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August 9, 2020

People of the Truth in a World of Lies

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: The Laws of Freedom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Ephesians 4:25–4:32

August 2, 2020

The 9th Commandment: People Of the Word Are People Of Their Word

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: The Laws of Freedom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Deuteronomy 5:20–5:20, Matthew 5:33–5:37

July 26, 2020

The 8th Commandment: Getting The Short End Of The Stick

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: The Laws of Freedom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Deuteronomy 5:19–5:19, Matthew 7:7–7:11

July 19, 2020

The 7th Commandment: The Unbreakable Bond of Intimacy and Love

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: The Laws of Freedom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Deuteronomy 5:18–5:18, Matthew 5:27–5:30

July 12, 2020

The 6th Commandment: Jack the Ripper & Jill the Ignorer

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: The Laws of Freedom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Deuteronomy 5:17, Matthew 5:21–5:22

July 5, 2020

The 5th Commandment: Honoring Those We Love... and the Others

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: The Laws of Freedom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Deuteronomy 5:16, Ephesians 6:1–6:4

June 21, 2020

The Freedom to Rest

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: The Laws of Freedom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Deuteronomy 5:12–5:14, Psalm 127:1–127:2

June 14, 2020

The Command to Work

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: The Laws of Freedom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Deuteronomy 5:12–5:14, Genesis 2:1–2:15

June 7, 2020

Without Wax

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: The Laws of Freedom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Deuteronomy 5:11, Matthew 7:15–7:23

May 31, 2020

Connected To One Another

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: The Laws of Freedom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Deuteronomy 5:1–5:5, Deuteronomy 5:8–5:10

May 24, 2020

Who Made Who

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: The Laws of Freedom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Deuteronomy 5:6–5:10, Colossians 1:15–1:20

May 17, 2020

Gods that Fail

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: The Laws of Freedom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Isaiah 44:12–44:22

May 10, 2020

Holistic Holiness

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: The Laws of Freedom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Deuteronomy 6:1–6:9

May 3, 2020

The Law of God

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: The Laws of Freedom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Deuteronomy 5:1–5:29

April 26, 2020

Freed By Love to Feed With Love

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: Piercing the Darkness Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 21:5–21:17

April 19, 2020

The Resurrection, The Church and You

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: Piercing the Darkness Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 20:19–20:31

April 12, 2020

The First Day of the Week

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: Piercing the Darkness Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 20:1–20:18

April 5, 2020

Justice on Trial

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: Piercing the Darkness Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 19:1–19:16

March 29, 2020

Ashamed of Jesus

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: Piercing the Darkness Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 18:10–18:27

March 15, 2020

For the Babysitter

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: Piercing the Darkness Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 17:9–17:23

March 8, 2020

The Glory of Christ

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: Piercing the Darkness Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 17:1–17:10

March 1, 2020

Three Comforts in the Darkness

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: Piercing the Darkness Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 16:20–16:33

February 23, 2020

The Spirit of Conviction

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: The Holy Spirit Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 16:7–16:13

February 16, 2020

When the World Hates You

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: The Holy Spirit Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 15:16–15:25

February 9, 2020

Belonging and Believing

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: The Holy Spirit Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 15:1–15:17

February 2, 2020

Forgetting to Love

Speaker: Mike Ford Series: The Holy Spirit Topic: Sunday Morning

January 26, 2020

The Spirit of Home

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: The Holy Spirit Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 14:12–14:24

January 19, 2020

The Spirit of Comfort

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: The Holy Spirit Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 14:12–14:17

January 5, 2020

Keep a Quiet Heart

Speaker: Ricky Jones Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Psalm 131:1–131:3

December 1, 2019

The Space Between

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: Advent 2019 Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Isaiah 11:1–11:9

November 24, 2019

Christian Service: Slavery or Sonship

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: Reformation Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Luke 15:11–15:32

November 17, 2019

Love Gets its Hands Dirty

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: John: Who is Jesus? Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 13:1–13:5, John 13:12–13:17

November 10, 2019

The Gospel Reapplied

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: Reformation Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Galatians 2:11–2:21

November 3, 2019

The Gospel Rediscovered

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: Reformation Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Galatians 3:1–3:14

October 27, 2019

Believe While the Light Shines

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: John: Who is Jesus? Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 1:1–1:13, John 12:34–12:36

October 20, 2019

The Hour Has Come

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: John: Who is Jesus? Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 12:20–12:33

