Seven Mile Road

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What's Seven Mile Road about?

We're preaching hard just north of Boston. May our good Father, in His grace and by His Spirit, use these words to build the kingdom of His Son by bringing many to repentance and faith.

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Seven Mile Road episodes:

05.19.2024
Sermon: Nothing Can Hinder the Lord
With God's people outmatched numerically and technologically against a tough opponent, Jonathan's radical but simple faith in God proves pivotal in God saving his people. We'll see the faith of one leading to many people following the Lord.
05.15.2024
Sermon: Neither Sword Nor Spear
Have you ever been in a bad situation with no tools and little hope? This is how God’s people felt after King Saul disobeyed God, the Philistines invaded their land, and they don’t have anyone to sharpen their plows or...
05.07.2024
Sermon: To Those Who Wait
Saul is tall, Saul is strong, Saul is handsome, Saul is King. But here we see Saul is small, Saul is weak, Saul needs the strength of Someone better. As the war rages and the walls close in around him,...
05.03.2024
Update: May
04.28.2024
Sermon: Do Not Turn Aside
Sometimes when we mess up, there's a tendency in us to want to give up. This can be true whether at home, work, or the gym, and also when we are following Jesus. This isn't just true of us in...
04.21.2024
Sermon: Jesus' Great Commission
This Sunday, Pete Rennie from Living Hope Church in Inverness, Scotland, will preach on Jesus’ Great Commission, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.”Living Hope is one of our church planting partners, so it’s very exciting to host Pete...
04.15.2024
Sermon: Revealed Calling, Hiding King
Yahweh has chosen a king for Israel - Saul, son of Kish.He provides him with both personal and public signs confirming his calling.Yet, Saul hides from what the LORD is calling him to be for his mission.Rather than step forward...
04.07.2024
Sermon: From Lost to Forever Found
There are times in our lives we find ourselves lost. Searching and unsure of our place. Though we start lost and sometimes can’t seem to find our way or what we are looking for, God is at work.Followers of Jesus...
03.31.2024
Sermon: God Raised Him on the Third Day
Acts 10.34-43This Sunday, we’ll celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and the good news that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.
03.24.2024
Sermon: A King Like No Other
Do you want God as King? It’s such a simple question on the surface yet we struggle to answer “Yes!” with a fully aligned head, heart, and hands. But this struggle is nothing new. This week, we’ll see God’s people...
03.19.2024
Sermon: Turning for the Lord's Help
How do you turn it around? You know you’ve been headed in the wrong direction and haven’t been very focused on God in your life. Maybe your circumstances are causing you to question the way you’ve gone? Or it could...
03.11.2024
Sermon: Who Can Stand Before This Holy God?
1 Samuel 6-7:2The Philistines have Israel’s God captured, or so they think. The Ark of the Covenant, the holy symbol of God’s presence, which was so easy to take and move around and place inside their temple, is now causing...
03.04.2024
Sermon: The Lord of Everything, Everywhere, and Everyone
"Is God the Lord?” After Israel loses a big battle, the Philistines think very little of God. After their capture of the ark of God, the Philistines set it up in the house of their god, Dagon. Israel’s God seems...
03.01.2024
Update: March
02.27.2024
Sermon: The Glory Has Departed
“Why were we defeated?” After defeat in an important battle, the people of God look to God for deliverance but don’t address the real issue: their sin. They try again but don’t turn from sin, leading to another lost battle,...
02.19.2024
Sermon: The Call of Samuel
As we continue in 1 Samuel we see Israel is livingIsrael is living in the dark because God’s speaking to his people was rare. Then, into that darkness God calls Samuel to be his prophet, bringing the light of his...
02.12.2024
Sermon: Forever Faithful
After Eli, the priest, has confronted his sons regarding their sin, God sends an unnamed prophet to confront Eli. Eli’s house has been honored by God for generations and received great blessings, but has, in return, dishonored God. God rejects...
02.05.2024
Sermon: A Light in the Darkness
As we find out the priests are stealing from God in his Temple, the darkness increases in the Book of Samuel. After all, sin is to be confessed, not committed, in God’s presence. And even when confronted about their sin,...
02.02.2024
Update: February
01.28.2024
Sermon: Hannah's God
This is the end of Hannah’s story. She made a big ask, she promised a huge response, God answered her prayer, and she moves forward in faith. Hannah turns Samuel over for lifelong service to the Lord. The gift she...
01.22.2024
Sermon: No Longer Sad
The Book of Samuel begins with the story of Hannah, a barren woman who has felt forgotten by God and frustrated by her family. Completely heartbroken, Hannah’s pain grows year after year. But Hannah does not give up her faith....
01.14.2024
Sermon: God Is King
01.05.2024
Update: January
The Melrose staff give an update on January at Seven Mile Melrose
01.02.2024
Update: Sabbatical Plans
Justin and Sara sit down to talk about plans for the Gottlieb's upcoming sabbatical.
12.24.2023
Sermon: The Joy of Christmas Coming Home
12.17.2023
Sermon: Adopted As Sons of God
