Sycamore Sermons

Based out of 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Randy Steele speaks about the contrast between '"expectations" and "desires" and its affect on love.

Based out of 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Dave Ahl discusses the vastness of God's love.

Based out of 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Andreea discusses "Love is KIND."

Based out of 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Randy begins a new series on Love.

Come and join us this week as we seek to put our faith into action. Tonight will a similar setup to the last two weeks: Praying for and listening to God's call of obedience. We will be seeking to build on the faith and obedience that we initiated last week, and we will be seeking to follow God even further down the path of His will.

Come and join us this week as we seek to put our faith into action. Tonight will a similar setup to last week: Praying for and listening to God's call of obedience. We will be seeking to build on the faith and obedience that we initiated last week, and we will be seeking to follow God even further down the path of His will.

Come and join us this week as we seek to put our faith into action. Tonight will look a bit different. We will meet together in a circle to listen to God, but there is only one guideline for this evening: if you feel called by God to obey, then this is the time to commit that obedience. It is okay for there to be long pauses. It is okay for there to be mistakes. It is okay to walk out of the room if God wants you elsewhere. This is simply a time for listening and obedience.

Join us this week as we share our stories about opportunities that God gave us this week. Randy will be continuing to talk about Gideon, specifically how important it is to have friends to give you courage.

Tonight, we will be sharing stories of opportunities that God gave us to share the gospel this week. Randy will also continue to talk to us about the story of Gideon, and how God defeated the Midianites using Gideon's obedience in small, but powerful ways.

Tonight, Jeff will continue the series on Gideon and conquering fear. Jeff will talk about asking God for signs, as well as trusting and obeying God. We will also be telling stories about opportunities that God has opened this last week.

Tonight Randy will be continuing to talk about Gideon facing his fears, but being afraid of what it might mean. We will also tell our stories of looking for opportunities to follow God this last week.

Tonight, Randy will be talking to us about how fear steals from us, and how we as Christians need to stop that. We will be sharing about our stories that Randy asked us to bring from last week.

Tonight, Terry Steele will be talking to us about trying to control fear by using 'magic'. We will deal with concepts such as mechanism vs. organic, and how they relate to Christians.

Tonight, Randy will be talking to us about the effects of fear and the importance of getting rid of it. We will be interacting with each other and talking about our own fears in addition to the message.

Tonight we are talking about how to support leadership and how to heal hurting pastors. Randy will be sharing with us from 2 Timothy 4:9-21 about the apostle Paul and his hurts and wants. We will also be discussing some sensitive issues during the second half of tonight, and as such, we will not be recording them.

Tonight Randy Steele will be talking to us about the different stages of life and how it pertains to us as individuals. We will also be dialoguing about how stages of life pertain to Sycamore, and what Saturday evenings will look like in the future.

Steven Koch and Kelly Murray will be sharing with us tonight about the importance of our personal relationships with God and obeying Him. Kelly will be sharing part of her life story and seeking to have a conversation about God and obedience.

This week, we will be continuing our series on Practical Prayer. Randy will be speaking about Wasted Prayers. Pride wars against effective prayer but the question is: how can I understand humility?

George Hamilton is speaking this week from his experience with healing prayer. He will be sharing his Biblical and experiential knowledge of the subject, as well as helping us with some practical advice.

Tonight we take some time to practice praying and listening to God with each other. Jon Johnson and Matthew Price help facilitate out listening prayer through the evening, with lots of time to talk about what we are hearing from God as well. Included are some focused worship songs and times of silence.

Dan Mayhew is speaking on the violent nature of prayer this week. He shares his view of the Kingdom of God and how we should use prayer to forcefully advance it, as well as many other facets of prayer and warfare.

This week, Calvin and Julie Tadema speak to us on the topic of intercessory prayer, and have us practice it with some guidance and feedback time.

This week, Mike and Debbie Kelly speak about. using Listening Prayer to minister to each other. Mike and Debbie will be ministering to us, and we will be practicing the practical application of listening prayer with each other.

We have another guest speaker with us this evening, Dave Cetti, who comes tonight to continue our discussion on prayer.

Ellen Koch speaks tonight in a group setting, about her experience and testimony of Listening Prayer. This week, we have some time to experience and practice listening prayer. Editor's Note: Sorry for the lack of podcasts recently, there were a lot of hiccups in the previous recordings that prevented usable audio.

This week, guest speaker Greg "Mac" McAllum comes to share some of his Testimony and to continue our series on Fear Vs.. Befriending Fear's Enemies.

This week, Randy continues his mini series on the book of Philemon. He discusses how to handle conflict, and gives some ground principles for what to do. At the end, for Push Time, he lays out some example conflicts that we discussed.

This week, Randy continues his discussion on Philemon. Starting off with a discussion about how a name was chosen, and how a name can hold power over someone, he discusses Onisimus, and Paul's request that Philemon treat him with love and restore him rather than give out the punishment that by right Philemon could have and deserved to give.

This week, we continue our mini series of standalone nights, as Randy talks to us about how to wait on the Lord, and how to remember that our faith is based on what Christ has done for *us*, and not on what we can do for Him.

