Originally preached on May 25, 2025.
John 4:23
John 4:23 shows that true worship in spirit and truth connects directly to God’s mission. The Father seeks worshipers, meaning worship draws us into God’s heart for the world. As we encounter God rightly, worship becomes outward-facing and naturally leads us into mission.
Originally preached on June 1, 2025.
John 3:1–15
Who Is the Holy Spirit?
John 3:1–15 teaches that the Holy Spirit is the Giver of Life through the necessity of being “born again” and “born from above.” Nicodemus, though religious and knowledgeable, cannot enter God’s kingdom through human effort or status; he needs a new spiritual birth that only the Spirit can produce. Jesus explains that this new life is not something we control or fully understand, but it is as real and transformative as the wind—seen in its effects but not mastered in its mechanics. This rebirth comes from above through faith in Jesus, who makes it possible for the Spirit to give life where there was death and to bring people into God’s kingdom.
Originally preached on June 8, 2025.
John 4:7–15
Who Is the Holy Spirit?
Jesus meets the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well and offers her “living water”—a life-giving, never-ending supply that truly satisfies the spiritual thirst nothing else can fill. Unlike the temporary relief of earthly sources, Jesus gives the Holy Spirit to those who believe in him, and that Spirit becomes an inward spring that gushes up to eternal life. This means our deepest longings—intimacy, identity, purpose, and worship—cannot be satisfied by created things without running dry again. Instead, the Spirit invites us to “drink up” by turning from false wells and receiving life in Christ, and to “overflow” in true worship of the Father in spirit and truth.
Originally preached on June 15, 2025.
John 14:15–26
Who Is the Holy Spirit?
Jesus comforts his disciples in John 14 by promising “another Helper”—the Holy Spirit, who is not different from Jesus but just like him in kindness, grace, and patience. He comes to dwell within believers, not as an impersonal force but as a personal presence who helps our weakness, convicts us when we sin, comforts us when we fail, and teaches us to remember and live out the words of Jesus. Obedience, then, is not self-powered striving but a “long obedience in the same direction” enabled by the Spirit who makes Christ present with us. As we learn to know and live with him, we are formed into people who love God and neighbor, experiencing the very life of God in our everyday weakness and growth.
Originally preached on June 29, 2025.
John 16:7–15
Who Is the Holy Spirit?
In John 16:7–15, Jesus teaches that the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth who continues his work in the world and in the church. He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, exposing unbelief and calling people to repentance; he guides believers into all truth by applying and unfolding the teaching of Jesus; and he glorifies Christ by making his person and work known. The Spirit does not compete with Jesus or Scripture but works in harmony with them, forming disciples through conviction, proclamation, and worship so that the truth of Christ shapes both belief and life.
Originally preached on July 6, 2025.
Matthew 25:14–30
In Matthew 25:14–30, Jesus teaches that discipleship is faithful stewardship of what God has entrusted to us while we await His return. Our identity as servants of a good Master shapes our calling to use our gifts, time, and resources not fearfully or passively, but actively and fruitfully. The faithful servants are commended for their trust-filled obedience, while the unfaithful servant is condemned for hiding what he was given out of fear. The passage exhorts believers to live with courage and generosity, investing all that God has entrusted for His kingdom and glory.
Originally preached on July 13, 2025.
2 Kings 4:8–37
In 2 Kings 4:8–37, the Shunammite woman models bold faith by making space for God’s prophet and refusing to give up when her promise is threatened. The exhortation is to take courageous steps of obedience, trust God’s promises, and persist in faith even when circumstances seem to contradict them.
Originally preached on July 20, 2025.
Genesis 13:10–12
Genesis 13:10–12 warns that sin is often subtle, appearing as wisdom and opportunity while slowly drawing God’s people into danger. Lot’s choice to move toward Sodom shows how compromise rarely happens all at once but through gradual proximity. The exhortation is clear: righteous people must be alert to sin’s deceptive pull and intentionally avoid even the slow drift toward it.
Originally preached on May 30, 2026.
2 Corinthians 13:11–14
In this Trinity Sunday sermon, we see how Paul calls a divided church to live in unity because of who God is: the grace of Christ restores us, the love of the Father forms us, and the fellowship of the Spirit binds us together. Therefore, the church is to rejoice, pursue restoration, comfort one another, seek unity, live in peace, and welcome one another as family. The Trinity doesn’t just command unity—it creates it, making the church a people held together by God himself.
