Cross Section from the Summit View Church of Christ

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenWhat happens when we die? We explore the Scriptures to find out what happens at the moment we pass from this life, where the spirit goes when it departs the body, and what will happen to us when Jesus comes again.Texts: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18, Revelation 20:11 to 21:5, and other selections

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenHow do angels watch over us? We dig into the Scriptures to find out what angels are, ways they might help us, why we can't (usually) see them, and what they teach us about God.Texts: Psalm 148:1-6, Hebrews 1:14, Matthew 18:10, and other selections

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenWhere did the devil come from? Is the devil the god of evil? We did through the Scriptures to find out what we know about the devil's origins, power, and destiny.Texts: Revelation 12:7-12, John 8:44, Ephesians 6:10-18, and other selections

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenWhere did God come from? He didn't. Who created him? No one. How could this be? From philosophy, science, and Scripture, we explore what we can know about God's eternal nature and how it gives us confidence to trust him.Texts: Isaiah 46:8-11, Revelation 1:8, and other selections

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenWhen those who feared the Lord listened to the corrective message of the prophet Malachi and responded, God noticed! He blesses us when we take his message seriously and work to honor him by the way we live.Text: Malachi 2:17 to 4:6

Sunday Sermon by Phil DiazThe parable of the willow tree reminds us of the importance of resilience, which we gain through faith in God, study of his word, and involvement in the community of his people.Texts: various texts, including selections from Ecclesiastes

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenJoel's call for Judah to repent and return to God during a locust invasion sent by God applies to us as well as God calls us to repent and come to him through Jesus before the great and final Day of the Lord comes.Texts: selections from Joel 1-2 and Acts 2

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenFour prophecies from Zechariah 9-13 that were fulfilled during Jesus' Passion Week—and what those prophecies meant for the Jews of Zechariah's time, Jesus' followers in his time, and us today.Texts: selections from Zechariah 9-13, Matthew, and John

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenA question about whether to continual an annual fast brings us a lesson on how long God calls us to grieve over our sin.Text: Zechariah 7-8

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenLike the ancient Jewish leaders Zerubbabel and Joshua, we do good and live faithfully to God not by our own might or power, but by the cleansing God gives and the power of God's Spirit at work in us.Text: Zechariah 3-4

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenA survey of the 5 prophecies Matthew indicates were fulfilled in the stories around Jesus' birth, with emphasis on how they hep us know that God was at work in bringing Jesus the Messiah, his Son and our Savior, into the world for our salvation.Text: Matthew 1:18 to 2:23

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenIn Haggai, the Lord is stern with his people regarding their sin, but also tremendously encouraging as they turn to him in faith and obedience.Text: Book of Haggai

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenObadiah, on the surface, could give God a bad name: Why is God always out to destroy peoples and nations? But digging deeper, we find the goodness of God in how he responds to both wickedness and repentance. He responds to one with retributive justice and to the other with grace.Text: Book of Obadiah

Sunday Sermon by Ryan FergusonWe often fear being unworthy of our calling in Christ, of the work to which God calls us, or unworthy of the love and community of God's people. But so was Moses! Yet God called him. And God calls us not on the basis of who we are, but on the basis of who Christ is and who we become because of him.Texts: Exodus 3-4 and selected passages

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenA look at the book of Habakkuk as a lesson on how to pray when God doesn't seem to be hearing our prayers, or when he hears but answers in a way that doesn't seem right.Text: Book of Habakkuk

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenFrom the book of Zephaniah, a study of God the Mighty Warrior who confronts sin in nations and in the whole world, and in our own lives as well—and who also saves us from his judgment that will come on the world, if we turn to him in humility.Text: selections from Zephaniah

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenThrough Nahum, God speaks a word of judgment to come against the city of Nineveh—a dark word, yet good news! Not normal good news, though, but strange good news.Text: Book of Nahum

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenOur God is both stern and kind: stern toward us when we sin, but kind and ready to show us his mercy when we come to him.Text: Micah 6-7

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenIn this lesson, we study the first half of the book of Micah as an example of how to make sense of the writings of the Bible's prophets, looking at Micah's message for Judah, what it meant for the people of Micah's time, and what it means for us today.Text: Micah 1:1 to 4:15

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenTo people who know the weight of their sin, Hosea speaks a message of hope, calling them back to the Lord. We can return to the Lord, even if our sins are heavy, because God is faithful and gracious and receives those who turn to him.Texts: Hosea 14, Acts 2:37-41

