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Dean introduces a new Lenten sermon series on the book of Proverbs, defining biblical wisdom as a practical skill for navigating life’s challenges while bringing blessing to our community. It highlights that the fear of the Lord is the essential foundation for wisdom, encouraging us at every stage of faith to seek divine guidance for […]

Dean invites us to enter a “holy Lent” by adopting intentional spiritual disciplines that bring order to life’s chaos while resting in the promise that God's steadfast love and mercies are new every morning

Jeremiah ends with the fall of Jerusalem, destruction of the city, the palace of the king, the Temple of the Lord, and the execution and exile of all the people. God’s judgement on Judah for immorality, injustice, and idolatry that Jeremiah had prophesied for decades is finally realized. This judgment on God’s people is a […]

Jeremiah 52 | The Fall of Jerusalem | Johnny Kurcina | February 15, 2026

This sermon explores the final siege of Jerusalem through the contrasting responses of the vacillating King Zedekiah, the suffering prophet Jeremiah, and the courageous servant Ebed-Melech. It challenges us to move beyond a superficial faith and cultivate a deep, rooted obedience to God that stands firm in the face of suffering and cultural opposition.

Jeremiah 37 & 38 | Courage to Trust in the Face of Suffering | Johnny Kurcina | February 8, 2026 This sermon explores the final siege of Jerusalem through the contrasting responses of the vacillating King Zedekiah, the suffering prophet Jeremiah, and the courageous servant Ebed-Melech. It challenges us to move beyond a superficial faith […]

Dean explores the “Book of Consolation” in Jeremiah 31–32, highlighting God’s radical promise of a new covenant where His law is written directly on our hearts and our sins are forgiven. By looking at Jeremiah's seemingly “foolish” land purchase during the Babylonian siege, the message challenges us to act as bearers of hope today, trusting […]

Jeremiah 31 & 32 | Foolish but Indispensable Hope | Dean Miller | February 1, 2026 Dean explores the “Book of Consolation” in Jeremiah 31–32, highlighting God’s radical promise of a new covenant where His law is written directly on our hearts and our sins are forgiven. By looking at Jeremiah's seemingly “foolish” land purchase […]

This message was recorded from a home livestream due to a snow/ice storm that cancelled in-person services. The readings are from Psalm 139:1-18 in the Book of Common Prayer (2019), Jeremiah 18:1-12 and Romans 9:14-24 (ESV). God’s pronouncement through Jeremiah is through the enacted imagery of the potter forming and re-forming the clay. He says […]

Jeremiah 18 | Potter & Clay | Johnny Kurcina| January 25, 2026 This message was recorded from a home livestream due to a snow/ice storm that cancelled in-person services. The readings are from Psalm 139:1-18 in the Book of Common Prayer (2019), Jeremiah 18:1-12 and Romans 9:14-24 (ESV). God’s pronouncement through Jeremiah is through the […]

Jeremiah 15 & 17 | Following God for the Long Haul | Dean Miller | January 18, 2026 This week Dean explores the prophet Jeremiah’s vulnerable and candid relationship with God to understand how we can walk with Him for the “long haul” through the cycles of orientation, disorientation, and reorientation. He speaks to how […]

This week Dean explores the prophet Jeremiah’s vulnerable and candid relationship with God to understand how we can walk with Him for the “long haul” through the cycles of orientation, disorientation, and reorientation. He speaks to how we can navigate seasons of pain when God may feel like a “deceitful brook,” and learn to hold […]

Jeremiah 7 | Temple Gate Sermon | Johnny Kurcina | January 11, 2026 Pastor Johnny Kurcina explores Jeremiah's daring confrontation at the temple gates, where he warned that outward religious rituals are meaningless without a genuine heart-level relationship with God. God wants us to love Him with our whole hearts, without idols distracting us from […]

Pastor Johnny Kurcina explores Jeremiah's daring confrontation at the temple gates, where he warned that outward religious rituals are meaningless without a genuine heart-level relationship with God. God wants us to love Him with our whole hearts, without idols distracting us from what is important. He also wants us to love our neighbor and have […]

Jeremiah 1&2 | Called by God | Dean Miller | January 4, 2026 Pastor Dean Miller explores how God's intimate calling of the prophet Jeremiah serves as a guide for us to embrace what God is asking us to do this new year, even when we feel unqualified or overwhelmed. Drawing from Jeremiah's ancient warnings, […]

Pastor Dean Miller explores how God's intimate calling of the prophet Jeremiah serves as a guide for us to embrace what God is asking us to do this new year, even when we feel unqualified or overwhelmed. Drawing from Jeremiah's ancient warnings, he challenges us to forsake the “broken cisterns” of temporary satisfaction and instead […]

