Jun 4, 2023
Sermon: The Devil Went Down to Jesus: Part 1
By: Pastor Ben Hulst
Series: The Devil Went Down to Jesus
Matthew 4.1-11: We start a four-week look at Jesus' testing in the wilderness and confrontation with the devil. Today, we look at the background context of this story. The next three weeks, we'll look at each testing in particular each week.
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- Jun 4, 2023Sermon: The Devil Went Down to Jesus: Part 1
Jun 4, 2023Sermon: The Devil Went Down to Jesus: Part 1By: Pastor Ben HulstSeries: The Devil Went Down to JesusMatthew 4.1-11: We start a four-week look at Jesus' testing in the wilderness and confrontation with the devil. Today, we look at the background context of this story. The next three weeks, we'll look at each testing in particular each week.
- May 21, 2023Sermon: The Home He Makes In Us
May 21, 2023Sermon: The Home He Makes In UsBy: Pastor Ben HulstJohn 14.15-31: Jesus tells us that we will deal with trouble in this world, but take heart because he has overcome the world. The gift of the Spirit is to help us navigate this trouble and the Spirit serves as a spiritual suspension system that allows us to find peace in the midst of the challenges. We often forget the presence of the Spirit, but he is there to smooth our road and to guide us with peace through bumpy spots.
- May 14, 2023Sermon: A Peace Unlike Any Other
May 14, 2023Sermon: A Peace Unlike Any OtherBy: Pastor Ben HulstJohn 14.15-31: In preparation for Pentecost, we consider the gift of the Spirit as Jesus teaches us in John 14. Against the spirits of this age, the Holy Spirit offers peace, hope, and the promises of everlasting life. With the Spirit, we are not left alone, but are given the presence of God as a confidence in this challenging world.
- May 7, 2023Sermon: Who Images Whom?
May 7, 2023Sermon: Who Images Whom?By: Pastor Ben HulstPsalm 50: We engage the second part of God's accusation found in Psalm 50. This issue is an insidious twisting of the mind and heart. It is a deceptive shift in thought that fails to contemplate the holiness of God and following his path. It leads to a divided self that only Christ can bring back together. This text calls us to humility, to remember our sin, but moreso to relish God's grace to lift us up to his glory.
- Apr 30, 2023Sermon: God’s Hunger for Fellowship
Apr 30, 2023Sermon: God’s Hunger for FellowshipBy: Pastor Ben HulstPsalm 50: God's ultimate desire is to restore fellowship with his people. He will die for this. But sometimes we forget this and see our connection with God as first not about fellowship with him, but about him providing for our desires. He is gracious to provide for us, but he doesn't want us to forget the end goal - connection with God. Without that, we lose everything no matter how much we gain in this life. We must have an attitude of thanks, of contentment and not of discontent to recognize all that we have been given and to rest in him.
- Apr 23, 2023Sermon: Mouth Guarded, Eyes Fixed
Apr 23, 2023Sermon: Mouth Guarded, Eyes FixedBy: Pastor Ben HulstPsalm 141: The life of the Christian contains the experience of feeling surrounded by the evil of world, whether on a grand scale or in smaller ways. It is easy to lose sight of the surrounding witnesses (Hebrews 12) and the faithfulness of God's presence. How do we deal with this? David guides us how to keep our hearts about us in the midst of feeling surrounded by the enemy with his traps and snares that seek to snag us.
- Apr 9, 2023Sermon: By Faith – Eyes Fixed on the Prize
Apr 9, 2023Sermon: By Faith – Eyes Fixed on the PrizeBy: Pastor Ben HulstSeries: The Book of HebrewsHebrews 12.1-3: We are surrounded by witnesses of the gospel life in those who come before us. This urges us to keep moving forward as they did. Their lives encourage us and call us to keep our eyes fixed on the One who leads us - Jesus Christ. (At the end are testimonies of faith given by members).
- Apr 2, 2023Sermon: By Faith – The Long Strand of History
Apr 2, 2023Sermon: By Faith – The Long Strand of HistoryBy: Pastor Ben HulstSeries: The Book of HebrewsHebrews 11.29-40: To tie one's own life in time to eternity is the life of faith. This calls for a trust in God's promise of a coming kingdom, one that will overcome all that this world is and bring renewal and victory. Though we might see decay, defeat, and despair all around, we wave our palms of victory - for we know the end of his story.
- Mar 26, 2023Sermon: By Faith – Moses and Proper Fear
Mar 26, 2023Sermon: By Faith – Moses and Proper FearBy: Pastor Ben HulstSeries: The Book of HebrewsHebrews 11.23-28: To live by faith is to live in the fear of God. To live in the fear of God means to not be intimidated by the fear of man. This is a challenging place to live and earthly fears are real and constantly surrounding us. To address fear, we must continually be sober-minded and keep our hearts grounded in Scripture and reverent fear of the Lord.
- Mar 19, 2023Sermon: By Faith – A People Defined Not by the Grave
Mar 19, 2023Sermon: By Faith – A People Defined Not by the GraveBy: Pastor Ben HulstSeries: The Book of HebrewsHebrews 11.17-22: Living 'by faith' leads to an ever-expanding horizon of our future. We begin to inhabit our eternal future even now as we face the trials of life. To live opposite 'by faith' leads to an ever-shrinking horizon as our future begins to collapse into our present. Christ opens us up to the sure future of broad vistas of God's eternal kingdom.
