Compass Weekly Sermons

This is the first advent sermon for 2023 Advent. In this sermon, Pastor Will explores Mark 5:21-43, showing how Jesus brought hope and peace to two difficult situations. How can we have hope and peace and then bring hope and peace to those around us?

This is the twenty-second and final sermon in the Ephesians series. What stories did Paul have in mind as he wrote Ephesians? What unified story was Paul relating to the Ephesian church? In this sermon, Pastor Will closes out the series on Ephesians, showing the stories from the Old Testament that build to the unified story of the gospel. What can the church learn from Ephesians?

This is the twenty-first sermon in the Ephesians series. How does Paul describe our enemy? What exhortation does Paul give us to help in the battle against the powers? In this sermon, Dan Kruer discusses Ephesians 6:10-18, showing that our battle is a spiritual one and encouraging us with the fact that we are strong enough to stand together.

This is the twentieth sermon in the Ephesians series. What does God want for our households, our families? In this sermon, Pastor Will discusses the household code related to children/parents and slaves/masters. How did the ancient Christians live in a way that fit the gospel without causing Rome to squash this tiny religion? What can we learn from this ancient wisdom to help our families live in a way that brings others to the gospel?

This is the nineteenth sermon in the Ephesians series. Why does Paul ask wives to submit to their husbands? Why does Paul command husbands to love their wives? And how does this relate to the ancient household codes? In this sermon, Pastor Will explains the cultural context behind Ephesians 5:21-33, showing some surprising ways to understand this controversial passage.

This is the eighteenth sermon in the Ephesians series. What does it mean to make the best use of our time in this life? What does it mean to submit to one another? In this sermon, Pastor Will explains Ephesians 5:14-24, showing the proper conditions for submission and setting the foundation for how to think about Paul's exhortations in Ephesians.

This is the seventeenth sermon in the Ephesians series. What does it look like to walk in love? What does it look like to walk as children of light? In this sermon, Pastor Will works through Ephesians 5:1-14, calling the Christian church to walk in love, walk in light, and actively participate in things that expose darkness.

This is the sixteenth sermon in the Ephesians series. What does it mean to have our identity in Christ? Rev. Jerry Weller walks us through Ephesians 4:17-32, showing us that we no longer live like the rest of the world around us. Rather, we have to put on the new humanity, a new way of living. Rev. Weller exhorts us to put on "kingdom living" and gives some examples of what that looks like in practice.

This is the fifteenth sermon in the Ephesians series. What is Paul doing by quoting Psalm 68 in Ephesians 4:8? And what does it mean for the Body to grow into the Head? In this sermon, Pastor Will tackles Ephesians 4:7-16, showing the gifts that Jesus our Lord is giving the church, how they minister, and what the response of the Body should be.

This is the fourteenth sermon in the Ephesians series. What does it take to maintain the unity? What happens when all attempts at unity fail? In this sermon, Pastor Will discusses Ephesians 4:1-6 and details the five crucial virtues listed to help us maintain the unity. He also discusses why the seven "ones" of Ephesians 4 no longer really help us unify doctrinally. Finally, he offers a brief answer for why unity sometimes fails.