Sermons

June 23, 2024

Series: A Top-Down Faith, Sundays after Pentecost

Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me (June 23, 2024)

Topic: Awe, Confidence, Faith, Fear, forgiveness, Jesus, Life, Lord, Nature, Pilot, Salvation, Savior, Storms, Trust

A powerful tornado rolls through your neighborhood. A massive hurricane heads straight for your city. A bolt of lightning sends 300 million volts to earth. The raw power and unpredictability of storms can inspire both awe and terror. We cannot stop storms from coming. We can only hope to survive them. However, we know the Almighty God can stop storms. He can calm literal storms. He could remove metaphorical storms, other types of troubles and trials. So, if He can, why doesn’t He?

Well, would you rather have a God who was distant from you but removed all the storms of life? Or would you rather have a God who allowed some storms to come but promised to be right there by your side within them, holding you close? May God give us the top-down faith that sees that the latter is by far the better option. God promises to be with us through all the storms of life. Sometimes He removes them. But when He doesn’t, it’s only because He has plans to use even storms for our eternal good.

Mark 4:35-41

May 12, 2024

Series: Resurrection Reality, Sundays of Easter

Delivered through Turmoil (May 12, 2024)

Speaker: Pastor James Enderle

Topic: Avoid, Broken, Christ, Complaints, Cross, Delivered, Difficulties, Faith, Forgiven, Lead, Leaders, Lord, Loved, Opportunities, Overcome, Preach, Redeemed, Serve, Share, Trouble, Turmoil, World

This world is broken. Oh, certainly, we still see beauty in nature. By God’s grace, we have plenty of happy moments. But that does not change the fact that this world does not function the way God designed it to. It is dangerous, especially for God’s children. Jesus once promised that those who live for Him will be hated (just as Christ was hated) by those who live for the world. The even greater danger: the priorities prompted by this broken world tempt the careless Christian to devalue that which truly matters. This world is very broken.

For that reason, our gracious, living Lord promises that one day soon enough, He will take us to a better world. More, He promises that until that time, His Father will protect us, preserving our faith through the truth of His Word. This is the resurrection reality. By God’s grace, we will overcome this broken world.

Acts 6:1-9; 7:2a, 51-60

February 5, 2023

Series: Sundays after Epiphany