Give Thanks Brody Jespersen bible gratitude hope joy thankfulness thanksgiving trust For centuries God’s people have been making memorials and acknowledging His blessing, protection, and provision. This is a weekend for us to do the same.Kids Weekly Lesson
Message Give Thanks October 8, 2022 bible gratitude hope joy thankfulness thanksgiving trust For centuries God’s people have been making memorials and acknowledging His blessing, protection, and provision. This is a...
Message Series Living Life Backward bible death following jesus generosity purpose wisdom Life is short. We do the same things over and over and over again in a world repeating...
Article The Choice To Be Thankful Remains Before Us thankfulness While there is certainly much we could grumble about these days, the choice to be thankful remains before...
Message Series Carols christmas conflict hope prayer suffering Taking some inspiration from classic Christmas songs we bring the Christmas story to life once more beginning most...
Message Series How NOT to Hate 2020 faith joy prayer struggles suffering Most of us are happy to see 2020 go, there’s been a lot about the past year we...
Message Series Christmas 2020 - The Story of Christmas christmas hope joy We are excited to welcome you, your family, and friends to experience the story of Christmas with Sherwood...
Article Why Pray? Is God Really Listening? connection prayer trust It’s common to wonder whether prayer makes any difference or is even worth the effort but people who...
Message Series Help My Unbelief! doubt faith hope Why do so many believers bounce between faith and doubt…skepticism and belief? In this series we’ll explain some...
Message Series Biographies bible faith In summer 2021 as we bridge the distant ‘back then’ with the not-so-sacred ‘now.’ This series of messages...
Message Timothy July 18, 2021 bible connect mentoring relationships Do you think you're too broken to make an impact on someone else's life? The story of Paul...
Message Deborah July 4, 2021 bible faith leadership women The story of Deborah in the bible is one of audacious faith. About great confidence in a God...
Message Habakkuk July 25, 2021 bible faith grief jesus prayer suffering trust Do you ever ask, 'God why aren't you listening? Why don't you do something? How come you allow...
Message Gideon July 11, 2021 bible doubt leadership Do you ever feel inadequate? In over your head? We've all been there. We have moments when we...
Message Part 2 May 23, 2021 bible relationships wisdom There are lots of voices, some good and some dangerous. Have you decided which voice is going to...
Message Resurrection March 28, 2021 death hope resurrection This is the full service. Sermon begins at 25:06.
Message Adoration January 17, 2021 prayer thankfulness worship When Jesus modeled prayer, it would appear that adoration or worship of his Heavenly Father was the first...
Message How NOT to Hate 2020 December 27, 2020 faith joy prayer struggles suffering Most of us are happy to see 2020 go, there’s been a lot about the past year we...
Message The Story of Christmas December 24, 2020 christmas hope joy We are excited to invite you, your family, and friends to experience the story of Christmas with us...
Message Come Thou Long Expected Jesus November 29, 2020 christmas hope jesus prayer We are longing for the presence and power of Jesus, especially this year. We need more of Jesus,...
Message What Child Is This December 20, 2020 christmas fear hope jesus Jesus came in to this world to defeat the darkness. He is the true light, and gives light...
Message Find Joy in Little Things September 27, 2020 death joy materialism purpose work Facing death can radically enable us to enjoy life. By relativizing all that we do in our days...
Message Look to Then October 4, 2020 death hope justice wisdom Life is full of good times and bad times that we cannot control, but we can pattern our...
Message Smile More, Talk Less October 18, 2020 bible death wisdom Listen. The ear is the Christ-followers primary sense organ. LISTENING to what God has said and is saying...
Message Seize the Day November 1, 2020 family joy kingdommentality relationships Live life with intentionality. The life you have today comes from God’s hand as a gift. You have...
Message Be a Beautiful Old Person November 15, 2020 death happiness joy purpose It's possible to live so as to make old age very sad, and then it is possible to...