John 1:1-18 | The First Sunday of Christmas | Alister Morrison | December 28, 2025 Alister uses the Gospel of John to examine the profound difference between the hustle and bustle of the holiday season and the spiritual reality of Jesus Christ. He reflects on how modern celebrations often leave people feeling exhausted, disappointed, or […]

Alister uses the Gospel of John to examine the profound difference between the hustle and bustle of the holiday season and the spiritual reality of Jesus Christ. He reflects on how modern celebrations often leave people feeling exhausted, disappointed, or overwhelmed and that we often focus on the “box” of external rituals rather than the […]

Isaiah 9 & Luke 2 | Christmas Eve | Johnny Kurcina | December 24, 2025 We all look for safety in strength, from little kids building forts to hide behind to adults building their life on something. But when the God of the universe came to his people to fulfill his promise of salvation, restoration, […]

We all look for safety in strength, from little kids building forts to hide behind to adults building their life on something. But when the God of the universe came to his people to fulfill his promise of salvation, restoration, and peace, he did not come as a warrior king but as a baby born […]

Isaiah 61 | Lessons and Carols | Dean Miller | December 21, 2025 In Isaiah 61 we see how God is still working through His Spirit to heal the brokenhearted and fulfill His Kingdom on earth. The message highlights that believers are not merely observers of this divine narrative but are active participants recruited to […]

In Isaiah 61 we see how God is still working through His Spirit to heal the brokenhearted and fulfill His Kingdom on earth. The message highlights that believers are not merely observers of this divine narrative but are active participants recruited to rebuild and restore their communities. He also shows how God intertwines individual lives […]

All humans have a desire for home, a longing to be in the place and with the people that feels like “home,” especially for the holidays. But this innate desire is part of a longing for a home we are truly made for. In Isaiah 35, God promises Israel to bring them back home to […]

Isaiah 35 | Home | Johnny Kurcina | December 14, 2025 All humans have a desire for home, a longing to be in the place and with the people that feels like “home,” especially for the holidays. But this innate desire is part of a longing for a home we are truly made for. In […]

Isaiah 11 | We All Need A Hero | Dean Miller | December 7, 2025 This week, Pastor Dean Miller explores Isaiah 11, revealing how God provides the hero humanity needs through Jesus Christ,  the Messiah—the true King—who emerges as an unexpected “chute from the stump of Jesse,” capable of bringing life from what seems […]

Isaiah 11 reveals how God provides the hero humanity needs through Jesus Christ,  the Messiah—the true King—who emerges as an unexpected “chute from the stump of Jesse,” capable of bringing life from what seems dead and hopeless.  Discover how this hero is endowed with the Spirit of wisdom, understanding, counsel, and might, ready to judge […]

Isaiah 2 challenges us to walk with the Lord with both hope and humility.  Hope that God will lead us through the darkness even if we can’t see where we are going, and humility to surrender our pride and truly follow where He is leading us.

Isaiah 2 | Walk in the Light | Alister Morrison | November 30, 2025 In his sermon, Alister challenges us to walk with the Lord with both hope and humility.  Hope that God will lead us through the darkness even if we can’t see where we are going, and humility to surrender our pride and […]

Although believers come from different cultures, backgrounds, and consciences, they are called to live in unity by treating disputable matters with grace and love.  Paul places responsibility on the “strong” to lay down their freedoms for the sake of the “weak”, modeling the self-giving sacrifice of Christ.  The ultimate goal is a generous family of […]

Romans 15 | Living for Christ Alone | Johnny Kurcina | November 23, 2025 Although believers come from different cultures, backgrounds, and consciences, they are called to live in unity by treating disputable matters with grace and love.  Paul places responsibility on the “strong” to lay down their freedoms for the sake of the “weak”, […]

Romans 12 | Living Well with One Another | Matt Hemsley | November 16, 2025 Romans 12 shows what a transformed, Spirit-filled life looks like — a life of genuine love that rejects evil, pursues the good of others (even enemies) and resists judgment or revenge.

