“Mind Your Own Business?”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Mind Your Own Business?”Eighteenth Sunday after PentecostOctober 1, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching Download Sermon Transcript Philippians 2:1-13 1 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any [a]affection and compassion, 2 make my joy complete [b]by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. 3 Do nothing [c]from [d]selfishness or…
“Unfair?”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Unfair”Seventeenth Sunday after PentecostSeptember 24, 2023Rev. Dr. Guy D. Griffith Matthew 20:1-16 “For the kingdom of heaven is like [a]a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 When he had agreed with the laborers for a [b]denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And he went out about the [c]third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace;…
“Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff”Sixteenth Sunday after PentecostSeptember 17, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching DOWNLOAD SERMON TRANSCRIPT Romans 14:1-12 Now accept the one who is weak [a]in faith, but not [b]to have quarrels over opinions. 2 One person has faith that he may eat all things, but the one who is weak eats only vegetables. 3 The one who eats is not to regard with contempt the one who does not…
“You Signed Up For This”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “You Signed Up For This”Fifteenth Sunday after PentecostSeptember 10, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching DOWNLOAD SERMON TRANSCRIPT Matthew 18:15-20 15 “Now if your brother sins[a], go and [b]show him his fault [c]in private; if he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that on the [d]testimony of two or three witnesses every [e]matter…
“So-called Christians”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “So-called Christians”Fourteenth Sunday after PentecostSeptember 3, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching Download Sermon Transcript Exodus 3:1-15 Now Moses was pasturing the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the [a]west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 Then the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of [b]a bush; and…
“What Are People Saying About You?”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “What Are People Saying About You?”Thirteenth Sunday after PentecostAugust 27, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching DOWNLOAD SERMON TRANSCRIPT Matthew 16:13-20 13 Now when Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, [a]Elijah; and still others, [b]Jeremiah, or one of the other prophets.” 15 He *said…
“God-Sized Dreams”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “God-Sized Dreams”Twelfth Sunday after PentecostAugust 20, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching Download Sermon Transcript Genesis 45:1-9 Then Joseph could not control himself in front of everyone standing before him, and he shouted, “Have everyone leave me!” So there [a]was no one with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. 2 Then he [b]wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard about it. 3…
“Take Heart”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Take Heart”Eleventh Sunday after PentecostAugust 13, 2023Rev. Heidi Hudnut-Beumler Matthew 14:22-33 22 Immediately afterward He compelled the disciples to get into the boat and to go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the crowds away. 23 After He had sent the crowds away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray; and when it was evening, He was there alone. 24 But the boat was…
“Free for All”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Free For All”Tenth Sunday after PentecostAugust 6, 2023Rev. Claire Berry Matthew 14:13-21 13 Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secluded place by Himself; and when the [a]people heard about this, they followed Him on foot from the cities. 14 When He came [b]ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick. 15 Now when it was…
“Who Calls The Tune”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Who Calls The Tune”Ninth Sunday after PentecostJuly 30, 2023Rev. Dr. Guy D. Griffith preaching Romans 8:26-39 26 Now in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with [a]groanings too deep for words; 27 and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes…
“Rooted in Good Soil to Bear Fruit”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Eighth Sunday after PentecostJuly 23, 2023T.J. Piccolo Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 14 And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through all the surrounding region. 15 And He began teaching in their synagogues and was praised by all. 16 And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood…
“Rooted in Good Soil to Bear Fruit”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Rooted in Good Soil to Bear Fruit” “Seventh Sunday after PentecostJuly 16, 2023Rev. Heidi Hudnut-Beumler Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 On that day Jesus had gone out of the house and was sitting by the sea. 2 And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach. 3 And He told them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower…