Message Know Your Why November 22, 2020 bible death discipleship purpose wisdom Every duty or responsibility we have toward anyone or anything else, we have toward our God first and...
Message Series No More! addiction anxiety connect courage following jesus freedom happiness health humility restoration social media thankfulness trust The person you were going into the pandemic doesn’t have to be the same person who comes out....
Message Paul August 15, 2021 anger boldmoves fear happiness joy stress struggles Most of us live life reactively, almost always in response to our circumstances. One of the Bible's messages...
Message No More COMPARING! September 19, 2021 anger depression following jesus freedom happiness health humility identity idolatry jealousy joy pride relationships self worth thankfulness When I compare myself to others, if I sense I’m doing better than someone, I feel superior and...
Message No More COMPLAINING! October 3, 2021 anger anxiety contentment courage depression doubt faith freedom generosity happiness joy social media thankfulness trust There’s two ways to quit complaining. One is to change your external world so there’s no circumstance left...
Message Series Malachi bible culture doubt faith fear gospel hope restoration Some parts of the Bible are weird! Yes, the Scriptures are full strange stories and characters but in...
Message No More WORRYING! October 10, 2021 anxiety bible courage culture death depression doubt fear freedom happiness health hope money promises stress trust worry In a culture gripped by anxiety and fear about the future, Jesus presents a prescription for worry that...
Message No More RELIGION! October 24, 2021 atheism bible compassion culture doubt evangelism faith following jesus forgiveness gospel grace hope jesus legalism love reconciliation religion salvation trust Nobody is in a more danger from religion, than the religious, because religion is often toxic. Religion is...
Message Still Loved October 31, 2021 bible culture doubt fear gospel grace hope love obedience reconciliation religion repentance restoration visible love We say all the time: ‘God is loving,’ ‘God is love.’ Yet, doesn’t the general tone and tenor...
Message A Toxic Combination November 14, 2021 adultery bible culture divorce family forgiveness grace guilt idolatry legalism love marriage promises relationships remarriage shame women In the Christian community some see divorce as among the worst sins, the mark of failure, a pathway...
Message Help Is On The Way November 21, 2021 advent bible christmas compassion culture doubt forgiveness gospel grace hope jesus love patience promises restoration trust Why doesn’t God fix the world that is and make it more like He intended to be –...
Message Remember December 5, 2021 anxiety bible courage doubt faith health hope peace promises stress thankfulness trust wisdom Past performance is the best indicator of future performance. When we wonder what God is up to and...
Message Doomsday Hope December 12, 2021 advent atheism bible culture death doubt eternity evangelism faith fear gospel grace heaven hell hope legalism religion restoration What do we do with the religious sense that some people are ‘in’ and some are ‘out?’ The...
Message Appendix December 19, 2021 atheism bible compassion culture doubt evangelism faith following jesus forgiveness gospel grace hope jesus legalism love reconciliation religion salvation trust The grand narrative of the Bible is Good News, not bad. The story of the Bible is NOT...
Message Christmas Online December 26, 2021 joy This Christmas weekend we are going to look at the inclusion of some of the most unusual characters...
Message Christmas Eve 2021 - A Weary World Rejoices December 24, 2021 advent anxiety christmas community depression happiness hope jesus joy The world may be weary, we can rejoice in the hope which each Christmas brings!
Message Where It Really Begins January 9, 2022 bible church doubt faith following jesus jesus religion struggles trust wisdom The Bible as we have it doesn’t begin in the beginning, the story of the Bible begins toward...
Message Where Ours Begins January 16, 2022 bible church doubt faith following jesus jesus religion struggles trust wisdom If you’ve ever had questions about the Old Testament or been confused about why the God of the...
Message The Really Jewish Part January 23, 2022 bible church doubt faith following jesus jesus religion struggles trust wisdom Everything you need to know about the Old Testament in one sermon. Maybe.
Message The Most Important Part February 6, 2022 bible church doubt faith following jesus jesus religion struggles trust wisdom The Bible contains the ultimate ethic and is the guiding light for all Christian behavior, and in that...