October 13, 2019

The Tragedy of Blindness

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: John: Who is Jesus? Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 12:1–12:11

October 6, 2019

Jesus Our Example

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: John: Who is Jesus? Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 11:32–11:44

September 22, 2019

The Divine Shepherd

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: John: Who is Jesus? Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 10:22–10:31

September 15, 2019

The Beautiful Shepherd

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: John: Who is Jesus? Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 10:11–10:18

September 8, 2019

The Good Shepherd Knows His Sheep

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: John: Who is Jesus? Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 10:1–10:10

September 1, 2019

In the Key of Thankfulness

Speaker: Ross Turner Series: The Prophet's Admonition Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 3:12–3:17

August 25, 2019

Pure and Undefiled Religion

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: Frequently Asked Questions Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Isaiah 58:1–58:12

August 18, 2019

Honoring God As Though He Were Real

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: Frequently Asked Questions Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Exodus 20:1–20:11

August 4, 2019

What is Wrong with the World?

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: Frequently Asked Questions Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Genesis 8:14–8:22

July 28, 2019

Should I Not Love that Great City?

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: The Prophet's Admonition Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Jonah 4:1–4:11

July 21, 2019

Violence Averted

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: The Prophet's Admonition Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Jonah 3:1–3:10

July 14, 2019

The Way Up is Down

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: The Prophet's Admonition Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Jonah 1:17–2:10

July 7, 2019

The Crisis of the Moral Man

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: The Prophet's Admonition Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Jonah 1:1–1:11

June 30, 2019

Embrace the Interruption

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: The Prophet's Admonition Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 2 Kings 2:1–2:18

June 23, 2019

Elijah the Broken Servant

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: The Prophet's Admonition Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Kings 19:1–19:18

June 16, 2019

Are You Really There, God?

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: The Prophet's Admonition Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Kings 18:1–18:8, 1 Kings 18:17–18:40

June 9, 2019

When We are Faithless, He is Faithful

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: The Prophet's Admonition Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Kings 16:29–17:7

June 2, 2019

What is the Ascension and Why Do I Care?

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: Easter 2019 Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Acts 1:6–1:11

May 19, 2019

The Gospel is Plan A

Series: Easter 2019 Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Corinthians 1:17–1:18, 1 Corinthians 1:26–2:2

May 12, 2019

God Works in All Things

Series: Easter 2019 Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Romans 8:18–8:30

May 5, 2019

When Religion Becomes Human

Series: Easter 2019 Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Luke 24:36–24:53

April 28, 2019

On the Road to Emmaus

Series: Easter 2019 Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Luke 24:13–24:35

April 21, 2019

Why Seek the Living Among the Dead?

Series: Easter 2019 Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Luke 23:52–23:56, Luke 24:1–24:12

April 14, 2019

Be the Donkey

Series: Easter 2019 Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Luke 19:28–19:44

April 7, 2019

Oh Hell

Series: The Final Four Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Revelation 20:10–21:1, Mark 15:33–15:39

March 31, 2019

The Two Heavens

Series: The Final Four Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Revelation 21:1–21:8, Revelation 21:22–21:27

March 24, 2019

Judgment Day: The Best Day of Your Life

Series: The Final Four Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Romans 2:1–2:16, Revelation 20:11–20:15

March 3, 2019

How God Creates an Evangelist

Series: Gospel Neighboring Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Acts 9:1–9:22, 1 Timothy 1:12–1:17

February 24, 2019

The Evangelical Community

Series: Gospel Neighboring Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Acts 2:36–2:47

February 17, 2019

Evangelism!

Series: Christ is More Than All Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 4:2–4:9

February 3, 2019

Shame Free Parenting

Series: Christ is More Than All Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Genesis 3:12–3:16

January 27, 2019

Christ in our Conflict

Series: Christ is More Than All Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 3:12–3:17

January 13, 2019

The Church's Love Story

Series: Christ is More Than All Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Ephesians 5:18–5:33

January 6, 2019

The Method and Mystery of Marriage

Series: Christ is More Than All Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 3:12–3:25

December 30, 2018

In Step Means Out of Step: The Spirit, The Old and The New

Speaker: Ross Turner Series: Prepare to Meet the King Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Galatians 5:16–5:23

December 23, 2018

The Humility of Christ

Series: Prepare to Meet the King Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Philippians 2:5–2:12

December 16, 2018

Clothing Ourselves with Love

Series: Prepare to Meet the King Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 3:12–3:17

