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Apr 29

I Can't Slow Down

[Psalm 23:2] A long time back, Princeton University did an experiment with seminary students to prove that when we are rushed, we...

Apr 1

I Lack [John 10]

03.31.2024 - I Am Not Enough [John 10 and Psalm 23:1] To get us started this morning, I want to show you two different headlines. First,...

Mar 25

Legacy (2 Timothy 1)

Have you ever left an “accidental” legacy? I remember one time, I was a college student doing youth ministry at my home church in the...

Mar 10

How Do I... Embrace My Calling? [Ephesians 4]

Click HERE for the Sermon Notes.. A long time ago there was a really famous evangelist and speaker named Dwight L Moody, who worked...

Feb 11

For Thine Is The Kingdom - Mark 4:21-34

Click HERE for the notes.. I know some people think of me as the “young” pastor - but I am old enough to remember the invention of the...

Feb 8

Temptation [Hebrews 2:17-18]

Click HERE for the sermon notes.. In the book “Finding Men for Christ” George Dempster tells a story about his ministry from the 1920’s...

Jan 11

Our Father In Heaven. [Matthew 6]

Click HERE for the Sermon Notes.. When I was a kid, I understood prayer as a bit of a performance. I’ll never forget, my dad's a...

Jan 7

Turn On The Light. [Luke 2]

Click HERE for the sermon notes.. For the past year, we have been reading through the entire bible together as a church. It’s been...

Dec 24, 2023

How Now Shall We Live? (Hebrews 11)

Click here for the sermon notes.. I think probably everyone thinks this of their own experience, but I really believe that when I was...

Dec 17, 2023

Letters For Life - 2 Timothy 2

Click HERE for the PDF sermon notes.. Have you ever had a family get together during the holidays that was embarrassing? (Alright, I’m...

Dec 14, 2023

A Letter From Prison - Acts 26:21-29

Click HERE for the sermon notes.. The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Well, it might not be true - but it’s a great line for the guy...

Dec 5, 2023

Unstained By The World - Romans 1

Click HERE to get the sermon Notes.. When I was a kid, one of the most common tropes you saw in movies and tv shows was that school is...

Nov 20, 2023

Jesus Plus Nothing Is Enough.

Click HERE for the Sermon Notes.. I have a bit of a confession to make this morning. I love social media. It’s absolutely horrifying for...

Nov 6, 2023

It Is Finished - John 19:28-30

Click HERE for the Sermon Notes: Back in 2012 there was a fairly famous story that went viral about two long distance runners. Maybe...

Oct 22, 2023

Citizens Of Heaven - Luke 11:37-54

Click HERE for the Sermon notes.. Citizens Of Heaven - 10.22.2023 [Luke 11:37-54] Once upon a time there was a man visiting Shipshewana -...

Oct 19, 2023

Despised and Rejected - John 6:60-69

Click HERE for the sermon notes.. Despised and Rejected When I was growing up, I was one of those weird church kids. I went to public...

Oct 3, 2023

Wall Builders - Malachi 3

Click HERE for the sermon notes.. Back in 2020, the summer of the pandemic - a lot of people picked up new hobbies. For my wife - her new...

Sep 21, 2023

More Than Meets The Eye - Esther 4

Click here for the sermon notes.. See if this sounds familiar. You live your life, you try to be a good person. You’ve been to church,...

Sep 9, 2023

The King Of Kings [Daniel 7]

Click HERE for the Sermon Notes.. Let’s talk about dreams for a second. I never remember my dreams. I’m sure I have them, but I wake up -...

Sep 2, 2023

A Watchman For The People [Ezekiel 33-34]

Click HERE for the Sermon Notes.. A long time ago in a galaxy far away called the Discovery Channel, there was an old TV show called...

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