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Cross Section from the Summit View Church of Christ

By Kevin Jensen

For the Summit View Church of Christ community, Cross Section offers a mix of faith-based stories about experiences that have shaped our lives as followers of Jesus, brief and inspiring messages from the Scriptures, dives into topics related to Christian living, and each week’s sermon (in case you missed it).
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The In-Between — Section 8H: Demons, Pigs, and Jesus

Cross Section from the Summit View Church of ChristSep 14, 2021

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Humble Yourself Under God's Mighty Hand — Sunday Sermon, March 24, 2024

Humble Yourself Under God's Mighty Hand — Sunday Sermon, March 24, 2024

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — As he closes his first letter with instructions for the church to help them endure times of suffering, Peter also describes a church family into which we would delight to invite our friends and family. In this family, God's household, elders lead out of a desire to serve God and his people, each person humbles themselves toward one another and toward God, God lifts up his people, his people resist the devil, and God strengthens us all. As we let our light shine for Jesus, it is into this joyful and hopeful community of people and all the promises of God that we invite those whom we serve as witnesses for Jesus. Text: 1 Peter 5

Mar 25, 202431:13
Arm Yourself with the Attitude of Christ — Sunday Sermon, March 17, 2024

Arm Yourself with the Attitude of Christ — Sunday Sermon, March 17, 2024

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — Our suffering for the sake of Christ becomes a warning to the people around us that they and we must all one day give account of our lives to the one who will judge the living and the dead. This is why we preach the gospel, the purpose of evangelism: that we may help one another prepare for the judgment and share the hope of eternal life. For this purpose we live godly lives, unsurprised by the suffering that comes upon us for Christ.  Text: 1 Peter 4

Mar 18, 202430:28
Be Prepared to Give an Answer — Sunday Sermon, March 10, 2024

Be Prepared to Give an Answer — Sunday Sermon, March 10, 2024

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — We want to share the message of Jesus and be good witnesses for him, but we often feel pressured by unbelievers around us. What should we do? Should we fight back? Give in? Hide away? Peter gives us a better option, but it's difficult: He calls us to stand strong, as Jesus did, and to be prepared to explain the reason for the hope we have in Christ. Text: 1 Peter 3:8-22

Mar 11, 202438:17
Live as God's Slaves — Sunday Sermon, March 3, 2024

Live as God's Slaves — Sunday Sermon, March 3, 2024

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — It is not by promising to fulfill people's dreams and guaranteeing a prosperous life that we bring people to Jesus most effectively, but by setting ourselves aside to pursue the glory of God above all else, even if that means—as it did for Jesus—suffering for the Lord's sake. For though we are free in Christ, we live as slaves of God. Text: 1 Peter 2:11 to 3:7

Mar 04, 202436:26
Live as Priests — Sunday Sermon, February 25, 2024

Live as Priests — Sunday Sermon, February 25, 2024

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — We, along with Jesus, are living stones that God is using to build his temple, the people in whom he lives. We are also God's priests in his temple, representing God to people and people to God. In these roles, we must live holy lives, and through our living as priests we may have opportunities to lead unbelievers to bring glory to God. Text: 1 Peter 2:4-12

Feb 26, 202431:26
Live as Foreigners — Sunday Sermon, February 18, 2024

Live as Foreigners — Sunday Sermon, February 18, 2024

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — The joy we have in Christ is one of the great keys to witnessing effectively for Jesus in an often-unbelieving world. Peter calls the early church, suffering through trials that frequently stemmed from their status as a suspect or despised minority in the Roman Empire, to hold onto their joy and to live holy lives as they live as foreigners and exiles in this world.  Text: 1 Peter 1:1 to 2:3

Feb 19, 202436:06
Persuading Others — Sunday Sermon, February 11, 2024

Persuading Others — Sunday Sermon, February 11, 2024

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — The goal of Christian evangelistic ministry, as Paul expresses it, is not to dominate others or to create a Christian-dominant culture. It is to persuade others about Jesus, that he died for us all so that we might no longer live for ourselves, but for him who died for us and was raised from the dead. In order to persuade others—and to be excellent witnesses for Jesus—we need to have the proper motives, mindset, ministry, and message, which Paul describes in this passage.  Text: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21