December 9, 2018

Laying Aside Anger

Series: Prepare to Meet the King Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 3:4–3:11

December 2, 2018

Why and How We Kill Sexual Sin

Series: Prepare to Meet the King Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 3:1–3:6

November 25, 2018

Live Like You've Already Died

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: Christ is More Than All Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 3:1–3:4

November 18, 2018

Don't Go Beyond Jesus

Series: Christ is More Than All Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 2:16–2:23

November 11, 2018

Moral Injury and Christ

Series: Christ is More Than All Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 2:13–2:23

November 4, 2018

What Do You Get With Jesus

Series: Christ is More Than All Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 2:8–2:15

October 28, 2018

Consistently Christian

Series: Christ is More Than All Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 2:6–2:15

October 21, 2018

What Captivates You

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: Christ is More Than All Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 2:1–2:10

October 14, 2018

What Happens When a Terrorist Finds Love?

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: Christ is More Than All Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 1:22–1:29

October 7, 2018

Creator of the New Creation

Series: Christ is More Than All Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 1:15–1:20

September 30, 2018

Lord of Creation

Series: Christ is More Than All Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 1:13–1:20

September 23, 2018

Christ the Image of God

Series: Christ is More Than All Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 1:15–1:15

September 16, 2018

Prayer for God's Will

Series: Christ is More Than All Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 1:9–1:14

September 9, 2018

Our Core Belief: The Gospel

Series: Christ is More Than All Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 1:1–1:8

September 2, 2018

God's Provision for Suffering

Series: Frequently Asked Questions Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Romans 8:15–8:20

August 26, 2018

Fear and Anxiety

Series: Frequently Asked Questions Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Psalm 46:1–46:11

August 19, 2018

How Do I Quit Sin?

Series: Frequently Asked Questions Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Peter 1:13–2:3

August 12, 2018

Should We Christians Love Ourselves

Series: Frequently Asked Questions Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Romans 8:25–8:39

August 5, 2018

A Life Well-Lived

Series: From Knowledge to Wisdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Ecclesiastes 12:1–12:14

July 29, 2018

Grace for Big Time Sinners

Speaker: Caleb Long Series: From Knowledge to Wisdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Luke 7:36–7:50

July 22, 2018

Be Sensible

Speaker: Blake Altman Series: From Knowledge to Wisdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Ecclesiastes 9:17–11:10

July 15, 2018

Working for the Weekend

Series: From Knowledge to Wisdom Topic: Sunday Morning

July 8, 2018

How Do You Handle Frustration?

Speaker: Mike Ford Series: From Knowledge to Wisdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Ecclesiastes 8:1–8:18

July 1, 2018

Enjoy the Silence

Series: From Knowledge to Wisdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Ecclesiastes 5:1–5:20

June 24, 2018

Strength in Numbers

Speaker: Brent Corbin Series: From Knowledge to Wisdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Ecclesiastes 4:1–4:16

June 17, 2018

Turn, Turn, Turn

Series: From Knowledge to Wisdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Ecclesiastes 3:1–3:13

June 10, 2018

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

Series: From Knowledge to Wisdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Ecclesiastes 2:1–2:20

June 3, 2018

The Bittersweet Symphony

Series: From Knowledge to Wisdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Ecclesiastes 1:1–1:18

May 27, 2018

The Tragedy of Solomon

Speaker: Ross Turner Series: From Knowledge to Wisdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Kings 11:1–11:13

May 20, 2018

God's Dwelling Place

Series: From Knowledge to Wisdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Kings 8:12–8:30

May 13, 2018

Solomon in All His Glory

Series: From Knowledge to Wisdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Kings 3:3–3:15

May 6, 2018

The Thorn in the Flesh

Speaker: Paul Hahn Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 2 Corinthians 12:1–12:10

April 29, 2018

One with Christ, One in Christ

Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 17:20–17:26

April 22, 2018

Next Year's Model

Series: Easter 2018 Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:35–15:58

April 15, 2018

The Victory of Christ

Series: Easter 2018 Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:20–15:28

April 8, 2018

Does it Really Matter?

Series: Easter 2018 Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:12–15:19, 1 Corinthians 15:29–15:34

April 1, 2018

The Gospel in which We Stand

Speaker: Ricky Jones Series: Easter 2018 Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:1–15:11

April 1, 2018

The Gospel in which We Stand (1st Service)

Series: Easter 2018 Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:1–15:11

March 25, 2018

Spiritual Blindness

Series: In the Wild with Jesus Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 9:1–9:7, John 9:27–9:41

March 18, 2018

Who Could Possibly Save Us

Series: In the Wild with Jesus Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 8:41–8:59

March 11, 2018

Does Your Truth Set You Free?

