DreamHouse | Message of the Week

In this Sunday worship gathering on May 18, 2025, we read from Acts 11:1-18 and Psalm 148  with a sermon by Pastor Scott Crowder out of John 13:31-35 and Revelation 21:1-6.A prayer -- "Surprising God, in the resurrection of Jesus Christ you make all things new. Long ago you called your church to a love beyond all cultural, political, and social differences and gave them the gift of your Holy Spirit to open their hearts to enact such love. Give us that same spirit of openness, that we too might discern new directions in our day for your dream to reconciles and heal all creation. In Jesus' name we come to you and pray. Amen!"This Sunday worship service video is shared for your convenience and as an outreach of our ministry.  www.JesusLoves757.com/sunday

We celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ in this Sunday worship service. Listen to scripture readings from Isaiah 65:17–25, John 20:1-18, and 2 Corinthians 5:17–6:2 and a sermon by Pastor Scott Crowder.What difference does believing that Jesus Christ is risen from the dead make?Because Jesus is risen... it is the right time to accept the kindness of God; to return to Christ; to live as a new person; to forgive — and be forgiven; to seek justice — and embody peace; to reconcile with others; to be an ambassador of healing in a divided world.This Sunday worship service video is shared for your convenience and as an outreach of our ministry.  www.JesusLoves757.com/sunday

For your convenience and as an outreach of our ministry, this video is shared from our Sunday Worship Service. This week, we continue in the season of Lent by reading from Luke 19:28-40 with a sermon by John & Mary Crowder. www.JesusLoves757.com/sunday

For your convenience and as an outreach of our ministry, this video is shared from our Sunday Worship Service. This week, we continue in the season of Lent by reading from John 12:1-8, Philippians 3:4b-14, and Psalm 126 with a sermon by Scott Crowder.[Leader:] As people FORMED by God, we give praise to God:[ALL:] Dry ground in the sea,rivers in the desert,Christ among us—God is doing a new thing![Leader:] As people RESTORED by God, we give praise to God:[ALL:] Dry ground in the sea,rivers in the desert,Christ among us—God is doing a new thing!​[Leader:] As people PRESSING ON in faith, we give praise to God:[ALL:] Dry ground in the sea,rivers in the desert,Christ among us—www.JesusLoves757.com/sunday

For your convenience and as an outreach of our ministry, this video is shared from our Sunday Worship Service. This week we continue in the season of Lent by reading from Joshua 5:9–12, Psalm 32, and Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 with a sermon by Lauren Lee.Knowing God as Father means that we come from God. We are His children, and not just from our earthly parents. Consider for a moment, what it might mean to reject God as Father.  Does this make us more free? Do we gain anything by announcing our independence?​No, we are free only when there is someone who loves and whose love is strong. We are not free when we close off from love. Love grounds us. Love gives us what we need to grow. God's love has given us the world. His provision makes life possible.www.JesusLoves757.com/sunday

 For your convenience and as an outreach of our ministry, this video is shared from our Sunday Worship Service. This week we continue in the season of Lent by reading from Isaiah 55:1-9 and Psalm 63:1-8 with a sermon by Charissa Crowder.[Leader:] ​You were not thrown into the world by chance. You are not swimming alone in a great ocean. You are loved. You are seen in your struggle. You are the center of God's affection. You are the reason Jesus came as Savior.​[ALL:] Before I was born, God saw me and loved me. Being wanted by God is the trustworthy ground on which my life is standing. From here I can construct life. God's grace is the foundation for my days. God's love is the core of my being.www.JesusLoves757.com/sunday

For your convenience and as an outreach of our ministry, this video is shared from our Sunday Worship Service. This week we continue in the season of Lent by reading from  Psalm 27, Philippians 3:17-4:1 and hearing a sermon from Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 by Rev. Jason Hess.​Leader:] In your love you took upon yourself our sins;innocent, you accepted death to free us from death.[ALL:] We praise you, Lord.​[Leader:] By your love you conquered evil and hatred,and you live forever at the Father's side.[ALL:] We praise you, Lord. [Leader:] You listen to us in your goodness, and you visit us in our misfortune;fill our hearts to overflowing by revealing to us the light of your face.[ALL:] We praise you, Lord. Amen.www.JesusLoves757.com/sunday

