Series: “New”  Text: Psalm 105; Luke 24:36-48 Preacher: Brent McCrory Community…a place to belong…to both be known and know others… There are other descriptors, but the idea of community resonates deeply with humanity. Difficulty…feeling out of place…fear of disclosing the real me… There are other descriptors, but the “working out” of community…

Series: RESOLVE  Text: Matthew 20; John 13; Preacher: David Hurlocker New Life was blessed to have David Hurlocker share truths related to service in our RESOLVE series. We were also blessed to have Eric Spaulding share with us about Hidden Haven Christian Camp in Thayer, KS. Service is vital to following…

Series: thankventmas IV (Reclaiming…)   Text: Isaiah 40:1-11; Mark 1:1-8; and other texts Preacher: Brent McCrory The second week of Advent means it is time to look at the topic of love. Ah love…a much misunderstood thing it seems. Yet make no mistake about it, God’s love is the most powerful…

Series: From Loved to Loving  Text: Luke 15 Preacher: Brent McCrory Sticking mostly with the (mislabeled) Parable of the Prodigal Son this week we turn our attention to the father in the story. He is a father who loves at great risk. Are we able to do the same? 10.1.17 sermon…

Series: From Loved to Loving  Text: Luke 15; 1 John 4:7-12; Matthew 22:36f; John 13:34-35 Preacher: Brent McCrory Our second sermon in the From Loved to Loving series looked primarily at the younger son, who is often labeled as the “Prodigal son.” Yet as we saw, labels can be tricky, misleading, and even…

Series: Crash Course  Text: Various Preacher: Brent McCrory The first of a short series entitled Crash Course. Why does Christianity lack appeal for many? What do you think of when you hear the word gospel? What did Jesus talk about more than anything? These are a few issues raised in today’s sermon…a…

Series: N/A  Text: Ephesians Preacher: David Hurlocker As we move closer to launching Community Groups in early September, David Hurlocker walks us through parts of Ephesians to get a bit of God’s perspective on community, us as individuals, and why we are called into community.

Series: Sitting with the Psalms  Text: Psalm 117 Preacher: Brent McCrory How closely are we listening to the words we sing…and the words we read? Note: I must have a bit of newborn baby-brain as this afternoon a couple of things dawned on me: 1) I did not acknowledge the reality that many people…

Text: 2 Corinthians 5 Preacher: Brent McCrory Summer brings a lot of opportunities…new movies come out, there are chances to Sit with the Psalms (as we are doing most Sundays), as well as hold Vacation Bible Schools. This year five congregations came together during the week for a VBS in the evenings, and…

Series: Waiting  Text: 1 Corinthians 13; 1 John 3-4; John 4 Preacher: David Hurlocker A reality is, many people are waiting to be shown love. Yet what does that mean? Are we to feel a certain way toward people? And speaking of people, which people? To whom are we to show love?…