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On Sunday, August 6, 2023, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Raised with Christ" from Colossians 3:1-2.

"Because you have been raised with Jesus Christ and ascended to heavenly places, you have resurrection power to obey God's commands.

1. Placement (v. 1a)

2. Perspective (v. 1b)

3. Practice (v. 2)

On Sunday, July 30, 2023, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "What God Has Made Clean" from Colossians 2:20-23.

"To be truly clean means you've died with Christ and have been brought to life by the Holy Spirit."

1. Elementary, My Dear (v. 20a)

2. Irregular Regulations (vs. 20b-22)

. . . why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations— 21 “Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch” 22 (referring to things that all perish as they are used)—according to human precepts and teachings?

3. Pathetic Ascetics (v. 23)

On Sunday, July 23, 2023, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Growth in Christ" from Colossians 2:18-19.

"If, by having faith in Jesus Christ, you are connected to him as your head, you will grow in full maturity in your faith."

1. Mystics, Ascetics, and Heretics (v. 18a)

. . . going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind, . . .

. . . 19 and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.

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On Sunday, July 16, 2023, Pastor Joe Troutman preached, "Our God is With Us" from Job 38:1-3.

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

2 “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
3 Dress for action like a man;
    I will question you, and you make it known to me.

On Sunday, July 9, 2023, Rev. Robert Mossotti preached "A Man of Innocent Blood" from Jonah 1:1-17.

1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me.” 3 But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord.

4 But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up. 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep. 6 So the captain came and said to him, “What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, call out to your god! Perhaps the god will give a thought to us, that we may not perish.”

7 And they said to one another, “Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. 8 Then they said to him, “Tell us on whose account this evil has come upon us. What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?” 9 And he said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.” 10 Then the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him, “What is this that you have done!” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.

11 Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may quiet down for us?” For the sea grew more and more tempestuous. 12 He said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you, for I know it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.” 13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them. 14 Therefore they called out to the Lord, “O Lord, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not on us innocent blood, for you, O Lord, have done as it pleased you.” 15 So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging. 16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.

17  And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

On Sunday, July 2, 2023, Pastor Joe Troutman preached, "Shadows and Substance" from Colossians 2:16-17.

"God instituted the Sabbath so that the rest we enjoy one day each week would point to the eternal rest we receive from Christ."

1. Food and Drink, Festivals and Days

2. Worship and Rest

3. Day of Resurrection

On Sunday, June 25, 2023, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "The Signs of the Covenant" from Colossians 2:11-15.

"Circumcision and baptism are signs that point to the wrath of God on sinners and the promise of God that all who believe in Jesus are raised in him."

1. Made Without Hands (v. 11)

2. Buried and Raised with Him (vs. 12-15)

12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. 13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. 15 He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.

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On Sunday, June 18, 2023, Pastor Joe Troutman preached, "Following Jesus Through the Storm" from Matthew 8:18-27.

"Jesus committed himself to die on the cross in our place so that we would be able to follow him through the storms of life."

1. To Follow Jesus (vs. 18-20)

18 Now when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. 19 And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” 20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 

21 Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 22 And Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.” 23 And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep

. 25 And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” 26 And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. 27 And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”

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On Sunday, June 4, 2023, Rev. Robert Mossotti preached, "The Good News and the Bad News" from Romans 6:23.

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On Sunday, May 28, 2023, Pastor Joe Troutman preached, "The Dwelling Place of God" from Colossians 2:8-10.

"Right now and forevermore, the fullness of deity dwells bodily in Jesus Christ, which means he's forever united to us, and we to him."

1. No Captor But Christ (v. 8)

9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, 10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority.

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