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1.31.21 - Who Is This Jesus? The Teacher with Authority (Mark 1:21-28)
January 31, 2021 17:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBWhat made people stop and wonder about Jesus? When Jesus spoke, even demons bowed to his command. An unholy, unclean spirit confronts Jesus in, of all places, worship. Yet that evil spirit can do nothing other than flee when Jesus commands it to depart. All that authority over demons was not the only thing that impressed people about Jesus. It was his teaching—how he taught the Word of God as God himself. So what impresses us today about Jesus? His amazing miracles? His impact on history? Or...
1.24.21 - Who Is This Jesus? The Shepherd Feeding His Flock (John 21:15-17)
January 25, 2021 00:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBWhat does a pastor do? What does a teacher at our school or preschool do? What does a missionary do? What does a staff minister do in their area of ministry? Why did God provide his Church with the public ministry—the Ministry of the Word? What does all of this have to do with Jesus revealing who he really is? It all starts with the Good Shepherd feeding his flock through his Word and Sacraments. Today we see Jesus post-Easter have a conversation about forgiveness and grace and feeding sheep...
1.17.21 - Who Is This Jesus? The Answer to the Skeptic (John 1:43-51)
January 18, 2021 00:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBWe live in an age of skepticism and cynicism. Such attitudes come easy when endless waves of information are thrown at us, each with their own bent or bias, some fake, some true, some warped to fit an agenda. Unfortunately, such skepticism and cynicism are also directed at the Christian faith. Was Jesus really whom he said he was? Can we really believe the miracles or anything supernatural in the Bible? Can we actually believe the Bible or, at least, take it seriously? Skeptical attitudes ab...
1.10.21 - Who Is This Jesus? The Son Sent by God (Mark 1:4-11)
January 10, 2021 19:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBEpiphany means revealing. The church season of Epiphany is all about Jesus revealing himself to the world as the Messiah, as the Savior, as Lord and God during his three years of public ministry as he made his way to the cross. Throughout his ministry, people asked, “Who is this Jesus of Nazareth?” Is he an Old Testament prophet back from the dead? Was he a great rabbi unlike any other? Is he simply a messenger from God or could he be something more? Today many have great things to say about...
01.10.21 - Who Is This Jesus? The Son Sent by God (Mark 1:4-11)
January 10, 2021 19:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBEpiphany means revealing. The church season of Epiphany is all about Jesus revealing himself to the world as the Messiah, as the Savior, as Lord and God during his three years of public ministry as he made his way to the cross. Throughout his ministry, people asked, “Who is this Jesus of Nazareth?” Is he an Old Testament prophet back from the dead? Was he a great rabbi unlike any other? Is he simply a messenger from God or could he be something more? Today many have great things to say about...
01.03.21 - The Greatest Gift: What Will I Give to the King?
January 03, 2021 20:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBHow were you at gift giving this year? Did you go all out and give something lavish or did you go simple? Did you give thoughtful, unique gifts found nowhere else or did you just settle for a gift card? Depending on the person, gift giving can be simple or difficult. Now what if you had to give a gift to a king? You would want to offer a gift that demonstrates the honor that king deserves. What if that king were Jesus—the King of kings? Certainly, like the wise men of old, you would want to ...
1.3.21 - The Greatest Gift: What Will I Give to the King?
January 03, 2021 20:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBHow were you at gift giving this year? Did you go all out and give something lavish or did you go simple? Did you give thoughtful, unique gifts found nowhere else or did you just settle for a gift card? Depending on the person, gift giving can be simple or difficult. Now what if you had to give a gift to a king? You would want to offer a gift that demonstrates the honor that king deserves. What if that king were Jesus—the King of kings? Certainly, like the wise men of old, you would want to ...
12.31.20 - The Greatest Gift: Joy That Lasts (Habakkuk 3:17-19)
December 31, 2020 17:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MB2020 has been a year unlike any other in recent memory. A worldwide pandemic. Natural disasters. Economic recessions. Social turmoil and unrest. An extremely polarizing election year. Changes everywhere—and not always for the better. For good reason, so many of us are glad to see the calendar change from 2020 to 2021, but will that joy last. Will there still be fear and uncertainty in 2021? Will there still be problems and challenges and hardships in 2021? Will there still be sorrow and grie...