This week Randy Steele comes to us while we are in between series, and talks to us about giving thanks, and about the way a person's heart will be if they are truly giving thanks. "It is not possible to be simultaneously proud and thankful..."

This week, we are proud to be able to be a part of Daniel Hedinger and Nicole DeKay's wedding. We bring you the recording of the main event, and hope that those who were not able to attend enjoy hearing the joyous union.

This week, Randy comes to us to discuss spiritual warfare, and and to remind us of the heart of Christianity.

This week, Cal and Julie Tadema speak on the topic of healing, in every realm, whether it be emotional, spiritual, or physical. They discuss the will of the devil being the cause of pain, what an ideal state of "health" should be, and some symptoms that will cause pain in the future.

`This week, Jeff Steward comes to us on the topic of healing (again!). However, he comes with a different perspective than Dwight Steele. He comes with words from a couple of authors who are more charismatic, and have a different view on healing that previously presented. While he may speak with some conviction on the subject, it should be clear in the question and answer time that we have not fully wrestled with this topic, and we will continue later with more on the subject. Jeff brings us a description of what is happening and what these two authors have to say (and practice) regarding healing.

This week, Randy Steele comes to us with a unique evening where he opens with some words on handling money, and how that can be a risk and a temptation. He also, not of his own desire, but because Sycamore leadership requested, went over the line items of the new church budget which has been designed with a different heart. He goes out of his way to remind us that he is trying not to be "traditional" and request more money or anything. But the leadership at Sycamore wanted to hear a little bit of the heart behind the budget and how our parent church decides to spend its money.

Tonight, Dwight Steele speaks to us on healing. Randy Steele was going to speak but as it happens he felt really nervous, and was unsure what to do. Dwight Steele, instead, comes to us tonight with some of his insights. He reminds us that the purpose of healing is to demonstrate the glory and love of God. He reminds us that sometimes God will use suffering and that in our "raitional", "idividualistic" and "fatalistic" Church culture we often do not have a proper understanding. He reminds us that we have no business telling God what he can or must do. But God is willing and wants to work through us. He also reminds us that he would aim for transformation rather than simply physical healing as that is more glorifying that God can change the heart of sinful man.

Tonight, Elijah Sou comes to us to talk about prophecy. He begins with a discussion on how we misinterpret what prophecy is, and what it is for. He starts from 1st Corinthians 12, and reminds us that prophecy is about revelation in two ways. foretelling, or the revealing of the future, and forthtelling which is the revelation of something that is present. He reminds us that Prophecy is for us to edify the Church. It is not some magic trick where we can see the future for our benefit. Prophecy is about calling people up, and about edifying the body of Christ. He gives us some real examples in his life, of how the Holy Spirit has been able to speak to him. He talks a little bit about how to determine false prophecy from divine prophecy by explaining what real prophecy is like, and the heart of real prophecy. "The sprit of the prophet is subject to the prophet"

This evening Andreea speaks on the gift of tongues, and what role it plays in the believer's life.

This evening Mark Gaulke speaks on his heart for Floyd Light middle school. They are hoping that people will join them in the Big Brother Big Sister program to help encourage the students and help them to thrive in relationship.

This week Dwight Steele comes and talks to us about the Holy Spirit's anointing power. He talks to us about how there are two different "fillings" of the Spirit. He takes examples from the book of Acts, and shares some insight into how the Holy Spirit wants to empower us for boldness and truth.

This evening Randy speaks on the significance of the power of God and the transformation that it brings to people's lives. We look at the early church and see how they did not rely on persuasive arguments, but on the authority and power of Christ to reach people's hearts.

This week Jeff Steward talks to us about Stewardship.

Anna Price talks this week about the greatness of having a relationship with God. She uses the examples of Moses and Elijah to explain how God wants to talk to His people as friends.

Special guest speakers Cal and Julie Tadema join us this week to explain the various ways we can hear what God is trying to tell us.

This week at Sycamore we discussed the time each of us had set aside to experience the Lord. Randy Steele and Anna Price talk us through hearing God's voice and what it would look like if we spent everyday walking with God.

Annie comes tonight to share her recent experiences and pray a prayer of blessing over Sycamore.. She shares her encounters with the Holy Spirit and encourages us with her testimony of what God is doing.

This week Jeff Steward continues our series, The God Connection: Reexamining the role of the Holy Spirit in every day life. Jeff shares his testimony of God working in him to bring about his desire to see God more clearly. He shares a lot about how and why that journey started. He answers the question from Randy, "What prevented you from stopping during this process? Why do you still seek to see God's power revealed?"

Randy Steele sets off a new series from Sycamore with the beginning of the book of the Acts of the Apostles. Randy describes how the Church is now, and then begins to take a look at what the Church was like in the beginning. He paints a picture of desire for something more. Something more meaningful, more fulfilling. Something worth giving up everything else for. He reminds us of the calling of Christianity and how we have so often forgotten what God has promised us. The leadership doesn't have a full title for this series yet, and we don't know where it will take us. Our goal is to simply ask questions and look to God for answers.

Randy Steele closes out the Sabbath and Rest series.

This evening Ty speaks from Psalm 131, about the struggle between the old man and the new creation. The old man wants to be big and strong, but the new is called to humility and submission to the Father. We are to rest in God and put our hope in Him, not in our own strength.