The Word for the Land

Pastor Chris preaches from 1 John 1:5-2:2 where we can see that God's holiness demands a holy people, but that does not mean we have to defeat sin on our own.

Pastor Chris preaches from 1 John 1:1-4 where we see that John wants to use his savior derived authority to see that these saints salvation is assured.

Pastor Chris preaches from 1 and 2 Chronicles where we see that the God who keeps his covenants and promises will make a future for his people.

Jason Kinney preaches from Ezekiel 37:15-28 where we see that God is a king who unities and dwells with his people.

Jason Kinney preaches from Ezekiel 37:1-14 where we see that God's word creates life.

Pastor Chris preaches from the book of Esther where we see how God is at work to preserve and protect his people, even when God's people struggle to perceive God.

Caleb Weaver preaches from Ezekiel 17 where we can see a reflection of how we react to uncertainty by choosing to try and grab our own power, in our own pride, instead of trusting God.

Pastor Chris preaches from 1 & 2 Samuels where we see a story of a God who would be his peoples good and gracious King, and who is setting the stage for his return.

Zac Rybak preaches from Ephesians 1:13-14 where we see that God has sealed us with the Holy Spirit so that we can be assured that what He has begun in us He will finish.

Zac Rybak preaches from Ephesians 1:11-12, where we find that our future, in Chris, gives us hope because we are inheritors of God's coming kingdom.

Zac Rybak preaches from Ephesians 1:7-10 where we focus on redemption. And this redemption is the grace that removes our guilt, breaks our chains, and promises our restoration.

Zac Rybak preaches from Ephesians 1:5-6 where we see that we are adopted as children of God. And this adoptions reveals that the God who saves us is the Father who claims us as his own.

Pastor Chris preaches from the book of Judges where we see that God's people have one savior and one king, who is God alone.

Pastor Chris preaches from the book of Joshua where we see what it looks like to be among his promise-receiving people.

Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 4:10-23 where we see 7 marks of gospel generosity.

Jason preaches from 1 Peter 4:12-19 and shows us that Christians are called to suffer well. And shows what the Bible tells us about the sanctification that comes through suffering.

Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 4:4-9 where we see that Christians are called to peace, despite our chaotic world. But we often lose our hold of it because we fail to have faithful disposition and faithful contemplation.

Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 4:1-3 where we see that unity is not just a Christian ideal, but is something that should be actively pursued, even when it's hard.

Ryan Miller preaches from Jeremiah 17:1-18 where we see the importance of trusting in God over trusting in man.

Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 3:12-21, where Paul is telling us that the Christian life is a difficult journey, and that in order to persevere we need to press on and watch out for perils.

Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 3:1-11 where Paul is warning against false teachers by demonstrating how everything is worthless in comparison to Christ.

Pastor Chris preaches from Hebrews 12:1-2, where we can see God calling us to persevere through tough circumstances and giving us instructions on how to do so.

Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 2:19-30 where Paul sets the example for us that the gospel and gospel living requires a gospel team.

Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 2:12-18 where Paul entreats to us that the Christian community should be characterized by the cooperative cheer in the call to salvation.

Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 2:1-11 where Paul suggests that the arrogance of division finds its cure in the example of Christ. Paul outlines what he wants to see from the Philippians and why he wants to see it.

Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 1:27-30 where Paul challenges us to live gospel-shaped lives through our citizenship in Christ.

Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 1:18b-26, where Paul shows us how rejoicing leads to resolution.

Pastor Chris preaches from Philippians 1:12-18a, where Paul entreats up that the knowledge of Christ, the perception of Christ, is more pertinent than pain or prison. Paul outlines this for us through the success of the gospel and the selflessness of the gospel.

Caleb Weaver preached from 2 Chronicles 33:1-20 which asks and answers the question ‘Does the person who is so far removed from God deserve salvation if they repent?'

Pastor Chris preaches from Daniel 12:5-13 as we finish our series in Daniel. This passage highlights the persistence of pain, the product of pain, perseverance through pain, and the from promise from pain. In light of this pain, we must not give up now.

Pastor Chris preaches from Daniel 11:2-12:4 which is a passage that encourages us, as God's people, to endure in the midst of this worlds chaos and conflicts.

Pastor Chris preaches from Daniel 10:1-11:1, which focuses on the fact that we are in a spiritual battle, but we have the help we need - the exact help we need.

Pastor Chris preaches from Matthew 1:18-25, which points us to how the longing of Christians pushes us to take Christ-centered risks.

Pastor Chris preaches from Matthew 1:6b-11, which shows us through this lineage how despite the wickedness and moral failings, David's line didn't die and Jesus would reign.

Pastor Chris beings our Advent series with Matthew 1:1-6a. This portion of Matthew - the genealogy - especially focused on Abraham, shows how Abraham was the prototype of longing and in Jesus the longings of God's people were answered.

Jason Kinney preaches from Psalm 4, which encourages us to go to God, daily, because we have a God who hears us and knows us. If we come to him, with the right posture, he will give us rest.

Pastor Chris preaches from Daniel 6, which teaches us that persecution as a Christian will happen and how to know what it is, what to expect, and how to prepare.

Ben Most preaches from Psalm 3, teaching us how this Psalm can encourage us to seek the Lord in our trials, to bring them to him first, and to let the Lord be the one who comforts us in these trials.

Pastor Chris preaches from Daniel 1 which tells us that because God is sovereign, we can take him at his word and trust him.

Pastor Chris preaches from Matthew 7:13-20, which contains 2 parables that both indicate that eternal life is reserved for those who walk a hard way.

Pastor Chris preaches from Matthew 25:31-46. This parable points out that eternity rests on our choice of identity.

Jason Kinney preaches from Matthew 25:14-30, highlighting how the parable speaks to how we serve - either for the kingdom or against the kingdom of God.

Pastor Chris preaches from Matthew 22:1-14, which is the third parable pointing us towards what a Christian, who truly belongs to the Kingdom of Heaven, looks like.