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John the Baptist Encounters Jesus
The greatness of Jesus transforms us into his witnesses, roots our purpose and worth, and grants us peace for our doubts. When John the Baptist encountered Jesus, he revealed to us just how great Jesus is.
Jesus is greater than the Law and the Prophets.
Jesus is greater than the Old Testament sacrificial system.
Jesus is greater even than time itself.
And Jesus is greater because he is the Son of God.
Grace and Truth
John 1:14 tells us that Jesus came "full of grace and truth." What happens in our lives without grace and truth? We can easily become prideful of what we have or anxious about what we don't have. But when we encounter Jesus "full of grace and truth", we find that grace makes us secure while truth makes us humble.
You CAN Encounter Jesus
Pastor Steve introduces our new series on "Encounters with Jesus." The gospel of John features several individual encounters that people have with Jesus. But those encounters are not merely historical record, but an invitation that we, too, can encounter Jesus. God has made himself knowable in Jesus. God has made it so we can encounter Jesus. But we must not simply encounter Jesus: we much believe that he is the Christ and that by believing in him, we may have life in his name.
The Unjust Manager - The Parables Week 10
Luke 16 records one of the more confusing of Jesus' stories about a manager who cuts deals to garner favor before he gets fired. What does it mean? Pastor Steve summarizes it like this:
Because our true home is with Christ, we can use the fleeting wealth of this world to invest in the world that will never end.
Lost Sons: The Son Who Stayed - The Parables Week 9
The most famous story Jesus ever told (Luke 15) was about a father and his relationship with each of his two sons. The younger son was lost by leaving, only to be found and celebrated (previous message in this series). In this message, Pastor Steve focuses on on the older son who was lost even while he stayed. He was lost in his bitterness and self-righteousness. The story Jesus tells invited us to ask: How am I like this older son?
Lost Sons: The Son Who Left - The Parables Week 8
The most famous of the stories Jesus told was about a father with two sons. Both were lost, one was lost by leaving and the other was lost even as he stayed. In this message from Luke 15, Pastor Steve investigates the relationship between the son who left and his father through the lens of two questions:
For all that you've gained, what have you lost?
For all that you've lost, what have you gained?
Lost Things: A Sheep, A Coin, and Me - The Parables Week 7
In Luke 15, Jesus tells 3 stories that come together to form one parable about lost things. In this message, Pastor Steve looks at the first two stories about a lost sheep and a lost coin. Then he asks:
1) How are we like the lost sheep and lost coin?
2) How are we not like the lost sheep and lost coin?
Broken by Mercy - The Parables Week 6
In this message on The Unforgiving Servant from Matthew 18:21-35, Pastor Steve discusses what happens in us as we are broken by our pride and self-righteousness by the mercy we have received from God. We then become, unlike the servant in this story, eager and able to give mercy to those around us.
The Sower, The Soil - And Me: Parables Week 5
Paul teaches on the parable of the sower (or maybe better called the parable of the seed and the soil) from Mark 4:1-20.
Wise and Foolish Builders: Parables Week 4
In the story Jesus tells about the wise and foolish builders from Matthew 7:24-27, it's not about the builder or even about the house. It's about the foundation. When our lives are built on the rock that is Jesus Christ, we can weather any storm.
Seeing with Compassion: The Good Samaritan - Parables Week 3
Pastor Steve preached on The Good Samaritan from Luke 10:25-37.
This story invites us to take the POV of the different characters:
The priest and the Levite
The Samaritan
The beaten man
The Innkeeper
And when we see the POV of each, we are invited to apply the story to our own lives.
The Treasure and the Pearl: Parables Week 2 (Easter 2025)
Pastor Steve looks at the two related parables Jesus tells in Matthew 13:44-46 and asks:
Who does the “man” or the “merchant” represent?
What does the “treasure” or “pearl” represent?
If we are the treasure, then:
1) you are of immeasurable worth
2) you are being searched for
3) the One who searches for you (Jesus) paid the ultimate price for you: his own life.
Spiritual Street Fight
In Ephesians 6:10-24, Paul concludes his letter to the church in Ephesus discussing spiritual warfare. But this is not something completely different, but a recognition that it is in the context of our closest relationships where spiritual stacks often happen. In this message Pastor Steve discusses:
1) The reality of war: it is here and involves attacks on our closest relationships
2) The believers’ role in the war: we are called to be both on the defensive and to go on the offensive
3) The result of the war: Jesus wins!
Brave New World: Gospel-Fueled Families
Pastor Steve teaches on Ephesians 6:1-9 and how a gospel-fueled family brings a brave new world as those with authority and those under authority are alike called to serve one another as Christ himself came to serve the church.
Children and slaves are called to joyful, eager obedience while parents and masters are to a love and serve those under their authority with a sincere heart. And for all, children, slaves, parents, and masters, they are to obey as in serve to the Lord and powered by the fuel of the promises and power of God.
Christ the Head
In this message from Ephesians 5:21-33, Pastor Steve teaches on how both submission and sacrifice in marriage serve as symbols of the relationship between Jesus and his church. At its best, marriage points us to the sacrificial love of Christ and is itself empowered by the sacrificial love of Christ.