SitP | Psalm 29 - The Supreme Sovereign
Sermon Summary: Psalm 29 is like a decadent multi-layered cheesecake. Each layer is delicious on its own, but when stacked--well, the effect is overwhelming. We look at Psalm 29 as a poem by God’s covenant king, a polemic against God’s adversaries, and a pronouncement of God’s coming judgment to discover this reality: Yahweh, the Supreme Sovereign is the strength and security of his loyal worshippers!
Text: Psalm 29
Title: The Supreme Sovereign
Speaking: Pastor Isaiah Lewis
Date: June 2
SitP | Psalm 28 - The Silence of God
Sermon Summary: The silence of God can be deafening and devastating--especially when we both long for and fear his justice. Psalm 28 connects deeply to our experience as the psalmist invites us into his struggle. And we know the rest of the story: all of our longings for justice and care are satisfied in Jesus.
Text: Psalm 28
Title: The Silence of God
Speaking: Pastor Isaiah Lewis
Date: May 26
SitP | Psalm 27 - Finding Christ in our Anxiety and Worry
Sermon Summary: Whom shall I fear? Of whom shall I be afraid? In Psalm 27, we are pointed to finding God as our light and refuge in dark and troublesome times.
Text: Psalm 27
Title: Finding Christ in our Anxiety and Worry
Speaking: Pastor Jeff Lynn
Date: May 26
SitP | Psalm 26 -The Matter of Integrity (because integrity matters)
Sermon Summary: Integrity describes a life of inner and outer consistency; where beliefs and behavior are consistent with each other. Integrity mattered to the psalmist. And from Psalm 26, we see that integrity requires liturgy--the liturgies of loving God’s glory supremely, living in community intentionally, and delighting in the gospel consistently.
Text: Psalm 26
Title: The Matter of Integrity (because integrity matters)
Speaking: Pastor Isaiah Lewis
Date: May 12
UDK |Enemy-Love - Matthew 5:38-47
Sermon Summary: How does Life in the Upside-Down Kingdom shape how we to interact with those we consider to be our adversaries, or those who set themselves up against us as enemies? Jesus invites us to follow him into counter-cultural adversary-love through refusing retaliation and embracing our enemies in love.
Text: Matthew 5:38-47
Title: Enemy-Love
Speaking: Pastor Isaiah Lewis
Date: May 5
UDK | Vow-Keeping in the Kingdom (Divorce & Truth-Telling) - Matthew 5:31-37
Sermon Summary: Life in the Upside-Down Kingdom is radically counter-cultural when it comes to keeping our word. In a context in which confusion reigned on divorce, and vows were made with the intention to break them, Jesus invites us to the good life through celebrating vow-keeping. And in his upside-down kingdom, we celebrate vow-keeping by honoring the covenant of marriage and by telling the truth.
Text: Matthew 5:27-30
Title: Vow-Keeping in the Kingdom (Divorce & Truth-Telling)
Speaking: Pastor Isaiah Lewis
Date: April 28
UDK | Lust: Adultery of the Heart - Matthew 5:27-30
Sermon Summary: Jesus offers us hard words and hope when it comes to our broken sexuality, because the good life in him is better than we could ever imagine. He states the status quo, points us to true north, and then invites us to correct our course.
Text: Matthew 5:27-30
Title: Lust: Adultery of the Heart
Speaking: Pastor Isaiah Lewis
Date: April 21
UDK | Getting Away With Murder - Matthew 5:21-26
Sermon Summary: Anger is a complicated emotion. As the one who fulfills the Old Testament with its Law, Jesus demonstrates the status quo, points us to true north, and corrects our course when it comes to sinful anger.
Text: Matthew 5:21-26
Speaking: Pastor Isaiah Lewis
Date: April 14
UDK | Jesus and the Older, Odd, Boring, Out-of-Date First-Half of Your Bible - Matthew 5:17-20
Sermon Summary: What was Jesus’ perspective on that larger first-half of our Bibles? Has he come to throw it all out? In our text, Jesus teaches us about the king’s and the Christian’s relationship to the OT.
Text: Matthew 5:17-20
Speaking: Pastor Isaiah Lewis
Date: March 24
The Art of Listening | Romans 8:19-26
Sermon Summary: Both the world and our own minds are full of noise and distractions that keep us from listening to God. Romans 8 invites us to stop and listen.
