(October 23, 2022) “A Life of Adventure: The Great Commission-Always Present”

from Matthew 28:16-20 

“Go and make Disciples.” 

The command seems simple enough. The invitation to BE a disciple is inviting enough (on the lips of Jesus, that is)…inviting, but unapologetic in what it costs to follow Him well…to follow Him TRULY and FAITHFULLY. 

Over the course of this series we are going to consider as many facets of this encounter the disciples had with the Risen Jesus…to consider the setting…the ask…the promise…the doubt…the worship…all in hopes of hearing the call in our own lives and taking seriously enough what we are being invited to and what is being asked that we are willing first to truly BE disciples and second to be a part of the work of MAKING disciples!

w/ Vern Collins

(October 16, 2022) “A Life of Adventure: The Great Commission-The Life of Community”

from Matthew 28:16-20

“Go and make Disciples.” 

The command seems simple enough. The invitation to BE a disciple is inviting enough (on the lips of Jesus, that is)…inviting, but unapologetic in what it costs to follow Him well…to follow Him TRULY and FAITHFULLY. 

Over the course of this series we are going to consider as many facets of this encounter the disciples had with the Risen Jesus…to consider the setting…the ask…the promise…the doubt…the worship…all in hopes of hearing the call in our own lives and taking seriously enough what we are being invited to and what is being asked that we are willing first to truly BE disciples and second to be a part of the work of MAKING disciples!

w/ Ed Glaize

(October 9, 2022) “A Life of Adventure: The Great Commission-Hearers and Doers”

from Matthew 28:16-20 and Matthew 7:24-29

“Go and make Disciples.” 

The command seems simple enough. The invitation to BE a disciple is inviting enough (on the lips of Jesus, that is)…inviting, but unapologetic in what it costs to follow Him well…to follow Him TRULY and FAITHFULLY. 

Over the course of this series we are going to consider as many facets of this encounter the disciples had with the Risen Jesus…to consider the setting…the ask…the promise…the doubt…the worship…all in hopes of hearing the call in our own lives and taking seriously enough what we are being invited to and what is being asked that we are willing first to truly BE disciples and second to be a part of the work of MAKING disciples!

w/ Vern Collins

(October 2, 2022) “A Life of Adventure: The Great Commission-A True Disciple”

from Matthew 28:16-20 and Matthew 7:21-23

“Go and make Disciples.” 

The command seems simple enough. The invitation to BE a disciple is inviting enough (on the lips of Jesus, that is)…inviting, but unapologetic in what it costs to follow Him well…to follow Him TRULY and FAITHFULLY. 

Over the course of this series we are going to consider as many facets of this encounter the disciples had with the Risen Jesus…to consider the setting…the ask…the promise…the doubt…the worship…all in hopes of hearing the call in our own lives and taking seriously enough what we are being invited to and what is being asked that we are willing first to truly BE disciples and second to be a part of the work of MAKING disciples!

w/ Vern Collins

(September 25, 2022) “A Life of Adventure: The Great Commission-Fruit and the Life of a Disciple”

from Matthew 28:16-20 and Matthew 7:15-20

“Go and make Disciples.” 

The command seems simple enough. The invitation to BE a disciple is inviting enough (on the lips of Jesus, that is)…inviting, but unapologetic in what it costs to follow Him well…to follow Him TRULY and FAITHFULLY. 

Over the course of this series we are going to consider as many facets of this encounter the disciples had with the Risen Jesus…to consider the setting…the ask…the promise…the doubt…the worship…all in hopes of hearing the call in our own lives and taking seriously enough what we are being invited to and what is being asked that we are willing first to truly BE disciples and second to be a part of the work of MAKING disciples!

w/ Vern Collins

(September 18, 2022) “A Life of Adventure: The Great Commission-All Authority”

from Matthew 28:16-20

“Go and make Disciples.” 

The command seems simple enough. The invitation to BE a disciple is inviting enough (on the lips of Jesus, that is)…inviting, but unapologetic in what it costs to follow Him well…to follow Him TRULY and FAITHFULLY. 

Over the course of this series we are going to consider as many facets of this encounter the disciples had with the Risen Jesus…to consider the setting…the ask…the promise…the doubt…the worship…all in hopes of hearing the call in our own lives and taking seriously enough what we are being invited to and what is being asked that we are willing first to truly BE disciples and second to be a part of the work of MAKING disciples!

w/ Ed Glaize

(September 11, 2022) “A Life of Adventure: Doubt and the Great Commission”

from Matthew 28:16-20

“Go and make Disciples.” 

The command seems simple enough. The invitation to BE a disciple is inviting enough (on the lips of Jesus, that is)…inviting, but unapologetic in what it costs to follow Him well…to follow Him TRULY and FAITHFULLY. 

Over the course of this series we are going to consider as many facets of this encounter the disciples had with the Risen Jesus…to consider the setting…the ask…the promise…the doubt…the worship…all in hopes of hearing the call in our own lives and taking seriously enough what we are being invited to and what is being asked that we are willing first to truly BE disciples and second to be a part of the work of MAKING disciples!

w/ Vern Collins

(September 4, 2022) “A Life of Adventure: Worship and the Great Commission”

from Matthew 28:16-20

“Go and make Disciples.” 