For your convenience and as an outreach of our ministry, this video is shared from our Sunday Worship Service. This week we begin the season of Lent by reading about the Temptation of Christ from Luke 4:1-13 and hearing from Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 describe nearness to God as shelter. ​[Leader:] The God of our ancestors heard our cries; [Deut. 26:7, 8]and saw our oppression when we were slaves in Egypt. [Ps. 91:1, 9, 15–16][ALL:] God brought us out with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm,with signs and wonders God brought usthrough the wilderness.​[Leader:] The Lord, our shelter, our refuge, our dwelling place, says,[ALL:] “When my people call to me, I will answer them;I will be with them in trouble;I will show them my salvation.”www.JesusLoves757.com/sunday

For your convenience and as an outreach of our ministry, this video is shared from our Sunday Worship Service. This week we read from Luke 9:28-36 and Exodus 34:29-35 with a sermon by Pastor Scott Crowder that looks at what it means to glorify Christ in our lives, choosing virtue over vice.[Leader:] What is God's will?[ALL:] God's will is to reconcile all things to himself in Jesus Christ and to establish his kingdom on the earth. His will is revealed in the whole of Scripture and especially in Jesus Christ, whom I am called to serve and imitate with my whole life. (Deuteronomy 6:4-5; Psalm 119:1-16, 104-5; Proverbs 4:1-9; Matthew 22:36-40; John 6:39-40; Romans 8:28-30; 12:1-2; 2 Corinthians 5:78-19)​[Leader:] What does God desire to accomplish in your life?[ALL:] God desires to free me from captivity to sin and transform me into the image of Jesus Christ, by the power of his Holy Spirit. (Exodus 33:18-23;34:29-35; Psalm 27:4, 7-14; Matthew 17:1-9; Romans 6:5-II; 2 Corinthians 3:12-18)www.JesusLoves757.com/sunday

This sermon is by Pastor Scott Crowder given to DreamHouse Church on December 1, 2024, the 1st Sunday of Advent, Year C according to the Revised Common Lectionary. In this sermon, Pastor Scott describes how we are like three ships with each kind waiting. In the season of Advent, we are presented with the opportunity to reimagine anticipating and trusting God in each of these modes. Incorporating the devotional "A Time For Wonder" from Christianity Today and reading Psalm 110 and Acts 2:29-36, this sermon encourages seeing a redeemed past and a hopeful future.

This sermon is by Pastor Scott Crowder given to DreamHouse Church on July 21, 2024, the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B according to the Revised Common Lectionary.Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 (NLT) (Verses 30-34) The apostles returned to Jesus from their ministry tour and told him all they had done and taught. Then Jesus said, “Let's go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his apostles didn't even have time to eat. So they left by boat for a quiet place, where they could be alone. But many people recognized them and saw them leaving, and people from many towns ran ahead along the shore and got there ahead of them. Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.​(Verses 53-56)After they had crossed the lake, they landed at Gennesaret. They brought the boat to shore and climbed out. The people recognized Jesus at once, and they ran throughout the whole area, carrying sick people on mats to wherever they heard he was. Wherever he went—in villages, cities, or the countryside—they brought the sick out to the marketplaces. They begged him to let the sick touch at least the fringe of his robe, and all who touched him were healed.

This sermon is by Pastor Scott Crowder given to DreamHouse Church on July 14, 2024, the 8th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B according to the Revised Common Lectionary.Mark 6:14-19 (NLT), "Herod Antipas, the king, soon heard about Jesus, because everyone was talking about him. Some were saying, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead. That is why he can do such miracles.” Others said, “He's the prophet Elijah.” Still others said, “He's a prophet like the other great prophets of the past.” When Herod heard about Jesus, he said, “John, the man I beheaded, has come back from the dead.” For Herod had sent soldiers to arrest and imprison John as a favor to Herodias. She had been his brother Philip's wife, but Herod had married her. John had been telling Herod, “It is against God's law for you to marry your brother's wife.” So Herodias bore a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But without Herod's approval she was powerless, for Herod respected John; and knowing that he was a good and holy man, he protected him. Herod was greatly disturbed whenever he talked with John, but even so, he liked to listen to him. Herodias's chance finally came on Herod's birthday. He gave a party for his high government officials, army officers, and the leading citizens of Galilee. Then his daughter, also named Herodias, came in and performed a dance that greatly pleased Herod and his guests. “Ask me for anything you like,” the king said to the girl, “and I will give it to you.” He even vowed, “I will give you whatever you ask, up to half my kingdom!” She went out and asked her mother, “What should I ask for?” Her mother told her, “Ask for the head of John the Baptist!” So the girl hurried back to the king and told him, “I want the head of John the Baptist, right now, on a tray!” Then the king deeply regretted what he had said; but because of the vows he had made in front of his guests, he couldn't refuse her. So he immediately sent an executioner to the prison to cut off John's head and bring it to him. The soldier beheaded John in the prison, brought his head on a tray, and gave it to the girl, who took it to her mother. When John's disciples heard what had happened, they came to get his body and buried it in a tomb."