Message Series The B-I-B-L-E bible church doubt faith following jesus jesus religion struggles trust wisdom Knowing the Story OF the Bible In Order to Embrace The Story IN the Bible
Message Jonah Runs February 13, 2022 anger bible calling compassion evangelism grace missions obedience It's never too late to stop running from God. In chapter 1 we see the first indicators of...
Message Jonah Prays February 20, 2022 bible compassion doubt grace hope miracles prayer protection God is never more than one prayer away.
Message Jonah Whines February 27, 2022 bible compassion evangelism forgiveness gospel grace hospitality legalism prayer reconciliation I love grace when God extends it to me. It's God extending it to certain others that most...
Message The Time Has Come March 6, 2022 bible easter faith following jesus jesus kingdommentality purpose religion spiritual growth trust It’s possible to live every single day of your life with the assurance that God is near.
Message Uncomfortably Comfortable March 13, 2022 bible calling easter following jesus jesus kingdommentality purpose religion spiritual growth Jesus was unlike the other rabbis. He ignored religious protocols. He claimed to be able to forgive sin....
Message Whitewashed Tombs March 20, 2022 bible calling easter faith following jesus jesus kingdommentality purpose religion spiritual growth trust If you don’t like religious hypocrites, you have something in common with Jesus. He didn’t care for ‘em...
Message How to be Great March 27, 2022 bible calling compassion culture discipleship following jesus humility jesus leadership peace serving visible love Anyone who wishes to live and lead like Jesus will need to learn to leverage power and resources...
Message In or Out? April 3, 2022 bible courage discipleship doubt easter following jesus jesus Negotiating deteriorating faith. When things look bleak, don’t abandon your Savior...don’t abandon your Heavenly Father, even though it...
Message What is God Like April 10, 2022 bible compassion faith forgiveness freedom gospel grace jesus shame If you’ve ever wondered what God is really like, and found that hard to grapple with, there’s help:...
Message Holy Saturday: In Between April 16, 2022 easter faith following jesus hope promises struggles Good Friday is a sober day. It’s the day of atonement when Jesus becomes a substitute. Easter is...
Message The Mindset April 23, 2022 anger bible calling family forgiveness friendship grace humility love peace pride reconciliation relationships restoration unity Repairing broken relationships hinges on our minds remaining open to restoration.
Message The Humility April 30, 2022 anger bible calling family forgiveness friendship grace humility love peace pride reconciliation relationships restoration unity Repairing broken relationships hinges on someone’s willingness to make the first move.
Message The First Step May 7, 2022 anger bible calling family forgiveness friendship grace humility love peace pride reconciliation relationships restoration unity Repairing broken relationships starts with sober, self-assessment.
Message The Art May 14, 2022 anger bible calling family forgiveness friendship grace humility love peace pride reconciliation relationships restoration unity Repairing broken relationships requires committing to the art of reconciliation.
Message Lives Well Lived May 21, 2022 bible community faith following jesus forgiveness grace hope peace prayer promises thankfulness wisdom Never has there been more information available to tell us how to live well. Podcasts. Blogs. Self-help books....
Message The Battle of the Gods May 28, 2022 atheism bible church courage culture discipleship eternity evangelism faith heaven idolatry jesus obedience religion God of the bible, is better than the god of thunder.
Message The Lie you live June 4, 2022 bible church community culture discipleship following jesus grace jesus obedience repentance struggles Gospel belief should result in a new way of living. When it doesn’t, then what’s the point?
Message Make Grace Amazing Again June 11, 2022 bible church community culture discipleship evangelism forgiveness gospel grace holy spirit hope jesus restoration salvation Transformation is only possible, through the Grace of Jesus, and the work of his spirit.
Message Psalm 42 July 9, 2022 anger anxiety bible courage depression doubt faith fear grief hope prayer stress suffering The most helpful antidepressant is the faithfulness and goodness of God.