Text: Matthew: Romans 8:19-26
Speaking: Gustavo Formenti
Date: March 17
The Mission of the Upside Down Kingdom | Matthew 5:13-16
Sermon Summary: Those who are poor, who mourn, who are meek and merciful, who are pure in heart and peace-making, who are persecuted: what could they possibly have to offer the world? According to Jesus, those who embrace the norms of the kingdom… are the salt of the earth and the light of the world.
Text: Matthew 5:13-16
Speaking: Pastor Isaiah Lewis
Date: March 10
The Abnormal Norms of the UDK | Matthew 5:1-12, Part 4
Sermon Summary: Blessed are the… persecuted? There is a blessed-kind of persecution, which indicates that the one being persecuted is actually living the good life. This blessed-kind of persecution is a counter-cultural claim, with specific causes, worthy traveling companions, with a call to us, and consequences for us. Will you embrace this abnormal, counter-cultural norm as you follow Jesus?
Text: Matthew 5:1-12
Speaking: Pastor Isaiah Lewis
Date: March 3
The Abnormal Norms of the UDK | Matthew 5:1-12, Part 3
Sermon Summary: Blessed are the… peacemakers? Peace-making is a divine gospel work, a difficult work, and a work of discipleship to Jesus. Will you embrace this abnormal, counter-cultural norm as you follow Jesus?
Text: Matthew 5:1-12
Speaking: Pastor Isaiah Lewis
Date: February 25
The Abnormal Norms of the UDK | Matthew 5:1-12, Part 2
Sermon Summary: With many conflicting ideas in the hearts of his listeners about the nature of the kingdom of God and the “blessed life,” Jesus begins his sermon by setting out some norms--some very abnormal norms--and calling us to embrace them. We look at the middle three abnormal norms in this message.
Text: Matthew 5:1-12
Speaking: Pastor Isaiah Lewis
Date: February 18
The Abnormal Norms of the UDK | Matthew 5:1-12, Part 1
Sermon Summary: With many conflicting ideas in the hearts of his listeners about the nature of the kingdom of God and the “blessed life,” Jesus begins his sermon by setting out some norms--some very abnormal norms--and calling us to embrace them.
Text: Matthew 5:1-12, Part 1
Speaking: Pastor Isaiah Lewis
Date: 02/11/2024
Jesus as the Light: Revealing, Proclaiming, Inviting, Healing | Matthew 4:12-5:1 (Copy)
Sermon Summary: As we continue our study in the Sermon on the Mount, we take a closer look at its author, Jesus.
Text: Matthew 4:12-5:1
Speaking: Pastor Jeff Lynn
Date: February 4
Who’s in Charge Anyway? | Matthew 5-7
Sermon Summary: Who is in charge, anyway? Reactions to the teachings and claims of Jesus are revealing. How do Jesus’s listener’s react to the sermon on the mount? Astonishment. Why? Because of the authority he assumed and offers as an alternative to any other authority we submit to.
Text: Matthew 7:28-29
Speaking: Pastor Isaiah Lewis
Date: January 28
LIfe in the Upside Down Kingdom: Overview | Matthew 5-7
Sermon Summary: The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most subversive pieces of literature in human history. In this overview and introduction sermon, we see that the Sermon on the Mount is a subversive sermon in which Jesus invites us to embrace an upside-down kingdom Life.
Text: Matthew 5-7
Speaking: Pastor Isaiah Lewis
Date: January 21
Sanctify Them By Your Truth | John 17:6-17
Sermon Summary: God as called us to holiness, not merely morality. In this message, we look at the need and blessing of sanctification in the life of the believer.
Text: John 17:6–17
Speaking: Pastor Eddie Jacks
Date: 1/14/24
Looking Around, Looking Ahead Who We Are and Where We Are Going | Ephesians 1:15–2:10
Sermon Summary: As a new year begins, we take this Sunday to remember who we are as a community of Christ followers. And we also look forward to the year ahead and to what God is calling us to as a community.
Text: Ephesians 1:15–2:10
Speaking: Pastor Isaiah Lewis
Date: 1/7/24