Exodus

A series on the book of Exodus.

December 13, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: Exodus  25:1-9, 40:34-38

December 6, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: Exodus 32:1-14

Shortly after Israel receives God’s commands to make no idols, they make the golden calf.

November 29, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: Exodus 24:1-11

Moses presents the book of the covenant and the blood of the covenant to Israel.

November 22nd, 2020

Speaker: Lloyd Robertson // Passage: Exodus 20:1-17

The Lord gives the Israelites the Ten Commandments.

November 15th, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: Exodus 19

The Lord appears to the Israelites on Mt. Sinai.

November 8th, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: Exodus 17:1-7

The Israelites quarrel with Moses and test the Lord.

November 1st, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: Exodus 16:1-36

God provides for Israel in the wilderness.

October 25th, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: Exodus 15:1-21

The people of Israel sing after crossing the Red Sea.

October 18th, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: Exodus 14:1-18

October 11th, 2020

Speaker: Daniel Bray // Passage: Exodus 12

September 27th, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: Exodus 8:1-15

September 20th, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: Exodus 7

September 13th, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: Exodus 5:1-23

Pharaoh asks, “Who is the Lord that I should obey his voice?” Meanwhile, rather than releasing Israel he increases their burden.

September 6th, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: Exodus 4:1-23

God will give Moses signs to validate him before Pharaoh, but these signs will not be enough to change Pharaoh’s heart.

August 30, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: Exodus 2:23-3:15

God tells Moses his name.

August 23, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: Exodus 2:1-15

God saves Moses. Moses fails in his attempt to save Israel.

August 16, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: Exodus 1:1-22

God blesses Israel by multiplying them as he promised Abraham he would do.

587 BC: Lamentations

A series on the book of Lamentations.

August 9, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: Lamentations 5

In the final lament the author prays that he might be restored to God.

July 26, 2020

Speaker: Lloyd Robertson // Passage: Lamentations 4

The punishment is complete and accomplished. Hoping in a promise-keeping God.

July 19, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: Lamentations 3

It is not God’s heart to afflict his people.

July 12, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: Lamentations 2

Because their prophets refused to expose the iniquity of Judah their fortune was not restored.

July 5, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: Lamentations 1

An introduction to the book of Lamentations

2 Corinthians

A series on the book of 2 Corinthians.

For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.

2 Corinthians 1:20

June 28, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: 2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Paul ends his letter with five commands, a promise, and a benediction.

June 21, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: 2 Corinthians 13:1-10

Paul tells the Corinthians to examine themselves to see whether they are in the faith.

May 31, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: 2 Corinthians 11:16-33

Paul boast in his weaknesses while the false teachers boast in themselves.

May 24, 2020

Speaker: Lloyd Robertson // Passage: 2 Corinthians 11:1-15

Getting to know the Jesus revealed in Scripture leads to life and protects against the lies that lead to destruction.

May 17, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: 2 Corinthians 10:7-18

While the false teachers boast in themselves by comparing themselves to one another Paul says, “let the one who boast, boast in the Lord.”

May 10, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: 2 Corinthians 10:1-6

Paul is encouraging the Corinthians about lofty opinions raised against the knowledge of God.

May 03, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: 2 Corinthians 9:1-15

Paul calls the Corinthians to give cheerfully and tells them the result will be an overflowing of thanksgiving to God.

April 26, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: 2 Corinthians 8:16-24

God puts a desire in Titus’s heart and the church calls Titus to fulfill that desire.

April 19, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: 2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Paul describes the generosity of the Macedonians and calls the Corinthians to generosity.

February 23, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1

The temple is the bridge between creation and new creation.

February 16, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:13

Paul, as an ambassador for Christ, appeals to the Corinthians to be reconciled to God.

February 9, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: 2 Corinthians 4:7-5:10

Paul, who sees himself as a jar of clay, takes courage in the gospel and considers the Judgment Seat of Christ.

February 2, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: 2 Corinthians 4:1-6

God shines light out of darkness in out hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the Glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

January 26, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: 2 Corinthians 3:1-18

Paul tells the Corinthians that the letter kills, but the Spirit Gives Life. In doing so he explains himself as a minister of the new covenant.

January 19, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: 2 Corinthians 2:12-17

Paul is being led by Christ in Triumphal Procession

January 12, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: 2 Corinthians 1:1-12-2:11

Paul’s goal for the Corinthians is their joy.

