If we have believed in Christ, and been united to Christ, and died with Christ, and been raised with Christ, what does it look to walk with Christ in a world that does not know him? Listen as Pastor Luke Herche preaches on Colossians 4:2–6, teaching us to prayerfully cling to the gospel, pray for the work of the gospel, and make the most of every opportunity that you have.

Part of a series: Glory-Light Shines: Meditations on the Mission of the Church

From Sunday Worship, September 29, 2024.

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What story are you living? We are all in the middle of a story. It’s the story of redemption, the story of grace, the story of Jesus. And it’s his story, not ours. We didn’t make it up, it’s not fantasy, and the ending is already set—but it’s a story all the same. It has a beginning, middle, and end, a sovereign narrator, narrative tension, a hero, and plenty of plot twists. Being able to imagine this story, to hold it in your mind, enables you to better live the Christian life. Listen as Pastor Luke Herche preaches on Jeremiah 29:1–14, showing how this text points to where we are in God’s story, and therefore how we are to live in the story. He begins with getting the plot right (seeing how Israel’s story is our story) and then shows that God has placed us where we are to flourish and bless, in hope of things to come, as we keep our eyes on him.

Part of a series: Glory-Light Shines: Meditations on the Mission of the Church

From Sunday Worship, September 22, 2024.

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What are we doing here? That’s a question that can be answered in a variety of ways, but to put it broadly: what are we, Christians, doing here in the world? What is our role in God’s work in our day-to-day lives? And how is God calling you to join him in what the is doing in and through you? Listen as Pastor Luke Herche preaches on Matthew 5:14–16, answering four questions from this passage: Who are you in Jesus’ story? What role do you play? Where do you play that role? And why do you play it?

Part of a series: Glory-Light Shines: Meditations on the Mission of the Church

From Sunday Worship, September 15, 2024.

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What does God have to say about civil government? There are many different types of governing authorities today: monarchies, democracies, communist dictatorships. Do the same basic Biblical principles apply to each form of government? Do some apply better than others? What is a Christian’s role as a member of a modern civil society?

To answer these questions, it’s important to begin with the understanding that government is God’s idea. When God first created humanity, he gave them dominion. Humanity was to order and rule over creation, and that even includes human life and relationships—not tyrannically, but in a life-giving way. While the execution of this calling has been seriously corrupted by the fall, it is still God’s desire for creation today. Listen as Pastor Luke Herche begins a three-part series on “The Creation, Fall, and Redemption of Civil Government,” preaching on Romans 13:1–7 and answering four questions: Where does it come from? How is it exercised? Why is it exercised? And what do we do now?

Part of a series: The Creation, Fall, and Redemption of Civil Government

From Sunday Worship, September 8, 2024.

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Ora et labora is a Latin phrase with origins in Christian monastic communities. It was a maxim of monks and nuns throughout the history of the church that captured what they thought the Christian life was all about: prayer and work. And there certainly is an integral connection between our prayer and our work. Listen as RUF Campus Minister Ethan Brown preaches on Psalm 46:10 showing how this passage of Scripture, through the help of the Holy Spirit, can help us lead lives of prayer and work for the glory of God.

Part of a series: Glory-Light Shines: Meditations on the Mission of the Church

From Sunday Worship, September 8, 2024.

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Do you believe that God can bring change into your life? Christians often struggle with sin and weakness, wondering if things will ever get better, often tempted to believe they won’t. But the good news for these weary believers is that Christ came (in part) to change us. And he has given us everything we need to that end. But how does it happen? Listen as Pastor Luke preaches on 2 Corinthians 3:18, showing that as we behold Christ in the Scriptures, through the ministry of the word, we become like Christ by the power of the Spirit.

Part of a series: Glory-Light Shines: Meditations on the Mission of the Church

From Sunday Worship, September 1, 2024.

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What gets you out of bed in the morning? In order to get moving, something has to grip your heart. Maybe it’s a new job, a new goal, that first cup of coffee. In Habakkuk 2, we find a better source of hope, of strength, of power to grip your heart. To move you. To get you out of bed. “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.” (ESV) Listen as Pastor Luke Herche preaches on this verse, first providing the context of Habakkuk, then looking at the language and vocabulary of the verse itself, and finally sharing three implications: delight in the glory of the Lord in Christ, wait for that glory to come, and reflect that glory to the world.

Part of a series: Glory-Light Shines: Meditations on the Mission of the Church

From Sunday Worship, August 25, 2024.

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How do you finish well? What does that even look like? Do we measure it by achieved goals? Or by the legacies we leave? Scores of people who have achieved their goals remain unsatisfied, and even once-great legacies can change when viewed through the ever-shifting lenses of time and culture. And all people, no matter how successful, reach the same end... How can we finish well if we all die?

As the book of 1 Peter comes to an end, we find in verse 12 the purpose of the letter: Peter sought to help his readers understand the grace of God and to stand firm. To remain steadfast. To finish well. Listen as Pastor Josué Pernillo preaches on 1 Peter 5:5–14, focusing on Peter’s exhortation to his readers to be humble, because of God’s providential care; to resist, because we know God’s truth; and to have hope, because we can trust in God’s promises.

Part of a series on 1 Peter.

From Sunday Worship, August 18, 2024.

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Church elder Daniel Thies preaches on Psalm 130, showing how this text reveals the depths of our sin, the source of our righteousness, and the certainty of our hope.

Part of a mini sermon series: Songs of Ascent.

From Sunday Evening Worship, August 11, 2024.

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Listen as church elder Brian Aldridge preaches on 1 Peter 5:1–5, drawing our attention to four points: fellow shepherds (verse 1), willing shepherds (verses 2–3), victorious shepherds (verse 4), and responsive sheep (verse 5).

Part of a series on 1 Peter.

From Sunday Worship, August 11, 2024.

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