Sermons by Scott Penner
October 13 – Thanksgiving Sunday
Today our focus will be on gratitude as we celebrate the goodness of God in all its various forms. Who knows, maybe there will even be a chance to share some of that goodness with the rest of the congregation. Looing forward to be thankful together.
September 29th – Believe: It’s a Choice (John 5:24)
Receive the gift. Say “I do.” Surrender to the auto-belay. Sign the consent form. Get on the plane. Embrace doubt. Take a step. This Sunday we will explore the connection between the choice of belief and its connection to all those little sentences. Join us as we continue the…
September 22-2024 – Believe: Removing Blocks from Belief
September 15-2024- Believe: An Action Word
Pastor Scott speaking (Various passages of Scripture) – The word “believe” is a verb or action word. In a biblical sense, the action of the word “believe” is much more than simply an action within our minds – the act of believing. What we believe will be evident in the visible, noticeable actions of our lives…
September 8-2024 -Brokenness
Pastor Scott speaking (Luke 7:36-50, 18:9-14) After we’ve done something wrong, it is one thing to be upset that we got caught, it is quite another to be broken over our own wrongdoing. David said after coming clean before God after he had done something wrong, “The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant…
September 1st – 2024 – Calculated
Pastor Scott speaking (Colossians 1:9-10) A few leaves are already starting to turn color. As fall approaches, let’s be very calculated in what we put into our schedules. We don’t want them empty. We don’t want them burdensomely overfilled. I trust we want to include stretching, relaxing, working, learning all in healthy…
July 21-2024 – Celebrating Gotcha Day
Sometimes adopted children not only celebrate their birthdays, but also celebrate Gottcha Day – the day they were scooped up into a family. This Sunday we will hear stories about and read Scripture about spiritual Gottcha Days – the day of being scooped up into God’s family. Romans 8:14-18, Jeremiah 29:11, Ephesians 1:8
July 7-2024 – I’ll find her
I’ll Find Her Jesus told several stories that illustrate His heart toward us. He not only provided a way for us to live in a healthy relationship with Him, He is in loving, intentional pursuit of those He created. Today we see the truth of His determination to find you, hopefully we’ll sense that reality and conclude by celebrating around the Lord’s…
June 30-2024- Like a tree
We hear a lot about trees in the Bible and we learn a lot about life from trees. Today we will look at tree growth and compare it to spiritual growth and will recognize the planting of an English Oak tree in memory of Mike Collins, who recently passed away. We miss him, but value his example of growth and celebrate the God-guided impact he had on the life of the Truro…
June 23-2024 – What Lingers & Baptism
What Lingers? Again and again God invites us to remember. On the heels of our Father’s Day reminiscing, today is our annual “What Lingers?” Sunday. Today we purposefully remember and celebrate what continues to linger in our hearts concerning the beautiful work of God among us…