12.27.20 - The Greatest Gift: Promises Kept! (Luke 2:22-40)
December 27, 2020 13:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBOn Christmas, our God gave us a rare gift. He kept every promise and prophecy he made to send a Savior. We peered into the manger and found in the Christ Child the greatest gift ever given. We found the Savior who is both truly God and truly human. Today we continue to celebrate with great joy because that Savior is the fulfillment of every promise our God has made. We celebrate how God guided human history to carry out his plan of salvation and make us children of God. So today open God’s g...
12.25.20 - The Greatest Gift: Peace Has Come (Micah 5:2-5a)
December 25, 2020 14:00 - 14 minutes - 9.94 MBChristmas is often a time of stress, frustration, even guilt. This year with pandemic and unrest, conflict and uncertainty all around us, that lack of peace has only been amplified. Yet Jesus Christ first came into this world to take our guilt away and give us peace! Today we celebrate the peace that comes through the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. We celebrate the miracle that The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us (John 1:14). Find real peace in Christ! The Bible reading ...
12.24.20 - The Greatest Gift: Hope Has Arrived (Luke 2:10-14)
December 24, 2020 18:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBGiving and receiving gifts at Christmas is special. There is no doubt about it. Children especially enjoy the excitement of asking for gifts, then waiting for gifts, then finally, opening their gifts. Yet even adults find a special joy in exchanging gifts at Christmas. On Christmas Eve, we heard and sang of the greatest gift ever given. While that is a rather bold claim, it is true. You see, that gift—God’s gift—is found in a “poor, lowly stable, with the oxen standing by.” That gift was gi...
12.20.20 - A Christmas Mystery: The Mysterious King (2 Samuel 7:8-16)
December 20, 2020 17:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBDuring Advent, the Lord solved mystery after mystery for us. He revealed clues and presented us with gifts through his prophet Isaiah. He painted for us the full picture of the coming Christ, but there is one more mystery to be solved—the Mysterious King. A thousand years before the birth of Christ, the Lord in his grace made a promise to King David of a coming King from his family line who would reign for all eternity and rule over a kingdom that would never end. Yet that King and that king...
12.13.20 - A Christmas Mystery: The Good News Mystery (Isaiah 61:1-3, 10-11)
December 13, 2020 15:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBCan we really be sure? Sometimes when you look back on accounts of historical events or you listen to someone recount how something happened, you might wonder if it really happened that way. Sometimes memories are foggy or accounts are missing key details. Sometimes what is recounted can almost seem too good to be true. Do we sometimes feel that way about God’s promises? God promises peace and freedom, comfort and forgiveness and life. Will he really come through? Is this good news or news t...
12.6.20 - A Christmas Mystery: The Mystery of the Messiah’s Messenger (Isaiah 40:1-11)
December 06, 2020 18:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBOne of the greatest mysteries for God’s Old Testament people was two-fold: When will God prepare the way for the Messiah? How will God prepare the way for the Messiah? Through the prophet Isaiah, the Lord revealed to his people that a messenger would be preparing the way in the wilderness calling God’s people to repent, to “prepare the way” for the coming King. In essence, that messenger would come to “prepare the way” for Christ through the hearts of God’s people. God would solve that myste...
11.29.20 - A Christmas Mystery: The Mystery of God's Saving Plan (Isaiah 64:1-9)
November 29, 2020 20:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBWhy would God send a Savior to rescue a world filled with sinners who prefer to disobey him and even hate him? Why would God send a Savior to rescue a world full of people that daily fail him and deserve his holy judgment? Why would God send a Savior to rescue us? We know our own sins far too well. We know our guilt, and yet the Lord formulated a perfect plan to save us from our sins and bring us into his family. Ponder the mystery of God’s gracious plan today. Revel in the promises he has k...
11.22.20 - Ready for the End…When Christ Will Come in Glory (Matthew 25:31-46)
November 22, 2020 17:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBWhy are we getting ready? What are we preparing for? We are getting ready for the Last Day, when Christ will come in glory to judge the living and the dead. For early Christians, the Last Day was a constant reality that could happen at any time. For Christians 2,000 years later, the Last Day seems like some abstract day that will happen sometime in the foggy future, but Jesus is coming back. Jesus will come in glory. Jesus will judge the living and the dead. We know our status as blessed sai...
11.15.20 - Ready for the End…Living a Life Given Back to Us (Matthew 25:14-30)
November 15, 2020 16:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBJesus has ransomed us with his life. He has paid the price for our sins. He now gives us a tremendous responsibility until he returns. He entrusts our lives back to us that we might live for him. So what will you do with that responsibility? Will you see your life as a daily living sacrifice of thanksgiving for God’s mercy? Or will you bury the opportunity that Christ is giving you? God does not expect us to go through religious motions or self-righteous effort. Rather God wants us to live l...