Advent is the season of reflecting on the arrival of Jesus, the son of God, as a human. God the Father sent Jesus his Son to free us from sin. In itself, this is an incredible and undeserved blessing he...
12.14.2023
Update: December
12.10.2023
Sermon: News That Brings Peace
Peace. We all want it. We want peace with one another, and we want peace with God. Our world is full of advice on how to get peace: better organization, better planning, better relationships and use the Breathe app on...
12.03.2023
Sermon: Certain Hope
“When the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son.” As we begin our advent series *The Fullness of Time* this Sunday with these words, we’ll hear and see that the certain hope of Christ’s coming into a...
11.26.2023
Sermon: With Everything Without Ending
Psalm 145Depending on life situation, praising God can seem easy or impossible. So, how do you praise God when nothing in life seems to be going right? In Psalm 145, David grounds his praise of God in his character rather...
11.19.2023
Sermon: Our Faithful God
Have you ever wondered, “Will I ever be holy and blameless?”The gap between who we are and who God calls us to be is large, and we can feel hopeless to get there. As Paul closes his letter to the...
11.12.2023
Sermon: Keeping the Peace
How does a family function and get a long in peace together? It’s one of the aims in our homes, but also in the church. Paul tells us how to conduct ourselves in 4 important areas in order to keep...
11.06.2023
Sermon: Jesus Kingly Return is a Comfort & Call to Live Prepared
The return of Jesus often raises so many questions in our minds.It did for the Thessalonian church plant also.“What happens to the dead when Jesus returns?”“When will Jesus return?” “How should we live as we wait?”Paul reminds the Thessalonians that...
10.31.2023
Update: November
What's happening in and around Seven Mile Melrose this month!
10.29.2023
Sermon: The Will of God for You
Who knows the will of God? How in the world could we possibly know what the God of the universe wants us to do? Well, as it turns out, God has told us exactly what His will is. God’s will...
10.23.2023
Sermon: The Church as a Committed Family
Being a family is demonstrated in so many different ways. Time spent, intentional presence, true concern, and rooting for one another are all visible displays of family. A family has commitment to these things.If a church is the people of...
10.15.2023
Sermon: Living Worthy of God
In 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16, Paul reminds the Thessalonians of how they received the Gospel and calls them to live a life worthy of God. God calls us to live the same way.But how do we live lives worthy of God?By...
10.08.2023
Sermon: Keep On!
"Hey Thessalonians, God loves you and you're doing great. Keep on! - Paul" As we begin a new sermon series called God's Faithful Family this week, we'll hear how the gospel reached this young church, how they responded, and how...
10.01.2023
Sermon: Jesus Sends
At the end of the Seven Mile Road story, the disciples finally see. It takes a ton of help from Jesus, but they truly see. As they see, Jesus helps them see God’s redemptive plan across history and geography. Even...
09.29.2023
Update: October
Lots going on this month at Seven Mile Melrose, listen for all the info!
09.24.2023
Sermon: Did Not Our Hearts Burn
Spaghetti sauce might make our heart burn, but the Scriptures rightly taught definitely do, or at least they are meant to. In Luke 24, Jesus teaches two disciples the Scriptures, and when they reflect back upon that time, they recognize...
09.18.2023
Sermon: Jesus Reveals
After Jesus’ resurrection, two disciples encounter Him as they walk to Emmaus. Not recognizing it is Jesus, the disciples explain their sadness and confusion over his death. While they are shocked that the visitor isn’t aware of all that has...
09.10.2023
Sermon: Jesus Draws Near
After the discovery of Jesus' empty tomb, his disciples were sad, uncertain and confused. They didn't understand how the pieces fit together or how they'd fallen apart. As two of the disciples walked along a road discussing and struggling to...
09.01.2023
Update: September
Update on what's to come this month at Seven Mile Melrose.
08.27.2023
Sermon: Responding to Glory
In Psalm 19, David tells us that the heavens declare the glory of God and the scriptures show us God’s glory in revealing his perfect word to us. Like the heavens, God’s word is active in declaring his glory and...
08.20.2023
Sermon: Delight in God's Word
This week we will hear from God’s word in Psalm 1.How do my daily choices and habits shape my life? What words truly guide my whole life?The psalmist invites us to consider that the path to a life blessed by...
08.13.2023
Sermon: Joy Comes in the Morning
The Lord does not leave us as we are. He hears and heals. He is merciful. When the days are dark, we need reminding of this. But this psalm is for after God has acted for us, and it calls...
08.06.2023
Sermon: Trusting God with Everything for Evermore
In Psalm 16, we read the words of a fearful King David. He is fearful he’ll abandon faith in God and fearful that God will abandon him in death. Out of his fear, King David asks some of the same...
08.03.2023
Update: August
Listen for an update for this month at Seven Mile Melrose.
07.30.2023
Sermon: Trust Check
Where do you turn when the bottom falls out? When you face the big uphill life challenge or scary unknown ahead, what provides confidence or hope? We can give a simple rote answer until the situation comes.In Psalm 20, we...

