Archive (Sermons)

May Integrity and Uprightness Protect Me


July 17, 2024

How do we protect ourselves from threats? How do we stay safe, not only for ourselves but for those we care about? In answering these questions we often think of things like locks on our...

Never Outnumbered

Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
July 17, 2024

It’s a story of intrigue and mystery. The King of Syria wants to hunt down the powerful prophet Elisha. Physically speaking, Elisha is outnumbered. That’s when we get a glimpse into the unseen spiritual realm...

Fearing God First

Category: courage, Jesus Christ, light, salvation / Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
June 23, 2024

What gives someone courage? Are people “born with it”? Or do they obtain it somehow? Some people have an exceptional experience that makes them feel invincible. Others build up what we might call “courage muscle”...

You can only have harmony if you’re singing the same song

Category: church, faith, fellowship, Jesus, worship / Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
June 17, 2024

Let’s say two people want to sing in harmony. Person 1 starts with the melody and then Person 2… sings a totally different song! Obviously, it’s not going to work. But if both people are...

I can smell the hands of fishermen
See and Live

Speaker: William Min
May 26, 2024

A Sermon from service on May 26, 2024 by William Min, our Coordinator of Youth & Outreach. He focused on drawing from the story of the bronze snake in Numbers (21:4-9) and John 3:7-15 with...

How does the peace of Christ rule in our hearts?

Category: Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, peace / Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
May 20, 2024

“And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts…” Have you ever paused to really think through what that means? It sounds like a very, very good thing. But what specifically is “the peace...

Mesus, McJesus, and the rise of Fear

Category: faith, fear, Jesus, spiritual warfare / Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
May 12, 2024

“Mesus” is a temptation for all of us; it’s self-projection. “McJesus” is consumerism gone bad, even with our faith–picking and choosing beliefs, even drawing from other religions. When these things happen, fear and anxiety can...