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Acts 14:8-18 | Paul Idolized | Bishop Chris Warner | May 25, 2025 When Paul and Barnabas miraculously heal a lame man, the locals begin to worship them as Greek gods. Paul swiftly works to correct this, and Bishop Chris Warner shows how this applies to miracles and to idols today.

Acts 13: 42-52 | The Gospel Received | Dean Miller | May 18, 2025 After Paul preaches the sermon in Pisidian Antioch, we get to see the incredible effect it has on Jews and Gentiles alike. Dean shows the great lengths Paul and Barnabas went to to give this sermon, and shows how we can […]

Acts 13:13-39 | Fulfillment & Freedom | Johnny Kurcina | May 11, 2025 In this passage, we see Paul and Barnabas called to be missionaries to the Gentile Church. We see Paul preaching in the synagogue at Antioch in Galatia, and we learn about the importance of listening to God’s calling.

Acts 9 | The Conversion of Paul | Dean Miller | May the 4th, 2025 In Acts 9, we read about the conversion of Paul. Dean talks about the surrounding chapters, which include the conversions of the Roman Centurion Cornelius and the Ethiopian Eunuch, and how we can be like Ananias and Barnabas were to […]

Acts 5 | Obey God, Not Man | Johnny Kurcina | April 27, 2025 On the 2nd Sunday of Easter, CCV begins a series using the Lectionary Year C readings, focusing on The Acts of the Apostles. In Acts 5, Peter and the Apostles are arrested for preaching Jesus. But when the Angel of the […]

Luke 24 | Resurrection Hope | Johnny Kurcina | April 20, 2025 Easter Sermon: In a culture of an increasing hopelessness, the Christian hope, grounded in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ offers a real hope–Jesus did rise bodily from the dead; and a living hope with ongoing implications for lives. The Christian living […]

Luke 22 | The Last Supper | Dean Miller | April 13, 2025 During our Palm Sunday service, Dean walks us through the story of the last supper and the following events, talks about the significance of bearing our burdens, and reminds us of who we would have been in the Passion narrative.

Luke 20 | Jesus’ Kingdom | Johnny Kurcina | Apr. 6. 2025 In Luke 20: 19-26, we hear Jesus say “Render to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” Johnny explains the history behind those testing Jesus, the meaning of Jesus’ statement, and what this means about how we live our lives.

Luke 18-19 | The Works at Jericho | Johnny Kurcina | Mar. 30, 2025 This week, Johnny takes us through two stories, one as Jesus enters Jericho, and the other as Jesus leaves. Johnny discusses the faith of the blind beggar, the only one who sees Jesus as the Messiah, and Zacchaeus the chief tax […]

Luke 15 | The Prodigal Son | Dean Miller | Mar. 23, 2025 In this famous parable, Jesus tells a story of a son who is lost from his father, a father who longs for his son, and a brother who doesn’t understand either of them. Dean shows us how each brother is lost in […]

Luke 12 | Do Not Fear | Johnny Kurcina | Mar. 16, 2025 In Luke 12, Jesus addresses our fears, calling us to not fear man, but instead to fear God, and not to worry, because God will provide for us. Johnny addresses our modern fears and anxieties, and shows what it means to fear […]

Luke 10:38-42 | Mary and Martha | Johnny Kurcina | Mar. 9, 2025. In Luke 10, we read a story of Mary and Martha, who are friends of Jesus. We see how Mary decides to sit at Jesus’ feet and learn from him, how Jesus commends her for this decision, and learn from Johnny how […]

Luke 9:28-36 | The Transfiguration | Matt Hemsley | March 2, 2025 In the climactic mid-point of the Gospel of Luke, Jesus goes to a mountaintop with three of his disciples. While he is praying, he is transfigured, appearing bright and white, and with him Moses and Elijah. What do we make of this strange […]

Luke 8:40-56 | Two Healings | Dean Miller | Feb. 23, 2025 In this passage, we hear about two healings Jesus performed, with the bleeding woman and the death of Jairus’s daughter. Dean takes us step-by-step through the passage and highlights five important things we learn about our relationship with Jesus from this story.

