Drinking From the Well

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.

This sermon explores our relationship to our communities and how we can be the light of Jesus when our communities just aren't the way we hoped they would be.

This sermon looks at friendship through the story of Jonathan and David and helps us to understand the true nature and value of friendship.

This sermon looks at the family relationship system- particularly focusing on the pain brought by generational wounds.

This sermon looks at the relationship between humans and God as the foundation of our ability to live as social beings.

This sermon introduces a series about belonging. The text is Genesis 2:18-23

Christmas Eve sermon 2024

A look at Josiah's reformation in the context of Love.

This sermon looks at Solomon's response to the completion of the Temple in Jerusalem as a primer for the point of religion.

This sermon looks at the reign of King David through the lens of the advent theme of Peace.

This sermon looks at the life of Saul, as the hope of the Israelites in a new king.

Looking at 1 Samuel 24 we take a deep dive into how a strangely warmed heart drives our ability to be generous -- with our finances and beyond.

This sermon looks at 1 Samuel 12 and how the farewell sermon of Samuel and how it equates to our call as Christians to serve the Lord

Looking at 1 Samuel 7, we discuss the role of idolatry in our lives and how it clouds our Christian Witness.

This sermon kicks off a stewardship series that explores the idea of generosity through the lens of grace.

Looking at Luke 24, we see how the Resurrection of Jesus changes everything and becomes our eternal hope.

This sermon looks at the Parable of the Tenants from Luke 20 and looks at how when the hope that we place in the social contract of leadership and respect fails we can find new hope and purpose in the authority that God has given to us.

This sermon looks at the despair that comes from feeling as though no one is really listening to you and that you are alone in this world. We look at a peculiar teaching of Jesus (the rich young ruler) and how it shows that Jesus was quite misunderstood -- most of the time.

This sermon looks at the Parable of the Prodigal Son through the lens of our new series "Hope and Despair." We look to see how when we come to the end of all of the hopes that we have in ourselves and we are left empty and wanting -- Jesus is the place where we can find hope again.

Looking at Luke 14 and the parable of the Great Banquet, we discover what it looks like for us to live out our Wesleyan heritage by Loving Actively

This message looks at Luke 12 to learn from Jesus about how we are called to challenge institutional and religious presumptions in order to have a greater impact in our world.

Looking at Luke 12 and the parable of the Watchful Servants, we look at the Wesleyan value of growing deeply in our faith and how it enables us to grow deeper in our love for God and for People

This sermon discuses a Wesleyan approach to faithfully reading Scripture for personal and social transformation.

This sermon explores our Wesleyan Theological Roots, particularly focusing on how our tradition teaches us to draw our circle widely to embrace those that are often rejected.

Looking at Peter's famous confession of Jesus's Identity in Luke 9 we discover the purpose and destiny of following Jesus

Looking at the parable of the soils from Luke 8, we talk about the importance of realizing that we can always allow God to change our hearts

A look at Luke 7:36-50 through the lens of Christian Discipleship as a means of personal and communal transformation.

Looking at Luke 5, we see how Jesus's calling of the first disciples models for us the reality that we do not need any qualifications to follow Jesus, but that we are expected to become like him.

Looking at Luke 3 and 4 through the juxtaposition of the wilderness community of the Jordan and the synagogue community of Nazareth, we see how sometimes the way for us is not prepared at home. This calls the church to be a place that prepares the way for the future.

This sermon looks at Luke 2 as a model for the call of the community of the church to nurture and care for the spiritual upbringing of the next generation.

This sermon looks at Luke 1 and the birth of John the Baptist as encouragement to us that God is preparing the way for our lives and our ministry.

Look at Galatians 5, we answer the Question "how shall we then live?" in our quest to figure out the end game of the Gospel --> Heaven and Earth intersecting.

This sermon looks at the work of Jesus through the lens of Ephesians 2:1-11, and helps us see how Jesus changes everything in our lives.

This sermon looks at the failure of humans to live up to the divine vocation, and how this places us in a position of need before God.