Feb 20, 2022
Sermon: Exposing What Lurks in the Shadows
By: Pastor Ben Hulst
Series: The New Self
Ephesians 5.6-14: In Christ, we are light, having been saved from darkness. As we live our lives, we model Christ in his goodness, righteousness, and truth. In living this way, we work also to expose the darkness so that the glory of Christ might be ascendant and to help free people from the influence of the destructive darkness. It calls us to be people of courage, conviction, and patient grace. We remember, the darkness has not, and will never, overcome the light. Come Lord Jesus!
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- Feb 20, 2022Sermon: Exposing What Lurks in the Shadows
Feb 20, 2022Sermon: Exposing What Lurks in the ShadowsBy: Pastor Ben HulstSeries: The New SelfEphesians 5.6-14: In Christ, we are light, having been saved from darkness. As we live our lives, we model Christ in his goodness, righteousness, and truth. In living this way, we work also to expose the darkness so that the glory of Christ might be ascendant and to help free people from the influence of the destructive darkness. It calls us to be people of courage, conviction, and patient grace. We remember, the darkness has not, and will never, overcome the light. Come Lord Jesus!
- Feb 13, 2022Sermon: An Inheritance Above the Desires of this World
Feb 13, 2022Sermon: An Inheritance Above the Desires of this WorldBy: Pastor Ben HulstSeries: The New SelfEphesians 5.3-5: We must see the world from a spiritual perspective, and especially the reality of words. Jesus is the Word made flesh and it is the Word and his words that create life and sustain it. To speak false words, especially the words of idolatrous patterns bring destructive reality. So, as we refuse to name the patterns of destruction, we are forming our hearts and communities to be formed by Christ, the divine Word. And this is done by words of thankfulness that orient us to the inheritance of the Kingdom of Christ that we've been gifted.
- Feb 6, 2022Sermon: Rejecting the Bitter Fruit
Feb 6, 2022Sermon: Rejecting the Bitter FruitBy: Pastor Ben HulstSeries: The New SelfEphesians 4.30-5.2: One of the most destructive powers in life is bitterness of soul. If not resolved or worked through, it can lead to great destruction within families, communities, nations, and oneself. Paul urges the Christian to rid oneself of it and the ugly fruits that come from bitterness. This takes soul inspection and a reliance on the words from above: forgiveness, grace, and the Word made flesh, Jesus Christ.
- Jan 30, 2022Sermon: A Constructive Heart & Mouth
Jan 30, 2022Sermon: A Constructive Heart & MouthBy: Pastor Ben HulstSeries: The New SelfEphesians 4.29-32: Through the Word made flesh, the world and life is built up for God's glory. As we are those filled with the Word, Christ, we are called to have speech that builds up life and doesn't bring the devil's destruction and decay. In our speech, we participate with Christ in bringing the world to a greater glory, of it being built up in Christ for the glory of the Father.
- Jan 23, 2022Sermon: The Industrious & Generous Self
Jan 23, 2022Sermon: The Industrious & Generous SelfBy: Pastor Ben HulstSeries: The New SelfEphesians 4.28: Continuing to teach us how to live in the new self, Paul calls us to lives of generosity instead of lives of selfish thievery. How does this apply to our lives, since most of us aren't petty thieves? Or are we all tempted to this in different ways? The path of Christ guides us to true riches that are found in Christ's obedience. Following him, we do the work of the kingdom that we might be generous as he was generous to us.
- Jan 16, 2022Sermon: Cloaked in Truth
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- Jan 9, 2022Sermon: Putting on the New Self
Jan 9, 2022Sermon: Putting on the New SelfBy: Pastor Ben HulstSeries: The New SelfEphesians 4.17-24: The apostle Paul guides us into living out the "new self" that has been given us in Christ. First, we must recognize the wrong roads and increase our sensitivity to God's holiness and righteousness. This is the process of sanctification that brings us to fill out the new righteous wardrobe we've been gifted through Christ.
- Jan 2, 2022Sermon: Eyes of Hope – Hearts of Prayer
Jan 2, 2022Sermon: Eyes of Hope – Hearts of PrayerBy: Pastor Ben HulstLuke 2.21-38: As we start 2022, we are called to have an inner spiritual demeanor of hope and a practice of confident prayer. We launch our Renew 2022 prayer focus and look to God to do the unimaginable.
- Dec 26, 2021Sermon: Heaven Come Down
Dec 26, 2021Sermon: Heaven Come DownBy: Pastor Ben HulstSeries: Advent: Heaven Come DownRevelation 21.1-8: John is given for us a vision of that which is truly Real, the coming kingdom. It drives our hope as we live in this world littered with death and decay. But as those saved by Christ, we serve a witnesses to another world, a new world, one reborn to its original purpose of glory in worship to God. We live faithfully for Christ as we anticipate heaven coming down.
- Dec 19, 2021Sermon: The Writing on the Wall of Our World
Dec 19, 2021Sermon: The Writing on the Wall of Our WorldBy: Pastor Ben HulstSeries: Advent: Heaven Come DownDaniel 5: The writing is on the wall in regard to the worthiness of humanity. We are found wanting in our sin and idolatry. We need to recognize this hard news in order to weigh correctly the solution. If we recognize the fragile state of our existence, we will seek protection through the gift of God, his Son, who we welcome at Christmas.