Feb 12, 202432:58
Full of Prayer and Grace — Sunday Sermon, February 4, 2024

Full of Prayer and Grace — Sunday Sermon, February 4, 2024

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — As we live as witnesses for Jesus, our speech and conduct must be always full of prayer and grace. Paul urges the church to pray all the time, including for his ministry, even while he's a prisoner—for we are witnesses for Jesus all the time, in every situation. Then he calls the believers to conduct themselves wisely among outsiders, and to always let their conversation be full of grace, seasoned with salt. Wise conduct and gracious speech, built on the foundation of prayer, lets us present the message of Jesus in ways that nonbelievers can receive, opening them to the love, hope, and mystery of Christ. Text: Colossians 4:2-6

Feb 05, 202429:05
Incarnational Ministry — Sunday Sermon, January 28, 2024

Incarnational Ministry — Sunday Sermon, January 28, 2024

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — Incarnational ministry is taking on some of the identity of the people we want to reach for God in order to make it as easy as possible for them to receive our message about Jesus. It's modeled after what Jesus did for us when he stepped out of heavenly glory, took on human form, became the Son of God in human form (God incarnate), and lived among human beings in order to bring people to God. In this lesson we talk about how to reach out to others through incarnational ministry like Jesus did, and like Paul did as he ministered among both Jews and Gentiles. Text: 1 Corinthians 9:19-23

Jan 29, 202428:53
Plant and Water — Sunday Sermon, January 21, 2024

Plant and Water — Sunday Sermon, January 21, 2024

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — When believers in the young church in Corinth argued over which great Christian leader they followed (Paul, Apollos, Peter, Christ), Paul reminded them how he and Apollos  had ministered to that church: Paul planted the seed of the gospel there and Apollos watered it—but God made it grow. Paul and Apollos, in their common work for the good of the church, always pointed the church not to themselves but to God. If we will do the same, our humility and devotion to Christ will add to our credibility as witnesses for our Lord. Text: 1 Corinthians 3

Jan 22, 202434:06
Go Places — Sunday Sermon, January 14, 2024

Go Places — Sunday Sermon, January 14, 2024

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — In his Great Commission, Jesus commanded his followers to go and make disciples of all nations—yet for a while, they stayed together in Jerusalem and did not go. But when persecution arose there, God used that terrible event to send Christians out into the world, and as a result the gospel message has spread around the world and to us today. We too are called to go—perhaps to go far or perhaps to go near, but always to share the message of Jesus with others. Text: Matthew 28:16-20, Acts 7:59 to 8:40

Jan 19, 202433:19
Let Your Light Shine — Sunday Sermon, January 7, 2024

Let Your Light Shine — Sunday Sermon, January 7, 2024

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — In this new series on letting our light shine to others, we begin to explore biblical tips and techniques for being excellent witnesses for Jesus, drawing others to faith in him. We start with Jesus' own instruction: let your light shine before others by doing good deeds that they will see and respond to by glorifying our Father in heaven. This is what the early church did, especially during the terrible epidemics that hit the Roman Empire in the 100s and 200s. Text: Matthew 5:13-16

Jan 08, 202429:56
Guidance from James for the New Year — Sunday Sermon, December 31, 2023

Guidance from James for the New Year — Sunday Sermon, December 31, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Walt Ranta — Persevering through trials, listening more than speaking, doing what God's Word says, loving your neighbor—James calls us to these actions as he reminds us how to live for God. His instructions give us good guidance for the new year, just as they were good guidance for the very early church. Text: selections from James

Jan 03, 202427:13
Superior to the Angels — Sunday Sermon, December 24, 2023

Superior to the Angels — Sunday Sermon, December 24, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — Was there anything better in the story of Jesus' birth than the glorious appearances of the angels? As wonderful as they were, yes, there was one thing even more glorious: the birth of the Son of God himself. Jesus is superior even to the angels, and in all the distractions of life we do well to keep our focus on him. Texts: Luke 2:1-20, Hebrews 1, and other selections