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: In the Wild with Jesus Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 8:31–8:38

March 4, 2018

I AM the Light of the World

Series: In the Wild with Jesus Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 8:2–8:30

February 25, 2018

Water from the Rock

Series: In the Wild with Jesus Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 7:37–7:44

February 18, 2018

"Impossible Belief"

Series: In the Wild with Jesus Topic: Sunday Morning

February 11, 2018

Consuming God's Son

Series: In the Wild with Jesus Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 6:25–6:40, John 6:53–6:59

February 4, 2018

I AM, Fear Not

Series: In the Wild with Jesus Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 6:1–6:14

January 28, 2018

The Beginning of Wisdom

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: The Bigger Picture Topic: Sunday Morning

January 21, 2018

The Way of Religion

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: The Bigger Picture Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Job 31:35–31:37, Job 32:1–32:12

January 14, 2018

The Way of Lament

Series: The Bigger Picture Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Job 2:11–3:11

January 7, 2018

Your Resolutions are too Small

Series: Everyday Christianity Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 2 Peter 1:3–1:11

December 31, 2017

December 31st

Speaker: Ross Turner Series: The Bigger Picture Topic: Sunday Morning

December 24, 2017

Come and Worship

Series: Come To Jesus Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Luke 2:4–2:20

December 10, 2017

Bring Your Shame With You

Series: Come To Jesus Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Mark 1:35–1:45

December 3, 2017

Don't Come Alone

Series: Come To Jesus Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Mark 2:1–2:12

November 26, 2017

Growing Young

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: Come To Jesus Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 18:1–18:6

November 12, 2017

Deliberately Dependent Community

Series: Everyday Christianity Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: James 5:12–5:20

November 5, 2017

Living Between the Times

Series: Everyday Christianity Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: James 4:13–5:12

October 29, 2017

Wisdom and Foolish Pride

Series: Everyday Christianity Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: James 3:13–3:18

October 22, 2017

Murders and Healers

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: Everyday Christianity Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: James 3:1–3:12

October 15, 2017

Saved by Works and Faith

Series: Everyday Christianity Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: James 2:14–2:26

October 8, 2017

Voiding the Faith

Series: Everyday Christianity Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: James 2:1–2:13

October 1, 2017

The Strange Power of the Gospel

Speaker: Shane Hatfield Series: Everyday Christianity Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Romans 1:16–1:17

September 24, 2017

One Little Word

Series: Everyday Christianity Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: James 1:18–1:27

September 17, 2017

Trials, Temptation and the Truth

Series: Everyday Christianity Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: James 1:9–1:18

September 10, 2017

Various Trials

Series: Everyday Christianity Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: James 1:2–1:8

September 3, 2017

With Hearts Wide Open

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 2 Corinthians 5:13–5:21, 2 Corinthians 6:11–6:13

August 27, 2017

When God Feels Far Off

Series: Frequently Asked Questions Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Psalm 42:1–42:11

August 20, 2017

Growing in Spirit

Series: Frequently Asked Questions Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 3:1–3:17

August 13, 2017

The Spirit of Conviction

Series: Frequently Asked Questions Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 2 Corinthians 7:8–7:12

August 6, 2017

Who is the Holy Spirit?

Series: Frequently Asked Questions Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 16:5

July 30, 2017

The Wishes of a Dying King

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: David: The Warrior King Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Kings 2:1–2:12

July 23, 2017

ABSALOM! ABSALOM!

Series: David: The Warrior King Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 2 Samuel 18:1–19:8

July 16, 2017

Just a Little Treason

Series: David: The Warrior King Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 2 Samuel 15:1–15:17

July 9, 2017

Where is Justice?

Series: David: The Warrior King Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 2 Samuel 13:1–1:29

July 2, 2017

When You Have Ruined Everything

Series: David: The Warrior King Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Psalm 51:1–51:17

June 18, 2017

A Feast of Kindness

Speaker: Mike Ford Series: David: The Warrior King Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 2 Samuel 9:1–9:13

June 11, 2017

"You Turned My Mourning into Dancing"

Series: David: The Warrior King Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 2 Samuel 6:1–6:19

June 4, 2017

David and Michal: When Love Dies

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: David: The Warrior King Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 2 Samuel 6:16–6:23

May 28, 2017

David was a Mourning Person

Series: David: The Warrior King Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 2 Samuel 1:17–1:27

May 21, 2017

Surprised by Beauty

Series: David: The Warrior King Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Samuel 25:1–26:1

May 14, 2017

Do Desperate Time Demand Desperate Measures?

