Drinking From the Well

Continuing on through our series on the Sermon on the Mount, we are looking at some famous words of Jesus about treasure and where we place our ultimate trust.

This Sermon looks at The Lord's Prayer as a language that teaches us how to communicate with God

This sermon steps into Matthew 6 and takes a look at how Jesus wants us to examine our motives in order to live a life that communes with God and leads to the transformation of our hearts.

This sermon looks at Jesus's teaching block from Matthew 5:21-48 and looks at how Jesus is calling us to a deeper life of integrity.

Moving into Matthew 5:17-20 we take a look at just what Jesus is talking about when he tells us that he came to fulfill the law and that our righteousness must exceed that of the Scribes and the Pharisees

This sermon continues our journey through the sermon on the mount, looking at Matthew 5:13-16 and the call that Jesus gives us to be witnesses to the covenant love of God

This sermon focuses on the beatitudes and how Jesus measures "The Good Life" for humanity.

This sermon begins a series called Upside Down that looks at the sermon on the mount as a guide to human flourishing

Christmas eve 2025 sermon on Luke 2

This sermon looks at Micah's prophecy that the messiah would come from Bethlehem, and how this small town became a place of infamy through the birth of Jesus.

This sermon looks at the idea of peace from the prophet Isaiah and challenges us to be people of peace in a world of conflict.

This sermon looks at Joy from the perspective of the Apostle Paul in Philippians.

This advent series looks at how God is continually rebooting out faith through the same stories from Advent. This particular sermon looks at the biblical idea of hope from Isaiah 2.

This final sermon in the Jars of Clay series looks at stewardship of the Gospel and our evangelical call to be messengers of Good News

This second stewardship series sermon looks at spiritual stewardship and the call to be part of small groups as a means of spiritual growth.

This stewardship sermon looks at 2 Kings 4 and how God shows us how we have more than enough... even when we don't think that we do.

This sermon looks at Joel 2:28-32 and shows us how God's promise is that of resurrection and restoration.

This sermon begins a series of grief care, starting with Joel chapter 1. What we find is that God invites us to lament that which has caused us harm in our lives.

This final sermon in the series looks at Jesus's promise that where two or more are gathered he is in their midst, and what that means for us as people who pursue peace in our lives and communities.

This sermon looks at the goal of peacemaking as reconciliation through the lens of court room/family room dynamics.

This sermon looks at conflict resolution as a communal imperative that helps bring restoration.

This sermon introduces a series on dealing with conflict through the lens of Jesus's call for us to be peacemakers.

This sermon looks at the vision of Mt. Zion from Hebrews 12 as the driving hope and goal for our lives as Christians

This sermon looks at Acts 1:6-8 and how it is our god given vocation to be witnesses of Jesus to all people.

This sermon looks at Luke's account of the crucifixion through the lens of Jesus's rescue of us while we are caught in a storm.

This sermon looks at Matthew's account of the Transfiguration and how it moves us to be a people of action in a world that demands fulfillment.

This sermon looks at the death of Moses in Deuteronomy 34 as a reminder that we don't always get to see the end results of our work.

This sermon looks at Elijah on Mt. Carmel in 1 Kings 18 and the call for us to make hard choices.

This sermon looks at Moses experience with God on Mt. Sinai and the gift of revelation that is still avaliable to us today

This sermon looks at the story of Noah landing on Mt. Ararat and how his new beginning models how we might lean into God's presence in the midst of our own seasons of New Beginning.

This sermon looks at the call that has been placed on us to live in and to create communities of love in our world.

This sermon looks at the Wesleyan theology of Grace and our distinctive theological heritage.

This sermon looks at the pentecost event from Acts 2 as an answer the question of who we are as the church of Jesus Christ.

This sermon focuses on the human identity from the Wesleyan perspective.

This series focuses on what it means to be a United Methodist, focusing on our shared core beliefs. Think of it as Confirmation Class for Adults. This sermon kicks things off by asking the age old question, Who is God?

This sermon looks at the book of Zechariah as a vision of a future and current hope that when Jesus is on the throne we can build a world that is built on righteousness.

This sermon looks at the book of Haggai in the context of bringing restoration to our lives and the church.

This sermon looks at the book of Amos and the relationship between God, The Church, and the Empire.

This is the first in a series of sermons that uses the minor prophets to look at how God uses uncertain times to bring about resurrection.

This Easter 2025 Sermon focuses on step 12 though the story of Mary Magdalene at Jesus's tomb.

This sermon looks at steps 10 and 11 as the practical way that we live out the greatest commandment.

This sermon looks at steps 8 and 9 through the lens of Joseph and his brothers.

This sermon looks at Steps 6 and 7 and the call for us to ask God to help remove Character Defects

This sermon is by Rev. Jeff Brinkman on Steps 4 and 5. Enjoy!

This Sermon looks at steps 2 and 3 through the eyes of the Prodigal Son

This sermon begins a journey through the 12 steps by focusing on step 1 and Paul's admission in Romans 7:15-25

This Ash Wednesday sermon explores Psalm 51 and introduces our lenten sermon series on the 12 steps of Recovery.

This conclusion to our sermon series looks at the promise that Jesus makes to us that the Church Can't Lose

This sermon looks at the theology of the Body of Christ as a means of mitigating conflict and living as people with Full Hearts

This is the first sermon in a series on Church vision that looks at Jesus's command from Matthew 7 to "not judge" and how this defining attribute of the Christian enables us to succeed in our mission to the world.

This final sermon in the series looks at the realm of shared allegiances and how they can distract us from being the people God has called us to be.