11.8.20 - Ready for the End…Watching for Christ’s Coming (Matthew 25:1-13)
November 08, 2020 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBWe do not know when Christ will return. God has set that day and hour, but he has not informed us when that will be. So what will we do in the meantime? How will we be ready? We patiently watch for Christ’s return. We long for the day when we will join our Savior and all his holy people at the marriage feast in heaven. Unfortunately, our vigilance slips and our hearts grow weary waiting for Christ’s return. Left to ourselves, we will be unprepared when Christ does come back. So today we hear...
11.1.20 - Ready for the End...as Blessed Saints of God! (Matthew 5:1-12)
November 01, 2020 20:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBWhat awaits saints weary from the struggles of cross and temptation? Jesus fills our hearts with hope and strength. He calls us blessed even in the face of suffering and persecution and mourning in our lives. Jesus can make such bold statements of blessing because he knows the eternity of his grace that awaits his faithful people in heaven. Like reading the last chapter of a book, Jesus takes the mystery out of a life filled with sorrow by showing us the end, the outcome of life lived trusti...
10.25.20 - Lord, Help Us to Stand Firm! (Matthew 10:16-23)
October 25, 2020 15:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBThroughout the history of the Christian church, the story of faithfulness to the Word of God has always been the story of persecution. After all, Jesus has promised it! Who would send defenseless sheep into a world of ravenous wolves? It makes no sense, yet that is precisely the plan that Jesus describes for his Church. It makes no sense—unless you are the Good Shepherd who wants his sheep to utterly depend on him. Our trust in Jesus doesn’t guarantee an absence of persecution, let alone an ...
10.18.20 - Luke’s Gospel is Our Gospel (Luke 1:1-4; 24:44-49)
October 18, 2020 22:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBIn a world so focused on the here and now, we are frequently tempted to look at the gospel—the good news of Jesus—as something ancient and irrelevant for others. Yet today we are reminded through the gospel work of St. Luke, that the good news of Jesus that he recorded centuries ago is just as necessary and relevant for people today. In fact, Luke’s gospel is the same that we have been commissioned by Christ to take to people we know and love. May God richly bless you as the good news of Jes...
10.11.20 - Love in Action: Love Invites Everyone (Isaiah 25:6-9)
October 11, 2020 22:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBYou don’t deserve to be here. Neither do I. In fact, none of us deserves to be here. Yet our heavenly Father in jaw-dropping love has brought us here in spite of who we are, what we have done, or what our background is. By grace, he has made each of us part of his family through faith in our Savior Jesus. Now there are many others who need to hear that call, many others whom the Lord wants to bring into his family. So the Lord calls every believer—every one of us—to share his good news with ...
10.4.20 - Love in Action: Love Is Patient (Matthew 21:33-43)
October 04, 2020 21:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBWould you consider yourself a patient person? Patience does not necessarily come easily to many of us. In fact, impatience seems to be a hallmark of the world around us. We get impatient with how fast our internet is running. We get impatient with the person in front of us at the store or on the highway. We get impatient with people who fail to do what we want when we want it. If we are so impatient, should God be impatient with us too? He has every right to be impatient. We disobey him and ...
9.27.20 - Love Is Humble (Philippians 2:1-11)
September 27, 2020 23:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBHow quickly I forget who I really am! I think my opinion carries more importance and weight than that of others. In my own eyes, I consider myself superior to __________. Rather than build up, I tear down. Rather than encourage, I mock. Rather than seeking what is best for my neighbor, I seek to demonstrate superiority over them…or at least I think that in my mind. On his deathbed, Martin Luther wrote, “We are beggars. That is true.” Before God, I am nothing, but a selfish, sniveling, worthl...
9.27.20 - Love in Action: Love Is Humble (Philippians 2:1-11)
September 27, 2020 23:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBHow quickly I forget who I really am! I think my opinion carries more importance and weight than that of others. In my own eyes, I consider myself superior to __________. Rather than build up, I tear down. Rather than encourage, I mock. Rather than seeking what is best for my neighbor, I seek to demonstrate superiority over them…or at least I think that in my mind. On his deathbed, Martin Luther wrote, “We are beggars. That is true.” Before God, I am nothing, but a selfish, sniveling, worthl...
