• Stand Firm in Freedom: Religious Liberty Sunday
    Jul 6 2025
    Good morning, church. Today, as we celebrate Religious Liberty Sunday , we are reminded of a precious gift— the freedom to worship without fear. We can gather here without the threat of persecution. We can open our Bibles without worry. We can speak the name of Jesus boldly. But even more precious than…
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    28 mins
  • Navigating Authorities with Wisdom
    Jun 29 2025
    Introduction Who among us hasn’t questioned those in charge at one time or another? Whether it’s the boss at work, a government official, or even a church leader—our relationships with authority can often feel strained, especially when their decisions seem arbitrary or self-serving. In Ecclesiastes 8:1–9…
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    50 mins
  • The Abraham Story Part 17: A Flood of Fire
    Jun 25 2025
    A Flood of Fire 15 When morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Up, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.” 16 But he hesitated. So the men seized his hand and the hand of his wife and the hands of his two daughters, for the…
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    55 mins
  • The Balance of Wisdom and Righteousness
    Jun 22 2025
    Introduction: The Paradox of Life Have you ever looked at the world and felt like things just don’t make sense? Like the righteous suffer while the wicked prosper? Ecclesiastes 7:15 begins with this kind of observation: “In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these: the righteous perishing…
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    26 mins
  • Father’s Day Sermon: A Legacy That Lasts
    Jun 15 2025
    Introduction: Happy Father’s Day. Today we celebrate dads—young dads with kids in diapers, seasoned dads with kids raising their own kids, grandfathers, and even spiritual fathers in the faith. But I also want to acknowledge that Father’s Day can bring mixed emotions. For some, it’s a joyful day of family…
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    18 mins
  • The Abraham Story Part 15: Abraham Intercedes for Lot
    Jun 11 2025
    Abraham Intercedes for Lot Starting in Genesis 18 On the hilltop, with sacred trees, we're eating a meal, God and humans, by the tent. How Wonderful We've got Avraham. Yahweh voice of God is appearing as a human, we've got Avraham, we've got Yahweh, we've got Sarah in the tent. And it was this whole…
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    54 mins
  • Wisdom in the Shadows: Finding Value in Suffering
    Jun 8 2025
    Ecclesiastes 7:1–14 1 A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth. 2 It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this to heart. 3 Frustration is better than laughter,…
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    1 hr and 7 mins