Series: David: The Warrior King Topic: Sunday Morning

May 7, 2017

David & Jonathan: Covenant Friendship

Series: David: The Warrior King Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Samuel 18:1–18:5, 1 Samuel 20:1–20:5, 1 Samuel 20:12–20:17, 1 Samuel 20:41–20:42

April 30, 2017

Goliath: Poise Amidst Chaos

Series: David: The Warrior King Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Samuel 17:38–17:49

April 23, 2017

God Looks on the Heart

Series: David: The Warrior King Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Samuel 15:22–16:13

April 16, 2017

Our Glorious Hope

Series: John: God's First and Final Word Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Peter 1:2–1:9

April 9, 2017

The Core Belief of Christianity

Series: John: God's First and Final Word Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 5:19–5:29

April 2, 2017

Do You Want to Be Healed?

Series: John: God's First and Final Word Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 5:1–5:12

March 26, 2017

Faith and its Counterfeits

Series: John: God's First and Final Word Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 4:39–4:54

March 19, 2017

Lord of the Harvest

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: John: God's First and Final Word Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 4:31–4:38

March 12, 2017

Spirit and Truth

Series: John: God's First and Final Word Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 4:16–4:20

March 5, 2017

The Gift of Living Water

Series: John: God's First and Final Word Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 4:3–4:26

February 26, 2017

The Witness

Series: John: God's First and Final Word Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 3:22–3:26

February 19, 2017

That Thing We Just Don't Believe

Speaker: Brent Corbin Series: John: God's First and Final Word Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 3:16–3:21

February 12, 2017

You Must Be Born Again

Series: John: God's First and Final Word Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 2:23–3:15

February 5, 2017

A God of Silence

Series: John: God's First and Final Word Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 2:13–2:22

January 29, 2017

Welcome to the Party

Series: John: God's First and Final Word Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 2:1–2:11

January 22, 2017

Come and See

Series: John: God's First and Final Word Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 1:38–1:42

January 15, 2017

How Do You Know Me?

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: John: God's First and Final Word Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 1:43–1:51

January 8, 2017

The King, The Kingdom and You

Speaker: Ross Turner Series: John: God's First and Final Word Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 1:19–1:34

January 1, 2017

A Comforting and Threatening Light

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: John: God's First and Final Word Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 1:9–1:13

December 18, 2016

The Logos Became Flesh

Series: John: God's First and Final Word Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 1:1–1:5, John 1:14–1:18

December 11, 2016

The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

Series: Such a Great Salvation Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Hebrews 13:1–13:8

December 4, 2016

Keep Going, Stay Together, Watch Your Step

Series: Such a Great Salvation Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Hebrews 12:1–12:17

November 27, 2016

What is Faith

Series: Such a Great Salvation Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Hebrews 11:4–11:16

November 20, 2016

Taking Part in Becoming Who we Are

Series: Such a Great Salvation Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Hebrews 10:11–10:28

November 13, 2016

Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright

Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Romans 8:18–8:28

November 6, 2016

Better in Every Way

Series: Such a Great Salvation Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Hebrews 9:11–9:28

October 30, 2016

Hold on to Jesus

Series: Such a Great Salvation Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Hebrews 8:1–8:13

October 23, 2016

Set Your Anchor in Christ

Series: Such a Great Salvation Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Hebrews 6:13–7:6, Hebrews 7:22–7:28

October 16, 2016

Are You Playing a Game of Producing a Crop

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: Such a Great Salvation Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Hebrews 5:11–6:12

October 9, 2016

Saved by the Humanity of Christ

Series: Such a Great Salvation Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Hebrews 4:14–5:10

October 2, 2016

Striving to Rest

Series: Such a Great Salvation Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Hebrews 4:1–4:11

September 25, 2016

The Stubborn Sin of Unbelief

Series: Such a Great Salvation Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Hebrews 3:12–3:19

September 18, 2016

Why did God become Man?