The command seems simple enough. The invitation to BE a disciple is inviting enough (on the lips of Jesus, that is)…inviting, but unapologetic in what it costs to follow Him well…to follow Him TRULY and FAITHFULLY. 

Over the course of this series we are going to consider as many facets of this encounter the disciples had with the Risen Jesus…to consider the setting…the ask…the promise…the doubt…the worship…all in hopes of hearing the call in our own lives and taking seriously enough what we are being invited to and what is being asked that we are willing first to truly BE disciples and second to be a part of the work of MAKING disciples!

w/ Vern Collins

(August 28, 2021) “A Life of Adventure-The Great Commission: Living It”

from Matthew 28:16-20

*Mission Celebration Weekend*

“Go and make Disciples.” 

The command seems simple enough. The invitation to BE a disciple is inviting enough (on the lips of Jesus, that is)…inviting, but unapologetic in what it costs to follow Him well…to follow Him TRULY and FAITHFULLY. 

Over the course of this series we are going to consider as many facets of this encounter the disciples had with the Risen Jesus…to consider the setting…the ask…the promise…the doubt…the worship…all in hopes of hearing the call in our own lives and taking seriously enough what we are being invited to and what is being asked that we are willing first to truly BE disciples and second to be a part of the work of MAKING disciples!

w/ Eric Heistand

(August 21, 2022) “A Life of Adventure-The Great Commission: Disciples and Discipleship”

from Matthew 28:16-20

“Go and make Disciples.”

The command seems simple enough. The invitation to BE a disciple is inviting enough (on the lips of Jesus, that is)…inviting, but unapologetic in what it costs to follow Him well…to follow Him TRULY and FAITHFULLY.

Over the course of this series we are going to consider as many facets of this encounter the disciples had with the Risen Jesus…to consider the setting…the ask…the promise…the doubt…the worship…all in hopes of hearing the call in our own lives and taking seriously enough what we are being invited to and what is being asked that we are willing first to truly BE disciples and second to be a part of the work of MAKING disciples!

w/ Vern Collins and Ed Glaize

(August 14, 2022) “Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 23-The Lord is My Shepherd”

from Psalm 23

Walter Bruggemann says of the Psalms: “On the one hand, Israel’s faithful speech addressed to God is the substance of the Psalms.  The Psalms do this so fully and so well because they articulate the entire gamut of Israel’s speech to God, from profound praise to the utterance of unspeakable anger and doubt.  On the other hand, as Martin Luther understood so passionately, the Psalms are not only addressed to God…They are the voice of the Gospel, God’s good word addressed to God’s faithful people.”

Where do you need to be given permission to be honest with God? With what you are feeling. With your frustration. With sadness, or disappointment, or fear, or anger. With great joy and thanksgiving. This summer journey with us as the reality of what it means to be human collides with the goodness and unending faithfulness of God.

w/ Jeff McClain

(Jeff’s final sermon from Sanctuary service-audio issues in Crossroads resulted in no recording-Be Blessed!)

(August 7, 2022) “Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 71-A Legacy of Faith”

from Psalm 71

Walter Bruggemann says of the Psalms: “On the one hand, Israel’s faithful speech addressed to God is the substance of the Psalms.  The Psalms do this so fully and so well because they articulate the entire gamut of Israel’s speech to God, from profound praise to the utterance of unspeakable anger and doubt.  On the other hand, as Martin Luther understood so passionately, the Psalms are not only addressed to God…They are the voice of the Gospel, God’s good word addressed to God’s faithful people.”

Where do you need to be given permission to be honest with God? With what you are feeling. With your frustration. With sadness, or disappointment, or fear, or anger. With great joy and thanksgiving. This summer journey with us as the reality of what it means to be human collides with the goodness and unending faithfulness of God.

w/ Vern Collins

(July 31, 2022) “Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 121-God is Our Protector”

from Psalm 121

Walter Bruggemann says of the Psalms: “On the one hand, Israel’s faithful speech addressed to God is the substance of the Psalms.  The Psalms do this so fully and so well because they articulate the entire gamut of Israel’s speech to God, from profound praise to the utterance of unspeakable anger and doubt.  On the other hand, as Martin Luther understood so passionately, the Psalms are not only addressed to God…They are the voice of the Gospel, God’s good word addressed to God’s faithful people.”

Where do you need to be given permission to be honest with God? With what you are feeling. With your frustration. With sadness, or disappointment, or fear, or anger. With great joy and thanksgiving. This summer journey with us as the reality of what it means to be human collides with the goodness and unending faithfulness of God.

w/ Jacob Lancaster

(July 24, 2022) “Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 13-How Long?”

from Psalm 13

Walter Bruggemann says of the Psalms: “On the one hand, Israel’s faithful speech addressed to God is the substance of the Psalms.  The Psalms do this so fully and so well because they articulate the entire gamut of Israel’s speech to God, from profound praise to the utterance of unspeakable anger and doubt.  On the other hand, as Martin Luther understood so passionately, the Psalms are not only addressed to God…They are the voice of the Gospel, God’s good word addressed to God’s faithful people.”

