Mar 1, 2020
Week 1: Team Adam? Or Team Jesus?
By: Troy Schreiner
Series: Contrast
Have you ever met siblings who couldn't be more different? One is good at sports, and the other is into theater. They look nothing alike. The one is a leader, the other is a follower. They're complete contrasts of one another. And yet, they're still inextricably related. Today, as we begin our series, Contrast, we compare Adam and Christ - two people who couldn't be any more different, and yet who are inextricably connected to one another, and inextricably connected...to every one of us!
Sermon Text: Romans 5:12-19
First Sunday in Lent
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- Mar 1, 2020Week 1: Team Adam? Or Team Jesus?Mar 1, 2020Week 1: Team Adam? Or Team Jesus?By: Troy SchreinerSeries: ContrastHave you ever met siblings who couldn't be more different? One is good at sports, and the other is into theater. They look nothing alike. The one is a leader, the other is a follower. They're complete contrasts of one another. And yet, they're still inextricably related. Today, as we begin our series, Contrast, we compare Adam and Christ - two people who couldn't be any more different, and yet who are inextricably connected to one another, and inextricably connected...to every one of us!Sermon Text: Romans 5:12-19First Sunday in Lent
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- Feb 16, 2020Week 3: Every Sin is SeriousFeb 16, 2020Week 3: Every Sin is SeriousBy: Troy SchreinerSeries: The World Turned Upside down"Just a little white lie." "Just one quick peek." "Just this one time." "Everyone else was doing it." "At least I'm not doing things like those people do!" "Nobody's getting hurt." "No one else even knows!" We're very good at coming up with excuses why our sins aren't really that big of a deal. But as God's Word reminds us today, there is no such thing as a harmless sin. Because every sin separates a person from the Holy God, and brings us further from the holy life that God calls us to live. Every sin is serious. And God is serious about sin! So serious, that God took action!Sermon Text: Matthew 5:21-37
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- Jan 26, 2020Week 4: Many Parts, One BodyJan 26, 2020Week 4: Many Parts, One BodyBy: Troy SchreinerIf you were compiling a list of the most important parts of your body, it might be hard to come up with a clear answer. So many parts play such important roles for you to stay alive and function; so many parts are dependent on each other's work to function properly! As God tells us in his Word, the same is true of the body of Christ. Many parts play different roles, but all for the same purpose. And you, every single one of you, are part of Christ's body. So what part are you? What role or function do you play? And what's most important? We'll look to God's Word to turn on the lightbulb for us as we celebrate "Body of Christ" Sunday.Sermon Text: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27
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- Dec 29, 2019Week 4: When God Calls an AudibleDec 29, 2019Week 4: When God Calls an AudibleBy: Troy SchreinerSeries: Christmas PreparationsOn Christmas Eve, we talked about how God displayed the greatest love when he GAVE his one and only Son, born to be both true God and true man, so that he might be our Savior. But after the joyful peach of Christmas, things weren't always so peaceful for the holy family. As we'll see in our service today, God also displayed his great love for us sinners, in that he SAVED his one and only Son from a dangerous threat. And in doing so, God made it possible for us to be saved!
- Dec 24, 2019The Greatest Love Story Ever ToldDec 24, 2019The Greatest Love Story Ever ToldBy: Troy SchreinerSeries: Christmas EveChristmas is not about a sentimental, warm, and fuzzy kind of love - although these ways that we show love to each other, especially in families, are certainly important. But the heart of Christmas is about God's redeeming love - God's rescue plan for a humanity alienated from him despite all claims of reform, goodness, or morality. The human condition of sin separates us from God, and only his action could have solved that problem. The life, death, and resurrection of his Son has solved the problem. By trusting what Jesus has done for us, heaven awaits us and we live life this side of heaven in loyal thanks for rescue. What great love God has lavished on us, by sending us the greatest gift we've ever received - the child born in Bethlehem's stable. Immanuel, "God with us," our Savior!
- Dec 15, 2019Week 3: Focusing on Jesus in the Storm