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenThe hearts of God's people in Israel were far from him. They worshiped him with sacrifices and burnt offerings, but there was something they withheld, something that to God is even better than worship.Text: Hosea 5:13 to 7:16

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenGod called Hosea into a problematic marriage that represented God's problematic relationship with Israel. Despite the unfaithfulness of Hosea's wife and of Israel, God's love was shown to both, offering a way to repentance and reconciliation for us just as for them.Text: Hosea 1-3

3-part Sunday Sermon by Jack Campbell, Walt Ranta, and Rich LambA call to do good as servants of God setting aside complacency, staying on God's side, and doing good wherever we can for his glory.Text: selected passages

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenAmos had the unfortunate responsibility to declare God's judgment upon Israel—but through him God also offered grace, if only Israel would turn away from doing evil and seek him. For our God always receives those who turn and seek him.Texts: Amos 5:1-17 & 6:1-7

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenThrough the prophet Amos, God rebuked Israel for its mistreatment of the poor, reminding us both that how we treat the poor matters to God and that if we are the poor, he has our back.Texts: selections from Amos and James

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenGod was compassionate toward the wicked, but Jonah wanted the wicked destroyed. Will we let God reorient our attitude toward our enemies so that our desires for them match his?Text: Book of Jonah

Sunday Sermon by Jack Campbell.God's answer to the problem of human sin and our resultant separation from God? The Way—the way back to God through Jesus.Texts: Acts 24:14, 1 John 2:16, Romans 7:18, Colossians 1:15, Galatians 5:22-25, Matthew 25:23

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen.God calls us, as children adopted into his glorious family, to widen our family circles to include both the family of God and those around us who need family.Texts: Romans 8:14-17, Job 29:7-17 & 31:16-23, James 1:26-27

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen.Thoughts from Scripture on how to keep from passing our sins down to the next generation, and on how to stop generational sins from coming into our own lives from those who came before us.Texts: Judges 8:22 to 9:6, 1 Chronicles 28:9-10 & 29:17-20, 1 Peter 1:17-19

Sunday Sermon by Kevin JensenHow does the Lord teach us to navigate relationships with troublesome family members? From Proverbs and the story of Old Testament Joseph, we look at the need for wise boundaries, forgiveness, and careful pursuit of reconciliation in such relationships.Texts: Genesis 39 & 43:26 to 45:15; selections from Proverbs

From 1 Peter, thoughts on how God calls us to live out our faith among unbelievers, including those in our own families.Text: selections from 1 Peter

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen. Genesis claims that God created us male and female. Is that true? If so, why did God create us that way? And what does being made male and female mean for how we should live as followers of Jesus in our families, the church, and the community?Texts: Genesis 1:26-31, 2:18-24

Our families sometimes face a temptation to put someone or something ahead of God in our lives: our appetites, prestige, enjoyment, or sometimes even the family itself. Jesus warns us to put him first even before family—and only by doing so can we lead our families toward eternal life.Texts: 1 Samuel 2, Acts 5:1-11, Matthew 10:32-39, Deuteronomy 13:6-11, Psalm 127:1-2

A few teachings from Scripture on how to raise children well.Texts: selections from Proverbs; Ephesians 6:4; Hebrews 12:4-11

Perspectives from Scripture on how followers of Jesus should think about divorce: never preferring it, seeking reconciliation of the couple whenever possible, holding the offender(s) accountable, and showing compassion to the innocent spouse.

Sunday Sermon by Johnny GallegosGod's kingdom within us motivates us to live faithfully for Christ, to be thankful, to focus our minds around the purposes of God's kingdom, and to share the good news of Jesus with others.Text: Luke 17:20-21

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen. Teachings from Scripture especially for singles hoping or planning to marry, to help us choose a godly spouse—or, for married persons, to help us be a godly spouse.Texts: selections from Proverbs, 1 Corinthians 7, Ephesians 5, Colossians 3, 1 Peter 3, Ruth 2

Sunday Sermon by Dustin Vensel, Intern Preaching Minister, Northwest School of DiscipleshipAs followers of Christ, our focus matters. The apostle Paul calls us to set our minds on things above, where Christ is. Keeping our focus on Christ, we live faithfully for God who has hidden our lives in Christ until Jesus returns and we share with him in his glory.

