SALVATION FROM THE LIONS Jun 2, 2024 • Eric Stillman In the seventh sermon in the Daniel: Faithfulness in Exile sermon series, we look at Daniel 6, the story of Daniel in the lions' den, to learn how it points us to the gospel and what it teaches us about being faithful in times of opposition.Eric Stillman

Guest preacher Bryan Bywater shares with our church.Eric Stillman

Guest Preacher: John Kane • May 19, 2024 Guest Preacher John Kane, missionary with Overseas Missions Fellowship in Southeast Asia, shares about his ministry and about what God's Word says about being ready.Eric Stillman

Judgment Day • May 12, 2024 • Eric Stillman This morning, I am in the sixth week of a sermon series through the Old Testament book of Daniel that will take us up until the summer. To recap, God has allowed Israel to be conquered by Babylon as discipline for their sins. The main characters in this story are Daniel and his three friends, commonly kno…

Why does God want us to be humble? • May 5, 2024 • Eric Stillman This morning, I am in the fifth week of a sermon series through the Old Testament book of Daniel that will take us up until the summer. To recap, God has allowed Israel to be conquered by Babylon as discipline for their sins. The main characters in this story are Daniel and his three …

This morning, I am in the second week of a new sermon series through the Old Testament book of Daniel that will take us up until the summer. I’ve entitled the series “Faithfulness in exile,” a title that may at first glance seem to be about something that happened a long time ago in a kingdom far, far away, but I believe you will find is very relev…

Change your perspective • Apr 21, 2024 • Eric Stillman This morning, I am in the third week of a new sermon series through the Old Testament book of Daniel that will take us up until the summer. I’ve entitled the series “Faithfulness in exile,” a title that may at first glance seem to be about something that happened a long time ago in a kingdom fa…

Do not bow to the idols of this age • Apr 28, 2024 • Eric Stillman This morning, I am in the fourth week of a new sermon series through the Old Testament book of Daniel that will take us up until the summer. To recap, God has allowed Israel to be conquered by Babylon as discipline for their sins. The main characters in this story are Daniel and his…

God is sovereign, but His ways are not our ways • Apr 7, 2024 • Eric Stillman This Sunday, we will begin a new sermon series through the Old Testament book of Daniel titled "Faithfulness in Exile."Eric Stillman

From YOLO to YWLF - Mar 31, 2024Eric Stillman

The cross and the battles of life • Mar 24, 2024 • Eric Stillman In the fifth sermon in "The cross" sermon series, we look at the Palm Sunday account and what we learn about the battleground, the enemy, and the weapons of warfare.Eric Stillman

The cross and our lonely, polarized world • Mar 17, 2024 • Eric Stillman In the fourth sermon in The Cross: Why the Death of Jesus Matters sermon series, preached on Sunday, March 17th, 2024, we look at Matthew 26:37-41 and Ephesians 2:8-22 among other passages and how the cross offers a solution to our lonely, polarized world.…

In the third sermon in The Cross: Why the Death of Jesus Matters sermon series, preached on Sunday, March 10th, 2024, we look at Romans 3:20-24 among other passages and the life-transforming grace that is found at the cross.Eric Stillman

In the second sermon in The Cross: Why the Death of Jesus Matters sermon series, preached on Sunday, March 3rd, 2024, we look at Hebrews 12:1-3 among other passages and why the cross matters for our suffering.Eric Stillman

This Sunday, we began a new sermon series looking at the cross, and why it matters that Jesus died. In this sermon, we looked specifically at sin, its consequences, and how Jesus' death deals with our sin problem.Eric Stillman

This Sunday, we will be summarizing the "Lord, teach us to pray" sermon series and opening it up for testimonies. - Eric StillmanEric Stillman

Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one - Feb 11, 2024 Eric Stillman - We continued in our sermon series through the Lord's Prayer in Mathew 6:5-15, looking at the final section, "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil."Eric Stillman

This Sunday, we continued in our sermon series through the Lord's prayer in Matthew 6:5-15. This morning, we looked at Jesus' words "Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors," looking at the importance of forgiveness and grace to our relationship with God and with others.Eric Stillman

This Sunday, we continued in our sermon series through the Lord's prayer in Matthew 6:5-13. We looked at Jesus' words "Give us this day our daily bread," considering what Jesus has to say about asking God for the things we need and want.Eric Stillman

