In this sermon from the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost in 2026, Rev. Ben preaches on the third section of Jesus’ “Missionary Discourse” in Matthew 10, where the Lord states that He comes not to bring peace to the earth, but a sword. His ministry is divisive because of the all-encompassing demands He places on His followers, demands which we cannot be worthy…
To Glorify Jesus Christ as a Community of Disciples on Mission
To Glorify Jesus Christ as a Community of Disciples on Mission
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In this sermon from Easter 2026, Rev. Ben preaches on why the stone was rolled away–not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in, so that we might see, and believe, and enter into eternal life. Matthew 28:1-10
In this sermon from the 3rd Sunday in Lent, 2026, Rev. Ben preaches on all four of our lectionary texts, with the theme coming from Psalm 95 — harden not your hearts. He explores what a hardened heart does and the consequences, how a heart becomes hardened, and what Jesus does to hardened hearts. The other texts were Exodus 17:1-7; Romans 1:16-32;…
In this sermon on the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, Rev. Ben preaches on the ten lepers healed by Jesus, and the one who comes to give Jesus glory. This leads us to learn of the spiritual discipline of gratitude, which is birthed out of faith. Luke 17:11-19
In this sermon on the 16th Sunday after Pentecost, Rev. Ben preaches on the biblical call to take hold of that which is TRULY life, and to let go of the cheap imitations that surround us and can never satisfy us. We are to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of us, and to walk in this daily.…
In this sermon, Rev. Ben proclaims boldly that Jesus ministers ONLY to sinners. So if we are to receive the love and power of Jesus in our lives, we must come to Him as sinners in need of His forgiveness, which we know He so freely offers. So Confession and Repentance are the joyful building blocks of the Christian life. Luke 15:1-10
In this sermon wrapping up our journey through Colossians, Rev. Ben preaches on our call to let Jesus reign in all areas of our life, from our marriage to our work, to our prayer life and witness to the world. This is the message of Colossians, that in the light of the glory of Jesus, He is worthy of being Lord in…
Continuing in our Colossians series, Rev. Ben preaches on this passage of exhortation, where we are called on to live the new life of Christ, and given some explanations of what that looks like. We are to ever be seeking the things of heaven, putting to death sin in us, putting on the qualities of Christ, and yielding to His work in…
We continue this week in our study through Colossians, focusing on Paul’s warning about false gospels and teaching the true Gospel. There are many ideologies and false teachings in the world around us, and we need to know how to discern them with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Colossians 2:6-23
Continuing in our sermon series working through Colossians, in this sermon Rev. Ben preaches on this text where Paul outlines his ministry goal and the strategies to achieve it. As we strive to grow to maturity in Christ, we use these same strategies in our lives: knowing the Word of God, knowing Christ in us, receiving teaching and warning, and being encouraged…