As we finish up the series in the Old Testament, so many questions have come to the surface over the last few months about the violence we have seen in these stories. Read Matthew 5:21-22 and 5:38-44.
A big question we come to is does God condone violence? Pastor Shannon deals with this and other questions and also addresses the Las Vegas shooting which happened the week of this sermon.
Sermon: OT: Violence and God
Pastor Shannon looks at Job, yes the entire book! It’s a long read but worth it. Take some time and read through the story, what can we make out of all this? Is God still good? Listen as we explore this story.
Sermon: OT: Job
Pastor Shannon continues speaking from the Old Testament with a sermon on Esther (Read the book of Esther to prepare). Esther is an unlikely hero but God continues to work. Will you be a part of what God is doing or not?
Sermon: OT: Esther
With another one of the most familiar stories in the Old Testament, Pastor Shannon shares about David and his courage as a man of God and how he overcomes the giant in his path. Join us in 1 Samuel 17 as we look at this story.
Sermon: OT: David and Goliath (Courage)
Pastor Shannon looks at a very familiar story this week, can you look at it with fresh eyes? Read Daniel 6 as you prepare to hear about the life of faith through the story of Daniel. Who deserves our greatest allegiance?
What does the Tower of Babel have to do with Pentecost? Listen and find out! Read Genesis 11:1-9 in preparation.
Sermon: OT: Tower of Babel and Pentecost
Pastor Shannon continue speaking from the Old Testament with a sermon on the sin of idolatry. Read Exodus 32:1-28 (or chapters 24-32 if you’re willing!) We move naturally toward idolatry but this is antithetical to God’s laws! We must choose to commit to God.
This week we talk about some weird things in Christianity: Passover, communion, and why we talk about blood so much. This is a great sermon in looking at how things from the Old Testament are tied to things in the New. Read Exodus (if you have some time!) and Hebrews 10:1-18.
In the aftermath of events in August in Charlottesville, VA, Pastor Shannon also calls out racism and white supremacy.
Sermon: OT: Passover and Communion
Pastor Shannon continues in the Old Testament series. This week we talk about Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego…three men who stood up to King Nebuchadnezzar and wouldn’t bow down to his golden idol, no matter what. We’ll be reading in Daniel 3:1-28. This is an amazing story – but the focus this week is on verse 17-18, the men say “God will deliver us, but EVEN IF HE DOESN’T, we still won’t bow down.” Do we live in the confidence of that “even if”?
Sermon: Fiery Furnace Faith (Even If)