A sermon by Pastor Scott Crowder on the 7th Sunday after Pentecost Easter, Year B in the Christian Calendar and Revised Common Lectionary.  Mark 6:1-13 (NLT) "Jesus left that part of the country and returned with his disciples to Nazareth, his hometown. The next Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. They asked, “Where did he get all this wisdom and the power to perform such miracles?” Then they scoffed, “He's just a carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon. And his sisters live right here among us.” They were deeply offended and refused to believe in him. Then Jesus told them, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his relatives and his own family.” And because of their unbelief, he couldn't do any miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick people and heal them. And he was amazed at their unbelief. Then Jesus went from village to village, teaching the people. And he called his twelve disciples together and began sending them out two by two, giving them authority to cast out evil spirits. He told them to take nothing for their journey except a walking stick—no food, no traveler's bag, no money. He allowed them to wear sandals but not to take a change of clothes. “Wherever you go,” he said, “stay in the same house until you leave town. But if any place refuses to welcome you or listen to you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.” So the disciples went out, telling everyone they met to repent of their sins and turn to God. And they cast out many demons and healed many sick people, anointing them with olive oil."

This is the 6th Sunday after Pentecost Easter, Year B in the Christian Calendar and Revised Common Lectionary.  Sermon by pastor Scott Crowder.

This is the 4th Sunday of Easter, Year B in the Christian Calendar and Revised Common Lectionary. Sermon by elder Lauren Lee.

This is the 3rd Sunday of Easter, Year B. Sermon by Pastor Scott Crowder.

This is the 2nd Sunday of Easter, Year B preached by Scott Crowder.

On Easter Sunday, Pastor Scott Crowder spoke from John 20:1-18. I this sermon hear how Jesus's tomb went from being the saddest place in the world to the most helpful location on earth. Looking at John's gospel we find Mary Magdalene, Peter, John, and the disciples "staying" with Jesus in multiple ways. "Those who love me I love, and those who search for me will find me." (Prov. 8:17, REB)

On the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Pastor Scott Crowder shares the 4th part of a five-part series on 1 Thessalonians, a letter Paul wrote to the church in Thessalonica, modern-day Greece. In this sermon, you will hear how Paul called the Thessalonians into holy living to bear witness to Jesus but also as a way to be a community of care for one another.

On the 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, we heard from preacher Lauren Lee for the third part of a five-part series on 1 Thessalonians. This letter Paul wrote to the church in Thessalonica, modern-day Greece, is a call to courageous living in the face of daily opposition. Listen as Lauren points to Christ as the testimony of the Church is one of great fortitude and strength when we abide in Jesus. 

On the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, this is the second part of a five-part series on 1 Thessalonians, a letter Paul wrote to the church in Thessalonica, modern-day Greece. Listen as Pastor Scott Crowder expounds on Paul's encouragement that God calls us to be ready for the return of Jesus Christ. The best way to remain ready is to abide in Christ. We can live holy now for we are connected to God's love and purposes for our lives.

On the 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time, this is the first of a five-part series on 1 Thessalonians, a letter Paul wrote to the church in Thessalonica, modern-day Greece. Listen as Pastor Scott Crowder gives an overview of this book which has encouraged and taught Christians for 2,000 years. We can live holy lives because of our hope that God gives us the grace we need while on a mission to renew all things. 

On the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time, this sermon wraps up a series on Philippians, a letter Paul wrote from prison to a church in Philippi, modern-day Greece. Listen as Pastor Scott Crowder describes the faithfulness of God and how each moment of our lives has meaning.

On the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, this sermon begins a new series on Philippians, a letter Paul wrote from prison to a church in Philippi, modern-day Greece. Listen as Pastor Scott Crowder gives an overview of the letter and how we can find encouragement today because God loves us first.

On the 16th Sunday of Ordinary time, this sermon from Romans 14:1-12 was given by Pastor Scott Crowder. Listen as Scott wraps up a 16-week series on Romans pointing to the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Be encouraged!