Originally preached on July 27 2025.
Colossians 1:15–20
Colossians 1:15–20 shows Christ as supreme over creation and victorious through the cross, reconciling all things to God. Because he rules and restores everything, believers live with confidence that nothing is outside his authority or redemption.
Originally preached on August 3, 2025.
The Book of Philippians
Philippians forms believers around a vision of Jesus who humbled himself, suffered, and was exalted, shaping Christians into the same pattern of humility, unity, and sacrificial love. Because Christ is supreme and worth more than all else, suffering becomes participation in his mission rather than loss, producing joy, perseverance, and hope.
Originally preached on August 20, 2025.
Genesis 2:1–3
The Church at Rest
God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh, not because he was tired but to set a pattern and give his people a gift: Sabbath. This rest is a weekly invitation to stop striving, rest from the pressure of productivity, delight in God’s good gifts, and worship him as Creator and Redeemer. Sabbath reminds us that we are not God and were not made for constant labor or identity in work, but for trust, joy, and communion with him.
Originally preached on August 17, 2025.
Mark 2:23–28
The Church at Rest
Jesus challenges the Pharisees’ strict Sabbath rules and teaches that the Sabbath is a gift meant to serve human good, not a burden. By declaring himself Lord of the Sabbath, he re-centers it on his authority and grace. So Sabbath is both a gift of rest in God and an act of resistance against the cultural and spiritual forces that enslave us.
Originally preached on August 24, 2025.
Hebrews 4:9–11
The Church at Rest
Hebrews 4:9–11 teaches that a true “Sabbath rest” still remains for God’s people, pointing beyond Israel’s history to the ultimate rest found in Christ. That rest is already available through Jesus, but it is entered by faith and not unbelief, unlike the wilderness generation who missed it. Therefore believers are called to “strive” to enter God’s rest by trusting Christ daily, practicing a rhythm of Sabbath that shapes a life of abiding rest, and orienting themselves to God’s Word and to Jesus himself as the source of true spiritual rest now and forever.
Originally preached on August 31, 2025.
Psalm 85
Psalm 85 is used as a “state of the church” reflection that moves through four movements: looking back on God’s past faithfulness and grace, digging down into present spiritual and relational barriers shaped by change and loss, moving forward through repentance and a renewed commitment to deeper community and trust in God, and looking ahead to a vision of kingdom life where God’s righteousness, peace, and steadfast love shape a renewed people. The sermon calls the church to lean into its longing for more of God by pursuing unity, forgiveness, and a deeper life together in Christ.
Originally preached on September 14, 2025.
1 Peter 2:9–12
1 Peter 2:9–12 calls believers to live out their identity as God’s chosen people by declaring His goodness and living distinct, holy lives in a watching world. Having been brought from darkness into light, they are to resist sin and maintain honorable conduct so that others may see God through their lives.
Originally preached on September 21, 2025.
Nehemiah 1:5–11
Rebuild
Nehemiah 1:5–11 models a prayer for restoration shaped by reverence, repentance, remembrance, and request. Nehemiah begins by honoring God’s greatness, confesses his and his people’s sin, recalls God’s promises to restore His people, and then asks for favor to act. The sermon emphasizes that prayers for restoration are fueled by a vision of God’s grace and lead us to depend on Him for renewal.
Originally preached on September 28, 2025.
Nehemiah 2:1–8
Rebuild
The story continues in Nehemiah 2:1–8 as Nehemiah makes his request to the king to return and Rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. His boldness and courage can inspire confidence in us as New Testament believers, especially when we consider that the King we can approach is full of mercy and compassion.
Originally preached on October 5, 2025.
Nehemiah 2:9–20
Rebuild
In the last text, King Artaxerxes sent Nehemiah to begin rebuilding Jerusalem’s walls. In this text, Nehemiah begins the rebuilding process. Throughout this story so far, Nehemiah has been careful to acknowledge that whatever success he has experienced has been because God has supplied everything he needed and has been with him.
Originally preached on October 12, 2025.
Nehemiah 3:1–32
Rebuild
All the preparation for rebuilding the wall had been made. In chapter 3 of Nehemiah, the work begins. Though he is not named in the chapter, it’s a fair assumption that Nehemiah organized and administered all the work that was done in the chapter. Though it’s a pretty mundane and monotonous read, there are some lessons we can draw on in our mission to make disciples.