Teaching Archive

Sermon: Wilderness in Bloom: Part 3

April 21st, 2024

What has God been teaching us through this season of transition?
Speakers: Joel Love, Sydney Deas, Tom Flage

Sermon: Wilderness in Bloom: Serving God’s Way

April 14th, 2024

[2 Corinthians 4:1-7] Holy inadequacy, holy motivations
Speaker: James Christenson

Sermon: Wilderness in Bloom

April 7th, 2024

[Exodus 33:1-17] The Allure of the Destination, the presence of God in our lives, the presence of God in the church body and our desire for God’s presence.
Speaker: Sam Schreiner

Sermon: “Practicing Easter”

March 31st, 2024

[Matthew 28:1-9] “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said!”

Sermon: 1 Timothy: Lead With Strength

March 24th, 2024

[1 Timothy 6:11-21] Paul’s final thoughts to his young protégé, Timothy.

1 Timothy: Contentment Kills Idols

March 10th, 2024

[1 Timothy 6:2-10] The idol of the love of money and the idol of arrogance.

[G]RACE: Talking about Race with Grace!

March 3rd, 2024

[1 Timothy 6:1-2] What kind of “slavery” is Paul talking about?

Sermon: 1 Timothy: Caring with Wisdom

February 25th, 2024

[1 Timothy 5:3-16] Paul gave Timothy 5 pieces of advice so that his church could care with wisdom.

Sermon: 1 Timothy: Caring with Wisdom

February 18th, 2024

[1 Timothy 5:3-16] Paul gave Timothy 5 pieces of advice so that his church could care with wisdom.

Sermon: 1 Timothy: Be a Better Builder

February 11th, 2024

[1 Timothy 4:11-16] The New Testament calls each of us to Build Up the church upon the foundation of Jesus Christ. “This is why we labor and strive…”

Sermon: 1 Timothy: Build on a Solid Foundation

February 4th, 2024

[1 Timothy 4:1-10] Paul makes it clear that the church stands strong on the solid foundation of Jesus in 3:14-16

Sermon: 1 Timothy: Sacred Truth – Sacred Family

January 28th, 2024

[1 Timothy 3:14-16] How does holding tightly to this sacred truth, that Christ came in the flesh, protect our doctrine? Guest Speaker: Herb Bloomquist

Sermon: 1 Timothy: Deacons

January 21st, 2024

[1 Timothy 3:8-13] Paul is affirming God honoring lines of authority in these chapters.

Sermon: 1 Timothy: The Character of an Overseer

January 14th, 2024

[1 Timothy 3:1-7] In chapter 2 Paul talked about God’s ordained order in government, in the gospel, and in our worship. Now he talks about order in church oversight.

Sermon: 1 Timothy: Men and Women in the Church

January 7th, 2024

[1 Timothy 2:8-15] Worship for men and women, order for teaching and authority, and statement about being saved through childbearing.

Sermon: 1 Timothy: Pray for Peace

December 31st, 2023

[1 Timothy 2:1-7] God calls us to honor lines of authority. God calls us to pray for our leaders.

Sermon: Christmas Shepherds

December 24th, 2023

[Luke 2:8-20] The night Jesus was born, angels made a startling pronouncement to the shepherds. What God did for them is what God does for us!

Sermon: The Greatest Gift

December 17th, 2023

[Luke 2:22-35] A Thought: Christmas is about Jesus. A Formula: Jesus + Nothing = Everything. A Challenge: Shine the Light of Jesus

Sermon: 1 Timothy: God Saved Even Me!

December 10th, 2023

[1 Timothy 1:12-20] The Apostle Paul had a testimony that was shocking and startling!

Sermon: 1 Timothy: You Have An Assignment

December 3rd, 2023

[1 Timothy 1:1-11] Paul has assigned Timothy to be the Pastor of the church in
Ephesus.

Sermon: Stories of God’s Faithfulness

November 26th, 2023

Stories of God’s faithfulness.
Guest Speaker: Jeremy Adelman, River City Church

Sermon: Ruth: Risking the Estate

November 19th, 2023

Ruth 4 shows us 3 Different Kinsman – Redeemers.

Sermon: Ruth 3: Faith & Risk

November 12th, 2023

[Ruth 3] God has been showing kindness to Naomi in a way that is softening her bitter heart and teaching her to trust Him again.