This Sunday, we are continuing in our sermon series through the Lord's prayer in Matthew 6:5-13. This morning, we will be looking at Jesus' words "Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven," trying to understand what Jesus meant and why it is so essential to have this kind of focus in our life and in our prayers.…

This morning I am in the second week of a sermon series on prayer entitled “Lord, teach us to pray.” This title comes from Luke 11:1: Luke 11:1 - One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples." Evidently there was something about how Jesus…

This morning I am beginning a sermon series on prayer called “Lord, teach us to pray.” This title comes from Luke 11:1: Luke 11:1 - One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples." Evidently there was something about how Jesus prayed that p…

Traditionally on the Sunday after Christmas I like to do a sermon that is New Years focused, as we look back at the year that was and look ahead to the coming year. This year, I want to share a passage from Malachi 1:6-14. Malachi was a prophet who lived around the year 450 BC. The historical context is that Israel has been conquered by the Babylon…

This past month, I preached on the names of the Messiah. Immanuel. Wonderful counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. The Servant of the Lord. Tonight, I thought that the most fitting way to end this series was to focus on the true name of the Messiah, Jesus. Jesus is not just any name, but has deep meaning for us and for this wo…

This morning is the third week in the season of Advent, the four weeks before Christmas where we look back at the coming of Jesus and look ahead to His return. During Advent, I am preaching through some of the names given to the Messiah in the Old Testament. The Hebrew word Messiah, which is the Greek name Christos and the English word Christ, refe…

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace - Dec 10, 2023. We will be looking at Isaiah 9:1-7 and what the names of the Messiah in this passage mean for our relationship with God and for the world.Eric Stillman

This morning begins the season of Advent, the four weeks before Christmas where we look back at the coming of Jesus and look ahead to His return. I’ve entitled my Advent sermon series “The Names of the Messiah,” and over the next four weeks, I will be looking at the various names given to Jesus, the Messiah, in the various prophecies about his comi…

Finishing up 1 Thessalonians this morning. 1 Thessalonians was a letter written by a leader in the early church named Paul to a church in Thessalonica that he had been instrumental in starting around the year 49 AD. Paul and his fellow missionaries had been driven out of Thessalonica by a mob of angry Jews who found his message about Jesus being Lo…

This morning, I am continuing in my sermon series through 1 Thessalonians, which was a letter written by a leader in the early church named Paul to a church in Thessalonica that he had been instrumental in starting around the year 49 AD. Paul and his fellow missionaries had been driven out of Thessalonica by a mob of angry Jews who found his messag…

This morning, I am continuing in my sermon series through 1 Thessalonians, which was a letter written by a leader in the early church named Paul to a church in Thessalonica that he had been instrumental in starting around the year 49 AD. Paul and his fellow missionaries had been driven out of Thessalonica by a mob of angry Jews who found his messag…

This morning, I am continuing in my sermon series through 1 Thessalonians, which was a letter written by a leader in the early church named Paul to a church in Thessalonica that he had been instrumental in starting around the year 49 AD. Paul and his fellow missionaries had been driven out of Thessalonica by a mob of angry Jews who found his messag…

This morning, I am continuing in my sermon series through 1 Thessalonians, which was a letter written by a leader in the early church named Paul to a church in Thessalonica that he had been instrumental in starting around the year 49 AD. Paul and his fellow missionaries had been driven out of Thessalonica by a mob of angry Jews who found his messag…

Series: 1 Thessalonians: Faith + Love + Hope - This morning, I am continuing in my sermon series through 1 Thessalonians, which was a letter written by a leader in the early church named Paul to a church in Thessalonica that he had been instrumental in starting around the year 49 AD. Paul and his fellow missionaries had been driven out of Thessalon…

This morning, I am continuing in my sermon series through 1 Thessalonians, which was a letter written by a leader in the early church named Paul to a church in Thessalonica that he had been instrumental in starting around the year 49 AD. Paul and his fellow missionaries had been driven out of Thessalonica by a mob of angry Jews who found his messag…

This morning, I am in the fifth week of a sermon series through 1 Thessalonians, which was a letter written by a leader in the early church named Paul to a church in Thessalonica that he had been instrumental in starting around the year 49 AD. Paul and his fellow missionaries had been driven out of Thessalonica by a mob of angry Jews who found his …

