Sermon Archive (Page 9)

Here you can read and hear recent sermons from our church.

“Mercy in the Open Tomb”

Exodus 15:1-18             {Prayer}             In a cemetery in Hanover, Germany, there is a tomb which is known as the “opened grave”. It is the tomb of a noblewoman, Henriette von Ruling, who died in 1782. Her tomb, her above ground vault is immense and is constructed of heavy stone with a large and imposing…

“Mercy in Palms”

John 12:12-19             {Prayer}             So as you can tell, today is Palm Sunday. Today is the day in which commemorate or celebrate Jesus’ great procession into Jerusalem at the beginning of Holy Week. It’s called Palm Sunday simply because the people used palm branches to welcome and honor Jesus as He entered into the…

“Mercy in Service”

John 13:12-17             {Prayer}             Some bad pastor biblical jokes for you. Which athletic sport do you think is the most biblical? Some people say baseball because … Genesis 1 starts with, “In the big inning”. Others though say that football is found in the early chapters of Genesis because it describes the “first down”…

“Know Thyself: King Uzziah”

2 Chronicles 26:1-5, 15b-21             {Prayer}             One of my favorite bathroom signs has to be “Wash your hands and say your prayers for Jesus and germs are everywhere.” And He is and they are. Jesus being everywhere means that you are never alone, which can be a good thing and a bad thing. Germs…

“Mercy in Relationship

Ephesians 4:25-32             {Prayer}             How many of you have heard the joke about what make and model of automobile the early Christians drove? Well for those who haven’t. The make and model of the car early Christians drove was a Honda Accord. Why? Because in Acts 2:1, it says of the early church, “They…

“Cleaning House: King Joash

2 Chronicles 24:1-4, 17-25             {Prayer}             Here we are in the middle of March and yet, in light of our sermon tonight, I’m curious … how many of you back on January 1st made a New Year Resolution? Okay … Of all the different New Year Resolutions out there, according to the USA Today,…

“Mercy in Betrayal”

Matthew 26:47-50 {Prayer}             A little trivia for our history buffs. Name this man.             He was an early hero of the American Revolution. He was a general at the battle of Saratoga in 1777 and led his soldiers in gallant victory over the British. He proved his mettle with valiant courage. George Washington even…

“Mercy in Suffering”

1 Peter 2:21-25             {Prayer}             Benjamin Franklin once said that there are two certainties in life … death and taxes. We can add another to that short list … suffering. We all know what suffering is and we face it in some form every day. All we need to do is turn on the…

“Blood Money: King Asa”

2 Chronicles 14:1-7; 16:1-13             {Prayer}             “Finish strong! Don’t quit! Don’t give up!” Those words ring loud and clear in the ears of any athlete, of any runner especially. I used to hear those words when I was lifting weights in high school and when I was doing cross training workouts back in Nebraska.…