Sermon
Putting the Daily back in Daily Bread
Matthew 6:5-16
June 4, 2023
Give us this day our daily bread.
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God's deepest love is revealed as we live with and for him, trusting in his ability and faithfulness rather than our own ability and resources. God's provision and direction are experienced in our dependence upon God rather than our independence.
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Thy Will Be Done
Matthew 6:5-16
May 21, 2023
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
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As God’s will is done, whether it is in us, through us, around us, or even despite of us, we experience a taste of what we were created and intended for. As God's will is done, God’s blessing, presence, and power fill our hearts and lives. We become people who bear God's light and love into a world that can be dark and lonely.
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A Mother's Love
Romans 16:13-16
May 14, 2023
Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother,
who has been a mother to me, too.
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Mothers are uniquely gifted and called to be living examples and sources of God's love. A mother's love is far more powerful than any sermon ever preached. Even when those who gave us birth let us down, we are surrounded by other mothers who are there for us, as examples of God's faithful and steadfast love.
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When You Pray
Matthew 6:5-15
May 7, 2023
"When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites."
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When it comes to prayer, some feel like they cannot speak or pray with the confidence and eloquence others seem to have. At the same time, others use times of prayer as an opportunity to show off.
Neither of those are God's desire for us.
Instead, God who loves us invites us to be ourselves and to be honest with him.
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Living Like Jesus Lives
John 20:1-28
April 9, 2023
He is risen!
He is risen indeed!
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The good news of Easter, Jesus dying for our sins, and being raised, conquering death, is a reality that can and should alter every dimension of our lives.
People often look for a better life, when Jesus' resurrection is about new life.
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God's-Eye View
Luke 19:28-42
April 2, 2023
“Blessed is the king
who comes in the name of the Lord!"
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Every time Jesus does or says something that feels weird to us, we need to pay attention. He is revealing something of God we have not yet experienced ourselves.
Jesus reveals the heart of God as he does many things that did not make sense to those around him.
- Jesus was welcomed by and ate and drank with the sinners, as well as Pharisees, even though they wouldn’t welcome each other.
- Jesus said that he came to seek and to save the lost, not to elevate the 99.
- Jesus gave himself for sinners rather than condemning them.
- Jesus condemned the self-righteous and judgmental, rather than congratulating them.
- before he is raised on the third day.
Jesus approaches Jerusalem, where he has foretold that he would be betrayed, suffer, and be killed,
Jesus sees the situation differently than those around him. Do we see ourselves and others the way Jesus does, or is there more that we have yet to experience?
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How Cold is that Water?
Matthew 3:13-17
January 15, 2023
Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan,
to be baptized by him.
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The birth of Jesus is far more than our Christmas celebrations. His birth is the amazing act of the eternal Word becoming flesh, entering a world broken by sin, and redeeming it in a costly gift of love.
Jesus calls for us to follow him and for our hearts and lives to be a light to the world - in the same way he is.
Jesus leads us and calls for us to follow him, rather than coaching us from the sidelines. Will we follow?
God has a Plan for You - Pastor Ivan Castro
Jeremiah 29:11
January 8, 2023
I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord.
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God loves you. He sent his only son to pay the price of your sins. But he also has a loving plan for you and your life.
Let Go of the Negative - Pastor Ivan Castro
Philippians 4:8
January 1, 2023
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true,
whatever is honorable, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely,
whatever is commendable,
if there is any excellence
and if anything worthy of praise,
think about these things.”
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God invites us to let go and leave behind the junk we have gathered over the years. We must let go of the stuff that distracts, hurts, and even poisons us, in order to grasp the great gift of God that lifts up, feeds, and blesses us.
Who? Me?
Matthew 1:18-25
December 18, 2022
Just when he had resolved to do this,
an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream.
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Why are we surprised when God's plans are different than ours? Mary's pregnancy abruptly changed Joseph's plans, and then an angel from God brought news changing his plans yet again.
“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife,
for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus,
for he will save his people from their sins.”
Thank God for his plans that are different than ours!