9.20.20 - Love in Action: Love Isn’t Fair (Jonah 3:10-4:11)
September 20, 2020 16:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBWhen you look at the world around us, it’s easy to think that life isn’t fair. Some suffer though they seem to have no reason or explanation for it. Others have to deal with the consequences of the actions or decisions of others. Still others do not receive the justice they deserve. We cry out to the Lord that life isn’t fair. Yet the Lord does not give us what we deserve. If he did, we would be separated from him for all eternity. Instead, he does the most unjust thing possible. He forgives...
9.13.20 - Love in Action: Love Forgives (Matthew 18:21-35)
September 13, 2020 17:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBChrist’s love for us is demonstrated most clearly in his forgiveness of our sins. That cleansing of our sins came at a tremendous cost—the lifeblood of Christ our Savior. That forgiving love of Christ now motivates us to forgive others as Christ forgives, to put away anger and bitterness towards those who wrong us, to recognize that the forgiveness of others starts with me as my forgiveness started with Christ’s death on the cross. Forgiveness is hard, but possible when Christ’s love is in a...
9.6.20 - Love in Action: Love Holds Accountable (Matthew 18:15-20)
September 06, 2020 14:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBChrist’s love for us demonstrates itself in how he warns us in his Word about the dangers of our sin and our desperate need for a Savior. That love, then, shows itself when we gently, but firmly point out the sin that threatens the loved ones in our lives, including our fellow Christians. At the same time, it is necessary for us to remember to do that with a humble spirit, since we are no better and just as much need the forgiveness that comes through Christ’s blood and righteousness. Christ...
8.30.20 - Fearless: Following Jesus Beneath the Cross (Matthew 16:21-26)
August 30, 2020 21:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBWouldn’t it be nice if life got easier once you became a Christian? Life would be full of joy, success, and victory, but Jesus makes clear that the life of a Christian is a life lived beneath the cross. Because we follow Christ, the reality is not so much continual joy, success, and victory, but rather seasons of hardship, difficulty, and even suffering for his sake. Such a reality could fill our hearts with fear, but fear not! Jesus is with us, and the cross precedes the crown of glory that...
8.23.20 - Fearless: God Will Work All Things for Good! (Romans 8:28-30)
August 23, 2020 18:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBWe are tempted to think that faith is something we decided to do or that it comes from some virtue within ourselves. When we give ourselves credit for our faith, however, we are made more vulnerable to despair if we feel our faith weakening like Elijah and Peter did. Fearless faith comes from one thing: The promise God made to us in his Word. Everything is in his hand: God’s foreknowledge and choosing us in Christ before creation, the miracle that sparked our faith in Christ at first, the po...
8.16.20 - Fearless: Christ Is the Answer (Matthew 16:13-20)
August 16, 2020 13:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBIn his Word, Christ reveals so much about himself. He is the promised Savior from sin, but do we boldly proclaim that fact. When the question comes up, “Who is Jesus?”, how do you answer? Do you go along with the crowds and everyone else in our world, or do you fearlessly proclaim that truth—that saving Name—to people in your life? So many live in fear. Only Christ can remove that fear from their hearts. The text for this message can be found here. Video of this worship service and sermon ...
8.9.20 - Christ Builds His Church (Ephesians 2:13-22)
August 09, 2020 19:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBThe love of our heavenly Father knows no bounds. The gospel knows no borders. Christ has died for all people everywhere no matter how far away or how different. Only in Christ do we all find healing for our souls and healing between us and others. As he builds his Church, as brings people from every culture and background together into his family, may God grant us hearts like his that fearlessly seek all the lost! The text for this message can be found here. Video of this worship service a...
8.9.20 - Fearless: Christ Builds His Church (Ephesians 2:13-22)
August 09, 2020 19:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBThe love of our heavenly Father knows no bounds. The gospel knows no borders. Christ has died for all people everywhere no matter how far away or how different. Only in Christ do we all find healing for our souls and healing between us and others. As he builds his Church, as brings people from every culture and background together into his family, may God grant us hearts like his that fearlessly seek all the lost! The text for this message can be found here. Video of this worship service a...
8.2.20 - Jesus Knows What You Need (Matthew 14:13-21)
August 02, 2020 23:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBIs God really paying attention? Does God really know what is going on in your life? Sometimes in our lives, we are tempted to think that God has his back turned, that his attention is directed away from us, that he really has no idea what is going on in our lives. Such thinking can leave us feeling lonely, isolated, helpless, or dependent only on ourselves. This time of pandemic and recession, turmoil and unrest has only made such thinking worse and more widespread. Jesus dispels such isolat...
