Special Sermons
Four Roles of a Global Christian - Missions Week - Luke Womack
February 21, 2024
Our Missions Week dinner speaker is Luke Womack, founder of AIRO and The Go Fund. Luke asks three questions: who is missions for? who am I called to be? what can I do? He answers these with “Everyone” and “Global Christians.” And then he tells us four things were called to do—Go There, Go Here, Send by Praying, and Send by Giving. (The first 10 minutes of the recording have some slight audio interference.)
Blessing the Nations - Missions Week - Ryan Muprhy
February 18, 2024 • Ryan Murphy
Pastor Ryan kicks off Missions Week 2024 with an overview of God’s heart for all people of all nations, revealed from Genesis to Revelation in the Bible. From there, we ask ourselves how we can be good senders to reach the unreached and to fix the Great Imbalance present in world missions today.
Moving From Mission Trip to Missional Living - Special Sermons - Danny Long
April 23, 2023 • Danny Long • Acts 20:24
Pastor Danny recaps the church’s recent short-term trip to Costa Rica with help from a few team members. While missions trips have their place in the Great Commission, missional living every day of our lives insures that we are sharing the hope and salvation of Jesus in our communities as well as to the ends of the earth.
The Greatest Commandment and the Great Commission - Missions Week - Michelle Gennaro Lapp
February 1, 2023
Our guest speaker for our 2023 Missions Dinner is Michelle Gennaro Lapp. Michelle served as a missionary in Africa for many years and now is the West Coast Mobilizer for Africa Inland Mission. She wraps up our Missions Week 2023 by reminding us that Jesus’s great commandment (“Love the Lord your God”) precedes the Great Commission (“Go and make disciples”) and that only when the two work in harmony do we see missions come alive. #greatcommission #greatcommandment #missionsweek #missions #michelle_g_lapp #africainlandmission #sandiego #lesotho #riftvalleyacademy #kenya
Your Final Marching Orders - Missions Week - Brad Buser
January 29, 2023
Our guest speaker for our 2023 Missions Sunday is Brad Buser. Brad and wife Beth planted a church in Papua New Guinea for over 20 years and then founded Radius International, an organization that trains missionaries for long-term church planting ministries. He kicks off our Missions Week 2023 with a review of the final words of Jesus before his ascension, illustrating a consistent focus on the message of Christ’s death and resurrection going to all the ethnic groups of the world. How are we living in obedience to Christ’s marching orders for his followers? #greatcommission #missionsweek #missions #bradbuser #radiusinternational #sandiego #papuanewguinea
Jesus Sends Us - Missions Week - Marcos Schultz
March 2, 2022
Missionary Marcos Schultz traveled north of the border for our Wednesday night missions dinner. The Father loved and sent the Son, and the Son loves and sends us. We go even though the road isn’t easy because we know that God is faithful and worthy of all our obedience to the Great Commission.
Gods One Heart for the Nations - Missions Week - Brooks Buser
February 27, 2022
Brooks Buser, president of Radius International, shares about his church planting work in Papua New Guinea and relates what makes a strong sending church. All Christians are a part of the Great Commission of Matthew 28:18-20, either as goers or senders. His message kicks off our Missions Week 2022—ALL FOR ONE!