Cape Elizabeth Church of the Nazarene - Weekly Sermon Podcast

“Opportunities for Worship”Text: Deuteronomy 8:1-20We continue our “2020 Vision” series by looking at worship. We come to worship to help situate and orient ourselves towards God. It is a time to share and celebrate the overflow of God’s abundant grace in our lives.

“Hope and Holiness”Text: Romans 4:23-5:11Pastor Tim introduces a new sermon series called “2020 Vision” designed to help us see clearly where we are going and to move with purpose into the new year. Having jointly committed to serving the Cape Elizabeth community through the Installation Service last year, it’s time to state boldly who we…

Text: Matthew 2:13-22The story of Jesus as an infant mirrors the story of the people of Israel – beginning in Egypt, spending time in the wilderness, and eventually reaching the Promised Land. Joseph remained faithful to God and his family by following the two dreams he received which told him where to move his family.…

Text: Matthew 2:1-12In the story following the birth of Jesus, the Magi came from another realm with a completely different worldview then that of the Jews. Nevertheless, God decided to work through their false ideas of staring at the stars to reveal to them a divine truth. God was willing to save them and bring…

“Coming Soon: Salvation”Text: Matthew 1:18-25What does it mean that Jesus is coming? Who is He for us? We end our “Coming Soon” series by looking at these questions. Jesus is the one who brings us salvation – freedom from guilt and regret, and freedom from the power of sin in our life.

“Coming Soon: Relief”Text: Matthew 11:2-11In the third week of Advent and our “Coming Soon” series, John the Baptist is in prison and appears to have doubts about Jesus. Jesus tells John’s disciples to report the healings and proclamations of the good news that they have seen and heard. Just as then, Jesus is in the…

“Coming Soon: The Prophet”Text: Matthew 3:1-12We continue our “Coming Soon” series by looking at John the Baptist. His calling was to announce that Jesus, the Messiah, was coming, and that the people were to prepare themselves. Today, we have the same calling to announce that He is coming again.

“Coming Soon… Prepare”Text: Matthew 24:36-44Advent is a season of expectation where we remember that just as Christ came once before, Christ will return and the world will be shaped and changed in accordance with God’s will. In the first installment of our “Coming Soon…” sermon series, we look at Jesus’s words from the book of…

Text: Luke 23:33-43On this Christ the King Sunday, we look at Jesus’ last moments while on the cross. It is the pinnacle moment of the Gospel of Luke; it is when Jesus extends His forgiveness to the world – even to those who are looking on and mocking Him.

“Learning to Love”Text: Genesis 4:1-16This week, Pastor Tim goes through the story of Cain and Abel. Although Cain is cursed and driven away from the land after killing Abel, the Lord still gives him an interesting and maybe even unexpected word of hope. God’s mercy is evident when Cain is marked so that he is…