On the 15th Sunday of Ordinary time, this sermon from Romans 13:8-14 was given by Rev. Debbie Kemp. Listen as Debbie talks about faithfully following God in difficult situations and times. Should we cut out scripture that we don't believe in? No. This sermon brings up some of the sticky ethical situations that we find ourselves wrestling with today. Our bottom line is this -- love does no wrong.

On the 14th Sunday of Ordinary time, this sermon from Romans 12:9-21 was given by Pastor Scott Crowder. The Christian life should never be communicated as life serving God and fulfilling divine obligations. By the pouring out of the Holy Spirit our lives become empowered with the capacity to overcome evil with good. In this way, the Christian life can be defined as being love in action.

On the 13th Sunday of Ordinary time, this sermon from Romans 12:1-8 was given by Pastor Scott Crowder. Listen and hear how by the mercies of God we can live faithful lives unto God. By God's mercies, we can be sincere, hate what is evil, never be lacking in zeal, remain joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer, and be a people known for our hospitality.

On the 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time, this sermon from Romans 11 was given by Pastor Scott Crowder. Listen and hear about Paul's love for the Jewish people and how far he would go for this love even as it appeared God was doing a new thing.  This sermon is an invitation to neither overinflate our importance in God's work nor should we isolate ourselves from those that God is working through in different ways than us. In a narcissistic age, this sermon is an encouragement to embrace God's work in the larger church while finding rest for our souls in what we've been given to do.

On the 11th Sunday of Ordinary time, this sermon from Romans 10:5-15 was given by Pastor Scott Crowder. Listen and hear how the faithfulness of God is for us helping us not only overcome the world but to be present with the world in crisis. God is not just right. God makes things right. God is righteous and by grace calls the Church to this right-making action for the life of the world.

On the 10th Sunday after Pentecost (also called the 9th Sunday of Ordinary Time), Pastor Scott Crowder continues a series on the book of Romans. This week we read from Romans 9:1-5 examining Paul's expression of sacrificial love for his own ethnic family, the Jewish people. This kind of love represents God's heart for all of humanity as seen in Jesus going to the cross for the sins of the world. This kind of love is how Jesus calls us to carry the burden of the world. Christians are called to follow the loving way of Jesus and to put away any feelings of superiority that might exist because of what we believe or any certainty gained by receiving God's grace and mercy. This is the sermon of the week.

On the 9th Sunday after Pentecost (also called the 9th Sunday of Ordinary Time), Pastor Scott Crowder continues a series on the book of Romans. This week we read from Romans 8:26-39.  God does not stand apart from the distress of Creation and so the Church, the Body of Christ, is not to be removed from the pain of the world. Be encouraged as you listen to this message which seeks to show how God meets us in crisis and calls us to be near to those who are going through hard times. No matter the season or trial we find ourselves in we can rejoice and say that thou art with me!

On the 8th Sunday after Pentecost (also called the 8th Sunday of Ordinary Time), Pastor Scott Crowder continues a series on the book of Romans. Listen as we pick up from Romans 8:12-27 hearing how the Christian life is that of living according to the Holy Spirit, free in Christ from the flesh.

On the 7th Sunday after Pentecost (also called the 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time), Pastor Scott Crowder continues a series on the book of Romans. Listen as we pick up from Romans 8:1-11.

On the 6th Sunday after Pentecost (also called the 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time), Pastor Scott Crowder continues a series on the book of Romans. Reviewing Romans and looking forward to how God refreshes and replenishes us through the work of the Holy Spirit as revealed in Christ Jesus, our Lord.

On the 5th Sunday after Pentecost (also called the 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time), Pastor Scott Crowder continues a series on the book of Romans. Listen as he gives an overview of chapter 5 and teaches through chapter 6. "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." (6:23)

Preaching on the 4th Sunday after Pentecost (also called the 3rd Sunday of Ordinary time), Allen  Kemp shares from Romans 6:1-11. As the Apostle Paul wrote to the church in Rome, "You all must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus."

On the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost (also called the 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time), Pastor Scott Crowder continues a series on the book of Romans. This week we hear how God gives peace through Jesus Christ as a free gift. This peace is for individuals but even more so, is for the larger community. Listen and be encouraged to find peace as only Jesus Christ can give.