Series: Such a Great Salvation Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Hebrews 2:5–2:18

September 11, 2016

Do not Dismiss Jesus

Series: Such a Great Salvation Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Hebrews 1:1–1:14

August 28, 2016

The Church in the World: Godly Confrontation

Series: The World We Live In Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Peter 3:13–3:17

August 21, 2016

One Church with Many Opinions

Series: The World We Live In Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Ephesians 4:1–4:6

August 14, 2016

Our Covenant God Gives Us a New Identity

Series: The World We Live In Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Romans 5:12–5:21

August 7, 2016

The World We Live In is Dying

Series: The World We Live In Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Habakkuk 3:16–3:19

July 31, 2016

Do You Trust Me?

Speaker: Caleb Long Series: True Stories for Real People Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Psalm 139:1–139:24

July 24, 2016

Caring for One Another by Slaying the Dragon of More

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: True Stories for Real People Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Ruth 2:1–2:16

July 17, 2016

The Courage to Choose Pain

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: True Stories for Real People Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Ruth 1:11–1:18

July 10, 2016

Samson: The Savior who Wasn't

Series: True Stories for Real People Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Judges 13:1–16:31

July 3, 2016

Deborah: Salvation is of the Lord

Series: True Stories for Real People Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Judges 2:11–2:18

June 19, 2016

Achan: Repent or You Too Will Perish

Series: True Stories for Real People Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Joshua 7:1–7:1, Joshua 7:10–7:13, Joshua 7:16–7:26

June 12, 2016

Rahab: A Prostitute Saves the World

Series: True Stories for Real People Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Joshua 2:1–2:24, Joshua 6:25–6:25

June 5, 2016

Joshua: Do not fear

Series: True Stories for Real People Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Joshua 1:1–1:9

May 29, 2016

Aaron: The Weak High Priest

Speaker: Shane Hatfield Series: True Stories for Real People Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Leviticus 9:1–9:24

May 22, 2016

Yahweh: The Savior of Israel

Series: True Stories for Real People Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Exodus 3:1–3:6, Exodus 3:13–3:15, Exodus 6:2–6:9

May 15, 2016

Moses: Friend of Yahweh

Series: Such a Great Salvation Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Exodus 2:1–2:15, Exodus 4:10–4:13, Numbers 12:1–12:8

May 8, 2016

Judah: God's Fatherly Discipline

Series: True Stories for Real People Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Genesis 37:23–37:28, Genesis 44:18–44:34

May 1, 2016

Joseph: Punks and Providence

Series: True Stories for Real People Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Genesis 37:2–37:8, Genesis 50:15–50:21

April 24, 2016

The Cursed King

Series: The King's Cross Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 27:27–27:44

April 17, 2016

The Day of Forgiveness

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: The King's Cross Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Luke 23:33–23:34

April 10, 2016

The Son of God before the Throne of Man

Series: The King's Cross Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 27:11–27:26

April 3, 2016

When the Judge Stood Trial

Series: The King's Cross Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 26:57–26:68

March 27, 2016

Resurrection: Where Shock Meets Awe

Series: The King's Cross Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 28:1–28:10

March 20, 2016

The Performance of the Son of God

Speaker: Ross Turner Topic: Sunday Morning

March 13, 2016

Seeing Jesus Past Our Filters

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: The King's Cross Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 27:15–27:31

March 6, 2016

Jesus in Gethsemane

Series: The King's Cross Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 26:36–26:46

February 28, 2016

Judas, Peter and Jesus

Series: The King's Cross Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 26:14–27:5

February 21, 2016

A Royal Waste

Series: The King's Cross Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 26:1–26:13

February 7, 2016

Does God Love You Enough to Let You Be Single?

Series: Eros Defiled Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Corinthians 7:6–7:35

January 24, 2016

Jesus Quenches Our Thirst for Intimacy

Series: Eros Defiled Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 4:7–4:30

January 17, 2016

Shame, Sex and the Savior

Series: Eros Defiled Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Mark 15:24–15:32

January 10, 2016

Is Chastity a Thing of the Past?

