The Unveiling
Sep 17 2023 • Cedrick Baker, Dan Kent, Emily Morrison, Greg Boyd, Jeremy Duncan, Shawna Boren
This series is a deep dive into the Book of Apocalypse. Wait. Don’t remember that from your Bible’s table of contents? That’s because the Greek word “apocalypse” means “disclosing” or “uncovering” or “bringing to light,” and our English Bibles translate it as “revelation.” The Book of Revelation is less about the end of the world and more about the unveiling of truth and unmasking of lies. And most importantly, it is the apocalypse (unveiling) of Jesus, his bride the Church, the enemy of the Kingdom of God, and the hope of the world. Come join us for an apocalypse (zombies not included).
Sermons in this series:
In this sermon, Shawna Boren proclaims our hope in the midst of trials and tribulations. She announces the fact that Christ has already defeated the enemy and is stronger than our struggles. And she gives us concrete action steps to stand in the midst of Christ’s victory.
Topics: Hope,
Kingdom of God,
Spiritual Warfare
Greg Boyd highlights the way of lies versus the way of truth. The way of lies is founded upon the deception of Satan that draws us into the pursuit of ascent, rising to more power, more stuff and more acclaim. The way of truth is the way of the cross, the way of the Lamb. By counting the cost of discipleship, we move toward Christ and live in love.
Topics: Discipleship,
Love,
Spiritual Warfare
This sermon by Cedrick Baker addresses the reality of an unseen spiritual realm and the need for spiritual eyes to see it. We are invited to cultivate a spiritual awareness of the spiritual battle that is transpiring all around us.
Topics: Pain & Suffering,
Spiritual Warfare,
Temptation
In this sermon Greg Boyd introduces a new series entitled Dragon Slayers. A myriad of symbols tell about a woman who gives birth to a Messiah, while Satan seeks to destroy him. Then the woman goes into the wilderness. The focus of this sermon lies on the meaning of going into the wilderness and our calling to bring God’s love to those mired in a wilderness life.
Topics: End Times,
Justice,
Satan
In this closeout sermon for the Testify! series, Dan Kent surveys the key points of Revelation 10 and 11 and highlights how the testimony of the church is crucial to what God is doing in the world. He then challenges us to practice the call to Testify!
Topics: Evangelism,
Faithfulness,
Salvation
Shawna Boren walks us through the difficult images of the opening verses of Revelation 11 and demonstrates how they are connected to the truth that God’s presence protects his people in times of trial and trouble. We can be comforted because no situation that we face can ever displace us from the reach of God’s love. This was true for the early church and it is true for us today.
Topics: Love,
Pain & Suffering,
Presence of God
This passage offers an interpretive challenge to a verse that seems to say that the people of God actually commit violent acts against their enemies. However, when you look beneath the surface of this complex imagery, it actually paints a picture of the way of the cruciform Christ and how the church overcomes through peace.
Topics: Holy Spirit,
Peace,
Power
This sermon explores how God invites and challenges us to take in his word, to the point of internalizing it into the depths of our souls. When we do this, we allow that truth to flow through us to others, specifically those who have not become followers of Jesus.
Topics: Evangelism,
Relationships
This sermon addresses the mystery of God as it relates to how God will overcome evil at the end of time. When it looks like injustice, hate and war are winning the day, how God wins through love is truly mysterious. However, love will win in the end, even though we do not see how and we do not have the ability to ascertain God’s plans. We can trust that there is more to what God is doing than we can directly see at this point.
Topics: End Times,
Judgment,
Love
Greg Boyd begins the new series titled Testify! by helping us see the crucial role that the unseen agents, called angels, play in the biblical story. We are invited to rethink the role that angels play in our story and the story of the world, and to embrace the reality that we live in a spiritual war zone.
Topics: Discipleship,
Satan,
Spiritual Warfare
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