Grace in Community

Text: Matthew 3:13-17

Series: Open Our Eyes

This week we start a new theme for "Epiphanytide" (the season after the day of Epiphany). We are asking God to "open our eyes" - to see the heart of God, to see the kingdom, to see God's wisdom, God's righteousness, and ultimately, God's glory. Here on Baptism of Our Lord Sunday, join us in asking him to reveal himself to us in new ways. The answer you hear just might astound you.

Text: John 1:1-18

Series: Love Has Come

The first sermon of 2026! In which Pastor Matt reveals the meaning of life. :)

Text: Matthew 2:13-23

Series: Love Has Come

What a rude interruption to our celebration of Christmas! Today’s gospel tells the horrific story of the death of innocent children at the hands of Herod. This reminds us of a truth about Jesus’ birth: it does not remove power of evil from our world. But its light does give us hope as we walk with all the “holy innocents” of both past generations and today who have suffered unjustly. God's whisper of love invites us join Christ's movement of transformative love, not by ignoring the world's darkness but by actively countering it through the practices of worship, communion, and living as witnesses to God's coming kingdom.

Text: Luke 2:1-20

Series: Are You Ready?

In this Christmas Eve sermon, Pastor Matt concludes our Advent theme by asking, "Does anything we do ever really make us ready to receive Jesus?" Jesus doesn't demand we have everything figured out first; instead, He invades our present reality with grace, meeting us exactly where we are. The message culminates in an immersive reading of the Christmas story, inviting the congregation to close their eyes and personally encounter the wonder of that holy night – a powerful reminder that true Christmas readiness isn't about doing more, but about opening our hearts to receive God's transformative love.

Text: Matthew 1:18-25

Series: Are You Ready?

Texts: Matthew 11:2-11, Isaiah 35:1-10, Luke 1:46b-55

Series: Are You Ready?

What happens when we set aside our fear and suspicion of those who are different or think differently than us? We become ready to receive Jesus' presence anew. In this sermon Pastor Matt introduces the third theme of Advent that makes us ready to receive him as king: 1) being people of peace 2) humility 3) showing mercy. 

Texts: Isaiah 11:1-10, Matthew 3:1-12

Series: Are You Ready?

Sometimes there are circumstances in our lives that feel like a stump - where new growth feels impossible, where our future feels like it has been chopped off. It is here that God speaks a new word: growth is possible. New life is possible. In fact, it's happening even before we can see it. It won't simply be a recovery of what has gone before, but God does cause new shoots to spring out of old stumps. 

Text: Luke 2:1-20

Series: Advent Conversations

In this first-of-its-kind episode, Pastor Matt is joined by Tinh Brodhagen and Becky Anderson for a conversation about what it means to truly be "ready" for Christmas. Through their personal stories and fresh insights on the Christmas story, you're guaranteed to get a new perspective as you prepare your heart to receive Christ anew.

Texts: Matthew 24:36-44, Romans 13:11-14, Isaiah 2:1-5

Series: Are You Ready?

What time is it? This powerful question echoes through Pastor Matt's sermon as he weaves together memories of his adolescent basketball career with the urgent message of Advent readiness. Drawing from Matthew's Gospel and Paul's letter to the Romans, Pastor Matt reframes the traditional "end times" narrative into a compelling call for present-day kingdom living. Rather than fostering fear about future events, he says these texts illuminate an invitation to spiritual alertness – much like a bench player ready to enter the game at any moment. Through the powerful metaphor of baptism, Pastor Matt explains how we "put on Christ" and embrace the disciplines of kingdom living: worshiping together, studying Scripture, nurturing faith through prayer, and actively pursuing justice and peace. He highlights the baptisms within Sunday's service as an opportunity for us all to renew our baptismal commitments, reminding us that the resurrection has already changed everything. The time for kingdom living isn't in some distant future – it's now. Just as basketball players ask "What time is it? Game time!" Pastor Matt challenges us to live intentionally as citizens of God's kingdom today, working toward Isaiah's vision of a world transformed by God's peaceful rule.

Text: Luke 23:33-43

Series: Where Your Heart Is

For the past two weeks we’ve focused on “where the heart is.” We know where Jesus’ heart is – he has given it to us fully, in his death for us on the cross. Today on the final Sunday of the church year we celebrate that the one who reigns over us does so with unflinchingly self-giving love.