Sermons

Bible Text: Isaiah 6 | The Old Testament prophets bring a crucial element into the mix of Biblical themes: social justice. All prophets see justice as deeply tied to the right worship of God. Conversely, the idolatry of the people always leads to the oppression of the weak. In the modern setting, the calling of the Christian to be a Kingdom builder includes a calling to advocate for justice, and to do so publicly, in the present moment, and to the “powers that be.”

Bible Text: Jonah 1 | Preacher: Pastor Daniel Roels | Jonah, the reluctant prophet, knows better than to run from God, but at least then he doesn’t have to risk that the evil, abhorrent, despicable, beyond-grace Ninevites would repent. The real risk, however, is in not obeying God and presenting His Word in unsavory places. That’s a big risk for Christian communities, too. If you’re running from His calling, don’t think there won’t be a storm.

Bible Text: I Kings 19 | Preacher: Pastor Daniel Roels |  Even youths grow tired and weary, so what’s your problem with recognizing your limits? Elijah the prophet is tired of being The Guy to oppose all the evil in his world, so he runs, and runs all the way to God, who never meets anyone without also giving them something to do.

Bible Text: Psalms 92 | Preacher: Rev. Denise Posie | Rev Denise Posie of CRC Pastor-Church Resources will be the guest speaker today.  Her sermon title is “Planted in the House of the Lord” and the scripture will come from Psalm 92.  Themes: The righteous, flourishing, growing and bearing fruit.

Bible Text: Hebrews 12:1-3 | Preacher: Harold Trujillo | New Hope welcomes Rev. Harold Trujillo of the Bible League to our pulpit. The Sermon is titled: “Focus on Jesus” Scripture text: Hebrews 12:1-3

Bible Text: Colossians 3:1-17 | Preacher: Pastor Daniel Roels | Christians, and human beings, give a lot of reasons for why living the good life matters. You feel good about doing your duty, or the social setting calls for it, or you’re trying to honor God’s gift, or maybe we just want to avoid bad consequences. But it’s rare that Jesus’ ascension is mentioned as a motive to live a good life.  Colossians 3 makes that connection and shows that Jesus in heaven is good news that can be lived right now.