Dec 28, 202332:39
Jesus on Seeking God — Sunday Sermon, December 17, 2023

Jesus on Seeking God — Sunday Sermon, December 17, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — To close his great Sermon on the Mount, Jesus reminds us of how good God is to us: God gives good things to us when we ask. Then, as Moses did with the Israelites in much earlier times, Jesus calls his listeners to decide whether we will truly seek God—whether we will walk the narrow road, bear good fruit in our lives, do the will of our Father, and build our lives on the firm foundation of the teachings of Jesus. Texts: Matthew 7:7-29 and selections from Deuteronomy 11

Dec 18, 202331:59
Jesus on Judging — Sunday Sermon, December 10, 2023

Jesus on Judging — Sunday Sermon, December 10, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — As he continues his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches not to judge—or does he? His teaching on this topic seems contradictory: first he says, "Do not judge," but then he calls us to judge the character of others. This seeming contradiction points us to the complexity of judging wisely and our need to judge ourselves before we humbly judge others. In this teaching, Jesus teaches us how to judge in a godly manner, always extending to others the mercy that we would want God to extend when he judges us. Text: Matthew 7:1-6

Dec 11, 202327:20
Depending on God — Sunday Sermon, December 3, 2023

Depending on God — Sunday Sermon, December 3, 2023

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Depending on God — Sunday Sermon, December 3, 2023
Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — In his great Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches us not to pursue temporary, earthly treasures, but heavenly treasures, which are eternal. He calls us to be generous with our money, and not to let money be our master—but only God, our true Master. We can do these things because we know God, our good Father, always provides what we need. So we do not need to worry about such things; we need only to focus our lives around God's kingdom and his righteousness, and God will provide everything else for us. To do otherwise would be idolatry, putting our trust in something other than God. Text: Matthew 6:19-34

Dec 04, 202332:51
Jesus on Prayer — Sunday Sermon, November 26, 2023

Jesus on Prayer — Sunday Sermon, November 26, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — Jesus taught his disciples to pray as he did in his model prayer. Are we to pray his exact words, or simply in a similar style? Or perhaps that's not Jesus' point. More important than any set words is the heart with which we pray—and Jesus' model prayer calls us to be people whose heart truly seeks God. Text: Matthew 6:5-15

Nov 27, 202325:53
Secret Light — Sunday Sermon, November 19, 2023

Secret Light — Sunday Sermon, November 19, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — Early in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught us to let our light shine before others. Should we, then, advertise our good deeds for God on a billboard, try to draw attention to ourselves? Jesus warns  us against seeking attention and praise from other people through our acts of righteousness. But if we will serve God quietly—let our light shine in secret—God will see what we do in secret, and he will reward us. Text: Matthew 6:1-18

Nov 20, 202327:52
Jesus on Revenge — Sunday Sermon, November 12, 2023

Jesus on Revenge — Sunday Sermon, November 12, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — In his great Sermon on the Mount, Jesus challenges a common but corrupted interpretation of God's law of justice, "eye for eye and tooth for tooth." He teaches his followers not to seek revenge, and to go beyond justice to mercy—even to the point of loving our enemies, so that we may be true children of God. Texts: Matthew 5:38-48

Nov 13, 202329:52
Jesus on Honesty — Sunday Sermon, November 5, 2023

Jesus on Honesty — Sunday Sermon, November 5, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — Continuing his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches his followers not to swear oaths. But is simply not swearing an oath what God desires of us? No—God, who always tells the truth, calls us to be people of integrity, people who keep our word and who (like him) always speak what is true. Texts: Matthew 5:33-37 & James 5:1-12

Nov 06, 202330:35
Christian Every Day Carry (Phil Diaz) — Sunday Sermon, October 29, 2023

Christian Every Day Carry (Phil Diaz) — Sunday Sermon, October 29, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Phil Diaz — God has given us so many commands and instructions. How can we keep them all? How can we even remember them all? To help us do what God teaches us, we focus in on a single command that encapsulates all the rest, a command we can carry with us every day and everywhere we go. Texts: Luke 6:31

Oct 30, 202329:53
Jesus on Marriage Vows — Sunday Sermon, October 22, 2023

Jesus on Marriage Vows — Sunday Sermon, October 22, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gives us commands relating to our marriage vows, teaching us not to commit adultery in either the physical act or in the heart, and teaching us not to divorce. With these commands, plus similar teaching on divorce later in his ministry and then from the apostle Paul, we learn not merely to abstain from adultery and divorce, but to honor each other's marriage vows, and to devote ourselves to keeping our own. Texts: Matthew 5:27-32 & 19:1-12, 1 Corinthians 7:10-16

