Sermons from 2025
Mar 30-2025
Community 8 – Community Do Nots: Relational Saboteurs (Colossians 3:9, Romans 14:13, Galatians 5:15 and James 5:9) As important as community/relationship is to God, it is no wonder that there are sneaky little distortions of community sneaking in to destroy authentic community. Today we will identify several relational saboteurs. …
Mar 23-2025: Community 7
Relational Holiness Colossians 3:12-17 & John 17:17-22 Simply put, relational holiness is loving others as Christ does – at great cost to self in order to serve the well-being of another. As I become more aware of how Christ relates, I also become more aware of how far short I fall in imitating Him. Acknowledging my brokenness is an important first step in…
Mar 16-2025: Community 6
Burden Sharing Galatians 6:1-3 Gathering up all the stuff that needed to come into the house from the trunk of the car I realized I had left a heavy bag of books on the front seat. No problem, I thought, I have a finger left for that job. By the time I got to the house my finger was bending in ways it was never intended to bend. Was I ever glad to see…
Mar 9-2025: Community 5
The Aroma Of A Healthy Community (Colossians 3:12-17) Part 2 It’s hard to beat coming in from the blustery cold and being greeted by the aroma of hot soup and fresh bread. Something about it, just pulls you deeper into the inviting warmth of the room. Healthy church communities have the same inviting pull for those risking to take a step inside. …
Mar 2-2025: Community 4
The Flavour of a Healthy Community Colossians 3:12-17 (Part 1) It’s hard to beat coming in from the blustery cold and being greeted by the aroma of hot soup and fresh bread. Something about it, just pulls you deeper into the inviting warmth of the room. Healthy church communities have the same inviting pull for those risking to take a step inside. …
Feb 23-2025: Community 3
Run/Hold on Romans 12:9-10 MSG Love from the center of who you are; don’t fake it. Run for dear life from evil; hold on for dear life to good. Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle. What does “running from evil mean? Does it simply mean running from the propensity to live out of a self-protective style of relating? Does it mean hating what…
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…
Upcoming Sermons
Sunday Services start at 10:30am – Come join us! 2025 April 13: Guest speaker – Glenn Erskine April 6: Guest speaker – Mike Main March 30: Community 8 – Community Do Nots: Relational Saboteurs (Colossians 3:9, Romans 14:13, Galatians 5:15 and James 5:9) As important as community/relationship is to God, it is no wonder that there are…