Title: The Perfect Gift

Text: Isaiah 9: 6-7

6 For to us a child is born,

to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

7 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.

Series: Unto is a child is born..

Text: Isaiah 9:1-8

Title: The gift of Christmas

Summary: Isaiah tells us that Jesus was given as a gift, and this sermon asks two questions: What is the gift? And how do we best receive it?

Series: Unto is a child is born..

Text: Isaiah 9:1-8

Title: The gift of Christmas

Summary: Isaiah tells us that Jesus was given as a gift, and this sermon asks two questions: What is the gift? And how do we best receive it?

Series: Unto us a child is born...

Title: Jesus the Warrior King

Text: Isaiah 9:1-7

Summary: Advent represents many things, but one of the primary elements of the incarnation of Christ is the role it played in the supernatural battle between good and evil. In this passage, Isaiah locates us in the middle of this war between light and darkness, and foreshadows the role that the coming of Christ will play in the ultimate victory.

Series: Unto us a child is born...

Title: The wonderful name of Jesus

Text: Isaiah 9:1-8

Summary: In this beautiful Advent passage we are told what some of the names of Jesus will be, starting with one of the most amazing of all: Wonderful. Majestic. Beautiful.

Series: Unto us a child is born...

Title: The wonderful name of Jesus

Text: Isaiah 9:1-8

Summary: In this beautiful Advent passage we are told what some of the names of Jesus will be, starting with one of the most amazing of all: Wonderful. Majestic. Beautiful.

Series: Unto us a child is born...

Title: The wonderful name of Jesus

Text: Isaiah 9:1-8

Summary: In this beautiful Advent passage we are told what some of the names of Jesus will be, starting with one of the most amazing of all: Wonderful. Majestic. Beautiful.

Observing the ways that Elitism and Capitalism has created a "branding" in White Western Evangelicalism. How do we separate the responsibility of spreading the Good News of Jesus from the corruption of an elitist culture that has rebranded Evangelicalism to what it is today?

Text: Romans 12:1-2

A Living Sacrifice

1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as

a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing

of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Series: Two Masters

Title: Two Masters-Two Kingdoms

Text: Matthew 16:19-26

Summary: from the Rich Young Ruler’s encounter with Jesus, we see the importance of his economic-political-religious context, his “system”, in framing his assumptions about Jesus, and ultimately leading him to choose his existing life of earned merit, over eternal life as a disciple of Jesus. As followers of Jesus today, we would do well to critically understand the system of our day and age - largely driven by the intertwining of American capitalism and the Christian church - to more clearly see the same choice that lies before each of us. Historians point to opposition to FDR’s federal New Deal programs as a pivotal point in catalyzing American capitalism as we know it today. This was also the point in history when large corporations funneled money and influence into an organization called Spriritual Mobilization, which organized and influenced thousands of American pastors toward the cause of capitalism. Given this complicated history, it is vital to continually check our assumptions and discern what aspects of our daily lives are truly driven by the teachings of Jesus, and what aspects are driven by the system of money and power that surrounds us.

Series: Two Masters

Title: Two Masters-Two Kingdoms

Text: Matthew 16:19-26

Summary: from the Rich Young Ruler’s encounter with Jesus, we see the importance of his economic-political-religious context, his “system”, in framing his assumptions about Jesus, and ultimately leading him to choose his existing life of earned merit, over eternal life as a disciple of Jesus. As followers of Jesus today, we would do well to critically understand the system of our day and age - largely driven by the intertwining of American capitalism and the Christian church - to more clearly see the same choice that lies before each of us. Historians point to opposition to FDR’s federal New Deal programs as a pivotal point in catalyzing American capitalism as we know it today. This was also the point in history when large corporations funneled money and influence into an organization called Spriritual Mobilization, which organized and influenced thousands of American pastors toward the cause of capitalism. Given this complicated history, it is vital to continually check our assumptions and discern what aspects of our daily lives are truly driven by the teachings of Jesus, and what aspects are driven by the system of money and power that surrounds us.