Sermon: The Look of Love

November 5th, 2023

[John 21] Guest Speaker: Peter Dybvad

Sermon: Ruth 2: God is Kind

October 29th, 2023

[Ruth 2] Ruth believed God. She displayed an Active Faith. She actually made choices that gave evidence to her faith. When she stepped out in Faith, God met her with Kindness.

Sermon: Ruth 1:6-22

October 22nd, 2023

[Ruth 1:6-22] We’ve met Naomi. Now we meet Ruth. These two women are both bound together, but it’s the differences that we see.

Sermon: Ruth: Intro to Ruth

October 15th, 2023

[Ruth 1:1-5] This is the story about refugees.

Sermon: Declaring the glory of God: Worship & Witness

October 8th, 2023

[Psalm 96:1-6] Continually worship with a fresh heart, turn worship into witness of the Gospel and share your stories of His grace & goodness.

Being the Body of Christ

October 1st, 2023

[Hebrews 10:19-25] Speaker: Dan Moose

Strength in Weakness

September 24th, 2023

[2 Corinthians 12:7-10] The Apostle Paul doesn’t want to boast how he’s a better Apostle than the others based on his credentials. Rather, he points to his suffering as the evidence of God’s grace and strength in his life.

Putting Christ on Display

September 17th, 2023

[2 Corinthians 2:12-17] Like showing our favorite pictures, we get to display JESUS in the way that we live. A yielded life shows Christ’s Victory!

Pray: Paul’s Prayer Request: Pray for a GOSPEL WIN!

September 10th, 2023

We’ve seen how Paul prayed for his believing friends in several of his letters. Today we will see how Paul asked them to pray for him!

Pray: A Prayer for Power

September 3rd, 2023

[Ephesians 3:14-21] Paul prayed for the growing believers in Ephesus.

Pray: Pray for Open Eyes

August 27th, 2023

[Ephesians 1:15-23] The Apostle Paul prayed for the believers in the Ephesian church, that their eyes would be open to spiritual realities that would help them know and trust Christ more.

Pray: Love Smart

August 20th, 2023

[Philippians 1:9-11] Pray for people to love smart, love more, think clearly, live for Jesus. Our LOVE should overflow with the fruit of the Spirit.

Pray: Colossians 1:9-14

August 13th, 2023

This is a gospel prayer. Paul prays for us to grow confident in three things so that we might bear good fruit.

Persevering & Persisting Despite Circumstances

August 6th, 2023

[2 Tim 2:1-7] Grace & Commitment

Pray: Persevering & Persisting Despite Circumstances

July 30th, 2023

Perseverance and persistence in prayer should be a vital part of the believers’ life and relationship with God!

Pray: How to PRAY for People Away from Us

July 23rd, 2023

[I Thessalonians 3:9-13] We live in a mobile society. Like us, Paul moved around a lot and got to know believers all over the place. How did Paul pray for them?

Pray: What would Jesus pray for Antioch?

July 16th, 2023

[John 17:6-26] Jesus prayed so that his disciples could hear. He wanted them to know that he was asking the Father to help them.

Pray: Jesus Prayed for Antioch Community Church

July 9th, 2023

JESUS prayed that Antioch would be: Motivated by God’s glory, centered on Christ and saturated with the Gospel

Pray: WHEN did Jesus pray?

July 2nd, 2023

We should pray all the time. Jesus prayed BEFORE ministry, to disciple people. Jesus prayed DURNING ministry, to keep gospel focus. Jesus prayed AFTER ministry, to recover.

Pray: How to Pray when you’re ANGRY

June 18th, 2023

Imprecatory Psalms help us pray when we’re angry.

Pray: Laments

June 11th, 2023

God cares for us when we are hurting and suffering. Lament is the Biblical Prayer Language for Christians in pain.

Pray: Psalm 55: Praying Lament

June 4th, 2023

God cares for us when we are hurting and suffering. Lament is the Biblical Prayer Language for Christians in pain.

Pray: Restore Me

May 28th, 2023

[Psalm 51] Psalm 51 is King David’s prayer of confession, repentance and restoration after he sinned by taking a woman a having her husband killed to cover it up.

Non-Anxious Orthodoxy

May 21st, 2023

[Matthew 16:13-18] Speaker: Bryce Langley

Pray: Praise

May 14th, 2023

Praise is one of the core reasons for us to pray.

Pray: An Old Testament History of Prayer

May 7th, 2023

The OT is about a struggling people with an incomplete faith looking forward to JESUS!

Being Sanctified – Already Perfected – Once and For All

April 23rd, 2023

[Hebrews 10:1-18] Speaker: Nate Krampe