Luke 7:36-50 | The Sinful Woman | Johnny Kurcina | Feb. 16, 2025 Simon, the Pharisee, invites Jesus to a dinner party. He fails to offer Jesus the customary greetings and honors. But a woman of the city, a known “sinner,” who joins the poor in the room has come to honor Jesus–she begins weeping, […]

Luke 7:1-17 | The Centurion and the Widow | Johnny Kurcina | Feb. 9, 2025 This week, we read about two of Jesus’s healings, one the servant of a centurion and the other a widow’s son. In covering these two stories, Johnny shows us how the stories are not so much about the healings as […]

Luke 6:20-41 | Being on Jesus’s Team | Dean Miller | Feb. 2, 2025 This week, we read Luke’s representation of the Sermon on the Mount, and hear about Luke’s four Beatitudes and four Woes. Dean takes us through the passage and describes what it means to be on Jesus team, explains what it means […]

Luke 6:1-11 | Jesus on the Sabbath | Johnny Kurcina | Jan. 26, 2025 This week, we read in Luke 6 about Jesus’ confrontations with the Pharisees on the Sabbath. Johnny talks about the significance of the Sabbath in First Century Judaism, what it meant for Jesus to claim Lordship over the Sabbath, and what […]

Luke 5:1-11 | Becoming Fishers of Men | Johnny Kurcina | Jan. 19, 2025 This week, we hear the story of Jesus revealing himself to Peter through the miraculous nets overflowing with fish. Johnny talks about what it meant for Peter and the other disciples to abandon that catch, as well as their whole lives […]

Luke 4:14-21 | Jesus Teaching at Nazareth | Matt Hemsley | Jan. 12, 2025 As Jesus begins his ministry here in Luke 4, He reads a brief passage from Isaiah 61 about the coming Messiah, before telling the crowd that “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” (Luke 4:21). Matt discusses the importance […]

Luke 2:41-52 | The Boy Jesus | Johnny Kurcina | Jan. 5, 2025 In this week’s sermon, we read about Jesus staying behind in Jerusalem as a twelve-year-old boy to talk to the teachers in the Temple. Johnny discusses the importance of this year in Jesus’ life, the significance of his ability to debate with […]

Luke 2:22-40 | Simeon and Anna | Dean Miller | Dec. 29, 2024 In this first Sunday of Christmas, we hear about the second set of witnesses to Jesus: the older saints, Simeon and Anna. Dean talks about how the story of these two being included in Lukes gospel continues to show how God highlights […]

Luke 2 | The Coming of Jesus | Johnny Kurcina | Dec. 24, 2024 In our Christmas Eve service, we read from Luke 2 about Jesus’ coming to the world. Johnny talks about the hardships of the journey to Bethlehem, the contrast of Caesar Augustus and Mary, and the glory of God, come to bring […]

Luke 1 | A Story from Zechariah | Dean Miller | Dec. 22, 2024 In this brief sermon, Dean narrates a story from the perspective on Zechariah about Luke 1, where he meets the angel Gabriel, he and Elizabeth have a son in their old age, and Mary comes to tell them of her child, […]

Luke 1:39-56 | Surprises of Joy and Praise | Juan Esteban Saravia | Dec. 15, 2024 In the third Sunday of Advent, the Sunday of Joy, we hear about Mary’s visit to Elizabeth from Juan Esteban in Spanish, with translation by Rod Nuñez. Juan Esteban talks about the two parts of the passage, the surprise […]

Luke 1:26-38 | The Annunciation of Mary | Dean Miller | Dec. 8, 2024 As we continue through the Gospel of Luke, we hear about the Annunciation of Mary by the angel Gabriel. Dean tells us the story and compares it to Gabriel’s appearance to Zechariah, which was covered in last week’s sermon. He then […]

Luke 1:1-25 | Zechariah and Elizabeth | Dean Miller | Dec. 1, 2024 In our first Sunday of the Advent season, we begin our study of The Gospel of Luke. Dean introduces us to Luke and shows us the picture that Luke paints of Jesus’ life through his Gospel, tells us the story of Zechariah […]

Matthew 16 | Kingdom Impact: The Church | Johnny Kurcina | Nov. 24 2024 In our final week of the All In campaign, we read in Matthew 16 how the Church, both local and global, was Jesus plan for his glory on earth. Johnny breaks down what it means for Peter to be the rock […]

Matthew 5:13-16 | Kingdom Impact | Johnny Kurcina | Nov. 17 2024 This week in Matthew 5, we learn about the importance of God’s presence in our secular world. Johnny dives into Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, how we are the salt of the earth and the light of the world, and how our impact […]

John 1 | Place | Johnny Kurcina | Nov. 10 2024 Unfortunately, the sermon did not record through our system, and as a result the audio quality is not as expected. We apologize. This week in John 1, we hear about the importance of place in the Bible, and the role it plays in our […]

Luke 10:25-37 | Presence | Johnny Kurcina | Nov. 3 2024 As we continue in the All In campaign, we walk through the parable of the Good Samaritan in the Gospel of Luke. Johnny talks about the character of the Lawyer, the nuances of how Jesus responds to the questions, and the value and importance […]

