Sermons from April 2026
Thessalonians, Pt 2: Keep Standing, Keep Believing
Have you ever noticed that knowing how the story ends affects how you experience the middle? The Christian story begins with God’s faithful love and ends with sharing in Christ’s glory, and those two truths reshape how believers endure the struggles in between. Paul encourages the Thessalonian church, and us, to stand firm, hold fast to the gospel, and pray with God’s kingdom first and our needs second. Life’s painful “middles” can feel overwhelming, but they are not the end…
Thessalonians, Pt 2: Don’t Fall For The Hype
What do you do when fear starts writing stories in your head? In 2 Thessalonians 2, Paul writes to a church panicking over a rumor that Jesus already returned and, somehow, they missed it. Instead of feeding their anxiety with charts and predictions, Paul steadies them: don’t be quickly alarmed and don’t be easily deceived. Because when you’re afraid, you’re easier to deceive. This message unpacks how fear hijacks our thinking, why deception spreads so easily through “prophecy, word of…
Thessalonians, Pt 2: When Faith Feels Fragile
We confront the painful question, “If God is just, why is the world is so unjust?” Our justified outrage at evil assumes there’s real right and wrong, not just relative opinions. Christianity doesn’t claim God stayed distant, but that God stepped into suffering in Jesus and promises a day when Christ will return and set everything right. Until then, God’s delay isn’t apathy but mercy because the moment God brings perfect justice, it won’t just expose “their” sin, it will…
Holy Week Service
A time of worship and remembrance as we enter the darkness of Holy Week through Scripture, song, and communion. This service invites us to linger in the shadow of Christ’s suffering and prepare our hearts for the hope of the resurrection.