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Sunday’s Sermon: “Left Behind”

Left Behind
February 26, 2023
Sermon by: Dr. Austin Brinkerhoff
2.26.23
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Scripture Reading: Philippians 3:7-14

But whatever things were gain to me, these things I have counted as loss because of Christ. 8 More than that, I count all things to be loss [a]in view of the surpassing value of [b]knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, [c]for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them mere rubbish, so that I may gain Christ, 9 and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, 10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and [d]the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; 11 if somehow I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.

12 Not that I have already [e]grasped it all or have already become perfect, but I press on if I may also take hold of that [f]for which I was even taken hold of by Christ Jesus. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not regard myself as having taken hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Sunday’s Sermon: “What Exactly Is Worship?”

What Exactly Is Worship
February 19, 2023
Sermon by Dr. Austin Brinkerhoff
2.19.23
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Scripture Reading: Revelation 22:8-9

I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. 9 And he *said to me, “[a]Do not do that; I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brothers the prophets, and of those who [b]keep the words of this book. Worship God!”

Sunday’s Sermon: “When Christians Trash Talk”

When Christians Trash Talk
February 12, 2023
Sermon by Dr. Austin Brinkerhoff
2.12.23
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Scripture Reading: Exodus 20:7, Matthew 12:37         

Exodus 20:7

“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not [a]leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.

Matthew 12:37

For [a]by your words you will be justified, and [b]by your words you will be condemned.”

Sunday’s Sermon: “Living in the Last Days”

Living in the Last Days
February 5, 2023
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Austin Brinkerhoff
2.5.23
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Scripture Reading: Revelation 13:16-17

And he causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slaves, [a]to be given a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, 17 and he decrees that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name.

Sunday’s Sermon: “When You Need a Soul-Wash”

When You Need a Soul-Wash
January 29, 2023
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Austin Brinkerhoff
1.29.23
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Scripture Reading: Luke 7:36-50

Now one of the Pharisees was requesting Him to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. 37 And there was a woman in the city who was a [a]sinner; and when she learned that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume, 38 and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, and began kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume. 39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a [b]sinner!”

Sunday’s Sermon: “When “Medium” is “Well Done”

When “Medium” is “Well Done”
January 22, 2023
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Austin Brinkerhoff
1.22.23
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Scripture Reading: Philippians 2:1-11   

  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 empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves; 4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. 5 Have this attitude [e]in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, as He already existed in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be [f]grasped, 7 but [g]emptied Himself by taking the form of a bond-servant and[h]being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death: death [i]on a cross. 9 For this reason also God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.             

Sunday’s Sermon: “Hobson’s Choice”

Hobson’s Choice
January 15, 2023
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Austin Brinkerhoff
1.15.23
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Scripture Reading: 1st Kings 19:1-8                

     Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done, and [a]how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and more so, if by about this time tomorrow I do not make your [b]life like the [c]life of one of them.” 3 And he [d]was afraid, and got up and ran for his [e]life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah; and he left his servant there. 4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree; and he asked for himself to die, and said, “Enough! Now, Lord, take my [f]life, for I am no better than my fathers.” 5 Then he lay down and fell asleep under a broom tree; but behold, there was an angel touching him, and he said to him, “Arise, eat!” 6 And he looked, and behold, there was at his head a round loaf of bread baked on hot coals, and a pitcher of water. So he ate and drank, and lay down again. 7 But the angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him, and said, “Arise, eat; because the journey is too long for you.” 8 So he arose and ate and drank, and he journeyed in the strength of that food for forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mountain of God.   

Sunday’s Sermon: “Being a Christian in an Anti-Christian World”

Being a Christian in an Anti-Christian World
January 8, 2023
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Austin Brinkerhoff
1.8.23
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Scripture Reading: Romans 12:1-2, John 7:53-8:11

Romans 12:1-2

Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, [a]acceptable to God, which is your [b]spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not be conformed to this [c]world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may [d]prove what the will of God is, that which is good and [e]acceptable and perfect.

John 7:53-8:11

 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 And early in the morning He came again into the temple area, and all the people were coming to Him; and He sat down and began teaching them. 3 Now the scribes and the Pharisees *brought a woman caught in the act of adultery, and after placing her in the center of the courtyard, 4 they *said to Him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the very act of committing adultery. 5 Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?” 6 Now they were saying this to test Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground. 7 When they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. 9 Now when they heard this, they began leaving, one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman where she was, in the center of the courtyard. 10 And straightening up, Jesus said to her, “Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?” 11 She said, “No one, [b]Lord.” And Jesus said, “I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on do not sin any longer.”

Sunday’s Sermon: “Songs of Praise???”

Songs of Praise???
January 1, 2023
Sermon by Dave Buckley
1.1.23
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Scripture Reading: Psalm 98

Sing a new song to the Lord,
For He has done wonderful things,
His right hand and His holy arm have [a]gained the victory for Him.
2 The Lord has made His salvation known;
He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations.
3 He has remembered His graciousness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel;
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

4 Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth;
Be cheerful and sing for joy and sing praises.
5 Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
With the lyre and the [b]sound of melody.
6 With trumpets and the sound of the horn
Shout joyfully before the King, the Lord.

7 May the sea roar and [c]all it contains,
The world and those who dwell in it.
8 May the rivers clap their hands,
May the mountains sing together for joy
9 Before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth;
He will judge the world with righteousness
And the peoples with fairness.