Sermons
After Jesus came into the world and suffered for us, God’s family became unlike any other family. In the second part of this sermon series, Tommy Hinson asks why do we need a new family, what’s so new about God’s family, and how do we join God’s family?
Reading: Isaiah 56
Tommy Hinson explores what it means to be a church.
Reading: Genesis 12
Dan Beilman explores the nature of Christian unity.
Reading: Psalm 133
Tommy Hinson looks at God's vision for his church.
Reading: Isaiah 60
What is true hope in a dark and difficult world?
Reading: Isaiah 9
What does it mean to be a spiritual seeker? In light of Jesus coming, seeking the Lord entails four things: responding to God's call, embracing God's thoughts and ways, trusting God's word, and hoping for God's renewal.
Reading: Isaiah 55
It is God who has chosen to forgive and comfort, to reclaim the sinner, Dan Beilman says. Because we've been reconciled with God, we repent, we have trust, we have joy, and we're sent on mission.
Reading: Isaiah 12
Jesus is not just a teacher, healer, or crusader for reform; He is also a king. On Christ the King Sunday, Tommy Hinson focuses on how humanity views authority, how Jesus transforms authority, and why we need authority.
Reading: John 18
Dan Marotta explains why holy baptism offers a good reason for Christians to have confidence in their faith, particularly in the face of cultural opposition to their beliefs.
Reading: 1 Peter 3
Complementing last week's sermon on Sabbath rest, Tommy Hinson looks at what the Bible says about work -- the necessity of work, the distortion of work, and the rebalancing of work in our lives.
Reading: Genesis 2
What is Sabbath rest, why do we need it, and how do we get it? Tommy Hinson answers these questions.
Reading: Genesis 2
Tommy Hinson continues his exploration of what it means to be human.
Reading: Genesis 1
If prayer starts to feel like a bunch of empty platitudes, scripture offers a clear antidote: Learn to wrestle with God. And when you do, be bold, know who you're dealing with, and don't let go.
Reading: Genesis 32
Tommy Hinson asks what it mean to be human.
Reading: Genesis 1
Guest preacher Michael Wilcock explores the nitty gritty of what it means be a part of God's people.
Reading: Numbers 11
Tommy Hinson explores creation.
Reading: Genesis 1
Who is Church of the Advent and why are we here?
Reading: Romans 12
Before existence -- before matter or energy, before time or space -- there was God. What does this mean for our world today? This sermon is the first in a series called "Foundations," that explores how Genesis 1-3 forms the basis of our entire understanding of God, ourselves and the world in which we live.
Reading: Genesis 1
Throughout Christ's ministry, and especially here in the parable of the Good Shepherd, He is reorienting the way people look at faith, live their lives, and approach their relationship with God.
Reading: Luke 15
Dan Beilman considers Christ's parable of the Great Banquet, its presentation of the Kingdom as a feast, and how an invitation to the feast is an invitation to belief.
Reading: Luke 14
