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Aug 18, 2024
Sermon: To Life Again
II Kings 4.8-37: Elisha opens up new paths of 'shalom' for a woman that is kind to him. Yet, this shalom is shattered when the promised son dies. In her grief, she goes straight back to Elisha, crying out her grief and through her son God shows his resurrection power that is at work amongst his people.
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  • Aug 18, 2024Sermon: To Life Again
    Aug 18, 2024
    Sermon: To Life Again
    II Kings 4.8-37: Elisha opens up new paths of 'shalom' for a woman that is kind to him. Yet, this shalom is shattered when the promised son dies. In her grief, she goes straight back to Elisha, crying out her grief and through her son God shows his resurrection power that is at work amongst his people.
  • Aug 11, 2024Sermon: When Nothing is Something
    Aug 11, 2024
    Sermon: When Nothing is Something
    II Kings 4.1-7: In a bleak situation, Elisha is summoned to bring life. This is Elisha's role in a world driven to the ground by idolatrous commitments. This leads down to death, but Elisha is the agent of the living God. Here, he comes to bring life to a grief and poverty-stricken widow. The Lord does provide and in unimaginable fashion.
  • Aug 4, 2024Sermon: Male Pattern Foolishness
    Aug 4, 2024
    Sermon: Male Pattern Foolishness
    II Kings 2.23-25: The story of Elisha and the bears is a strange one and seems to be quite disturbing. But what is really going on here? It is vital to understand the context and details so we can see the broader patterns of Scripture - especially regarding the use of judgment, God's desire for goodness and truth, and God's continual desire to offer hope to his people.
  • Jul 28, 2024Sermon: Salt that Heals the Wound
    Jul 28, 2024
    Sermon: Salt that Heals the Wound
    II Kings 2.19-22: For his first act of ministry, Elisha brings relief to the city of Jericho's water supply that was causing death. Jericho's presence is a sign of human rebellion, yet God still cares for the people who live there to show them where true life comes from. Elisha uses salt, a common element in bringing unfruitfulness to a city, but here God uses it to heal, similar to how God uses death to conquer death and give us hope of life.
  • Jul 21, 2024Sermon: Eyes to See
    Jul 21, 2024
    Sermon: Eyes to See
    II Kings 2.1-18: As we continue the story of Elisha, we hear Elijah tell Elisha that to engage his ministry as he desires, he needs eyes to see the reality that will allow him to minister. This is seeing the glory of God and who truly fights on his behalf. Elisha sees God's glory and God's power passes to him.
  • Jul 14, 2024Sermon: Cloaked in Power
    Jul 14, 2024
    Sermon: Cloaked in Power
    I Kings 19: We begin a series on the prophet Elisha. This morning, we look at the origin of his ministry as the next-in-line to Elijah and how Elisha is a sign of hope in a time of despair. "Sermon: Cloaked in Power" by Pastor Ben Hulst.
  • Jul 7, 2024Sermon: Surrounded with Songs of Deliverance
    Jul 7, 2024
    Sermon: Surrounded with Songs of Deliverance
    Psalm 32: As we seek relief in the Lord, may we confess to him so that we might find life covered in his grace. God will surround us with songs of deliverance that offer freedom and joy.
  • Jun 30, 2024Sermon: The Comfort of God’s Face
    Jun 30, 2024
    Sermon: The Comfort of God’s Face
    Numbers 6.22-27: The face of God is key concept in Scripture to understand. With the priestly blessing of Numbers 6, God seeks to instill within Old Testament Israel and us today a new identity in God's grace, love, and attention. These familiar words are spoken over God's people to shape us and form us according to the pattern of God. God has turned his face toward us in Christ and we can trust his gaze upon us, for it is how we come to know him and ourselves in him.
  • Jun 23, 2024Sermon: The Baptismal Life
    Jun 23, 2024
    Sermon: The Baptismal Life
    II Corinthians 3-4: As we celebrate a baptism today, some reflections on what it means to live the baptismal life - to have Jesus' death within us so that his new life may emerge in us as well. The baptismal life is a cruciform life - a life patterned by Jesus himself. It is the path to all that is true and real and good.
  • Jun 16, 2024Sermon: The Heavenward Prize
    Jun 16, 2024
    Sermon: The Heavenward Prize
    Philippians 3: The pursuit of glory is wrapped up in the pattern that Jesus brought - the cross and resurrection. To live in this pattern serves as a guiding light to the world. As Paul reflects the glory of Christ, he shines like a star in the heavens, holding forth the word of life. As other Christians live in that way, so do they. Living this way points all to the higher glory of Christ, where life is found.