Church of the Resurrection Downtown Sermons

As we begin the season of Lent, Pastor Adam considers the life and ministry of John the Baptist, a prophet who called his people to repentance in preparation for the coming of Jesus, the Son of God.

Close relationships with our partners are really difficult during the isolation of a pandemic. In this week's sermon, Pastors Wendy Lyons Chrostek and Scott Chrostek provide some tips on how to strengthen our relationships with the people we live with.

We are made for connection – we're designed to belong with others. But for many of us, that community is hard to find in this time of social isolation. In this sermon, Pastors Scott and Wendy Lyons Chrostek speak to us from their own home about how we can connect with the people around us.

Does God cause suffering? If God is all-powerful, why doesn't God stop cancer and illness and pandemics and natural disasters? Wouldn't a good God stop those things? In this week's sermon, Pastor Adam Hamilton considers the relationship between God and the pain we experience in our broken world.

Does God condemn people to hell? What happens to good people after death? Is there an afterlife? In this week's sermon, Pastor Adam Hamilton shares how he reads the scriptures that talk about the afterlife – and why he thinks hell is a reflection of the love of God.

Is the Bible a Magic 8 Ball? Is it a roadmap? A love letter straight from God? In this week's sermon, Pastor Adam Hamilton considers what the Bible is – and what it's not – and how we ought to use it in our daily lives.

As Christians, we often get it wrong. Really, it's not even just Christians – as *people*, we get it wrong. How should we respond to the horrible mistakes we make?

Do faith and science collide? Or are they mutually compatible? In this sermon, Pastor Adam Hamilton talks to leading scientists who are also hold tightly to Christianity to see how we can reconcile the two.

God granted Jesus the power to control the world, but Jesus used that power to bless other people and give himself away. In this week's sermon, Pastor Anne Williams helps us understand what it means for Jesus to be "Lord" in our lives.

On this Candlelight Christmas Eve, we lean into the Christmas narrative of Jesus entering our world as the light that pushes back the darkness.