippians 2 : 12-18
- Self Denying, Other Edifying Role Models – Philippians 2 : 19-30
- Where Does Righteousness Come From? – Philippians 3 : 1-11
- Pressing On – Philippians 3:12 – 4:1
- The Gift of Homesickness – Philippians 3:12 – 4:1
- Side by Side in the Gospel – Philippians 4:1-9
- Anxious for Nothing – Philippians 4: 4-7
- God Will Provide – Philippians 4:10-20
- The Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ Be With You – Philippians 1:3-11; 4:21-23
Dear Saints in Christ Jesus, Have you ever heard of anyone who was encouraged too much? Probably not. My desire in this new year sermon series – Rejoice in the Lord Always – is to explore the depths of the gospel together, such that God is glorified and you are freshly encouraged! In this encouraging letter to his friends, the imprisoned apostle Paul writes with overflowing joy. How can this be? His (and our) circumstances seem to give him (and us) more reason to grumble than to rejoice. What was Paul’s (and is our) secret to rejoicing in the Lord always? One commentator summarizes it this way for us:
- Put the gospel first – in our relationships, our prayers, our careers, indeed in all our choices.
- Allow our suffering, witnessing, and persevering be shaped by the cross of Jesus Christ.
- Follow Christian leaders who model compassion, faithfulness, confidence in Christ, and heavenly mindedness.
- Resolve to “press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3.12).
Pressing on and rejoicing together with you, Pastor Mark
Holy Week
Palm Sunday: If These Were Silent, the Very Stones Would Cry Out – Luke 19:28-40
Easter Sunday: We Had Hoped That He Was The One – Luke 24:1-12
Devotional Readings for Holy Week
Love to the Uttermost by John Piper
“This Holy Week fix your gaze steadily on Christ as he loves you to the uttermost” (p. i).
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Love to the Uttermost: Devotional Readings for Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday, ends on Easter Sunday, and aims to focus our attention on Jesus as he displays his love to the uttermost (John 13:1). These meditations on the self-giving love of Christ are all excerpted from the preaching and writing ministry of John Piper.
“Far as the Curse is Found”
Dear Beloved of God,
Believe it or not the Advent season is upon us. And though this time of year can be filled with stress, it is good that we slow down together and fix our thoughts on Jesus. I am excited and look forward to our new teaching series, entitled “Far as the Curse is Found”. This title is taken from the great Christmas hymn, “Joy to the World,” a hymn that reflects on the far-reaching implications of the redemptive work of Jesus Christ.
As we enter this holy season together, let us pray that “every heart will prepare Him room” as we delight in God’s good news of great joy in Jesus Christ!
Eager to welcome Jesus with you,
Pastor Mark
As a supplement to our Advent sermon series – “Far As the Curse Is Found” – and in order to help you grow in Christ this holy season we are again making available to you a resource of Advent devotional readings – The Dawning of Indestructible Joy by John Piper.
2014: December 1 – December 21
- The HOPE of Redemption – Luke 1: 67-80
- The PEACE of Redemption – Luke 2: 1-20
- The LOVE of Redemption – John 1:1-14 ; 3:16-21
- The JOY of Redemption – 1 John 1:1-14
“Renew”
We live in trying times. Everywhere we turn there seems to be chaos. Yet God is at work among His people, renewing them and sending them to be agents of renewal in their homes, workplaces and neighbourhoods.
In light of this, we are excited and encouraged to introduce the preaching calendar for the remainder of the year. This week we begin a 5-week series on the theme of renewal, called simply, “Renew”. We will listen to 5 important New Testament passages that focus on the newness of life in Christ.
Following that, we will welcome in the new Christian year with “Far as the Curse is Found”, a 4-week advent series, focusing on the glorious redemption bought for us by our Savior and Lord.
As always we ask that you join us in praying for these upcoming series as we seek God’s renewal of all things through Jesus.
2014: October 19 – November 16
- Behold, I am making all things new – Revelation 21
- A New Creation – 2 Corinthians 5
- A New Covenant – Luke 22
- A New Commandment – John 13
- The New Way of the Spirit – Romans 6