What's Seven Mile Road about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Seven Mile Road episodes:

Sermon: Nothing Can Hinder the Lord

Sermon: Neither Sword Nor Spear

Sermon: To Those Who Wait

Update: May

Sermon: Do Not Turn Aside

Sermon: Jesus' Great Commission

Sermon: Revealed Calling, Hiding King

Sermon: From Lost to Forever Found

Sermon: God Raised Him on the Third Day

Sermon: A King Like No Other

Sermon: Turning for the Lord's Help

Sermon: Who Can Stand Before This Holy God?

Sermon: The Lord of Everything, Everywhere, and Everyone

Update: March

Sermon: The Glory Has Departed

Sermon: The Call of Samuel

Sermon: Forever Faithful

Sermon: A Light in the Darkness

Update: February

Sermon: Hannah's God

Sermon: No Longer Sad

Sermon: God Is King

Update: January

Update: Sabbatical Plans

Sermon: The Joy of Christmas Coming Home

Sermon: Adopted As Sons of God

Update: December

Sermon: News That Brings Peace

Sermon: Certain Hope

Sermon: With Everything Without Ending

Sermon: Our Faithful God

Sermon: Keeping the Peace

Sermon: Jesus Kingly Return is a Comfort & Call to Live Prepared

Update: November

Sermon: The Will of God for You

Sermon: The Church as a Committed Family

Sermon: Living Worthy of God

Sermon: Keep On!

Sermon: Jesus Sends

Update: October

Sermon: Did Not Our Hearts Burn

Sermon: Jesus Reveals

Sermon: Jesus Draws Near

Update: September

Sermon: Responding to Glory

Sermon: Delight in God's Word

Sermon: Joy Comes in the Morning

Sermon: Trusting God with Everything for Evermore

Update: August

Sermon: Trust Check