“The Unforced Rhythms Of Grace”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “The Unforced Rhythms Of Grace”Sixth Sunday after PentecostJuly 9, 2023Rev. Dr. Guy D. Griffith preaching Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 16 “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call out to the other children, 17 and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a song of mourning, and you did not [a]mourn.’ 18 For John came…
“Setting The Table”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Setting The Table”Fifth Sunday Of PentecostJuly 2, 2023Rev. Dr. Guy D. Griffith preaching Matthew 10:40-42 40 “The one who [a]receives you [b]receives Me, and the one who [c]receives Me [d]receives Him who sent Me. 41 The one who [e]receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and the one who [f]receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person shall receive a righteous…
“Division Of The House”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Division Of The House”Fourth Sunday Of PentecostJune 25, 2023Rev. Dr. Guy D. Griffith preaching Matthew 10:24-39 24 “A [a]disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master. 25 It is enough for the disciple that he may become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house [b]Beelzebul, how much more will they insult the members of his household!…
“Start In The Middle”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Start In The Middle”Third Sunday Of PentecostJune 18, 2023Rev. Claire Berry preaching Matthew 9:35-10:8 35 Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness. 36 Seeing the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because they were [e]distressed and downcast, like sheep [f]without a shepherd. 37 Then He *said to His disciples, “The harvest…
“Friend Of God”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Friend Of God”Second Sunday Of PentecostJune 11, 2023Rev. Dr. Guy D. Griffith preaching Genesis 12:1-9 1 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country, And from your relatives And from your father’s house, To the land which I will show you; 2 And I will make you into a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing; 3 And…
“Sustained By The Mystery Of God”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Sustained By The Mystery Of God”Trinity SundayJune 4, 2023Rev. Heidi Hudnut-Beumler preaching 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 11 Finally, brothers, rejoice. Mend your ways, encourage one another, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you. 12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the holy ones greet you. 13 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and…
“A New Language”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “A New Language”DAy Of PentecostMay 28, 2023Rev. Margie Quinn preaching Acts 2:1-21 1When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4 All…
“What’s it like being prayed for?”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “What’s It Like Being Prayed For?”Seventh Sunday Of EasterMay 21, 2023Rev. Dr. Guy D. Griffith preaching John 17:1-11 The Prayer of Jesus.[a] 1 When Jesus had said this, he raised his eyes to heaven[b] and said, “Father, the hour has come. Give glory to your son, so that your son may glorify you, 2 [c]just as you gave him authority over all people, so that he may give eternal life to…
“I Will Not Leave You Orphaned…”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “I will Not Leave You Orphaned…”Sixth Sunday Of EasterMay 14, 2023Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching John 14:15-21 15 “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. 16 I will ask the Father, and He will give you another [a]Helper, so that He may be with you forever; 17 the Helper is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him; but…
Senior Sunday | Fifth Sunday of Easter
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Senior Sunday | Fifth Sunday Of Easter | May 07, 2023 | The Graduating Class of 2023 preaching
“…They Know His Voice.”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “…They Know His Voice.” | Fourth Sunday Of Easter | April 30, 2023 | Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching John 10:1-10 “Truly, truly I say to you, the one who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. 2 But the one who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. 3…
“This Promise Is For You”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “This Promis Is For You” | Third Sunday Of Easter | April 23, 2023 | Rev. Heidi Hudnut-Beumler preaching Acts 2:14a, 36-41 14 But Peter, taking his stand with the other eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, [a]know this, and pay attention to my words. 36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has…
“A Living Hope Through The Resurrection Of Jesus Christ”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “A Living Hope Through The Resurrection Of Jesus Christ” | Second Sunday Of Easter | April 16, 2023 | Carlos Emilio Ham preaching I Peter 1:3-9 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to obtain an inheritance which is…
“When Life Takes A Turn” | Easter Sunday | 11 a.m.
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “When Life Takes A Turn” | Resurrection Of The Lord | EAster Sunday | 11 a.m. | April 9, 2023 | Donovan Drake preaching John 20:1-18 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene *came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and *saw the stone already removed from the tomb. 2 So she *ran and *came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus…
“When Life Takes A Turn” | Easter Sunday | 7:30 a.m.