Series: Eros Defiled Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Corinthians 6:11–6:20

January 3, 2016

God's Good Work Gets Finished

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: Sunday Worship - Guest Preacher Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Philippians 1:4–1:8

November 8, 2015

The Great Tribulation

Series: The King's Cross Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 24:1–24:14

November 1, 2015

Jesus Hates Legalism

Series: The King's Cross Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 23:13–13:15, Matthew 23:23–23:24, Matthew 23:29–23:32, Matthew 23:37–23:37

October 25, 2015

Jesus Hates External Religion

Series: The King's Cross Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 23:1–23:17

October 11, 2015

Loving Your Neighbor

Series: The King's Cross Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 22:34–22:40

October 4, 2015

Loving God

Series: The King's Cross Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 23:34–23:40

September 20, 2015

Be Broken or be Crushed

Series: The King's Cross Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 21:18–21:22, Matthew 21:33–21:44

September 13, 2015

The Arrival of the King

Series: The King's Cross Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 21:1–21:16

September 6, 2015

Time Management Beyond Excuses

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: The King's Cross Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 25:14–25:30

August 30, 2015

unBELIEVABLE: Jesus and the Resurrection

Series: unBELIEVABLE Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Luke 24:35–24:44

August 23, 2015

Questions from Sermon on God's judgment and Relativism

Series: unBELIEVABLE Topic: Sunday Morning

August 23, 2015

unBelievable: Are all Religions Equally True?

Series: unBELIEVABLE Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Romans 2:1–2:16

August 16, 2015

Can Science and Faith Co-Exist?

Series: unBELIEVABLE Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Psalm 19:1–19:14

August 9, 2015

Questions about the Bible

Series: unBELIEVABLE Topic: Sunday Morning

August 9, 2015

Why we believe the bible

Series: unBELIEVABLE Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 2 Timothy 3:10–3:17

August 2, 2015

The Problem of Pain

Series: unBELIEVABLE Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Genesis 3:16–3:19

July 26, 2015

Jesus and the Problem of Evil

Series: unBELIEVABLE Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Genesis 8:21–8:22

July 19, 2015

Abusive Churches

Series: unBELIEVABLE Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Timothy 1:15–1:17

July 12, 2015

unBELIEVABLE: Knowing the Personal God

Series: unBELIEVABLE Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 14:5–14:7

July 5, 2015

Kingdom Greatness

Speaker: Shane Hatfield Series: The King and the Kingdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 20:17–20:28

June 28, 2015

Having a Having Problem

Speaker: Brent Corbin Series: The King and the Kingdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 19:13–19:30

June 21, 2015

The Injustice of Grace

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: The King and the Kingdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 20:1–20:16

June 14, 2015

The Scarlet D? Divorce

Series: The King and the Kingdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 19:3–19:12

June 7, 2015

Gospel Powered Forgiveness

Series: The King and the Kingdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 18:21–18:35

May 31, 2015

We Live in a Body, not in a Bubble

Series: The King and the Kingdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 18:1–18:20

May 24, 2015

A Transfigured Christ Transfigures Life

Speaker: Raul Bermudez Series: The King and the Kingdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 17:1–17:9

May 10, 2015

Jesus and the Storm

Series: The King and the Kingdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 14:22–14:30

May 3, 2015

Loving the Great Commission

Series: The Foundations for the Future Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 28:16–28:30

April 26, 2015

Jesus Receives Children

Series: The Foundations for the Future Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 18:1–18:6

April 19, 2015

Why We Plant Churches

Series: The Foundations for the Future Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 16:13–16:23

April 12, 2015

The Foundation Jesus Laid

Series: The Foundations for the Future Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 16:13–16:21

April 5, 2015

The Resurrection: Do You Believe It?

Series: The Foundations for the Future Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Acts 1:1–1:3

March 22, 2015

Is Jesus a Bully?

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: The King and the Kingdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 15:21–15:28

March 15, 2015

Jesus the Shepherd King

Series: The King and the Kingdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 14:13–14:21

March 8, 2015

Love Enough for Both of Us

Series: The King and the Kingdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 13:53–14:14

March 1, 2015

Matthew 13: The Value of the Kingdom

Series: The King and the Kingdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 13:44–13:46

February 22, 2015

Small but Unstoppable

Series: The King and the Kingdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 13:31–13:33

February 15, 2015

What is Taking God so Long?

Series: The King and the Kingdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 13:24–13:43

February 8, 2015

Matthew 13: Preparing the Soil

Series: The King and the Kingdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 13:18–13:23

February 1, 2015

Be Careful Little Ears That You Hear

Series: The King and the Kingdom Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 13:10–13:17

January 25, 2015

Serving the Right Master

Series: Faithful Servants Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Mark 10:17–10:31

January 4, 2015

Unprofitable Servants

Series: Faithful Servants Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Luke 17:7–17:10

December 28, 2014

Entering into Rest

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: Prepare Him Room Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Hebrews 4:1–4:11

December 7, 2014

The Name of Jesus

Series: Prepare Him Room Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 1:18–1:25

November 23, 2014

The RiverOaks Way

Series: The River Oaks Way Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Acts 2:27–2:42

November 16, 2014

How to build fellowship.

