Sermons

Micah promises that from Bethlehem, a small, forgotten, overlooked village on the edge of the Roman empire, will come a ruler whose greatness is marked not by power but by peace. When Gabriel appears to Mary, Micah’s prophecy begins to unfold: God chooses the humble, not the mighty, to bring His peace to earth. The… Read...

How can we hold onto hope amidst darkness? When the angel appears to Joseph and tells him that the child Mary is carrying, who he is supposed to name Jesus, has been conceived by the Holy Spirit and will forgive people their sins, the world is already being turned upside down. The long-promised Messiah is… Read...

This week, Dennis Allan concluded our 12-week series on The Sermon on the Mount, focusing on on two verses that describe the crowd’s reaction to Jesus’ teaching. Matthew reports the crowds were “amazed” because of the “authority” of Jesus’ teaching. But, who is Jesus that He can teach such a radical, counter-cultural, and demanding sermon… Read...

We all long for lives that can withstand the inevitable storms. We want our relationships to hold under pressure, our faith to stand strong when tested, and convictions to remain when circumstances shift beneath us. But what if the difference between a life that stands and one that collapses has nothing to do with how… Read...

This week, Carrie Buckner explores Jesus’ teaching about the narrow path of discipleship and the danger of false teachers (Matthew 7:13-23 NIV). Drawing on the challenging imagery of wolves in sheep’s clothing and trees bearing good or bad fruit, he examines what it means to pursue whole-person righteousness—not just external behavior, but internal transformation of… Read...

This week, Dr. Rafael Rodriguez, Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, talked about the way Jesus’s instructions to Ask, Seek, and Knock through prayer can feel really challenging. We can ask, we can seek, and we can knock, yet it oftentimes feels like God isn’t hearing or just isn’t responding. So, what do… Read...