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “When Life Takes A Turn” | Resurrection Of The Lord | EAster Sunday | 7:30 a.m. | April 9, 2023 | Donovan Drake preaching John 20:1-18 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene *came early to the tomb, while it was still dark, and *saw the stone already removed from the tomb. 2 So she *ran and *came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus…
Good Friday | Choral Service Of Darkness
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Good Friday | Choral Service Of Darkness | April 7, 2023 | Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake John 18:1-19:42 18 When Jesus had spoken these words, He went away with His disciples across the [a]ravine of the Kidron, where there was a garden which He entered [b]with His disciples. 2 Now Judas, who was [c]betraying Him, also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples. 3 So Judas,…
Maundy Thursday
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Maundy Thursday | Holy Communion | April 6, 2023 | REv. Heidi Hudnut-Beumler John 13:1-7, 31b-35 Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that His hour had come that He would depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them [a]to the end. 2 And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the…
“…The Things That Make For Peace!” | Palm Sunday
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “…The Things That Make For Peace!” | Palm Sunday | April 2, 2023 | Donovan Drake preaching Luke 19:37-40 37 Now as he was approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen, 38 saying, “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the…
“Plenteous Redemption” | Fifth Sunday Of Lent
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Plenteous Redemption” | Fifth Sunday Of Lent | April 19, 2023 | Guy D. Griffith preaching Ezekiel 37:1-14 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out [a]by the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones. 2 He had me pass among them all around, and behold, there were very many on the…
“Blurred Vision” | Fourth Sunday Of Lent
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Blurred” | Fourth Sunday Of Lent | April 19, 2023 | Guy D. Griffith preaching John 4:5-11 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4…
“Eternal Instant” | Third Sunday Of Lent
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Eternal Instant”Third Sunday Of LentApril 12, 2023Donovan Drake preaching Download Sermon Transcript John 4:5-11 5 So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon. 7 A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her,…
“Help Wanted!” | Second Sunday Of Lent
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Help Wanted!”Second Sunday Of LentApril 5, 2023Donovan Drake preaching Download Sermon Transcript Psalm 121 1 I lift up my eyes to the hills— from where will my help come? 2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. 4 He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord is…
Lenten Mid-Week Worship | 03.01.23
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Lenten Mid-Week Worship | March 1st, 2023 John 2:23-3:15 23 When he was in Jerusalem during the Passover festival, many believed in his name because they saw the signs that he was doing. 24 But Jesus on his part would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people 25 and needed no one to testify about anyone, for he himself knew what was in everyone. 3 Now there was…
“Where Are You?” | First Sunday Of Lent
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “I miss you…”First Sunday Of LentFebruary 26, 2023Donovan Drake preaching Download Sermon Transcript Genesis 3:1-9 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” 2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God…
Ash Wednesday Services
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Ash Wednesday Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-21 1 “Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 “So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received…
“Get Up And Do Not Be Afraid!” | Transfiguration Of The Lord
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Get Up And Do Not Be Afraid!”Transfiguration Of The LordHoly CommunionFebruary 19, 2023 Download Sermon Transcript Matthew 17:1-9 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became bright as light. 3 Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah,…
“But I Say To You…” | Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Sixth Sunday After epiphany | Holy Baptism | February 12, 2023 Matthew 5:21-24 “You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, ‘You shall not murder,’ and ‘whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.’ 22 But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister,[a] you will be liable to judgment, and if you insult[b] a brother or sister, you will be liable…
“Confirmation Sunday”
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player Confirmation Sunday | February 5, 2023 Acts 16:19-36 But when her owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities. 20 When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said, “These men, these Jews, are disturbing our city 21 and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us, being Romans, to adopt or observe.”…
“Navigating The Waters” | Fourth Sunday After Epiphany
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “You’re Not Alone”Fourth Sunday After Epiphany Matthew 5:1-12 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2 and he began to teach them. The Beatitudes He said: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, for they…
“You’re Not Alone” | Third Sunday After Epiphany
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “You’re Not Alone”Third Sunday After EpiphanyRev. Dr. Donovan Drake preaching Download Sermon Transcript Matthew 4:12-23 12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew into Galilee; 13 and leaving Nazareth, He came and settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. 14 This happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled: 15 “The land…
“Looking For You” | Second Sunday After Epiphany
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Looking For You”Second Sunday After Epiphany John 1:29-42 29 The next day he *saw Jesus coming to him, and *said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He in behalf of whom I said, ‘After me is coming a Man who has proved to be [a]my superior, because He existed before me.’ 31 And I did not recognize [b]Him, but so that…
“Fire And Water” | First Sunday After Epiphany
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “Fire and Water”Second Sunday Of Christmas Matthew 3:11-17 11 “As for me, I baptize you [a]with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you [b]with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear His threshing floor; and He will gather His wheat…
“A Good Start” | First Sunday Of Christmas
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “A Good Start” | First Sunday Of Christmas Matthew 25: 31-40 “But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. 32 And all the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, just as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; 33 and He will put the sheep on…
“What’s in The Package” | Nativity Of The Lord | Christmas Day
Click this link for sermons on the Podcast Player “What’s in The Package” | Nativity Of The Lord | Christmas Day Hebrews 1:1-10 God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, 2 [a]in these last days has spoken to us [b]in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom He also made the [c]world. 3 [d]And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact…
Christmas Eve Services
Christmas Eve Service, 2 p.m. | Bulletin Christmas Eve Service, 5 p.m. | Bulletin Christmas Eve Service, 8 p.m. | Bulletin Christmas Eve Service, 10:30 p.m. | Bulletin