Message Psalm 121 July 23, 2022 bible contentment courage faith hope patience peace prayer promises trust Words to live by when you’re lonely and uncertain...
Message Psalm 139 August 20, 2022 anxiety bible courage death eternity fear hope prayer struggles trust God knows us, is with us, and His greatest gift is our ability to know and experience Him.
Message A Summer in the Psalms - Introduction June 25, 2022 bible faith following jesus hope prayer promises protection struggles suffering thankfulness trust wisdom The Psalms are God’s words to us, and our words to God.
Message Psalm 23 July 2, 2022 bible faith following jesus hope prayer promises protection struggles suffering thankfulness trust wisdom There’s a path to peace and contentment, even in the face of darkness and difficulty.
Message Psalm 63 July 16, 2022 bible contentment courage faith hope patience peace prayer struggles Relief doesn’t require problems to be solved, true relief comes from enduring hope in God’s ultimate salvation.
Message Psalm 51 July 30, 2022 bible forgiveness grace grief humility repentance shame A plea for mercy, forgiveness, and cleansing. Here’s how to reconnect to God and reorient a sinful heart.
Message Psalm 46 August 6, 2022 bible courage faith fear hope peace promises protection trust God’s power is complete and His ultimate victory certain.
Message Psalm 84 August 13, 2022 bible faith happiness home hope prayer promises protection trust There’s no place like home. A spiritual home.
Message A Summer in the Psalms - Conclusion August 27, 2022 bible faith following jesus hope prayer promises protection struggles suffering thankfulness trust wisdom The Psalms are God’s words to us, and our words to God.
Message The Ethic of Love September 17, 2022 anger children family grace hope kids kindness love mentoring parenting patience relationships students vision wisdom Parent’s behaviour (not their advice or instruction) is a dominant factor in determining whether children will want to...
Message Purposeful Discipline September 24, 2022 anger children discipline family grace hope kids kindness love mentoring parenting patience relationships students vision wisdom Punishment shouldn’t be the goal of discipline. Biblically speaking, restoration and the preservation of the relationship is always...
Message What Matters Most October 1, 2022 anger children discipline family grace hope kids kindness love mentoring parenting patience relationships students vision wisdom Most parents, whether they’ve expressed it or not, have something of a ‘true north’ when it comes to...
Message Wise Faith October 15, 2022 anxiety following jesus grief hope infertility patience promises purpose spiritual growth struggles suffering trust wisdom The challenges we experience are not necessarily God’s doing but often they’re opportunities for us to grow in...
Message Wise Doers October 29, 2022 bible calling discipleship following jesus hospitality identity obedience serving visible love worship To hear God is to grasp Him speaking to us in Christ, by His Spirit, and through the...
Message Wise Words November 19, 2022 anger bible honesty humility love obedience patience pride reconciliation relationships social media speech words Speech is the far frontier and fiercest opponent in our fight to subdue sin.
Message Christmas Eve - 2022 December 24, 2022 advent christmas community faith hope jesus joy peace Experiencing the story of Christmas with one another. The awe and wonder of the shepherds as the...
Message Christmas Day - 2022 December 25, 2022 advent christmas community faith hope jesus joy peace Jesus is the Light of the world!
Message God Helps Those Who Help Themselves January 8, 2023 bible courage doubt hope miracles prayer promises protection struggles suffering trust God helps those who ASK for help!
Message When Two or Three Gather, God Is There January 15, 2023 abuse bible church conflict reconciliation relationships restoration Ruthlessly following Matthew 18 is crucial...most of the time. But there’s a possible downside to insisting that one...
Message God Will Not Give You More Than You Can Handle January 22, 2023 addiction bible following jesus obedience promises protection God is not sitting around in heaven throwing afflictions and challenges our way to see how we do....
Message Money Is The Root Of All Evil January 29, 2023 bible culture debt generosity jealousy materialism money thankfulness trust Money is not the root of ALL evil, but greed, love of money, CAN become evil if we...