Application is the Point
July 14, 2024 • Andrew Adams • John 15:1–8, 2 Kings 22—23
Jesus taught us that to glorify God we are to have fruitful lives (John 15:8). This week, Pastor Andrew continued our Dwell series by reviewing how a fruitful life is more than a spiritual or emotional reality. Here we learn that abiding in God's Word is for the sake of applying it to our lives in obedience. In this obedience, we find ourselves with repentant hearts and authentic lives following after Jesus.
Dwelling Consistently in the Word
June 30, 2024 • Andrew Adams • Deuteronomy 6:4–9
God’s Word reveals who God is. Scripture should be something we interact with on a regular basis, not just at church or Bible study. By prioritizing consistent time in God’s Word, the believer can be transformed by God’s love.
Good Fish, Bad Fish, New & Old Treasure
June 16, 2024 • Andrew Adams • Matthew 13:47–52, Matthew 13, John 14:15, Matthew 25, Matthew 25:31–46
In Matthew 13, Pastor Andrew teaches us how Jesus, just like the prophets in the Old Testament, would use strange sayings and acts to judge the people and call them back to God. Through the Sermon on the Mount, the sabbath controversies, and now the parables, Jesus' ministry rhymes with that of the Old Testament prophets, warning the people of sin and coming judgment. He condemns the Pharisees and those with hard hearts who reject God. But unlike the prophets, Jesus is starting something new, or rather fulfilling something old, thereby crating something entirely new: The Kingdom of God and His people, the Church.
Bread, Seeds and The Kingdom
June 2, 2024 • Andrew Adams • Matthew 13:26–35, Psalm 78
In this sermon Pastor Andrew focuses on the parables of the mustard seed and the leaven. He draws us to consider these parables in the context of the Kingdom of Heaven. They discuss the tension between human expectations of the Kingdom and the different features Jesus presents.
Stories & Secrets
May 19, 2024 • Andrew Adams • Matthew 13:1–23, Isaiah 6
Pastor Andrew kick off Matthew 13, a passage filled with parables! In this passage Jesus encounters crowds full of followers, seekers and enemies. Jesus will teach them heavenly truths veiled through story and confront each group present and how they receive the word of God!
Jesus Is Greater
May 5, 2024 • Andrew Adams • Matthew 12:38–45, Jonah
As we continue through the book of Matthew Jesus has an exchange with the Jewish Pharisees, Pastor Andrew dives into Jesus' words and response to the Pharisees demanding a sign that reveals to us that we while God uses miracles and signs to reach us, we should not build our faith on these things alone.
A Paradoxical Yoke
March 17, 2024 • Andrew Adams • Matthew 11:20–30
Jesus teaches us to receive His yoke upon ourselves. While a call to attach yourself to Jesus may not seem freeing, it is the only way to receive freedom and requires us to unyoke ourselves to many other things in our lives. Pastor Andrew helps us understand Jesus' words through Matthew 11:20-30 and helps us understand how we can yoke ourselves to Jesus.
Faith Finds Jesus
October 29, 2023 • Andrew Adams • Matthew 9:18–31
This week Pastor Andrew teaches through Matthew 9:18-29. We'll examine the stories of desperate individuals, like the bleeding woman, blind men, and a synagogue leader, who approached Jesus in their time of need. What can their experiences teach us about faith? How do we nurture our faith in the face of life's challenges? Listen in for a deep dive into these questions and more in this teaching on faith, trust, and the enigmatic ways of Jesus.