Practices of Fruitful Congregations

Fruitfulness and Excellence

November 17, 2024 • Pastor Caressa • John 15:1–8

Pastor Caressa ends our Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations series with a celebratory sermon as we make our pledges for the 2024-2025 year.

The Joy and Blessing of Generosity

November 10, 2024 • Pastor Jordan • 2 Corinthians 8:1–15

The Power of Generosity

November 3, 2024 • Pastor Caressa • Acts 4:32–37

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Learning to be Generous

October 27, 2024 • Pastor Caressa • Matthew 25:14–28

Extravagant Generosity.

October 20, 2024 • Pastor Caressa • Deuteronomy 6:4–9, Ephesians 2:19–22

Today we continue our sermon series based on Robert Schnase’s, "Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations by exploring Extravagant Generosity.  Pastor Caressa challenges us to reflect on the ways  God has shown love and generosity. She asks How will you use all that God has given you to participate in God’s generosity?  

Risk-Taking Mission & Service

October 13, 2024 • Pastor Caressa • Matthew 25:34–40

Today we continue our sermon series based on Robert Schnase’s, "Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations by exploring Risk-Taking Mission & Service.  We invite staff from a local charitable non-profit to share their work and inspire us to build from their 40 years of local service. If you were asked to devote   ONE HOUR PER WEEK   to serve in the community,   what would you do,   who would you serve,   where would you go?    

Risk-Taking Mission & Service

October 6, 2024 • Caressa • Micah 6:6–8

Today we continue our sermon series based on Robert Schnase’s, "Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations by exploring Risk-Taking Mission & Service.  We learn that Nothing is more central to our faith identity and or church’s purpose than transforming the lives and conditions of people by offering ourselves in God’s name.  

Intentional Faith Development with Spiritual Formation

September 29, 2024 • Deuteronomy 6:4–9, Ephesians 2:19–22

Sunday Worship

September 22, 2024 • Pastor Caressa • Acts 2:42

Today we continue our sermon series based on Robert Schnase’s, "Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations by exploring Building Relationships. Acts 2:42 says, they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. What ways to you build relationships and community? Listening to the inspiring message from Pastor Murray. 

Passionate Worship

September 15, 2024 • Pastor Caressa • Romans 12:1–3

Today we continue our sermon series based on Robert Schnase’s, "Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations by exploring Passionate Worship. We discover that worship is a verb. It is something we do, not something that is done for us. When we worship, we are never mere spectators. God uses worship teach us, to speak to us, to transform us 

Radical Hospitality

September 8, 2024 • Pastor Caressa • Genesis 18:1–8

Welcome to the New Hope Presbyterian Church podcast from Castle Rock, CO, where we put people first, helping you find a home, build a life, and make a difference through faith. To learn more about New Hope, visit http://newhopepres.org     Today we continue our sermon series based on Robert Schnase’s, "Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations by exploring Radical Hospitality. The Rev Dr Murray holds up the proverbial mirror to help us examine if we practice Radical Hospitality in our church lives.  

Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations: Come and See, Go and Do

September 1, 2024 • Pastor Caressa • John 1:35–46, Matthew 28:19–20

Today we embark on a new sermon series based on the book by Robert Schnase, "Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations." As individuals and as a community of faith, we will listen and discern how our mission and ministry in the name of Jesus Christ can be more fruitful and life-giving! In the gospel of John, Jesus tells his newly recruited disciples to "come and see" - come and see God's love at work in the world, come and see how you can put your faith into action, come and see how God wants you to love and serve others. Friends, we are called to come and see and to participate in God's work in this time and place.