Third Church Sermons

At the very center of the Christian faith is not a set of ideas or a religious theory of reality or even a way of life. At the very center of our faith is a Person. We will be looking at how our belief in Jesus as Lord is a radical one, and one that gives us both comfort and challenge.

This week, we’ll unpack the wonderful biblical theology in the phrase “maker of heaven and earth” and what it says about creation and its implications for our lives.

This week we come to the first significant phrase in the creed, “I believe in God the Father Almighty.” It immediately names a specific God: the God who is the Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, and a God who is “almighty.” These few words tell us so much about the God we worship, and we’ll explore that together this week.

We begin a new series this week looking at Apostles’ Creed and the core foundational components of our faith, as laid out through this ancient expression of our beliefs.

We close out our Renew series this week by looking at Hebrews 10:19-26. This inspiring passage calls God’s people to re-commit themselves to the most basic elements of their Christian calling: to hold fast to Jesus, to meet with and care for one another, and to extend the love of Christ to the world.

This week, we’ll look at 2 Corinthians 8 and 9, where Paul casts a vision of the Christian life as one of joyful, sacrificial generosity. Taking this call seriously will shape us into people of radical giving, thinking differently about what we give, how we give, when we give, and why we give.

In the second week of our Renew series, we’ll look at a new kind of image of the church. In this case, the church as a “greenhouse” or a “school,” a place in which people “grow up” into maturity,

This Sunday, we’ll unpack the rich metaphor of the church as the house of God, and talk about how we are seeking to press into this vision of the household in the coming years.

This week, we’re being led by our students in worship. Together, we’ll look at how God has called us to be godly, and he has given us all that we need in order to strive for it. 3-part sermon by Charles Ellison, Will Steadman, and Trina Jeffer.

We’re starting a new series this week on renewal and what it means for our community. We’ll look at Colossians 1 and how this work of renewal is truly an enormous call that God invites us into, and it is a privilege to be a part of.