Coastline Covenant - Sermons

Jesus came from heaven, was born in Bethlehem, fled to Egypt, was raised in Nazareth, but the city that was his home was Capernaum. In Capernaum Jesus began ministry, invested himself into the people and the community, and began a ministry that would ripple outward to the whole world. All ministry begins in a local setting- with the people next to us, our neighbors, co-workers, family, friends. 

Hunter takes us back to the beginning and reminds us about God's call for Sabbath and rest. His gentle encouragement feels like an invitation to compare what "rest" currently looks to the Rest that God calls us to.

Special message from Dr Hanger out of 2 Corinthians 5.

Peter writes to a people who are experiencing instability and chaos in the world around them. His encouragement to them, and to us, is that our lives will always have an unshakable stability due to the promise that we belong to a different kingdom. This free’s us to live without fear, and to serve the world around us, regardless of what comes.

Garrick closes out our series on James with chapter 5:13-18. He focuses on prayer being the central practice of a dependent life with God.

James warns us that success can quietly make us forget our dependence on God: we make plans, build lives, and chase security as if tomorrow belongs to us. But life is a mist, Christ is near, and wisdom begins when we learn to plan, work, and wait with our eyes fixed on him.

We live in a world where everyone believes that more money is always better. It buys us time, freedom, possessions and the necessities of life. Yet, scripture firmly disagrees and warns us that more money is not always better. In fact scripture warns us to be very careful with money, for it can derail our faith and devotion to God's kingdom. Come join us as we allow the direct words of James to challenge our assumptions regarding our money.  

James 4 shows us that our conflicts reveal the desires ruling beneath the surface, and God invites us to humble ourselves, surrender those desires, and receive the grace that lifts us up.

James teaches that true wisdom is not proven by knowledge, gifting, or success, but by a Christlike life of humility, purity, peace, mercy, and surrender to God.

As Christians, we cannot praise God, the creator, and then curse his creation, which reflects him, because all humans are made in God’s image, and therefore in some way reflect who God is, and have intrinsic value and worth. 

James 3:9-12