Category: Sermons

Pastor: Adam Sellen

“How to Celebrate”

Matthew 2:1-12, Luke 2:13-14

Do you like to celebrate? I think everyone does. Whether we celebrate by watching a parade, going to a party, sending a card or greeting, or feasting over a delicious banqueting table, celebrating is something that brings great joy to us all. And there is no season in our world today that brings about more joy and celebrations than Christmas. Between the parties, decorations, food, and music, people seem to be in better spirits as we celebrate Christmas. As we rejoin our message series, “Missing Christmas,” we’re going to explore two of the great celebrations of Christmas that have ever been–those of the Wise Men and the Angelic Host–and talk about two things: the reason for the celebration and also how they celebrated Christ, the Newborn King. I look forward to gathering with you all this Sunday!

Pastor: Adam Sellen

“Don’t Rush Me”

Matthew 1:18-25

It’s here! The Christmas season is now upon us! I must confess that I absolutely love celebrating Christmas. From the music and decorations to the food and gatherings; from the gifts and giving, to the snow and the lights, there’s nothing quite like it. But most of all, I love the Christmas message that Jesus Christ is born to save people from sin and restore right relationship with God! But have you noticed that the elements of celebrating the greatest message ever seemed to have eclipsed the message of Christmas itself? In fact, we seem to be missing Christmas! As we begin this Advent message series, we turn our attention to Joseph and examine how rushing and busyness could have cost him dearly, and how can we avoid Missing Christmas by the curse of “busyness”.

Pastor: Adam Sellen

“With Thanksgiving”

1 Thessalonians 5:12-22

One of the amazing blessings that God has bestowed on us is the creation of the church–the joining of the body of believers for the opportunity to live the life of faith together. But how is it possible to live this life together? Paul, in his letter to the Thessalonian church, expresses three defining traits that need to mark every believer to effectively live out the faith. I’m excited to join you all this Sunday before Thanksgiving as we unpack this passage together and take time to give thanks to God for who He is and all He does.

Pastor: Adam Sellen

“Reunited”

Genesis 46:28-34

In last week’s message, we saw Joseph working through what must be one of the hardest aspects of life–forgiveness and reconciliation. As we come to the conclusion of our message series, “Faith in Times of Adversity,” we find Joseph finally having the opportunity to see his father Jacob face to face! But this event leads us to ask a question–even though we’ve forgiven and reconciled, are we simply to resume life like nothing ever happened? I look forward to unpacking how Biblical reconciliation leads to holy reunification.

Youth Director: Kevin Kuhn

“Reconciling Through the Hurt”

Genesis 42-44

Many sermons in my life have been about forgiveness. We hear things like “Let go and let God”, or “Vengeance is the Lord’s”. These statements are true, and forgiveness is a very important topic. The question we face this week is what happens after we forgive? The whole point of forgiveness is to be reconciled back to God and to each other. God promises us he will forgive our sins and remove them from us as far as the east is from the west. That is wonderful news! But we are not God and as humans we have a hard time letting go of the hurt, even when we have said we have forgiven someone. Join us this week as we dive into the topic of reconciliation and how Joseph was able to overcome such massive hurt that was inflicted on him from his brothers.

Pastor Adam Sellen

“Godly Integrity”

Genesis 41:37-57

What does it mean to be a person of integrity? The dictionary defines integrity as, “the state of being whole and undivided; being honest and having strong moral principles and uprightness.” Throughout each week of our message series, “Faith in Times of Adversity,” Joseph displayed Godly Integrity in many ways. As we come to our passage for this week, we find that God is on the move–the question for us is how did Joseph display Godly Integrity as he led Egypt and even the world through one of the greatest trials of their lives? And how can we live out our faith in Jesus from a place of Godly Integrity?

Pastor Adam Sellen

“Will Anything Good Come from This?”

Genesis 40-41:36

Do you find it difficult to wait? Whether it’s waiting for the doctor at an appointment, or getting your food at a restaurant, or spending 30 minutes waiting in the checkout line in the grocery store, for many people, waiting is not easy. Joseph had a clear calling from God–to be an instrument of God to preserve the Abrahamic covenant for the nation of Israel–yet this calling was filled with times of waiting. As we return to the story of Joseph, we find him in a place of waiting. And the question we will unpack is this–what do we do while we are waiting for God to move? Joseph’s example is one of the most profitable lessons for us, but also one of the more difficult times we experience as a believer.

Pastor Adam Sellen

“The Perils of Our Calling”

Genesis 37:1-11

There is nothing like experiencing the calling of God on a life. When God calls a person to follow Him, He fills the void that sin left in the heart, satisfies the longing that is experienced, and validates the incredible identity of Christ in you, the hope of glory. When this calling of God rests on people, there are marks and imprints of change on them! While this is such a blessing (and my prayer for every person to experience), not everyone likes it. Some of our friends, family, neighbors, or co-workers struggle to come to grips with the changes we exhibit. But friends, we’re not alone. Joseph experienced the same thing. As we begin our new message series, “Faith in Times of Adversity”, we will see how Joshua dealt with the difficulties surrounding his calling.

Pastor Adam Sellen

“Making the Investment”

Ephesians 5:22-33

Over the past month we’ve been taking a deep dive into the topic of marriage and discovering what God’s intent is for creating this blessed institution. We’ve identified what marriage is, the necessary transparency that exists between a husband and wife, the dangers of “mine” as possessions and individualism try to create strain on the union, and last week considered what if all goes wrong in this blessed union. As we conclude this series, we need to ask ourselves an important question–what investment do I need to make in marriage to keep it strong and growing? I look forward to diving in with you.

Pastor Adam Sellen

“What if it all Goes Wrong?”

Matthew 19:1-12

The joy of a wedding day is palpable! The love, the food, the celebration all declare the greatness of the miracle that God has performed when joining a man and a woman as one flesh. But as often happens in life, there are times when this love and joy and blessedness is confronted with the unexpected trials, and this blessed union begins to struggle and contemplate divorce. While these times are incredibly difficult and trying, we find that Jesus gives us hope and a map on how to deal with the times when it all goes wrong.