Date: 12/27/20
Speaker: Jonathan Worsley
Title: Great Expectations
Scripture: Luke 2:36-38
Description: As 2021 dawns what should Christians hope for? The prophetess, Anna, models how those who await the coming king live.
Trust Him: Hebrews 2:14-15
Date: 12/20/20
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Trust Him
Scripture: Hebrews 2:14-15
Description: The coming of Jesus is the proof we need that, no matter what uncertainty we're facing, we can trust the Lord with our lives.
Waiting for Christ to Return: Luke 19:11-27
Date: 12/13/20
Speaker: Bill Heerman
Title: Waiting for Christ to Return
Scripture: Luke 19:11-27
Description: In this parable Jesus teaches that the kingdom of God will not appear immediately. While we wait for Jesus—our true king—to return, we are instructed to use the gifts that God has given us to engage in the business of the kingdom. This parable is both an encouragement to faithfully wait and a warning for those who would reject the authority of the king.
Are You Justified?: Luke 18:9-14
Date: 12/06/20
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Are you Justified?
Scripture: Luke 18:9-14
Description: The drive for validation, for a life that counts for something, is a basic human drive. But this parable warns us against looking for validation in the wrong place, and points us to the only source we can depend on.
Winner at The Game of Life?: Luke 16:19-31
Date: 11/29/20
Speaker: Jonathan Worsley
Title: Winner at the Game of Life?
Scripture: Luke 16:19-31
Description: Jesus speaks of two men, two lives, and two destinations. Will we listen to God’s word or live for this life alone?
Planning Ahead: Luke 16:1-9
Date: 11/22/20
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Planning Ahead
Scripture: Luke 16:1-9
Description: What do you expect for your future? How does that affect you today?
Which Son?: Luke 15:11-32
Date: 11/15/20
Speaker: Jonathan Worsley
Title: Which Son?
Scripture: Luke 15:11-32
Description: Jesus is seen eating with sinners and tax collectors in Jerusalem. The religious are outraged. The land of the Father is at stake. Jesus tells the story of two sons.
Lost and Found: Luke 15:1-10
Date: 11/08/20
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Lost and Found
Scripture: Luke 15:1-10
Description: Through two stories of loss and recovery, Jesus shows us the surprising beauty of God's love for sinners.
The Great Banquet: Luke 14:12-24
Date: 11/01/20
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: The Great Banquet
Scripture: Luke 14:12-24
Description: What if the greatest meal in the world was open to everyone? Then the question wouldn't be whether you can get in, but whether you want to come.
Like What?!: Luke 13:18-19
Date: 10/25/20
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Like What?!
Scripture: Luke 13:18-19
Description: God's kingdom begins in obscurity and ends in glory. This reality takes our focus off what seems impressive to us, and puts it on the God who's at work and what he's promised to us.
Cut It Down: Luke 13:6-9
Date: 10/18/20
Speaker: Jonathan Worsley
Title: Cut It Down
Scripture: Luke 13:6-9
Description: Using the parable of the fig tree, Jesus teaches that God patiently looks for the fruit of repentance in his people; those who do not produce it will finally be cut down!
Rich Toward God: Luke 12:13-34
Date: 10/11/20
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Rich Toward God
Scripture: Luke 12:13-34
Description: What our wealth is to us is a powerful sign of who God is to us.
The Friend at Midnight: Luke 11:5-13
Date: 10/04/20
Speaker: Jonathan Worsley
Title: Approaching God as Friend and Father
Scripture: Luke 11:5-13
Description: How do we come to God? Jesus tells his disciples to pray with a shameless audacity so that they might receive what they most need – the Holy Spirit.
He Had Compassion: Luke 10:25-37
Date: 9/27/20
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: He Had Compassion
Scripture: Luke 10:25-37
Description: How do you tell who belongs to Jesus? Those who experience compassion from him show compassion to others.
Unless the Lord: Psalm 127:1-2
Date: 9/20/20
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Unless the Lord
Scripture: Psalm 127:1-2
Description: Everything that matters to our church depends on the power of God at work among us. So let's celebrate what he has built, and trust him with what we love.
Seed and Soil: Luke 8:4-15
Date: 9/13/20
Speaker: Jonathan Worsley
Title: Seed and Soil
Scripture: Luke 8:4-15
Description: There are just two ways to receive the Word: 1. To see it’s truth and to produce fruit in keeping with it 2. To reject it. If such revelation is down to the grace of God we should sow the Gospel everywhere knowing that fruit will be produced in time.
What the Kingdom Is Like: Luke 7:36-50
Date: 9/06/20
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: What the Kingdom is Like
Scripture: Luke 7:36-50
Description: Jesus uses parables to show us what his kingdom is like, and to deliver us from our mistaken assumptions about what it means to belong to it.
God Will Raise His Church: Acts 9:32-43
Date: 8/30/20
Speaker: Jonathan Worsley
Title: God Will Raise His Church
Scripture: Acts 9:32-43
Description: In the climax to the first part of Acts, Peter miraculously heals two servants of the church. Such deeds remind us what God’s church is all about.
Origin Story: Acts 9:1-31
Date: 8/23/20
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Origin Story
Scripture: Acts 9:1-31
Description: The story of Saul's conversion and calling shows us that God's grace can reach anyone, and his power can use anyone.
Personal Evangelism: Acts 8:26-40
Date: 8/16/20
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Personal Evangelism
Scripture: Acts 8:26-40
Description: The key to faithful and effective evangelism is knowing the difference between God’s role and ours.