Romans 11 | Israel & the Plan of Salvation | Johnny Kurcina | November 9, 2025 Romans 11 reminds us of God’s immense sovereignty and faithfulness — that His plan for Israel and for all people is bigger than our understanding. Salvation is not based on ethnicity or works but is a gift received by […]

Romans 10 | The Message of Salvation | Alister Morrison | November 2, 2025 “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” Today Alister led us through Romans 10, and he told us about the message of salvation. He tells us that faith in Jesus demands that we should confess our […]

Romans 9 | The Sovereignty of God | Johnny Kurcina | October 26, 2025 What do you believe? What God are you trusting in?  On what basis are you trusting in this God?  In this passage, Paul speaks to us about a God that has revealed Himself and wants us to know Him personally and […]

Romans 8 | The Spirit & The Glory to be Revealed | Matt Hemsley| October 19, 2025 What does it mean to be human? We are more than our biology and than physical beings depended on technology. We are made in the image of God, designed for relationship with God, filled with the Spirit of […]

Romans 7 | Desires and the Inner Person | Dean Miller | October 12, 2025 Sometimes it is hard to do what we know is right.  In this passage, Paul shares how he also struggles with sin, but also points us to how God uses the revelation of His law to help us grow to […]

Romans 5-6 | Dead to Sin, Alive to God | Johnny Kurcina | October 5, 2025 Paul continues to teach us that the Gospel is not about what we do, but who we are in Christ.  The deeper we let the Gospel seep into our hearts the more we learn to rely on God and […]

Romans 4:1-25 | Abraham Justified by Faith | Johnny Kurcina | September 28, 2025 It is through faith alone that we are counted righteous by God.  In this passage, Paul highlights how even Abraham and David were saved through their faith and not by their works.  Righteousness by faith opens the door for everyone and […]

Romans 3:21-31 | Righteousness by Faith | Dean Miller | September 21, 2025 In his letter to the Romans, Paul has shown us that God is righteous and that we live in a sinful world where ALL have fallen short and deserve the wrath of God.  But now, in this passage, we learn that through […]

Romans 1:18 – 3:20 | Wrath of God, Sin of Man | Johnny Kurcina | September 14, 2025 In this passage from Romans, the apostle Paul gives us an important but difficult message about how all sin puts us equally under God’s wrath.  His letter reveals how we are more sinful than we are willing […]

Romans 1:1-17 | The Righteousness of God | Johnny Kurcina | September 7, 2025 In the letter to the Romans, Paul writes about the gospel of God, the very power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, in which the righteousness of God is revealed. In Romans he teaches us that what God does […]

Esther 8-9 | Relief from Enemies | Johnny Kurcina | August 31, 2025 The book of Esther tells the story of Conflict (would the Jews be annihilated or survive), Transformation (especially of Esther from teenage girl to queen), and of Reversal of Fortunes (the Jews gained mastery over those who would destroy them)–Relief from THEIR […]

Esther 3-7 | Who is your King? | Dean Miller | August 24, 2025, As we continue in Esther we find Esther and Mordecai in a difficult situation as they try to save the Israelites from Haman and Xerxes. Dean talks to us about the importance of knowing who you serve and how to remain […]

As we continue in Esther we find Esther and Mordecai in a difficult situation as they try to save the Israelites from Haman and Xerxes. Dean talks to us about the importance of knowing who you serve and how to remain steadfast in times of difficulty.

Esther 1 & 2 | A Good Story | Johnny Kurcina | August 17, 2025 As we begin in Esther, we read about the introduction of Esther, or Hadassah, to the court of the King of Persia. Johnny talks about the importance of good stories, life in the king’s court, and how God often works […]

As we begin in Esther, we read about the introduction of Esther, or Hadassah, to the court of the King of Persia. Johnny talks about the importance of good stories, life in the king’s court, and how God often works in simple and unremarkable ways through simple and unremarkable people.

Nehemiah 13 | Remembrance | Dean Miller | August 10, 2025 In the last chapters of Nehemiah, once the city is complete, Nehemiah returns to Persia for a while, and when he returns to Israel, he finds it in sin once again. Dean highlights three actions of Nehemiah in this chapter: how he leads the […]

In the last chapters of Nehemiah, once the city is complete, Nehemiah returns to Persia for a while, and when he returns to Israel, he finds it in sin once again. Dean highlights three actions of Nehemiah in this chapter: how he leads the people in thanksgiving, how he kicks Tobiah out of the temple, […]

Nehemiah 9 | Trusting God | Johnny Kurcina | August 3, 2025 In Nehemiah 9, we see the people of Israel go through a confession of their sin after the Feast of Booths, as well as a prayer from Ezra, going through the Old Testament, showing God’s blessings followed by Israel’s unfaithfulness. Johnny talks about […]

In Nehemiah 9, we see the people of Israel go through a confession of their sin after the Feast of Booths, as well as a prayer from Ezra, going through the Old Testament, showing God’s blessings followed by Israel’s unfaithfulness. Johnny talks about the importance of trusting God in times of wealth and of poverty.

Nehemiah 8 | Joy of the Lord | Alister Morrison | July 27, 2025 In this chapter, we see the people of Israel reflecting on their successful work, and we see them weep when they realize how absent God has been from their lives. Alister shows us how, later in the chapter, the people have […]