Oct 23, 202336:51
Jesus on Anger and Conflict — Sunday Sermon, October 15, 2023

Jesus on Anger and Conflict — Sunday Sermon, October 15, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — As he continues his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus warns his followers to do more than just the minimum that God's law requires—to follow the spirit of the law, not just the letter of the law. In his first illustration of this principle, he talks about murder. Is it enough to merely refrain from murdering? No; what God desires is that we control our anger and our words, and that we seek reconciliation with those whom we have wronged.  Text: Matthew 5:17-26

Oct 16, 202327:52
Salt and Light — Sunday Sermon, October 8, 2023

Salt and Light — Sunday Sermon, October 8, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus declared that we—his followers—are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. God has entrusted us with the noble and weighty responsibility to bring good flavor into the world and to bring people the knowledge of God. How can we accomplish this great and excellent  task?  Text: Matthew 5:13-16

Oct 09, 202327:48
The Beatitudes — Sunday Sermon, October 1, 2023

The Beatitudes — Sunday Sermon, October 1, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — If you want to learn to live like Jesus, the Sermon on the Mount is a great place to start. It opens with the Beatitudes, nine blessings Jesus speaks on those who live with attitudes and values that please God, and which also characterized Jesus himself. Living in step with these blessings is not always easy in this world, but those who do it—who live like Jesus—are eternally blessed by God.  Text: Matthew 5:1-12

Oct 02, 202328:04
Who Gets Whom? - Part 2 (Rudy Kantu) — Sunday Sermon, September 24, 2023

Who Gets Whom? - Part 2 (Rudy Kantu) — Sunday Sermon, September 24, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Guest Speaker Rudy Kantu — Divisiveness in the church (as, for example, in lawsuits against each other, such as were happening in the church in Corinth) shames the church and makes it difficult to share the message of the gospel. Christians need to mature in Christ so that we can share God's message with credibility.  Texts: selections from 1 Corinthians 6 and other texts

Sep 25, 202344:55
Who Gets Whom? - Part 1 (Rudy Kantu) — Sunday Sermon, September 17, 2023

Who Gets Whom? - Part 1 (Rudy Kantu) — Sunday Sermon, September 17, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Guest Speaker Rudy Kantu — A message calling the church to full commitment to God in order that we might be well-equipped to share the gospel with others.   Texts: selections from 1 Corinthians and other texts

Sep 18, 202343:00
The Wasted Perfume — Sunday Sermon, September 10, 2023

The Wasted Perfume — Sunday Sermon, September 10, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — Mary, sister of Martha, honored Jesus with an extravagant and beautiful gift—but Judas objected, preferring that the gift be sold and the money be given to the poor. Jesus' response calls us to check our priorities in how we use the money and resources God has given us, and to appreciate every gift that people might bring to God.   Text: Matthew 26:6-13, John 12:1-8

Sep 11, 202330:29
When Jesus Weeps — Sunday Sermon, September 3, 2023

When Jesus Weeps — Sunday Sermon, September 3, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — When Mary and Martha were grieving the loss of their brother Lazarus and Jesus knew he was about to raise Lazarus from the dead, why did Jesus weep? Did he weep out of his own sorrow over his friend's death? Was he angry with the unbelief around him? Did something else prompt his tears? In Jesus' tears, we glimpse how Jesus feels about death and how he—the one who will call the dead back to life—joins us in our grief.  Text: John 11:1-44

Sep 05, 202333:24
When God Lets Us Down — Sunday Sermon, August 27, 2023

When God Lets Us Down — Sunday Sermon, August 27, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — The sisters Martha and Mary, when their brother Lazarus became sick, quickly sent an urgent message to Jesus to let him know. But Jesus, who could have healed Lazarus, did not come in time. In response—even though they had great faith—the sisters were deeply disappointed. We, too, are disappointed with God sometimes. What should we do when God lets us down, when he doesn't meet our expectations of a good and loving God?  Text: John 11:1-44