January 5, 2020

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Passage: 2 Corinthians 1:1-11

Paul describes two positive effects of our sufferings.

2 Samuel

A series on the book of 2 Samuel.

Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people Israel.”

2 Samuel 7:8

November 24, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 2 Samuel // Passage: 2 Samuel 23:1-23

In spite of the sinful condition of man God’s purposes for his kingdom will he fulfilled.

The Certainty of the Kingdom

November 17, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 2 Samuel // Passage: 2 Samuel 21:1-14

Israel is judged with famine for breaking covenant with the Gibeonites.

November 10, 2019

Speaker: Lloyd Robertson // Series: 2 Samuel // Passage: 2 Samuel 16:5-14

How do we persevere when the knowledge and guilt of our sin is real and present? We wait for the vindication of God.

November 03, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 2 Samuel // Passage: 2 Samuel 12:9-12; 16:20-22; Luke 12:1-3

David sees his secret sins revealed and suffers the consequences

October 27, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 2 Samuel // Passage: 2 Samuel 13

David sees his sins visit his sons.

OCTOber 06, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 2 Samuel // Passage: 2 Samuel 11

The pathology of sin as it relates to David’s fall.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 2 Samuel // Passage: 2 Samuel 9

David shows grace in treating a potential enemy as family

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 2 Samuel // Passage: 2 Samuel 7: 1-17

God rejects David’s plan to build him a house and tells him that he will build him a house instead.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 2 Samuel // Passage: 2 Samuel 2:1-11

Uzzah is struck down dead the moment he touches the ark.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 2 Samuel // Passage: 2 Samuel 2-5

God’s plan for David to become king of all is fulfilled, but there is much chaos in the process.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 2 Samuel // Passage: 2 Samuel 6:1-11

David becomes king, but only of Judah, while Ishbosheth becomes king of the rest of Israel.

August 25, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 2 Samuel // Passage: 2 Samuel 1:1-16

Saul’s pride has brought him low while David’s lowliness has exalted him.

The Great Commission

A series on Jesus’ Great Commission.

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Matthew 28:18-20

August 18, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Great Commission // Passage: Matthew 28:18-20, 24:1-14

Jesus teaches that the end of age will come when the gospel has been proclaimed to all nations.

August 11, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Great Commission // Passage: Matthew 28:18-20, 1:18-25

God with us is both the reason for the fulfillment of the great commission as well as the goal of the great commission.

JULY 28, 2019

Speaker: Lloyd Robertson // Series: The Great Commission // Passage: Matthew 28:18-20, John 15:9-17

Abiding and obeying. Enjoying Communion with God.

JULY 21, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Great Commission // Passage: Matthew 28:18-20, Galatians 3:23-29

Why, how, and when should someone be baptized?

JULY 14, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Great Commission // Passage: Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 1:1-8

God’s plan is to build a worldwide kingdom through his people, the church, making disciples of all nations.

July 07, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Great Commission // Passage: Matthew 28:18-20, Colossians 1:24-29

What makes a church successful is not whether they have high attendance or a big budget, but whether or not they are making disciples.

June 30, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Great Commission// Passage: Matthew 28:18-20

Before Jesus gives his followers the great commission he wants them to know that all authority has been given to him.

The Church in Corinth

A series on the book of 1 Corinthians.

Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes,
To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 1:1-3

June 23, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 16

In Paul’s closing remarks we see his focus on the work of the Lord

June 16, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Paul encourages the Corinthians that the gospel transforms the fear of death into the hope of glory.

June 09, 2019

Speaker: Lloyd Robertson // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:20-34

Why the resurrection changes everything.

June 02, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Paul reminds the Corinthians of the gospel, which he delivered to them as of first importance.

May 26, 2019

Speaker: Lloyd Robertson // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 14:1-26-40

How God's people with different gifts reflect His character when they come together.

May 19, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 14:1-25

Paul writes to the Corinthians about the issues of Prophecy and Tongues.

May 12, 2019

Speaker: Tyson Lee // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 13

Paul emphasizes to the Corinthians that love is the proper response to the conflicts and divisions seen in the Corinthian church. 

May 5, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Paul emphasizes to the Corinthians that they are the one body made up with many different parts.

April 28, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Paul wants the Corinthians to be informed about the work of the Holy Spirit.

April 21, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:12-19

Paul is answering some Corinthians belief that there is no resurrection of the dead. In this he lists several unacceptable consequences if that is true.

