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Sep 17, 2023

Sermon: The Spirit-Ripened Person: Love

Galatians 5.13-26: To grow in the fruit of the Spirit, we need to stay in step with the Spirit. We put ourselves in the context of the Spirit's testimony. This will grow our love as we are continuously exposed to God and his character and action in Scripture and in our lives. A life of love is a summary of freedom.

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Sep 17, 2023Sermon: The Spirit-Ripened Person: Love

Sep 17, 2023
Sermon: The Spirit-Ripened Person: Love

By: Pastor Ben Hulst
Series: Trees of Fruitful Abundance
Galatians 5.13-26: To grow in the fruit of the Spirit, we need to stay in step with the Spirit. We put ourselves in the context of the Spirit's testimony. This will grow our love as we are continuously exposed to God and his character and action in Scripture and in our lives. A life of love is a summary of freedom.
Sep 10, 2023Sermon: The Spirit-Led Path

Sep 10, 2023
Sermon: The Spirit-Led Path

By: Pastor Ben Hulst
Series: Trees of Fruitful Abundance
Psalm 1: We begin a series on the fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5 as we consider Psalm 1 as an Old Testament parallel passage. We will be considering what it means to be a person of substance who can stand with character, with disciplined passion for good, and an ability to be a blessing to the world. This is something that is vitally needed today. This is our call.
Sep 3, 2023Sermon: An Inheritance of Prime Real Estate

Sep 3, 2023
Sermon: An Inheritance of Prime Real Estate

By: Pastor Ben Hulst
Series:
Psalm 16: "Keep me safe" is a simple, yet deep prayer of our hearts. Life is filled with threats that trigger our feelings of insecurity and of fear. How do we stay steady in the midst of it all? David leads us to recognize the confidence and contentment we can have as we fix our eyes on the Lord. He will not abandon us to decay, but will lead us to an eternal inheritance through Jesus.
Aug 27, 2023Sermon: John’s Subversive Ministry

Aug 27, 2023
Sermon: John’s Subversive Ministry

By: Pastor Ben Hulst
Series: John the Baptizer
Matthew 21.23-32: John and Jesus' ministry is about exposing the darkness and exposing it with the light. To overcome the darkness is to set up God's kingdom, where no injustice reigns and where forgiveness and hope is found. To have hope in this world and the next, we must look to Jesus, for it is upon his gift of grace that we find our hope.
Aug 20, 2023Sermon: John the Martyr

Aug 20, 2023
Sermon: John the Martyr

By: Pastor Ben Hulst
Series: John the Baptizer
Matthew 13.53-14.13: John, the greatest of the prophets up until Christ, finds an end similar to other prophets that came before him. But like the other true prophets, his words do not disappear when he is dead. True prophets' words do not 'fall to the ground', but they continue to speak truth and call the darkness out into the light. The main words that stand are his testimony of Jesus, who is the prophet of prophets and who will undo all the powers that seek to destroy the righteous and just prophetic voice.
Aug 13, 2023Sermon: Getting Our Expectations Aligned

Aug 13, 2023
Sermon: Getting Our Expectations Aligned

By: Pastor Ben Hulst
Series: John the Baptizer
Luke 7.18-35: In the midst of prison, John the Baptist has a moment of doubt about Jesus' ministry. He is stuck and hopes to get unstuck, but Jesus calls him to trust in his work and to hold on no matter what might come. John will never make it out of prison, but he clings to Jesus' identity as the Messiah. In times of stuckness, we may expect God to act - he might and he might not - but no matter our present stuckness, the surety of everlasting freedom is ours to hold out hope for - a sure hope.
Aug 6, 2023Sermon: Look! The Lamb of God! Part 2

Aug 6, 2023
Sermon: Look! The Lamb of God! Part 2

By: Pastor Ben Hulst
Series: John the Baptizer
John 1.19-39: In calling Jesus, the Lamb of God, John is presenting both an apocalyptic view of Jesus and a redemptive view. Would you stand behind a Lamb for protection against the beasts of this world? Yet, it is the Lamb that will overcome as he removes sin from the world and brings forth the goodness of God's kingdom against all evil.
Jul 30, 2023Sermon: Look! The Lamb of God! Part 1

Jul 30, 2023
Sermon: Look! The Lamb of God! Part 1

By: Pastor Ben Hulst
Series: John the Baptizer
John 1.6-8, 19-34: John comes in the wilderness to signal both the coming disintegration of the known Jewish world and the recreation through the coming Messiah. He calls all as individuals to ready themselves, to set themselves up for renewal, reorientation, and recreation. Themes of creation, of water, and of Spirit circle all around as John points our eyes to Jesus. "Look," he says, "not at me, but at Him!" Who is Him? The Lamb of God, the Word made flesh, the Messiah, Jesus.
Jul 16, 2023Sermon: Fiery Tongue, Fiery Baptism

Jul 16, 2023
Sermon: Fiery Tongue, Fiery Baptism

By: Pastor Ben Hulst
Series: John the Baptizer
Luke 3.1-20: John the Baptist calls us to reorient ourselves from those just above us to the heights of God and his riches bestowed on us. In doing this, we begin to notice the needs of those below us and to assist them with our plenty. This changes our hearts from those of envy and discontent to contentment and generous love. Through Jesus, we are enabled to live like this because it is like God. It is our calling and the pathway to life.
Jul 9, 2023Sermon: Becoming Lesser

Jul 9, 2023
Sermon: Becoming Lesser

By: Pastor Ben Hulst
Series: John the Baptizer
John 3.22-36: We begin an extended look at the ministry of John the Baptist. Today, one of the phrases that defines him in contrast to Jesus, "He must become greater, I must become lesser." Like John, we are to live our lives in pursuit of Christ receiving glory, not ourselves. Our lives become a service to his glory as he has given us everlasting life.