"Love in the Body" - Sermon on 1 John 1:1-4 by Joe Ellis - January 16, 2022
Today we are beginning our walk through what’s sometimes called the First Letter of John (it’s actually less of a letter than it is a...
"Life Between the Mountain Tops" - on 1 Kings 19 - by Rev. Sean Baker, CRCNA.org - Jan. 9, 2022
Before we dive into our scripture reading today, I want to give you a little bit of context. In the chapter before this, God’s prophet,...
"Past and Future Tense" - Sermon on Luke 1:46-54 - by Pastor Joe Ellis - December 26, 2021
I’ve preached on this passage once before. As I was preparing this, I reread what I wrote eight years ago and I came across something...
"Theotokos — Bearer of God" - Sermon on Luke 1:39-45 by Joe Ellis — Dec. 19, 2021
Do you have anything in your home that has the quality of being deeply cherished? — The sort of cherishing that comes not because of how...
"Are We in a Wilderness?" -Sermon on Luke 3:7-18 by Michelle Ellis - December 12, 2021
I’d like to begin by noticing that this isn’t a nice Christmas passage. This advent as a church, we’re going through the Lectionary...
“Salvation According to John” - Sermon by Joe Ellis on Luke 3:1-6 – December 5, 2021
The passage we read this morning took place shortly before Jesus began his public ministry. Imagine yourself being there in this passage....
"Grace Under Pressure" - Sermon by Joe Ellis on Philippians 4:10-20 - November 28, 2021
In this section of the letter we finally get at one of the main purposes that Paul is writing to the church in Philippi— to say thank you....
"Defiant Rejoicing" - Sermon by Joe Ellis on Philippians 4:2-9 - November 21, 2021
This morning will look a bit different than some of our Sundays. The sermon will be woven throughout the service, with times for...
“Citizens of Heaven” - Sermon by Joe Ellis on Philippians 3:17-4:1 — November 14, 2021
We are in a time of deep uncertainty and great instability. Everything seems called into question. We don’t know what normal is anymore....

