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Apr 27, 2025
Sermon: Steadfast in the Wind and Waves
By: Pastor Ben Hulst
Ephesians 4.1-16: The resurrection serves as the solid ground beneath our feet in a world that brings us to be tossed and turned on chaotic waves. Christ is the Word made flesh and it is through him that we too can be those in whom the word becomes flesh as we engage the living God calls us to. It is the new life that Jesus gives us that we are called to pursue. May God strengthen us by his Spirit to live embodied lives of faith.
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- Apr 27, 2025Sermon: Steadfast in the Wind and Waves
Apr 27, 2025Sermon: Steadfast in the Wind and WavesBy: Pastor Ben HulstEphesians 4.1-16: The resurrection serves as the solid ground beneath our feet in a world that brings us to be tossed and turned on chaotic waves. Christ is the Word made flesh and it is through him that we too can be those in whom the word becomes flesh as we engage the living God calls us to. It is the new life that Jesus gives us that we are called to pursue. May God strengthen us by his Spirit to live embodied lives of faith.
- Apr 20, 2025Sermon: The Word that Bears Us to Eternity
Apr 20, 2025Sermon: The Word that Bears Us to EternityBy: Pastor Ben HulstI Peter 1.10-2.3: The events of Easter confirm that the word of the Lord endures forever, for the word of the world in condemnation of God to death did not hold. And with this knowledge of Christ that we've been given, everything has changed for us who believe this word. And it calls us to 'gird up the loins of our minds' to be ready for the fight before us. It is a battle for the true way - in right thinking to the true word and living that truth out in holy living. This leads us to eternity, for God's word is the one that will last and endure to all eternity.
- Apr 13, 2025Sermon: The Word that Will Not Be Silenced
Apr 13, 2025Sermon: The Word that Will Not Be SilencedBy: Pastor Ben HulstLuke 19.28-44: As Jesus enters Jerusalem to the praises of his disciples, an opposing voice rises - telling Jesus to get his disciples to be quiet. Jesus refuses and speaks of the 'stones crying out.' The word will not be denied, for it is the source of life and the God of life will win, even if the stones must cry out. Praise God!
- Apr 6, 2025Sermon: The Word that Overcomes Evil
Apr 6, 2025Sermon: The Word that Overcomes EvilBy: Pastor Ben HulstLuke 11.14-28: As we looked at how the Word forms and fills us to new life, the Word also confronts darkness and evil. As God works to foster life, the devil seeks to silence God's word and speak a deceitful one. Jesus, the Word made Flesh, is the stronger man that undoes the strong man Satan. We must continually rely upon him to protect us from the attacks of the devil.
- Mar 30, 2025Sermon: The Word that Fills Us
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Mar 23, 2025Sermon: The Word that Forms LifeBy: Pastor Ben HulstEphesians 4.17-5.20: We look at the Word as that which forms us to maturity as children of God. Outside of the true word of Christ, the false word of the world will lead to disintegration of our mind and soul, but in by way of the word of life that God speaks, we are brought to reintegration into the life of God. God speaks into us, "Let there be light" and we brought to new life.
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- Mar 9, 2025Sermon: Savor the Word
Mar 9, 2025Sermon: Savor the WordBy: Pastor Ben HulstAmos 8: As we begin Lent, we look to grow in our savoring of the word. In Amos 8, God pronounces not a famine of food, but of the word. This is a most tragic reality where the very life-giving power of God is taken away. It's one thing to deal with a famine of food, but a famine of the word. For we remember, man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.
- Mar 2, 2025Sermon: The Prospect of Joy
Mar 2, 2025Sermon: The Prospect of JoyBy: Pastor Ben HulstProverbs 10.27-28: Our life is filled with planting seeds, hoping for a harvest. But in all the uncertainty of life's harvests, how do we daily live with sure anticipation that helps us with anxiety about the future? We turn to the wisdom of Proverbs that draws us to Jesus.
- Feb 23, 2025Sermon: Save Me From Lying Lips
Feb 23, 2025Sermon: Save Me From Lying LipsBy: Pastor Ben HulstPsalm 120: This psalm opens the Psalms of Ascent section as a prayer of preparation for the worshiper as he seeks to center himself on God in pilgrimage. The challenge in getting to the center, where God is and thus peace, is the reality of lies, slander, and destruction all around. To find peace in our center, we must be centered in God through Christ. Then we can be peace in the world around us.