7.26.20 - The Search for True Treasure (Matthew 13:44-46, 51-52)
July 26, 2020 22:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBWhat do you treasure most? Jesus teaches us to seek after spiritual treasure as he tells of two men who found great treasure. Although they valued what they previously owned, the discovery of new and great treasure led them to willingly give up all they had. The spiritual treasure of Christ’s ruling and saving activity through the gospel puts everything else into perspective. In Christ we find true treasure that leads us to value him and following him more than anything else! The text for t...
7.19.20 - The Lord Still Blesses His Seeds (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43)
July 19, 2020 15:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBIn his parable of the weeds among the wheat, Jesus shows that he will continue to bless the proclamation of the gospel by raising people to faith and growing them in their salvation. The devil and mankind’s sinful nature, however, are also at work in this world so within visible Christian churches there are also hypocrites, or false believers. This is a sad and troubling fact. God will deal with them in the future. But God keeps his true sons and daughters in his care and will bring them saf...
7.12.20 - When Saving Seed Is Sown (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23)
July 12, 2020 22:00 - 22 minutes - 15.1 MBWhen the Word goes out through us, what do we expect? God’s Word has the power to change lives! We would love to see people welcome that message with open arms every time we share it, but how is it really received? Many reject that message, but others do welcome that good news with joy. Yet the Lord doesn’t call us to change lives. He calls us to sow the seed of his Word, while he works to change hearts and lives. The text for this message can be found here. Video of this worship service a...
7.5.20 -Through the Eyes of Jesus: Weary & Burdened—Needing Rest (Matthew 11:25-30)
July 05, 2020 22:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBAre you tired yet? Before the pandemic, we already lived in a culture that never paused or took time to rest, but how is it that we may feel even more exhausted when society is not yet running at full speed? Perhaps it is the constant changes about rules and recommendations that keep popping up. Perhaps it is the constant raging of the 24-hour news cycle where all we hear about is death and destruction, violence and hatred. Perhaps it is the uncertainty of what we can and cannot do, which se...
7.5.20 - Through the Eyes of Jesus: Weary & Burdened—Needing Rest (Matthew 11:25-30)
July 05, 2020 22:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBAre you tired yet? Before the pandemic, we already lived in a culture that never paused or took time to rest, but how is it that we may feel even more exhausted when society is not yet running at full speed? Perhaps it is the constant changes about rules and recommendations that keep popping up. Perhaps it is the constant raging of the 24-hour news cycle where all we hear about is death and destruction, violence and hatred. Perhaps it is the uncertainty of what we can and cannot do, which se...
6.28.20 - Through the Eyes of Jesus: Torn & Alone—Needing Love (Matthew 10:34-42)
June 28, 2020 20:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBChrist has made it clear. The Christian life is not easy, but is it really as hard as he describes it in Matthew 10? Jesus helps us see what a Christian can expect for remaining faithful to Christ and his Word. Through the eyes of Jesus, we see not peace, but division; not ease, but a cross. We find ourselves torn between love of family and love of Christ. He wants us to love our family, but not more than we love Jesus. Sadly, such faithful love for Jesus can leave us alone, if our family me...
6.21.20 - Through the Eyes of Jesus: Hated & Afraid - Needing a Father (Matthew 10:5a, 21-33)
June 21, 2020 23:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBWe live in fearful times. The pandemic continues to cause uncertainty and remind us of the fragility of life. Racial turmoil and the varied and troubling responses to injustice force us to do some honest self-examination. Hostility and apathy towards God’s Word and the Christian church seem to only increase. Mix into that the difficulties that the followers of Christ face, whether that’s rejection, hostility, or even hatred—and a natural response to all that is fear. Yet Jesus urges us to lo...
6.14.20 - Through the Eyes of Jesus: Harassed and Helpless - Needing a Shepherd (Matthew 9:35-10:8)
June 14, 2020 23:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBToday we join Jesus early in his ministry. He is actively working—preaching, teaching and healing. Yet as Jesus looks out at the crowd he sees people who are “harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” He sees ripe fields ready for harvest. What is Christ’s solution? Looking through his eyes, we see the need for the Good Shepherd to bring these sheep into his flock. We hear him speak of the need for workers in his harvest fields, so the Good Shepherd provides shepherds for his fl...
