Sermons from Ellsworth CRC in Northern Michigan

An Advent Sermon on Isaiah 11:1-9 Theme: God has a King who will set all things right and bring justice to our world. Live and walk in this truth. Image: A shoot growing out of a dead stump. Need: Trust that the King is coming. Mission: Live knowing that the King is coming to bring justice and restore…

The Problem (ME/WE) Image of light in the darkness We think we see more than we do. Walking in the dark feels familiar, but it is still darkness. We claim to walk in the light while living with hidden darkness. Christ's Pattern of Love (vs. 1–2) “Walk in love, as Christ loved us.” • Christ's sacrificial…

1. ME – Introduce with the Orchestra Image Describe the experience of hearing an orchestra tune before the concert—chaotic, individualistic, everyone focused on their own sound. If you've ever sat in a concert hall before a symphony begins, you know the peculiar sound of an orchestra tuning up. It's…

ME – When the Pieces Don't Fit Have you ever tried to assemble a jigsaw puzzle without seeing the box lid. I never had, I find it hard enough to do even when I have the picture on the box right in front of me. Before Phoebe came into our family, Emma would normally have a puzzle going on our dinning…

ME — Remodel Projects HGTV - all of the different remodeling shows. Everyone like the “before” and “after” photos. No one loves the dust, the noise, the mess. During seminary, I was part of a summer work crew that fixed up student housing. When we started a remodeling project it always looked easy ……

Alive in Christ Story of seeing “The Thinker” statue in Paris. Have you ever walked through a museum and stood before a finely carved statue — maybe the thinker or another masterpiece — and wondered, “How could someone shape something so lifelike out of a block of stone or metal?” Yet imagine if that…

Blessings in Christ Ephesians 1:3-14 — “He chose us in Him before the creation of the world” (v. 4–6). — “In Him we have redemption through His blood” (v. 7). — “You were marked in Him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit” (v. 13–14). All of it points back to God and his glorious grace. Let worship…