Cuyahoga Valley Church Sunday Sermons (Broadview)

Kicking off our Unstuck series, Lead Pastor Joe Valenti shows from Luke 5 how Jesus frees us from shame by helping us see it honestly, bring it into the open before God, and stop trying to outwork it on our own. When Peter confesses his unworthiness, Jesus doesn’t pull away but draws near with grace, giving him a new identity and direction, reminding us that lasting freedom from shame comes only through Christ.

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 Lead Pastor Joe Valenti reminds us that storms and hard seasons will come, so we prepare now by building our lives on the rock through hearing Jesus’ words and actually doing them. We start with our hearts, shine where we are, take sin seriously, love our enemies, and practice our faith for the right reasons so our foundation holds and our lives point people to Jesus. 

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Guest Pastor Karlie Hale points to Mark 4:35–41 to remind us that sudden, painful storms are part of life, but Jesus is with us and keeps His promise to bring us to the other side. Through personal testimony and the disciples’ fear, he calls us to practice fearless faith, trust Jesus to speak peace into our storms, and rely on His strength rather than our own.

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Founding Pastor Rick Duncan reminds us that when Jesus is King, ordinary people can bear extraordinary fruit as His kingdom brings light, multiplies what we give, grows what we cannot, and turns small beginnings into places of shelter. He calls us to fully surrender every part of our lives to Jesus, trust Him to work through our faithful obedience, and let His light shine through us for others. 

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Lead Pastor Joe Valenti teaches us that Jesus uses parables, like the story of the sower and the soils, so we do more than just enjoy a good story and instead let God’s Word show us the true condition of our hearts. He calls us to listen closely, let God soften us, and respond in obedience so that the seed of God’s Word in us bears abundant spiritual fruit for God’s kingdom.

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This Sunday Pastor Dean Siley shows us from Mark 3:31–35 that Jesus invites us from the outside in, redefining family so that whoever does God’s will and follows him in true discipleship becomes our true brothers, sisters, and mother. He urges us to move beyond mere behavior modification and discouraging inner narratives, letting God’s providence, word, and people transform our hearts so we live with deep joy, healing, and obedience as members of God’s family.

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This Sunday, Founding Pastor Rick Duncan teaches from Mark 3 that Jesus is the stronger King who defeats Satan, exposes the bad logic of his enemies, and calls us to decide who we believe he is. We learn that Jesus forgives all who come to him, that the only unforgivable sin is a hard, ongoing rejection of the Spirit’s clear witness about him, and that we respond by letting him rule every part of our lives. 

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Lead Pastor Joe Valenti teaches that we let God’s purpose—not our pressures or preferences—guide us as we follow Jesus in Mark 3. We stay with Jesus in community to learn from him, and he sends us out to share the gospel and serve others.

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Lead Pastor Joe Valenti teaches that we honor Jesus as Lord of the Sabbath when we receive God’s gifts (like rest) as grace, not as burdens, and when we refuse to turn gifts into gods or legalistic checklists. We let his authority lead us to choose people over rules, move toward the broken with compassion, and practice simple trust that shapes how we live together. 

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Pastor Dale Piscura teaches us through Mark that we watch Jesus teach with authority, work miracles, oppose the status quo, and call us to fast, pray, and live in the new covenant rather than in empty ritual. We practice the Isaiah 58 fast by caring for the oppressed, see Jesus as our bridegroom, cherish him as our first love, and prepare with joy for his coming.

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