Sunday Messages Archive
The (Impossible?) Ethics of Jesus
Pastor Rich continues a series on Jesus’ most famous message, the Sermon on the Mount (found in Matthew’s gospel, chapters 5-7).
Message begins at 9:01
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Salt, Light, and Sure Foundations
Today, Pastor Rich begins a series on Jesus’ most famous message, the Sermon on the Mount (found in Matthew’s gospel, chapters 5-7).
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Message begins at 8:47
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Jesus is for Losers
Today, Pastor Duane Schmidt looks at the story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19 as an example of how Jesus is for those who feel like losers.
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Message begins at 8:53
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What sort of Father is God, anyway?
Today, Pastor Rich looks for answers to the question, “What sort of Father is God, anyway?”
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Message begins at 11:49
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Do Justice, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly
Today, Pastor Rich dives into the biblical meaning of justice (with a little help from the Bible Project). Watch the Bible Project video here: https://bibleproject.com/explore/justice/
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Message begins at 7:07
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A Missional People
Today, Pastor Rich concludes a 3-part series on who we are as a church & what it means to trust and follow Jesus.
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Message begins at 10:15
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A Holiness People
Today, Pastor Rich continues a 3-part series on who we are as a church & what it means to trust and follow Jesus.
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Message begins at 8:38
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A Christian People
Today, Pastor Rich begins a 3-part series on who we are as a church & what it means to trust and follow Jesus.
Today we also remember those who have sacrificed for our freedoms… and celebrate with those who are graduating!
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Message begins at 12:38
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A Matter of Perspective
Today, Pastor Rich celebrates the outcome of this year’s Global 6k for Water and discusses what a difference perspective makes.
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Watch/hear a video of The Water Princess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uUvXLv5go0
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Message begins at 9:20
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Creator God vs Chaos and Emptiness
Today, Pastor Rich looks at how our Creator God confronts our twin struggles with chaos and emptiness, from the first page of the Bible in Genesis chapter 1.
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Message begins at 11:27
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Grace after Failure
Today, Pastor Rich explores our earliest story of failure and God’s grace that follows, from Genesis chapter 3.
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Here’s a great Bible Project video related to today’s message: https://bibleproject.com/explore/tree-of-life/
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Message begins at 7:50
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Why are we here?
Pastor Rich looks back to Genesis to explore what it means to be created in God’s image. Why are we here, anyway? Let’s find out!
Link to a great Bible Project video on the topic: https://bibleproject.com/explore/image-god/
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Message begins at 6:32
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Rooted
We’re still worshiping from home! Joe & Crystal lead us in song, and Pastor Rich explores biblical images for where we can draw life and strength from to help us in these unusual times.
Today’s audio contains the entire service, including segments pre-recorded at people’s homes.
The message begins around the 18 minute mark, if you want to skip to it.
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Easter Sunday
Join us as we celebrate the best good news the world has ever heard. And don’t we all need some good news about now?
Today’s audio contains the entire service, including segments pre-recorded at people’s homes.
If you want to skip to the message, it begins around 22:25.
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Three Little (Life-Changing) Prayers
Scott & Annalee lead the music and Pastor Rich explores the three short prayers that Jesus prayed while hanging on the cross… and how they can transform our experience of this present moment.
All the segments of this service were recorded from our homes, which helps explain the audio quality.
If you want to skip to the message, it begins around the 22:30 mark.
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Cultivating a Kingdom-Sized Imagination
Pastor Katie brings us a message from John 9. Today’s audio includes the whole service. The Scripture and message begin around the 22-minute mark.
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Psalms of Comfort & Hope
This week’s podcast includes the entire service, including the music. This was our first online-only service as we all practice “social distancing” to slow the spread of the pandemic. That led to poorer audio quality than usual, for which we apologize.
If you want to skip to the message, it begins around the 18-minute mark.
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Prayer: Praise God!
Prayer: Praise God!
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Message begins at 10:14
Prayer: Help Me, God!
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Message begins at 12:55
Prayer: Examine Me
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Message begins at 8:57
Gracious Discipline
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Message begins at 7:34
The Grace of Giving
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Message begins at 8:21
Promoted To Manager
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Message begins at 7:55
Taming The Money Monster
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Message begins at 10:30
Evangelism Questions
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Message begins at 8:33
Bible Questions
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Message begins at 9:11