Sunday sermon by Kevin Jensen. We contrast two fathers in the book of Esther: Mordecai and Haman. Both were proud of their children. One, though, built his family around God; the other built his family around himself. One saw his daughter thrive in the Lord's service; the other brought tragedy upon his whole family.Texts: selections from Esther; Psalm 127

Sermon by Kevin Jensen, Summit View Church of Christ — Teaching from Scripture about the value of single people in the kingdom of God, the importance of considering carefully before we choose to marry, and the value of singleness for uninhibited devotion to the work God has for us to do.Texts: Isaiah 56:1-8, Matthew 19:1-12, 1 Corinthians 7:1-9 & 7:25-40

​​Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen​Texts: Deuteronomy 6 & 11:1-7

​​Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen, Summit View Church of Christ​Texts: Colossians 3:18 to 4:1, Ephesians 5:21 to 6:9, 1 Peter 2:18 to 3:7

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — 3 mothers' dependence on God is tested, and their actions both warn us against acting out of a lack of trust in God—even when we are motivated by love—and encourage us to depend on God even in situations that are risky or difficult.Texts: Genesis 27:1-45, Matthew 20:20-28, 1 Kings 17:7-16

​​Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — In his famous Sermon on the Mount, Jesus offers a variety of teachings on how to live a godly life, many of which are directly applicable to our lives as God's salt and light in our families. In teaching us to seek "soft power" rather than "hard power," to abstain from adultery and to refrain from divorce, to refuse to seek revenge or hate an enemy, to seek God's kingdom first in our lives, and to build our lives on Jesus' teachings, Jesus provides us with instruction to help us become better family members and build stronger families. Text: selections from Matthew 5-7

​​Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — To open a new sermon series, "God and Family," we look at the family of Jesus: his mother and adoptive father, his obedience to them, how he honored his parents, how he related to his brothers, and the possible reasons that he remained single and childless—but also his spiritual marriage to his church and how he claims his followers as his brothers and sisters, which is the foundation of our belief that his church is a family, the family of God. Texts: Matthew 1, Luke 2:41-52, John 19:5-27, Hebrews 2:10-11, and other selections

​​Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — Peter writes that our baptism saves us by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. What connection does Peter see between Jesus' resurrection and our baptism in the process of our salvation? To find out, we examine the story of the resurrection as Peter experienced it, from the first news of the empty tomb to Jesus' ascension into heaven. Texts: 1 Peter 3:18-22 and selected passages

​​Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — On the Sunday morning after Jesus died, some of the women who followed him went to his tomb to anoint his body with spices. But a great surprise awaited them—one to which we in the church sometimes grow too accustomed: Jesus was alive again! As that great surprise came to be known and understood, it reshaped life as we know it. For if Jesus was raised from the dead, he truly is the Son of God, and all that he promised is true. Texts: Mark 16:1-8

​​Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — At the cross, Jesus was defeated: made to suffer, humiliated, beaten, insulted, killed. We who follow him are no strangers to such defeat: we suffer regularly, and God does not always rescue us. But in Jesus' defeat, God brought about victory! Signs, including prophecies fulfilled, marked God's presence and work at the cross. And if we are faithful as followers of Jesus, we too will see God bring victory out of our defeats. Texts: Mark 15:16-47, Psalm 22

​​Sunday Sermon by Walt RantaHow should we think about sin after we are baptized? Scripture reminds us not to say we have no sin, but rather to confess our sin, and God will forgive us. Yet we must also not give ourselves over to sinful living, thinking that we can always simply confess our sins and be forgiven. Those who continue to sin willingly have no sacrifice for sins remaining. When we are baptized, we die to sin and become slaves not of sin, but of God, and we must thereafter live for God—continually forgiven, and with hearts truly seeking to do what is right.Texts: Romans 5:18 to 6:23 and other selected passages

​​Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — As Jesus stood trial before the Jewish leaders and Pilate, it was more than just Jesus who was being tried: the others around him, enemies and disciples alike, were on trial too, their hearts being revealed. Their actions would prove their devotion to God or their corruption. At the final judgment, we too will be judged based on our actions—with grace and forgiveness, for those who are in Christ, but not for those who do not live for him. These trials that happened as Jesus himself stood trial warn us to live for God now, so that at the judgment our actions may testify to our devotion to him.  Text: Mark 14:53 to 15:15

​​Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — When Jesus was arrested and all his followers fled, it looked like he was completely abandoned—by both God and human beings. But he was not abandoned: even when all others fled, even when God said no to Jesus' prayer, even when Jesus was arrested, God was still with him, fulfilling Scripture and giving him strength. And in the difficulties of our lives, even when other people let us down, God will not abandon us as we look to him in faith. Text: Mark 14:27-52