Date: 01/21/18
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Love and Obedience
Scripture: 1 John 2:1-6
Description: When we know God through Jesus, we will come to want what he wants and trust what he commands.
Walk in the Light - 1 John 1:5-10
Date: 01/14/18
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Walk in the Light
Scripture: 1 John 1:5-10
Description: God is light. In him there is no darkness. So how can sinners, who have reason to hide in the darkness, know friendship with God in the light? Only through honest confession of sin.
True Love: Introducing John's Letters - 1 John 1:1-4
Date: 01/07/18
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: True Love: Introducing John's Letters
Scripture: 1 John 1:1-4
Description: John wrote his letters to help his friends tell the difference between genuine and counterfeit Christianity. But why did John feel the need to do that? And how can you recognize true Christianity?
The LORD is My Shepherd - Psalm 23
Date: 12/31/17
Speaker: Bill Heerman
Title: The LORD is My Shepherd
Scripture: Psalm 23
Description: Psalm 23 has one central theme: The LORD is my shepherd. It is a statement that comforts the people of God, recognizing that God promises to provide for us, to protect us, and to give us what we need most--Himself.
Long Live the King - Psalm 72
Date: 12/17/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Long Live the King
Scripture: Psalm 72
Description: A righteous king--an authority over us who always does what is right--is to our lives what rain or rich soil is to the grass. We were made to depend on such a king for our lives to flourish. This psalm shows us what a righteous king looks like, and how we can serve him.
He Rules the World - Psalm 2
Date: 12/10/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: He Rules the World
Scripture: Psalm 2
Description: When the powerful use their power to do whatever they want no matter who gets hurt, it makes sense to ask the question underlying this psalm: Who rules the world? And when you've felt the weight of that question, you're prepared to celebrate the good news in this psalm's answer.
Let the Nations Be Glad - Psalm 67
Date: 12/03/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Let the Nations Be Glad
Scripture: Psalm 67
Description: God gives grace to his people to show his saving power to all peoples. This psalm shows us that those who know God's grace and presence are responsible to share those blessings with those who haven't experienced them.
Trust in the Lord - Psalm 146
Date: 11/26/17
Speaker: Shaka Mitchell
Title: Trust in the Lord
Scripture: Psalm 146
Description: We are called to a lifetime of praise that is built on trust in the Lord, the only one faithful to His word.
He Regards the Lowly - Psalm 138
Date: 11/19/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: He Regards the Lowly
Scripture: Psalm 138
Description: Thanksgiving psalms like this one show us how to relate to God as if we have history together, as if he's been good to us when we've needed him. What do we need to see about God so our gratitude about the past fuels hope for the future?
Be Still My Soul - Psalm 131
Date: 11/12/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Be Still My Soul
Scripture: Psalm 131
Description: This psalm of David gives us a profile of inner peace, and where we can find it.
Sleep Therapy - Psalm 127
Date: 11/05/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Sleep Therapy
Scripture: Psalm 127
Description: Everyone struggles with anxiety for one reason or another. This psalm identifies a couple common reasons we worry, and the only sure path to rest.
Luther's Psalm - Psalm 118
Date: 10/29/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Luther's Psalm
Scripture: Psalm 118
Description: To commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, we decided to work through Psalm 118, the favorite psalm of Martin Luther. And it isn't difficult to see why he loved this psalm so much. It captures the heart of the gospel Luther helped to clarify: everything depends on God's steadfast love, which is freely available to all who believe.
Gathered In - Psalm 107
Date: 10/22/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Gathered In
Scripture: Psalm 107
Description: This psalm uses four different examples to make one powerful point: when the hopeless cry out to God, he hears them and delivers.
Bless the Lord - Psalm 103
Date: 10/15/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Bless the Lord
Scripture: Psalm 103
Description: Due to technical difficulties, there is no audio available for this week's sermon.
Steadfast Love - Psalm 90
Date: 10/08/17
Speaker: Will Acuff
Title: Steadfast Love
Scripture: Psalm 90
Description: When you recognize the truth about human life, that all of us flourish then wither like grass, the psalmist's response is the only one that makes sense. "Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days."
Buried Alive - Psalm 88
Date: 10/01/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Buried Alive
Scripture: Psalm 88
Description: Psalm 88 has been called the saddest prayer in the book. It begins with unanswered cries to God. It ends in deep darkness. And in between it offers a profound look at what despair feels like.
Relationship History - Psalm 78
Date: 09/24/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Relationship History
Scripture: Psalm 78
Description: How can Israel's history help our relationship with God today?
My Portion Forever - Psalm 73
Date: 09/17/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: My Portion Forever
Scripture: Psalm 73
Description: Everyone experiences envy. No one enjoys what that feels like. But how do we overcome our tendency to envy the good things other people enjoy? This psalm helps us see that envy always comes from overvaluing what other people have, and from undervaluing what it is to have God's presence in your life.
Better Than Life - Psalm 63
Date: 09/10/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Better Than Life
Scripture: Psalm 63
Description: This praise psalm celebrates the irreplaceable goodness of knowing God from personal experience. But how can we experience God as the psalmist did?
Rejoicing in Vengeance? - Psalm 58
Date: 09/03/17
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Rejoicing in Vengeance?
Scripture: Psalm 58
Description: This psalm is one of many that pray for the destruction of Israel's enemies. If you don't live with enemies close at hand, psalms like these can be hard to connect with. And given the brutal language, psalms like these can seem totally out of step with Jesus's call to love your enemies and pray for your persecutors. How should we respond to prayers like these? Should we rejoice in vengeance?