What does it mean to be God's People?  What are God's People all about?  Who is included, and on what basis?  These are some of the questions that Israel wrestled with upon their return from exile.  They are the same questions the early church wrestled with, and we must wrestle with if we want to be be found faithful in our time.

God beckons us to come to His table and feast on the spiritual food that He provides, at no cost to us, to nourish and satisfy our souls.  In this sermon on Isaiah 55, Pastor Bill explores what this spiritual food consists of, and how we get to the table.

"Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship. And pretty much anything you worship besides God will eat you alive."  (David Foster Wallace)

In this sermon on Isaiah 54, Pastor Bill explores the dynamics of idolatry, shame and alienation, and invite you to step into the unique freedom that the gospel makes possible.

Some have called Isaiah 52:13-53:12 the Mount Everest of Scripture passages because of how clearly it depicts Jesus and His work of redemption - even though it was written 700 years before His birth!  Listen to discover the surprising way that God accomplishes our salvation, and calls us to model our lives after the suffering servant.

This week Pastor Bill begins a new sermon series called "Songs of Redemption" based on Isaiah chapters 52-56.  In this sermon, we explore the source of salvation, the nature of salvation and the purpose of salvation.

God appears...and the soul feels its worth!  In this sermon on the Christmas Story from Luke's gospel, Pastor Bill explores the implications of God's unmerited favor and what it means treasure the gospel in our hearts, and share it with the world.

The Apostle Peter calls believers "living stones" who are being built together into a spiritual house.  It's a rich metaphor that gives depth and richness to our understanding of Jesus, His Church and our place in it.  In this sermon, Barbara Ruh explains how we're built up, what we're built on and what God's building for.

Why does God rescue His people on some occasions and not others?  What must God's People do if they want to bear fruit?  In this sermon on Psalm 80, Pastor Bill explores these questions and how they relate to the church in our cultural moment.

The first Advent lasted 400 years.  There is a lot of waiting in the Christian life.  Sometimes waiting can be deeply troubling and painful, or cause us to doubt God's presence.  In this sermon on Psalm 22, Pastor Bill explores how we can continue to pray when God feels absent, and reminds us that, while the darkness is real, it is temporary.

How can we be secure in an insecure world?  In this sermon on Psalm 16, Pastor Bill challenges us to break the cycle of trying to gain control over our lives, and instead follow David by looking out, looking up, looking around and looking back.