Aug 28, 202336:38
What Is Better — Sunday Sermon, August 20, 2023

What Is Better — Sunday Sermon, August 20, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — If Jesus were personally coming to your house to stay a while, what would you do? Sweep the floor? Send the kids to stay with the grandparents? Martha opened her home to Jesus, and she was busy and worried because of all the preparations that needed to be made—and upset because her sister Mary was not helping her! Yet Jesus said Mary had chosen to do something even better, something we, in all our busyness, should do as well. Text: Luke 10:38-42

Aug 21, 202325:23
The Soft Approach — Sunday Sermon, August 13, 2023

The Soft Approach — Sunday Sermon, August 13, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — Paul, as an apostle of Jesus, could have ordered Philemon to do the right thing and receive his runaway slave back mercifully. But Paul did not exercise his apostolic authority; he did not take a confrontational, forceful approach. He took a soft approach, as Jesus did with us and modeled for us to do with one another. Text: Philemon

Aug 15, 202332:57
What to Do with a Runaway Slave — Sunday Sermon, August 6, 2023

What to Do with a Runaway Slave — Sunday Sermon, August 6, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — One day, Philemon's runaway slave, Onesimus, returned to Philemon's home with a letter from the apostle Paul. Runaway slaves were usually punished harshly, but Paul asked Philemon to receive Onesimus back graciously. Why? And why did Paul send Onesimus back to his master at all? What do Paul's instructions to Philemon teach us today about our relationships with one another in the family of God? Text: Philemon

Aug 08, 202336:22
Our Freedom in Christ — Sunday Sermon, July 30, 2023

Our Freedom in Christ — Sunday Sermon, July 30, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Ryan Ferguson — What is true freedom, the kind of freedom that comes only from God through Christ? This lesson explores the freedom that God provides—freedom that calls us not to indulge in our own desires, but to grow in the fruit of the Spirit and in love for one another. Texts: Galatians 5 and selected texts

Jul 31, 202330:02
The Cumulative Effects of Everyday Godliness — Sunday Sermon, July 23, 2023

The Cumulative Effects of Everyday Godliness — Sunday Sermon, July 23, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — It might be easier to be godly in all our normal, mundane, everyday activities if we could see the end result from the beginning—see the blessings our godliness would produce. But great people of faith like Joseph, Daniel, Tabitha, and the widows of 1 Timothy 5 could not foresee the results of their daily godliness, yet they were faithful to God in their everyday tasks. Like them, when we are godly in all the little things God gives us to do each day, we find God to be faithful, and we receive a rich blessing. Texts: Genesis 39:1-6a, 39:20-23, 41:46-49, 41:53-57; Daniel 1:1-6, 1:18-21, 6:1-4; Acts 9:36-42; 1 Timothy 5:9-10

Jul 24, 202336:24
Just Another Day on the Farm — Sunday Sermon, July 16, 2023

Just Another Day on the Farm — Sunday Sermon, July 16, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — Some days are filled with the mundane: wake up, get yourself ready, take care of the kids, go to work, come home, clean the bathtub, and so on. Where's the thrill in serving God in ordinary, everyday tasks, when we see no miracles and hear no voice from heaven? From the story of Ruth and Boaz, we look at principles for serving God—and enjoying life with him—on the most ordinary days. Text: Ruth 2

Jul 17, 202335:30
Looking in the Right Direction — Sunday Sermon, July 9, 2023

Looking in the Right Direction — Sunday Sermon, July 9, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Thomas Yukich, Preaching Ministry Intern at the Washougal Church of Christ, in conjunction with the Northwest School of Discipleship — The direction we're looking in life matters, both when we're driving (Keep your eyes on the road!) and as we walk with God. From Peter's first letter to the church, we examine some directions we need to look in order to live faithfully for God. Text: 1 Peter 5:1-11

Jul 10, 202335:18
An Angry Brother and the Injustice of Forgiveness — Sunday Sermon, July 2, 2023

An Angry Brother and the Injustice of Forgiveness — Sunday Sermon, July 2, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — In Jesus' Parable of the Lost Son, a father demonstrates the profound mercy of God by forgiving his disgraceful but repentant son. But there's another son in the story too, and when he witnesses this forgiveness, he is furious—because forgiveness isn't fair. Text: Luke 15:11-32

