Sermons on Worship
January 29: A Life of Worship and a Life of Hospitality
A Life of Worship and a Life of Hospitality (2/4) Scriptures: Matthew 4:18-22 and Romans 12:1-2, 9-18 Other sermons in this series #1: The Three Committments of a Disciple #3: A life of Opening to Jesus & Obeying Jesus #4: A Life of Service & Generosity Through the years, different films have set out to present the story of Jesus. These films include: Of course, for the stage there were Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell. A more recent adaptation…
May 8: Praises Beyond Sunday
Today we begin a 4-week sermon series entitled, “Now and Forever: Viewing the Church Through the Lens of Charles Wesley.” The theme for each Sunday will be based on the days’ lectionary reading from either Acts of Revelation, and supported by the lyrics of a hymn by Charles Wesley. The hymn which will get special focus is “And Can It Be that I Should Gain?” one of Wesley’s most beloved but lesser-sung hymns. Today’s theme is God’s amazing love.…
September 26: It’s What We BRING to Worship That Matters (4/4)
Sermon: It’s What We BRING to Worship That Matters Other messages in this series Sermon #1: “Rethinking the Priority of Worship” (Sept 5) Sermon #2: “Worship You Don’t Have to Go To“ (Sept 12) Sermon #3: “When All of God’s People Get Together” (Sept 19) Scriptures: Isaiah 29:13; John 4:19-26; Philippians 4:4-9 When I was in college, a friend from the dorm invited a bunch of us to go with her to her church. She loved her church and…
September 19: When ALL of God’s People Get Together (3/4)
Sermon: When All of God’s People Get Together Other messages in this series: Sermon #1: “Rethinking the Priority of Worship” (Sept 5) Sermon #2: “Worship You Don’t Have to Go To” (Sept 12) Sermon #4: “It”s What We Bring to Worship That Matters” (Sept 26) Scriptures: Psalm 68; Acts 2:42-47; Hebrews 10:19-25 When one of my younger siblings—I think it was my sister, but I can’t say for sure—was getting ready to head off to the sr. prom, the…
September 12: Worship You Don’t Have to Go To (2/4)
Sermon: Worship You Don’t Have to Go To Other messages in this series Sermon #1: “Rethinking the Priority of Worship” (Sept 5) Sermon #3: “When All of God’s People Get Together” (Sept 19) Sermon #4: “It’s What We BRING to Worship That Matters” (Sept 26) Scriptures: Psalm 63:1-8; Romans 12:1-2 Have you ever had the experience of being the first vehicle at a red light and being immediately honked at by the driver behind you because you didn’t start…
September 5: Rethinking the Priority of Worship (1/4)
Sermon: Rethinking the Priority of Worship Other messages in this series Sermon #2: “Worship You Don’t Have to Go To“ (Sept 12) Sermon #3: “When All of God’s People Get Together” (Sept 19) Sermon #4: “It’s What We BRING to Worship That Matters” (Sept 26) Scriptures: Psalm 42; Mark 12:28-31 Pastor Drew shared the following introduction to this sermon series during the time of welcoming and announcements: From time to time you’ve probably heard pastors ask the question, “Why…