All Things New Eugene (Sermons)

David looks at God's heart for the poor, immigrant, widow and orphan from Isaiah 58.

Jesus launched his ministry (at least in Luke's telling) by quoting from Isaiah 61 about God's heart for the poor and brokenhearted. We look at how what that says about God's kingdom-heart.

Scot explores the disconnect between the world as it is, the world as it was and the world as we believe it will be from Isaiah 11.

Elizabeth looks at the invitation to the life of the Kingdom of God from Isaiah 55.

The resurrection of Jesus is not just a good story or a good idea, it was the defining moment in human history that shapes everything that comes after.

Scot guides us from Isaiah 40 all the way to Palm Sunday, via Hezekiah and Moses and helps us consider the glory of God.

We continue our series on the heart of the Kingdom by jumping into the book of Isaiah by looking at chapter 1.

What does it mean for Jesus' followers to be a city on a hill?

Far from being a hero to idolize, Jonah is actually more of a cautionary tale. He is an anti-hero that invites us to take a good, long look in the mirror.

Jonah 4. Jessica unpacks Jonah's indignation at God for forgiving the Ninevites...and asks where that sentiment might reside in us.

Joel looks at God's heart of compassion from Jonah chapter 3.

Jonah chapter 2 is his prayer from the belly of the fish. David shows it how it challenges our assumptions about Jonah and about who it is we are supposed to care about.

Danielle shows us the upside down nature of the narrative in Jonah 1.

We look at the backstory to the book of Jonah as well as some ways we may have misread it.

Scot shares what he has learned (and re-learned) over the years about what it means to be in the Kingdom of God.

Part 3 of our series on baptism. How did it actually get practiced? And how do we practice it?

In part two of our 3-part series on baptism we look at the significance of Jesus getting baptized by John and a few things Jesus actually said about baptism.

Today we look at the backstory for where baptism came from by looking at Old Testament stories of passing through the water.

We take a look at Hebrews 10 and what it means to center our life on Jesus, and sometimes correct our course to stay centered on Jesus

We explore Jesus invitation to be a certain kind of person and a certain kind of community and how it might lead us to what is next using Matthew 6:7:15 from the Message translation.

David looks at what we can learn from both Zechariah's and Mary's response to an angel from Luke 1.

We conclude our Advent series with a look at the shepherds response to the angel's message about the birth of Jesus from Luke 2.

Joy looks at two characters, Simeon and Anna, who got to see and recognize Jesus, the Messiah, as a baby. From Luke 2

Scot explores the often-overlooked character of Joseph from Luke 1 and Matthew 2 and invites us to consider what we can learn from a character with no a single speaking part.

Danielle looks at the story of Mary's finding out she was going to be the mother of Jesus from Luke 1.

As we begin Advent we look at the story of Zechariah from Luke 1 and consider what to do when the thing we no longer thought possible becomes a reality.

Jessica shares what it looks like to practically find rest in all seasons...especially the busy ones.

We explore what peace, or the Biblical idea of Shalom, has to do with us experiencing rest.

Elizabeth looks at what it looks like for us to cultivate good soil for the work of planting from Matthew 13.

Joel explores what it would take for us to experience Advent in a peaceful and ordered way?

We often think that work is the thing that gets in the way of our having fun, but work was created to be a good thing. David invites us to consider how from Genesis 1-3.

Today we explore what Newton's first law of has to do with Psalm 1.

Danielle invites us to consider what gratitude has to do with rest from Philippians 4:5-9.

Matthew 6:19-34.

Scot invites us to consider the story of Mary and Martha from Luke 10:38-42 and how it invites us into rest.

How can we find rest in a culture that glorifies busyness? Genesis 1:1-2:3

If Jesus invitation to follow him was one of rest, why are our lives so busy and frantic. What might it take to be all-in on Jesus? From Colossians 1.

Danielle explores why Jesus' resurrection was such good news and why that good news is meant to be shared. John 20.

Jesus life and ministry hit a crossroads in a conversation with Pilate in John 19. See how the different players in the drama react to the anxiety of the moment.

John 17

John 17

Jesus said a lot of things that confused his disciples and when he said he now considers them friends, it was no different. We look at what he meant in John 14-16.

In the west we tend to hear things first as individuals and then as a community. But what if we consider that John 15 (and the rest of the Bible) was written first to a community that happens to be made up of individuals.

John 14. How can we follow Jesus when we don't know where he is going? As it turns out, we do...

John 14

Elizabeth takes us through Jesus' wresting with God's plan for him in John 12.

In John 11, Jesus performs one of the most amazing miracles...raising someone from the dead. But how he relates to people in the process is worth looking at, too.

Joel helps us look at John 10 and ask "When is the last time we heard the voice of the Good Shepherd?

When people asks Jesus questions, he continues to reframe them in ways that both challenge and bring light. He does it again in John 9 when he heals a man who was born blind.

We blitz through John 7 and 8 and look consider the more than 30 questions that show up in those chapters.

As we continue our series through the gospel of John, David looks at the significance of Jesus showing up a certain Jewish festivals in John 6-8.