Do you ever feel distant from God? Do you ever feel insecure? I do. This sermon is for us.
The current series of sermons is all about confronting our “Ricky-Bobby” Jesus, our small, truncated, safe mental versions of Jesus, with the real Jesus, powerful, dangerous, but good and life giving. Everybody has a “Ricky-Bobby” Jesus. Do you know yours?
Last week we saw that Jesus is the great prophet who challenges us and calls us to faithfulness and the thriving life. However he is not only a prophet, but a prophet on a cross who died for us, giving himself completely for us. This is a prophet we can trust no matter how challenging his words to us might be. God is not silent. He has always spoken to his people through his prophets and now supremely through the culmination of all the prophets, Jesus.
This week we turn to another biblical office, the office of priest, and how Jesus is the fulfillment and completion of the priesthood. What the ancient Hebrew priests pointed to, Jesus fully accomplishes. Jesus covers the distance between us and God and unwinds the tangle of our insecurity.
I can’t wait to worship together.
Pastor David
Jesus the Priest
Hebrews 9:11-10:25
March 22, 2015 • Rev. David Juelfs
Marriage, a Blessing or a Curse?
January 18, 2015 • Rev. David Juelfs
Marriage is hard. Marriage is a good gift from a God committed to the flourishing of his creation. However, like anything with significant power, marriage has the potential to not only produce tremendous life and joy, but also pain and even despair. If marriage is such a blessing why does it often feel like such a curse? Many of you have asked for a sermon series on marriage, and many of you have voiced concern over your marriage and/or the marriage of your friends. So over the next few weeks we will look to God’s word to shape our vision of marriage, and to lead us into the thriving life he intended for us in and through our marriages. I can’t wait to worship together. Pastor David
Marriage: Who is it for?
January 25, 2015 • Rev. David Juelfs
Who is marriage for? Is marriage a blessing or a curse? If we know who marriage is for and we learn to live out that vision, then marriage is a blessing to us and all connected to us. However, if we misunderstand or resist who marriage is really for, then marriage becomes a crushing burden and a curse. Let’s not get this question wrong. Thankfully God makes clear in the bible his design and intention for marriage. He wants us to thrive, like a tree planted by streams of water bearing fruit to all around. Let’s trust him with our marriages, and with our dreams for marriage. I can’t wait to worship together this Sunday. Pastor David
Marriage: How Do We Find Happiness?
February 1, 2015 • Rev. David Juelfs
And they lived happily ever after. Really? We all want to be happy and marriage can produce such happiness, but it can also do exactly the opposite. This is the question for the sermon this Sunday: How do we find happiness in our marriage when the source of our greatest unhappiness can often be our marriage? Jesus is not far from our difficulty and he is more committed to our flourishing than we can imagine. We can trust him, especially with our marriages. Jesus is here to comfort us, guide us, and empower us to follow him. Let’s gather together to hear from him and worship him this Sunday. Pastor David