On the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost (also called the 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time), Pastor Scott Crowder begins a series on the book of Romans. In this first week of a multi-week series, we hear of the Apostle Paul's mission to bring the Roman church into faithful obedience to God by the reception of the Gospel (Good News) of Jesus Christ. 

Listen to this week's sermon as we hear from DreamHouse Church elder Lauren Lee sharing on Trinity Sunday. God is not worried about us or fearful for our future, but holds us together in Christ by the Spirit as beloved children of God. 

On Ascension Sunday, Pastor Scott Crowder preaches from Acts 1:6-14 and John 17:1-11. Hear how all of our best hopes are kept with God. We can hope for the future according to Jesus' faith. Jesus drew his confidence from Abba Father. In the same way, we can have the same love and power that Jesus had because by him we have the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God, resting on us.

On the 6th Sunday of Easter, Pastor Scott Crowder preaches from 1 Peter 3:8-22. Here Peter speaks to people who have been wounded by the community around them. His pastoral leadership points them to the opportunity of receiving a blessing while being mistreated. In this sermon hear the ways of Jesus which are life to us in every trial.

On the 5th Sunday of Easter, Pastor Scott Crowder preaches from John 14:1-4 as we hear Jesus comforting the disciples in their wonder of what would happen next following the shocking news that Jesus would be betrayed by one of them, an action that would result in his death on the cross. In this passage, Jesus gives his disciples a word that we can trust in our own disappointments and search for what to do in a world full of joy and pain. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.

On the 3rd Sunday of Easter, Pastor Scott Crowder preaches from Luke 24:13-35 as we hear about Jesus on the road to Emmaus with two of his disciples that don't recognize him. 

On the 2nd Sunday of Easter, Debbie Kemp shares how John's Gospel was written so that "you might believe." Believing is a mark of faith, a mark of continually trusting and following Jesus. The call of Jesus to follow him is a call beyond classifying ourselves as Christians. We are called into the action of following Christ in all his ways. Listen with us and be encouraged. If this podcast has blessed you, consider giving to our ministry. You can do so at our website, https://www.jesusloves757.com/give

On Easter Sunday, Pastor Scott Crowder asks "What do you do when you are facing or have faced a crisis? What do you do when you've lost your way?" Often in life up is down, and down is...where we are. This sermon affirms that remembering the resurrection of Jesus Christ is not just something we should do, it's also an act of God's very own Spirit that draws us out of death and into life, out of the doldrums, and into hope. Know that you are not alone. God is for you. Listen with us and be encouraged. If this podcast has blessed you, consider giving to our ministry. You can do so at our website, https://www.jesusloves757.com/give

On Palm Sunday, Pastor Scott Crowder discussed the prophetic expectation that surrounded Jesus as he entered Jerusalem riding on the colt of a donkey. Within a week the crowds that received Jesus would reject him. His way -- the way of truth and life -- often looks ineffective in a world that exalts the proud. Hear of Jesus' faithfulness to make all things new, keeping us even when we miss following his ways. Listen with us and be encouraged. If this podcast has blessed you, consider giving to our ministry. You can do so at our website, https://www.jesusloves757.com/give

During Lent, we remember our baptism identity. On the 5th Sunday of Lent, Lauren Lee reminds us that the Christian life is a life of praise. We can leave behind murmuring and complaining and live into the life that Christ has freely given us through his life, death, resurrection, and reign. Listen with us and be encouraged. If this podcast has blessed you, consider giving to our ministry. You can do so at our website, https://www.jesusloves757.com/give

On the 4th Sunday of Lent, we listen to Pastor Scott Crowder confronting the misplaced notion that the early church was pure and unadulterated. Paul writes to the church in Corinth imploring them to no longer regard themselves according to the flesh, but by a new identity in Christ. Listen with us and be encouraged. If this podcast has blessed you, consider giving to our ministry. You can do so at our website, https://www.jesusloves757.com/give

On the 3rd Sunday of Lent we wrestle with Paul's word of caution and encouragement to the church in Philippi. Listen with us and be exhorted to a new life in Christ, filled with joy, peace and right-making actions. If this podcast has blessed you, consider giving to our ministry. You can do so at our website, https://www.jesusloves757.com/give

Continuing on in the season of Lent we look at a thread that runs through Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35. This thread is the commitment of God to keep all of God's promises. Stand firm is by Pastor Scott Crowder on the 2nd Sunday of Lent. Listen and be encouraged. If this podcast has blessed you, consider giving to our ministry. You can do so at our website, https://www.jesusloves757.com/give