Series: The River Oaks Way Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 3:12–3:15

November 9, 2014

The Importance and Possibility of Friendship

Series: The River Oaks Way Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 3:1–3:15

November 2, 2014

How Worship Restores Sanity

Series: The River Oaks Way Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Isaiah 6:1–6:10

October 26, 2014

Words of Life or Death?

Series: The River Oaks Way Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 5:35–5:40

October 19, 2014

The View from Eternity

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: The River Oaks Way Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Revelation 19:6–19

October 12, 2014

What is Heaven Going to Be Like?

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: The River Oaks Way Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 20:24–20:29

October 5, 2014

Uncovering the New Improved Old You

Series: The River Oaks Way Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 3:1–3:13

September 28, 2014

He Who is Forgiven Much Loves Much

Series: The River Oaks Way Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Luke 7:36–7:50

September 21, 2014

Clean and Clear

Series: The River Oaks Way Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 2:6–2:14

September 14, 2014

You're Not Sick, You're Thirsty

Series: The River Oaks Way Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 4:6–4:30

September 7, 2014

Don't Just Do Something, Stand There!

Series: The River Oaks Way Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Colossians 2:6–2:23

August 31, 2014

The Church as a River of Life

Series: The River Oaks Way Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Ezekiel 47:1–47:12

August 24, 2014

The Gospel and Mental Illness

Series: The World We Live In Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 2 Corinthians 12:7–12:10

August 17, 2014

Women in this World We Live In

Series: The World We Live In Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Peter 3:1–3:6

August 10, 2014

Spiritual Gifts in the World We Live In

Series: The World We Live In Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: 1 Corinthians 12:19–13:5

August 3, 2014

Parenting in this World We Live In

Series: The World We Live In Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Ephesians 6:4–6:4

July 27, 2014

Who is my Neighbor?

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: Gospel Neighboring Topic: Sunday Morning

July 20, 2014

Gospel Neighboring: Small Scale

Series: Gospel Neighboring Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Jeremiah 29:1–29:7

May 25, 2014

The Abundance of Shared Poverty

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: Sunday Worship - Guest Preacher Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 6:1–6:13

February 2, 2014

Work as a Mirror

Series: Christianity Works Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Luke 14:25–14:30

January 26, 2014

Hard Work

Series: Christianity Works Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Ecclesiastes 2:17–2:25

January 19, 2014

Why We Work

Series: Christianity Works Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Genesis 1:25–1:28

January 12, 2014

Made To Work

Series: Christianity Works Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Genesis 2:1–2:15

November 10, 2013

All Things According to Plan

Series: Romans 6-8: Change from the Inside Out Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Romans 8:26–8:29

November 3, 2013

Romans 8: Cosmic Renewal

Series: Romans 6-8: Change from the Inside Out Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Romans 8:16–8:24

October 20, 2013

True Greatness

Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Mark 10:35–10:45

September 22, 2013

Romans 7: The Enemy Within

Series: Romans 6-8: Change from the Inside Out Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Romans 7:7–7:14

September 15, 2013

Romans 7: New Love Brings New Life

Series: Romans 6-8: Change from the Inside Out Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Romans 7:1–7:6

September 8, 2013

Romans 6: The Path to Life

Series: Romans 6-8: Change from the Inside Out Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Romans 6:10–6:23

August 25, 2013

Romans 6: Believe What You Have Become

Series: Romans 6-8: Change from the Inside Out Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Romans 6:5–6:11

August 11, 2013

The Story: The Church and Homosexuality

Series: What is the Story? Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 8:2–8:11

August 4, 2013

The Story: Christians in the World

Series: What is the Story? Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: John 17:14–17:24

July 21, 2013

The Story: God Restores His Creation

Series: What is the Story? Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Revelation 22:1–22:5

July 14, 2013

Finding Jesus in the Midst of the Storm

Speaker: Beau Berman Series: Sunday Worship - Guest Preacher Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Mark 4:35–4:41

July 7, 2013

What's wrong with a clean house?

Speaker: Jonathan Dorst Series: Sunday Worship - Guest Preacher Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Matthew 12:43–12:45

June 16, 2013

Sno-Cones for Sinners

Series: Romans 1-5: The Relentless Power of God's Gr... Topic: Sunday Morning Passage: Romans 5:7–5:11