Where do you need to be given permission to be honest with God? With what you are feeling. With your frustration. With sadness, or disappointment, or fear, or anger. With great joy and thanksgiving. This summer journey with us as the reality of what it means to be human collides with the goodness and unending faithfulness of God.

w/ Jeff McClain

(July 17, 2022) “Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 69-A Desperate Cry”

from Psalm 69

Walter Bruggemann says of the Psalms: “On the one hand, Israel’s faithful speech addressed to God is the substance of the Psalms.  The Psalms do this so fully and so well because they articulate the entire gamut of Israel’s speech to God, from profound praise to the utterance of unspeakable anger and doubt.  On the other hand, as Martin Luther understood so passionately, the Psalms are not only addressed to God…They are the voice of the Gospel, God’s good word addressed to God’s faithful people.”

Where do you need to be given permission to be honest with God? With what you are feeling. With your frustration. With sadness, or disappointment, or fear, or anger. With great joy and thanksgiving. This summer journey with us as the reality of what it means to be human collides with the goodness and unending faithfulness of God.

w/ Vern Collins

(July 10, 2022) “Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 63-Longing for God”

from Psalm 63

Walter Bruggemann says of the Psalms: “On the one hand, Israel’s faithful speech addressed to God is the substance of the Psalms.  The Psalms do this so fully and so well because they articulate the entire gamut of Israel’s speech to God, from profound praise to the utterance of unspeakable anger and doubt.  On the other hand, as Martin Luther understood so passionately, the Psalms are not only addressed to God…They are the voice of the Gospel, God’s good word addressed to God’s faithful people.”

Where do you need to be given permission to be honest with God? With what you are feeling. With your frustration. With sadness, or disappointment, or fear, or anger. With great joy and thanksgiving. This summer journey with us as the reality of what it means to be human collides with the goodness and unending faithfulness of God.

w/ Jeff McClain

(July 3, 2022) “Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 30-The Journey and the Goal”

from Psalm 30

Walter Bruggemann says of the Psalms: “On the one hand, Israel’s faithful speech addressed to God is the substance of the Psalms.  The Psalms do this so fully and so well because they articulate the entire gamut of Israel’s speech to God, from profound praise to the utterance of unspeakable anger and doubt.  On the other hand, as Martin Luther understood so passionately, the Psalms are not only addressed to God…They are the voice of the Gospel, God’s good word addressed to God’s faithful people.”

Where do you need to be given permission to be honest with God? With what you are feeling. With your frustration. With sadness, or disappointment, or fear, or anger. With great joy and thanksgiving. This summer journey with us as the reality of what it means to be human collides with the goodness and unending faithfulness of God.

w/ Vern Collins

(June 26, 2022) “Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 138-With Your Whole Heart)

from Psalm 138

Walter Bruggemann says of the Psalms: “On the one hand, Israel’s faithful speech addressed to God is the substance of the Psalms.  The Psalms do this so fully and so well because they articulate the entire gamut of Israel’s speech to God, from profound praise to the utterance of unspeakable anger and doubt.  On the other hand, as Martin Luther understood so passionately, the Psalms are not only addressed to God…They are the voice of the Gospel, God’s good word addressed to God’s faithful people.”

Where do you need to be given permission to be honest with God? With what you are feeling. With your frustration. With sadness, or disappointment, or fear, or anger. With great joy and thanksgiving. This summer journey with us as the reality of what it means to be human collides with the goodness and unending faithfulness of God.

w/ Vern Collins

(June 19, 2022) “Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 51-Receiving Grace”

from Psalm 51

Walter Bruggemann says of the Psalms: “On the one hand, Israel’s faithful speech addressed to God is the substance of the Psalms.  The Psalms do this so fully and so well because they articulate the entire gamut of Israel’s speech to God, from profound praise to the utterance of unspeakable anger and doubt.  On the other hand, as Martin Luther understood so passionately, the Psalms are not only addressed to God…They are the voice of the Gospel, God’s good word addressed to God’s faithful people.”

Where do you need to be given permission to be honest with God? With what you are feeling. With your frustration. With sadness, or disappointment, or fear, or anger. With great joy and thanksgiving. This summer journey with us as the reality of what it means to be human collides with the goodness and unending faithfulness of God.

w/ Ben Fitzgerald

(May 12, 2022) “Summer in the Psalms: Psalm 100-Thanksgiving”

from Psalm 100

Walter Bruggemann says of the Psalms: “On the one hand, Israel’s faithful speech addressed to God is the substance of the Psalms.  The Psalms do this so fully and so well because they articulate the entire gamut of Israel’s speech to God, from profound praise to the utterance of unspeakable anger and doubt.  On the other hand, as Martin Luther understood so passionately, the Psalms are not only addressed to God…They are the voice of the Gospel, God’s good word addressed to God’s faithful people.”

Where do you need to be given permission to be honest with God? With what you are feeling. With your frustration. With sadness, or disappointment, or fear, or anger. With great joy and thanksgiving. This summer journey with us as the reality of what it means to be human collides with the goodness and unending faithfulness of God.

w/ Vern Collins