Sermon for the service of April 23, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins[social_warfare buttons=”Facebook”] Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and …
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Sermon for the service of April 16, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins[social_warfare buttons=”Facebook”] Thoughts on Tending a Garden Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other …
Sermon for the service of April 2, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins[social_warfare buttons=”Facebook”] The Secret to Life From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third …
Sermon for the service of January 29, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins[social_warfare buttons=”facebook”] New Year, New You: Baptism There was a man named Nicodemus, a Jewish religious leader who was a Pharisee. After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he said, “we all know that God has sent you to …
[social_warfare buttons=”Facebook”]Sermon for the service of January 22, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins New Year, New You: Service As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s …
Sermon for the service of January 8, 2017 by Pastor Steve Hopkins v (Titus 2:11-14, NIV) For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the …
Sermon for the week of December 18th, 2016 by Pastor Steve Hopkins Main Text: (Jeremiah 31:31-34, NLT) “The day is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah. This covenant will not be like the one I made with their ancestors when I took them …
Sermon by Pastor Steve Hopkins for the service of December 11, 2016 Sermon Outline: A Reason for Joy 1. John the Baptist – Last Old Testament Prophet • Surely the Lord God does nothing, without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets. (Amos 3:7, NRSV) • The next day John saw Jesus coming toward …
Sermon for the service of December 4, 2016 by Pastor Steve Hopkins Main Text: (Isaiah 2:1-5, NIV) This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, …
Sermon by Pastor Steve Hopkins for the service of August 7, 2016 Scripture: 1Now 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. He said: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are those …
Sermon by Pastor Steve Hopkins for the service of July 31, 2016 Scripture: Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has …
Sermon by Pastor Steve Hopkins for the service of July 24, 2016 Scripture: “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I …