Sermons by Scott Penner (Page 2)
Feb 16-2025: Community 2
Community 2 – One Community Rule: (John 13:34-35) Are you struck by – puzzled by – the assertion that loving others sums up the whole law? Isn’t it much more comfortable seeing “loving God and loving others” as the summary. We can know for certain that community, our involvement in it and attitude toward it, is crucial as we…
Feb 2-2025: God is Community 1
Community – 1 John 4:8, 16 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. Prayer: “Keep talking, God, we are all ears as we engage in a new series of teaching called, Community”
Community Series
Galatians 5:13-15 NLT For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Are you struck by – puzzled by – the assertion that loving…
Nov 24-2024– Believe: An Action Word (Eph 6)
Pastor Scott speaking We will continue our focus on “Believe” as worked out this time in the sixth chapter of Ephesians where we read: Ephesians 6:10 MSG “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can…
Nov 17-2024 – Believe: An Action Word (Eph 5)
Pastor Scott speaking We will continue our focus on “Believe” as worked out this time in the fifth chapter of Ephesians where we read of non belief and solid belief: Ephesians 5:5 MSG [5] You can be sure that using people or religion or things just for what you can get out of them—the usual…
Nov 10-2024 – Believe: An Action Word (Eph 4)
Pastor Scott speaking. We will continue our focus on “Believe” as worked out this time in the fourth chapter of Ephesians where we read: “Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which…
Nov 3-2024-Believe: An Action Word (Eph 3)
Pastor Scott speaking This Sunday we will continue our focus on “Believe” as worked out this time in the third chapter of Ephesians where we read: [18] And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. [19] May you experience [taste and see] the love of Christ, though it is…
Oct 27-2024 Believe: An Action Word (Eph 2)
Pastor Scott speaking We will continue our focus on “Believe” worked out in the second chapter of Ephesians where we read: Ephesians 2:1-6 [1-6] It wasn’t so long ago that you were mired in that old stagnant life of sin. You let the world, which doesn’t know the first thing about living, tell you how to live. You filled your lungs with polluted unbelief,…
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…