How Not to Be a Pharisee

In this sermon, Pastor David Mathis expounds upon John 8:31-47. With the sheer senseless evil in recent days across our country and in our own Twin Cities, the main point of this passage reminds us that those who are “of God” stay with Jesus. How do we know if our belief is real and will endure?

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon John 8:12-30 and shows three ways that Jesus is unlike any other person you’ve met before. These three ways relate to his judgement, origin, and mission and will guide us in our worship and devotion to him.

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon John 8:12-20 in which the Pharisees give a masterclass in how to misunderstand Jesus. They are a cautionary tale. If you don’t want to be like the Pharisees, there’s three responses to Jesus here that we should take.

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon John 7:25-52. The city of Jerusalem is packed with people and the whole city is abuzz with talk about a man named Jesus. There’s three life-changing ways we should respond to the buzz about Jesus in this chapter.

This week we return to our series through the gospel of John. In this sermon, Pastor Mike Schumann expounds upon John 7:1-24 in which Jesus exposes our darkness. There’s four marks of darkness here and each one offers an opportunity for us to recognize it in ourselves and turn from it.

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon Psalm 96. You were made to worship God, but what is the meaning of true worship? Worship might be the most important calling in our lives that we know the least about. This psalm gives us at least two truths about true worship.

In this sermon, Pastor Mike Schumann expounds upon Psalm 95. This psalm directs us to the place where life is found and gives us a warning for once we have found it. When we have found the spectacular one who can save and satisfy, let’s be careful to not turn back on him who should receive our humble worship.

In this sermon, Pastor Marshall Segal expounds upon Psalm 94 which is a ‘how long’ song. This psalm is about wrestling with wickedness and waiting for God’s justice, and much of it applies to any pain or uncertainty that you’re carrying right now. In an honest and faith-filled way of expressing their anguish to God, the people asked “How long, O Lord?”

In this sermon, Pastor Mike Schumann expounds upon Psalm 93. This psalm aims to anchor us to the truth that God is King, we are his people, and there’s nothing better. We see here that God is the King over the future, the floods, and the faithful. How might this truth help us through all of life’s disorienting storms?

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon Psalm 92 which is a song sung by Jesus for the final Sabbath – our future, heavenly rest! This psalm gifts us the clarity of hindsight so that we can live today in light of heaven. What if we built our lives in this world as if we’re looking back on our lives from heaven?