Pastor Mike preaches from the story of Jesus' temptation and how Jesus' not yielding to Satan undoes the sin of Adam and Eve failing their own moment of temptation.

1st Sunday of Lent: Genesis 2:15-17,3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11

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Pastor Mike preaches on Jesus' remarks about not marking yourself when fasting and the church's practice of beginning Lent by doing something that seems to be exactly what he was talking about.

Ash Wednesday: Joel 2:1-2,12-17; II Corinthians 5:20-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

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Intro & Outro music:

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Pastor Mike preaches on the parallels between the story of Moses' vision of God on the mountain and Jesus' revealing of his divinity to Peter, James, and John. The vision of Jesus Christ revealed as the God-Man is a glimpse of how we will share in the resurrection life of Christ and be transformed from glory to glory.

Transfiguration of the Lord: Exodus 24:12-18; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9

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Intro & Outro music:

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Drawing from the reading from Deuteronomy as well as the Didache, Pastor Mike preaches on how our moral and spiritual imagination is reawakened so we can choose rightly between what gives us life and what gives us death.

6th Sunday After Epiphany: Deuteronomy 30:15-20; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Matthew 5:21-37

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Mark Evans preaches on the message of the cross and how God has worked to reconcile us to himself. The message of the cross, though difficult to hear, is how God has chosen to work in the world.

5th Sunday After Epiphany: Isaiah 58:1-12; 1 Corinthians 2:1-16; Matthew 5:13-20

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Intro & Outro music:

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Pastor Mike preaches on the the baptism of Jesus by John, how Christian baptism is different from John's baptism, and how baptism opens our spiritually blind eyes.

Baptism of the Lord: Isaiah 42:1-9; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17

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Intro & Outro music:

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Pastor Mike preaches on the Epiphany vision of light, mystery, and revelation and how God had always planned to draw all people through the sending of Jesus Christ to dispel the darkness.

Epiphany: Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12

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Intro & Outro music:

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On the first Sunday after Christmas, Pastor Mike preaches from the Epistle to the Hebrews on the Incarnation, God the Son, taking flesh and blood and why it matters.

1st Sunday After Christmas Year A: Isaiah 63:7-9; Hebrews 2:10-18; Matthew 2:13-23

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Intro & Outro music:

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Pastor Mike preaches on the prophecy from Isaiah foretelling the coming king who will reign in righteousness and the knowledge of the glory of the Lord covering the earth.

2nd Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 11:1-10, Romans 15:4-13, Matthew 3:1-12

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Intro & Outro music:

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Concluding the sermon series The Hard Sayings of Jesus, Pastor Mike preaches on Jesus Christ as King and his actions of gathering, delivering, and saving.

Christ the King, Year C: Jeremiah 23:1-6; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43

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Intro & Outro music:

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