This morning, I am in the fourth week of a sermon series through 1 Thessalonians, which was a letter written by a leader in the early church named Paul to a church in Thessalonica that he had been instrumental in starting around the year 49 AD. Paul and his fellow missionaries had been driven out of Thessalonica by a mob of angry Jews who found his…

This morning, I am in the third week of a sermon series through 1 Thessalonians, which was a letter written by a leader in the early church named Paul to a church in Thessalonica that he had been instrumental in starting around the year 49 AD. Over the past two weeks, we looked at the message that Paul brought to the Corinthians as well as his rela…

This morning I am in the second week of my sermon series through the New Testament book known as 1 Thessalonians, which was a letter written by a leader in the early church named Paul to a church in Thessalonica that he had been instrumental in starting around the year 49 AD. Last week we looked at chapter 1 of this 5-chapter letter, focusing on th…

This morning I am beginning a new sermon series through the New Testament book known as 1 Thessalonians, which was a letter written by a leader in the early church named Paul to a church in Thessalonica that he had been instrumental in starting around the year 49 AD. If you’re unfamiliar with the Bible, there is the Old and New Testament. The New T…

We are continuing this morning in our sermon series The Power of One Life, looking each week at a minor character in the Bible and the impact they had, for better or worse, on their world. This morning I want to look at the life of a man named Bezalel in Exodus 35:30-36:7. The book of Exodus begins with the story of the deliverance of the Jewish pe…

This morning, I am continuing in my summer sermon series “The power of one life,” looking at minor Biblical characters whose lives can be preached on in one Sunday. This morning, we’ll be looking at an unnamed blind man and his interaction with Jesus in John 9. John 9:1-41 - As Jesus went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked …

This morning, I am continuing in my summer sermon series “The power of one life,” looking at minor Biblical characters whose lives can be preached on in one Sunday. This morning, we’ll be looking at the life of a man named Uzzah, who shows up during the life of David in 2 Samuel 6 but, unfortunately for him, does not last very long. Nevertheless, h…

I am continuing this morning in my summer sermon series The Power of One Life, looking at the lives of minor Biblical characters whose lives can be preached through in one Sunday. This morning we will be looking at one of the most important of all the minor Biblical characters, a man known as John the Baptist. Each one of the gospel stories of Jesu…

We are continuing this morning in our summer sermon series The Power of One Life, looking at the lives of minor Biblical characters whose lives can be preached through in one Sunday. This morning we will be looking at a man named Asaph, who appears in 45 verses in the Bible. The Bible text doesn’t tell us much about him, other than that he was a re…

This morning, I am continuing in our sermon series “The Power of One Life,” where we are looking at a different minor Biblical character every week. This week, we will look at a man named Onesimus. We first hear of him at the end of Colossians. Colossians 4:7-9 - Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother, a faithful ministe…

This morning, I am continuing in my summer series, The Power of One Life, looking at minor Biblical characters and what we can learn from their lives about knowing God. This morning we’ll be in Luke 7:36-50, looking at a nameless person who is called “a woman who had lived a sinful life.” We’ll go through the passage a little at a time. Luke 7:36-5…

This morning, I am continuing in the sermon series “The power of one life,” looking at minor Biblical characters and what we learn from them about God and our relationship with Him. Today I want to look at a woman named Gomer, who is found in the book of Hosea. Hosea was a prophet, the last prophet to prophesy to the northern kingdom of Israel befo…

This morning, I am beginning a new sermon series called The Power of One Life. Each week this summer, we will be looking at someone from the Bible that can be preached on in one sermon, learning about the impact they had for better or worse as they submitted to God or rebelled against Him. No matter how ordinary we may feel, each of us can be used …

This morning, I am finishing up my sermon series through the Old Testament book of Jonah, which is a masterfully told story with a great deal of relevance to our lives today. Over the last four weeks, we looked at the chapters 1-3 of Jonah and talked about how God called Jonah and calls us to find our identity and purpose in Him and to share His me…

This morning, I am continuing in my sermon series through the Old Testament book of Jonah, which is a masterfully told story with a great deal of relevance to our lives today. Over the last three weeks, we looked at the chapters 1 & 2 of Jonah and talked about how God called Jonah and calls us to find our identity and purpose in Him and to share Hi…