Sermon Archives

• 5/20/18, Rev. Dan Elmore ~ Jesus is in the House: A More Excellent Way
  Pastor Dan preached at all 3 services. Jesus is in the house! This weekend we will celebrate Pentecost Sunday! It’s the observance of the Holy Spirit descending upon the apostles gathered in the upper room after Jesus had told them to wait there in prayer. When the Spirit came, gifts were given to the apostles and believers for the building of the church, th […]
• 5/13/18, Rev. Dan Elmore ~ Jesus is in the House: Or Do You Not Know?
  Pastor Dan preached at all 3 services. Jesus is in the house! It’s Mother’s Day weekend! It’s a time to gather our households to celebrate moms, grandmas, aunts, sisters, daughters, and all those women who have nurtured us in life and especially in faith. It’s a day when typically we try to act like everything is fine. We try to stay on our best behavior. Ye […]
• 5/6/18, Rev. Jay Hanke ~ Jesus is In the House! Foundation: Jesus
  Pastor Jay preached at all 3 services. One of the things we all know about preschool kids is that we rarely have to wonder if they are “in the house” with us. They have many amazing and sometimes alarming ways of letting us know they are present. Our worship theme on “households” has been looking at the impact that Jesus makes when “Jesus Is In the House!” B […]
• 4/29/18, Rev. Jay Hanke ~ Jesus is In the House! Fractured Households
  Pastor Jay preached at all 3 services. Ever heard that saying, the family that prays together, stays together? So if this is true we might find ourselves wondering why so many families are flying apart! And then there is the church – a big family of believers, and they pray a lot too. So why is the church family flying apart? Our worship series is taking a c […]
• 4/22/18, Rev. Dan Elmore ~ Jesus is In the House! Trophy Cases
  Pastor Dan preached at all 3 services. Jesus is in the house! Did you know that? If we claim to follow him, Jesus is in our household of faith, the Church, and in our households of family and friends, however they are composed. So then, how are we to live within our households if Jesus is there? This is the fundamental question that Paul addresses in his fir […]
• 4/15/18, John Hamilton ~ Missions Celebration. Let Your Life Speak!
  John Hamilton preached at all 3 services. John and Lisa Hamilton are the One Mission Society (OMS) team leaders for Uruguay. After serving 10 years in various pastoral and team roles in Bogotá and Medellín, Colombia, John and Lisa moved to Montevideo in early 2003. The OMS team in Uruguay currently works in partnership with Christ Church, an interdenominatio […]
• 4/8/18, Rev. Dan Elmore ~ Witnesses
  Pastor Dan preached at all 3 services. On Easter we heard about the first witnesses to the resurrection of Jesus, and how they told others about what they saw and experienced. What have you seen and experienced about Jesus? Did you know we’re all being called to the witness stand? We will hear a witness from someone in the addiction recovery community and ho […]
• 4/1/18, Rev. Jay Hanke ~ Traditional Service Easter Message. Our Leader Moves from Death to Life
  Pastor Jay preached at all 3 services on March 18, 2018. Of course it is no surprise that this Sunday is EASTER! And we all know there will be flowers and brass and triumphant music and favorite hymns and excited children and dressed-up adults and both Alleluias and Hallelujahs and even rumors of an empty grave and eternal life . . . and there will be a stor […]
• 4/1/18, Rev. Dan Elmore ~ Common Ground Easter Message: Our Leader Moves from Death to Life
  Pastor Dan preached at common ground on Easter. Our Leader Moves from Death to Life Many of us love all the traditions of Easter, including the flowers, music and dressing up in our Easter best! We can worship in various ways though, including this informal service where you might see folks wearing anything from shorts and t-shirts to dresses, suits and ties […]
• 3/25/18, Rev. Dan Elmore ~ Palm Sunday: Our Leader Moves from Quick Fix to Reality
  Pastor Dan preached at all 3 services. As Palm Sunday approaches, the old cheer comes to mind: “What do we want?” “Change/Victory/Whatever!” “When do we want it?” “Now!” That mindset of the masses was prevalent as Jesus rode into Jerusalem, and it’s still prevalent today. We want what WE want and we want it NOW. We are eager for the quick fix… and in three e […]