Messages

· Ben Hoyer

John 18

Continuing the series on the Lord's Prayer petition "your kingdom come," this Easter-season message turns to John 18 and Jesus' statement before Pilate that "my kingdom is not of this world," exploring what it means to pray that an other-worldly kingdom would come into this world.

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· Ben Hoyer

Matthew 6, Luke 10

Drawing on the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6 and Jesus' sending of the seventy-two in Luke 10, this message begins a series on the petition "your kingdom come, your will be done," exploring prayer and what it means for God's reign to come on earth.

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· Ben Hoyer

Psalm 118

An Easter resurrection message drawn from Psalm 118, focusing on humanity's universal need for rescue and the image of "the stone the builders rejected" becoming the cornerstone, pointing to Christ as the source of salvation and new life.

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· Ben Hoyer

John 12

On Palm Sunday, marking the start of Passion Week, this message looks at John chapter 12 and Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, with encouragement to commemorate Holy Week practices like foot washing and Good Friday at home.

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· Bryan Rosenfarb

Psalm 16:1-11

In this installment of the Lenten Sabbath series, guest speaker Brian (filling in for Ben) reflects on the idea of a final, eternal Sabbath rest, camping out in Psalm 16 verses 1 through 11.

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· Ben Hoyer

Exodus 20

In the fourth week of the Lenten Sabbath series, this message examines Sabbath as commandment in Exodus chapter 20, set at Mount Sinai where God gives Israel the Ten Commandments after delivering them from Egypt.

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· Ben Hoyer

Exodus 16

Continuing the Lenten series on Sabbath, this message turns to Exodus chapter 16 and the giving of manna in the wilderness, where God teaches newly freed Israel to gather a double portion and rest on the seventh day.

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· Ben Hoyer

Genesis 2

Week two of the Lenten series on Sabbath returns to the creation account in Genesis chapter 2, framing the seventh-day rest as the culmination of God's good work and Adam's call to tend the garden as an invitation to rhythms of rest.

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· Ben Hoyer

Genesis 1-2

Marking the first week of Lent, this message introduces a season-long focus on Sabbath and rest as a practice of dependence on God, beginning with the creation account in Genesis chapters 1 and 2.

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· Ben Hoyer

John 11

Concluding the series on the church's four core values (story, peace, lineage, life), this message focuses on life by walking through the whole of John chapter 11, the raising of Lazarus from the dead.

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