Jul 03, 202331:18
No Longer in Shame — Sunday Sermon, June 25, 2023

No Longer in Shame — Sunday Sermon, June 25, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — The shame of our past sins haunts us, but in Christ we receive a new identity and shame's power over us is taken away. We look at the story of the apostle Paul, who called himself the worst of sinners because he had once persecuted God's church. Yet God transformed his life, took away his shame, and entrusted him with the dignity of serving Jesus and the church. Texts: selections from Acts, Galatians 1:13-14, 1 Timothy 1:12-17

Jun 26, 202332:03
In Repentance Is Your Salvation — Sunday Sermon, June 18, 2023

In Repentance Is Your Salvation — Sunday Sermon, June 18, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — In Judah in the 700s BC, God's people were in trouble, threatened with Assyrian invasion. But they did not turn to God for help. Instead, they ran to Egypt to find security in a military alliance. Why do we human beings run everywhere but to God for help? But when we come to him, he is eager to help us, and he delivers us. Text: Isaiah 30:1-22

Jun 19, 202338:18
How to Repent — Sunday Sermon, June 11, 2023

How to Repent — Sunday Sermon, June 11, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — How do we apologize to God? From Psalm 51, David's great psalm of repentance, we look at steps we can take to tell God we're sorry for our sin, so that we may receive his mercy. Text: Psalm 51

Jun 12, 202332:30
Coming Back to Jesus — Sunday Sermon, June 4, 2023

Coming Back to Jesus — Sunday Sermon, June 4, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — How does God respond when we repent of our sin and turn back to him? In this opening lesson of the series, "Turning Around," we discuss the meaning of repentance and how Jesus responded when Peter repented of a very serious sin. Text: John 21

Jun 05, 202334:50
Prayer and Thanksgiving — Sunday Sermon, May 28, 2023

Prayer and Thanksgiving — Sunday Sermon, May 28, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Jim Mendenhall — Thoughts on the importance of prayer and thanksgiving in the life of the Christian. Text: Colossians 4:2

May 28, 202331:07
Thankfulness in Heart and Deed — Sunday Sermon, May 21, 2023

Thankfulness in Heart and Deed — Sunday Sermon, May 21, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Jim Mendenhall — One of the most important components of our worship to God is thankfulness as we remember and share his many blessings. Text: Colossians 3:16-17

May 22, 202327:00
The Peace Beyond Comprehension — Sunday Sermon, May 14, 2023

The Peace Beyond Comprehension — Sunday Sermon, May 14, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Jim Mendenhall — As we walk with God in gratitude and honor him, he fills us with peace beyond our comprehension. Text: Colossians 3:15

May 15, 202332:02
Overflowing with Gratitude — Sunday Sermon, May 7, 2023 

Overflowing with Gratitude — Sunday Sermon, May 7, 2023 

Sunday Sermon by Jim Mendenhall — Thoughts from the apostle Paul on how to develop a faith that is disciplined, stable, well-rooted, and full of gratitude. Text: Colossians 2:4-8

May 08, 202330:24
Fruit-Bearing Lives Built on Thanksgiving — Sunday Sermon, April 30, 2023

Fruit-Bearing Lives Built on Thanksgiving — Sunday Sermon, April 30, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Jim Mendenhall — Without thanksgiving, our lives cannot bear fruit for Christ. But with thanksgiving, we bear much fruit through good works as we live lives worthy of the Lord. Text: Colossians 1:9-12

Apr 30, 202330:29
The Fruit-Bearing Gospel — Sunday Sermon, April 23, 2023

The Fruit-Bearing Gospel — Sunday Sermon, April 23, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Jim Mendenhall — As we give thanks to God, grow in our faith, and focus on Jesus, the gospel bears good fruit for God in our lives and in his church. Text: Colossians 1:1-6

Apr 24, 202334:39
Figuring Out Jesus — Sunday Sermon, April 16, 2023

Figuring Out Jesus — Sunday Sermon, April 16, 2023

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — Jesus can be hard to figure out sometimes. He does things and teaches things that surprise us, disorient and confuse us, even make us doubt that his ways are good. But like his disciples on the day of his resurrection, if we will stay near him and search for what is true, he will reorient us to the excellence of God revealed in himself to bring us life. Text: John 20

Apr 17, 202327:38