Jeremiah 29 | Permanence | Johnny Kurcina | Oct. 27 2024 As we enter into the All In campaign to prepare for the future of the church, we hear about the instructions that God gave to the Israelites in exile. Johnny talks about God’s command to put down roots in Babylon, how this can be […]

Matthew 9 | A Generous Community | Dean Miller | Oct. 20 2024 This week, Dean continues our talk on a generous community as he walks us through the story of Matthew’s conversion. Dean talks about the structure of the book of Matthew and emphasizes the importance of Matthew’s job as a tax collector to […]

Galatians 2:11-30 | The Generous Community | Johnny Kurcina | Oct. 13 2024 This week, we learn how to be generous as a church community. Johnny talks about problem of Peter’s separation from the Gentiles on Galatians 2, and how this story is applicable to our current day lives. At the end, Johnny sits down […]

2 Corinthians 8-9 | The Generous Life | Johnny Kurcina | Oct. 6 2024 This week, we learn how to lead a generous life by looking at the examples of the first churches. Johnny talks about the modern day problem of greed, the traditions of giving in ancient Israel and the early church, and compares […]

Philippians 2:1-11 | The Generous Heart | Johnny Kurcina | Sept. 29 2024 After learning about our generous God, we learn how to demonstrate both generosity and humility in our own lives. Johnny walks through the value of humility and generosity, our natural desire for glory with God, and how real generosity can ultimately be […]

Acts 9 | The Generous Spirit | Dean Miller | Sept. 22, 2024 We continue to learn about our generous God through Acts 9. Dean walks through the four scenes of generosity through the Holy Spirit found in the story of the conversion of Saul.

Romans 8 | The Generous Savior | Johnny Kurcina | Sept. 15, 2024

Genesis 1-2 | The Generous God | Johnny Kurcina | Sept. 8, 2024 The story of the Bible is of a generous Creator God who fills the creation with his blessing and abundance. God invites us to trust him by receiving, enjoying, and sharing all that he has given us. But we struggle with doubt, […]

Dean Miller | Psalm 146 | September 1, 2024 Psalm 146 is one of the Hallel Psalms–praising God in all circumstances.

Johnny Kurcina | Psalm 131 | August 25, 2024 King David, the most powerful, talented, and famous person in Israel writes in Psalm 131 that he is not arrogant or ambitious–he is not trying to play God. But he is calmed and quieted in his soul, like a just fed infant resting on his mother. […]

Johnny Kurcina | Psalm 119 | August 18, 2024 The basis for what we believe, how we interpret the world around, and how we live is our “Authority.” Every person, and every culture, has authorities–and for each one of us something is the ultimate foundation of our lives. The modern world says to look inside […]

In Psalm 118, the psalmist deals with his own affliction and troubles by reflecting on the faithfulness of the Lord in his, and Israel’s past, and by running to God in his times of greatest fear. His secure attachment is to the God and nothing else.

God’s faithfulness to Israel in the Exodus serves as their constant reminder of God’s faithfulness in the present and future–a reality they rehearse and pray and into which we are invited to live in Psalm 105.

Everybody worships something. The worship found in Psalm 95, however, is the only true worship that can satisfy. Using the psalmist’s descriptions as a guide, Johnny walks through how Christians can better conduct our worship. The psalm calls us to shout with joy, bow down, and kneel- make worship more than merely intellectual.

Psalm 84 is a “Pilgrimage Psalm” encouraging the faithful as they travel to Jerusalem to celebrate the prescribed Feasts. The psalmist describes his powerful longing to be in the Temple, in the presence of Yahweh, the God of Israel. He is passionate in his love for God’s house and the whole direction of his life, […]

In lament and confidence, the psalmist in Psalm 71 complains about the challenges he is facing but leans into a confidence in God who has been faithful. From his youth to old age, he remembers God’s goodness and will not give up hope.

In Psalm 59, David recounts when he is wrongly attacked by enemies. The injustice drives him to the Lord. What will you do when attacked? According to the Psalm, we are to ask: to who and what do I turn when attacked; on what am I waiting for? And we are to “remember” what God […]

Psalm 39 is a Lament psalm: the psalmist cries out in the midst of suffering, the sinfulness of his life and the world, and the heavy hand of God upon him. It is a dark psalm of a man in desperation–even ending with the plea for the Lord to look away from him that he […]

The people of God have to confront evil often, but they shouldn’t lose trust in God. Through the lens of Psalm 37, Dean Miller guides us to an understanding of justice that focuses on pursuing good rather than just avoiding evil.

In Psalm 25, the psalmist uses a Hebrew alphabetic acrostic to begin each verse and tell the reader that Yahweh, the God of Israel, hears the prayers of his people from A to Z. There is nothing in life that cannot be brought to this God. Including, as the Psalmist assures, the hardest of seasons […]