6.7.20 - God Bless You! (2 Corinthians 13:11-14)
June 07, 2020 22:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBThe Scriptural teaching that our God is triune or three-in-one—one God, yet three persons—is a teaching that defies our limited human reason. No matter how hard we try, we cannot wrap our minds around this unfathomable concept. So how can we possibly believe this teaching? The Holy Spirit enables us by faith to understand how the Son has accomplished what the Father sent him to do. Because of the Father’s self-sacrificing love for undeserving sinners like us, the Son in grace gave his life f...
5.31.20 - The Day Church Was Different (Acts 2:1-21)
May 31, 2020 14:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBOn May 30-31, King of Kings began offering in-person worship for the first time in 11 weeks. Below is the note shared with the congregation that day, which also happened to be the celebration of the church festival of Pentecost. Today is a wonderful day, but it is also a very different day. Seventy-seven days ago, we last gathered for in-person worship. Almost one-quarter of the year has passed since we last gathered here as a congregation. Yet things look different. Blue tape blocks off pe...
5.24.20 - The Victorious Hope of Easter: A Glorious Hope (Ephesians 1:15-23)
May 24, 2020 16:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBWhat kind of hope do you have? Is it an “I hope so” hope or an “I know so” hope? As we continue to celebrate Christ’s Easter victory, God’s Word helps us to see that we have a victorious hope through Jesus. In Ephesians 1, we see that having victorious hope in Christ means that even though Jesus gloriously ascends into heaven, we can be confident that we will see him again. We have no need for sadness because Christ has taken up his power to reign. His glorious rule for our sake knows no bou...
5.17.20 - The Victorious Hope of Easter: A Fearless Hope (1 Peter 3:13-22)
May 17, 2020 16:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBWhat kind of hope do you have? Is it an “I hope so” hope or an “I know so” hope? As we continue to celebrate Christ’s Easter victory, God’s Word helps us to see that we have a victorious hope through Jesus. In 1 Peter 3, we see that having victorious hope in Christ may result in suffering or hardship as followers of Christ whether from without or from within. Yet because we have that victorious hope, we have no reason to fear. Instead, we find strength and comfort in the One who saved us thr...
5.10.20 - The Victorious Hope of Easter: An Identifying Hope (1 Peter 2:4-10)
May 10, 2020 20:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBWhat kind of hope do you have? Is it an “I hope so” hope or an “I know so” hope? As we continue to celebrate Christ’s Easter victory, God’s Word helps us to see that we have a victorious hope through Jesus. In 1 Peter 2, we see that in Christ, we have a victorious hope that helps us find our identity in him. We live in a world very much confused about identity, yet as followers of Christ, we have a true identity embedded in Christ, an identity that impacts every aspect of our lives. The tex...
5.3.20 - The Victorious Hope of Easter: A Suffering Hope (1 Peter 2:19-25)
May 03, 2020 18:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBWhat kind of hope do you have? Is it an “I hope so” hope or an “I know so” hope? As we continue to celebrate Christ’s Easter victory, God’s Word helps us to see that we have a victorious hope through Jesus. In 1 Peter 2, we see that even amid suffering for the sake of Christ, we still have victorious hope in the Shepherd who suffered for us. The text for this message can be found here. Video of this worship service and sermon can be found here. This message is Part 3 of our Easter worship...
4.26.20 - The Victorious Hope of Easter: A Hope Restored (1 Peter 1:17-21)
April 26, 2020 15:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBWhat kind of hope do you have? Is it an “I hope so” hope or an “I know so” hope? As we continue to celebrate Christ’s Easter victory, God’s Word helps us to see that we have a victorious hope through Jesus. In 1 Peter 1, we see that that victorious hope is a hope restored to us through the work and love of our risen Savior. The text for this message can be found here. Video of this worship service and sermon can be found here. This message is Part 2 of our Easter worship series - The Vict...
4.19.20 - The Victorious Hope of Easter: A Living Hope (1 Peter 1:3-9)
April 19, 2020 18:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBEaster is not just a holiday on the calendar, but something that impacts every day of our lives as the resurrection victory of Jesus brings us forgiveness of sins, peace with God, and hearts filled with hope. The victorious hope of Easter is not an “I hope so” hope, but an “I know so” hope. in 1 Peter 1, we see that how that victorious hope of Easter is a living hope that looks to Jesus through eyes of faith now and through our own eyes in heaven someday. The text for this message can be fo...