Emmaus Road Church | Fort Collins, Colorado

Sermon Scripture: Mark 1:16-20

Everybody is following somebody or something. We have all heard of a life lived following Jesus, but what exactly does that mean?

Does it mean we believe in a set of ideas called Christianity, or go to church on Sunday? Does it mean we try really hard to be a good person? How do we follow Jesus in the modern world? What does it look like to follow Jesus today? These are a few of the questions we hope to ponder during this season.

Sermon Scripture: 1 Samuel 3

In 1st Samuel, God called the young prophet Samuel to his service, to which Samuel replies, “Speak Lord, your servant is listening.” Join us as our Colorado Nazarene District Superintendent, Dr. Virgil Askren leads us in considering how God calls us in many ways, along with the many ways in which we might respond to his call.

Sermon Scripture: Colossians 1:3-23

This week we hear the stories and look at the evidence of all that God is doing among us at Emmaus Road. We will hear from our pastor, treasurer, and each of our ministry leaders the details of our ministry over the last year and the amazing opportunities that lay before us. This is a highlight in the life of our community as we take a peek behind the scenes into the ministry and stewardship of Emmaus Road Church.

Sermon Scripture: Acts 2:1–21

On the day of Pentecost, we are reminded that the Holy Spirit will not be confined to temples or sleep on altars, nor will it be limited to a special, select few, instead it will be for all people and in all places. For some reason however, this was not the experience for most people who were gathered together on that day in Jerusalem thousands of years ago.

Seemingly the dynamic power of God in the Holy Spirit had been tamed and put in a box. It had been so long since it moved among the people that some wondered if those days of mystery and power were over, but the prophets kept saying, “wait, watch, see, pay attention.”

Sermon Scripture: John 17:6-19

God does not love and sanctify us holy in spite of the world, but for the sake of the world, and this has been his position from the very beginning.

We have not always understood this, we have not always been very good at living this way, yet the truth remains, we have been given life, forgiveness, restoration, and holiness for the sake of the world that still lives in the shadow of hostility toward God.

Sermon Scripture: John 15:9-17, 1 John 5:1-3

Christian faith involves trusting that at the center of the universe is a God overflowing with love for his world, which means that the purpose of human existence is to receive this love that has come to us in Jesus and then to give it back out to others, creating an ecosystem of self-giving love in all aspects of our lives.

When Jesus says, “Love each other, “ this is what he means, but how do we do that?

Sermon Scripture: John 15:1-8

As Jesus describes himself as The Vine, and his friends as the branches, he is giving his followers key principles for finding peace and purpose in life — especially when things seem dark, bleak, or shallow. 

When you and I today consider how to live and love as best we can in the midst of challenging circumstances, Jesus is reminding us that true satisfaction, true success, comes from intimacy in relationship with Jesus. And a beautiful byproduct of this kind of living is that we then are enabled to fulfill our purpose, to bear fruit.

Sermon Scripture: Luke 24:35-48

When Jesus designates his followers as witnesses, a term that becomes very important in Acts, he is saying that they have seen in him the fulfillment of God’s plan for the world’s salvation and that, by the very nature of that plan, they are called to share the story — to be his witnesses.

Sermon Scripture: John 20:19-31, 1 John 1:1-2:2

Like the disciples gathered in the upper room when Thomas asks to see Jesus for himself, we wrestle with the aftermath of the cross and resurrection. 

The season of Eastertide is one in which we wrestle with the hope of big promises and the reality of broken and tough situations. It is a time when we must choose whether we will live in the consolation of Easter or the desolation of the tomb.

1 John 1:1-2:2 helps us address this question; “Is there life after Easter?”

Sermon Scripture: John 19:41—20:18

To be able to honestly proclaim, “Christ is risen! He is risen indeed,” we, like the characters in our scripture passage this morning, must affirm that four important things are happening in our lives. You might say we are being invited to experience four things developing in our lives.