April 07, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Paul rebukes the Corinthian church’s practice of the Lord’s Supper.

March 31, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16

Paul addresses the Corinthians about keeping distinctions in the church among husbands and wives.

March 24, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 10

Paul warms the Corinthians of the dangers of presuming, compromising, and misused of liberties and encourages them to do all to the glory of God.

March 17, 2019

Speaker: Tyson Lee // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Paul was willing to become all things to all people so that he could win some to Christ.

March 10, 2019

Speaker: Lloyd Robertson // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

Some reflection on idols, spiritual gifts, and the priority of love.

March 03, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 7:17-24

Paul tells the Corinthians “in whatever condition each was called, there let him remain with God”

February 24, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 6:12-7:9

Paul addresses the Corinthians misunderstandings about sex.

February 17, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 5

Paul calls the Corinthian Church to remove a man in significant unrepentant sin.

February 10, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 3:21

Paul continues to address division in the Corinthians Church. In this text Paul calls them away from pride by considering both the Day of the Lord and God's grace.

February 03, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 3:5-17

Paul and Apollos are God’s fellow workers working on God’s building.

January 27, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 2:6-3:4

Paul imparts the secret and hidden wisdom of God to the Corinthians.

January 20, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Paul contrasts the wisdom of the word with the power of God.

January 13, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Paul addresses division in the Corinthian Church.

January 06, 2019

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: The Church in Corinth // Passage: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Paul begins his letter to the Corinthian church by establishing them in God’s Grace.

1 Samuel

A series on the book of 1 Samuel.

And now behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, the Lord has set a king over you.
1 Samuel 12:13

December 02, 2018

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 1 Samuel // Passage: 1 Samuel 28

Saul, facing imminent death, seeks out the counsel of a medium.

November 25, 2018

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 1 Samuel // Passage: 1 Samuel 25

David, having recently refused taking vengeance into his own hands, is now prepared to unleash his vengeance on Nabal.

November 18, 2018

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 1 Samuel // Passage: 1 Samuel 24

David refuses an opportunity to take vengeance on Saul, but instead he leverages his opportunity to make peace.

November 03, 2018

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 1 Samuel // Passage: 1 Samuel 18:1-16

Jonathan and Saul serve as contrasts as Jonathan loves David while Saul envies David.

October 28, 2018

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 1 Samuel // Passage: 1 Samuel 17

David saving Israel from the Philistines and Goliath is a foreshadowing of Jesus saving his people.

October 21, 2018

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 1 Samuel // Passage: 1 Samuel 16:1-23

The Lord tells Samuel that he does not look on outward appearances as man does, but on the heart.

October 07, 2018

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 1 Samuel // Passage: 1 Samuel 14:1-15

Jonathan attacks the Philistines believing that nothing can hinder the Lord from saving by many or few.

September 30, 2018

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 1 Samuel // Passage: 1 Samuel 13:1-15

As Saul feels pressure due to Samuel's delay he makes an unlawful sacrifice that ultimately disqualifies his kingdom from being established.

September 23, 2018

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 1 Samuel // Passage: 1 Samuel 8:1-22

Israel rejects God as king over them.

September 16, 2018

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 1 Samuel // Passage: 1 Samuel 7:3-12

The people of Israel repent and depend on the Lord in a battle with the Philistines. God gives them victory and Samuel sets up a stone to remember how the Lord has helped.

September 09, 2018

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 1 Samuel // Passage: 1 Samuel 4:1-11

The people of Israel wrongly assume that the ark's presence will bring them military victory.

September 02, 2018

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 1 Samuel // Passage: 1 Samuel 3:1-21

In 1 Samuel 2 and 3 we see a contrast between those who ignore God's word and those who are attentive to God's word.

August 26, 2018

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: 1 Samuel // Passage: 1 Samuel 1:1-20

Hannah's deep pain is transformed into praise.

Vision

A series on the vision of the church.

Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. For “God has put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him. When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all.
1 Corinthians 15:24-28

August 19, 2018

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: Vision // Passage: Revelation 21

The world that is to come, that has already been inaugurated, is a world of worship, joy, justice, beauty.

August 12, 2018

Speaker: Kevin Shoemaker // Series: Vision // Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:24-28

God's plan in the end is for Jesus to deliver to the Father the kingdom God. In this end time kingdom, God will be all in all.