Sermons
by Pastor Dwight Nelson

Jesus Talks About Money

Nov. 23, 2008 -- "Lost Wages," Matthew 20:1-16

Nov. 16, 2008 -- "Treasure in Heaven," Matthew 19:16-30

Nov. 9, 2008 -- "Three Desperate Men," Matthew 18:21-35

All Saints Sunday 2008

Nov. 2, 2008 -- "We Shall Be Like Him," I John 2:28-3:3

Invited by Christ

Oct. 26, 2008 -- "Invited to Salvation," Matthew 18:10-14

Oct. 19, 2008 -- "Invited to Trust Jesus," Matthew 18:1-5

Oct. 12, 2008 -- "Invited to Put Faith into Practice," Matthew 17:14-23

Oct. 5, 2008 -- "Invited to Follow Jesus," Matthew 16:21-28

Sept. 28, 2008 -- "Invited to Believe," Matthew 16:13-20

Fall 2008: A Season of Renewal

Sept. 21, 2008 -- "The God Who Takes Away Our Sins," John 1:29-35

Sept. 14, 2008 -- "The God Who Dwells Among Us," John 1:14-28

Sept. 7, 2008 -- "The God Who Leads us to Salvation," John 1:1-13

Summer 2008: Sermons from Matthew

Aug. 31, 2008 -- "The Compassion of Jesus," Matthew 15:29-39

Aug. 24, 2008 -- "The Gardener's Footprints," Matthew 15:1-20

Aug. 17, 2008 -- "Here Comes Jesus," Matthew 14:22-36

July 27, 2008 -- "The Treasure, the Pearl, and the Net," Matthew 13:44-52

July 20, 2008 -- "The Mustard Seed and the Yeast," Matthew 13:31-35

July 6, 2008 -- "The Sower," Matthew 13:1-23

June 1, 2008 -- "Learn of Me," Matthew 11:25-30

May 25, 2008 -- "Great Expectations," Matthew 11:1-15


May 18, 2008 (Confirmation Sunday) -- "With All Your Heart," Deuteronomy 6:1-9

May 11, 2008 (Pentecost) -- "Hearing the Wonders of God," Acts 2:1-13

Eastertide 2008

May 4, 2008 (Ascension Sunday) -- "He Was Taken Up," Acts 1:1-11

April 27, 2008 -- "As You Go," Matthew 9:35-10:8

April 20, 2008 -- "Confessions of an Old Wineskin," Matthew 9:14-34

April 13, 2008 -- "Your Sins are Forgiven," Matthew 9:1-13

April 6, 2008 -- "Calming the Furious Storm," Matthew 8:23-24

March 30, 2008 -- "He Carried Our Diseases," Matthew 8:1-17

March 23, 2008 -- "Hidden With Christ," Matthew 28:1-10 (Easter Sunday)

Lent 2008

March 16, 2008 -- "That Innocent Man," Matthew 27:11-26 (Palm/Passion Sunday)

March 9, 2008 -- "The Betrayal of Jesus," John 13:18-32 and Ephesians 3:14-21

March 2, 2008 -- "The Grain of Wheat," John 12:20-36

The Sermon on the Mount

Feb. 24, 2008 -- "Hearing and Doing," Matthew 7:1-29

Feb. 17, 2008 -- "Clear Vision," Matthew 6:1-34

Feb. 10, 2008 -- "But I Say to You," Matthew 5:13-48


Jan. 27, 2008 -- "The Preaching of Jesus," Matthew 4:12-25

Jan. 20, 2008 -- "The Temptation of Jesus," Matthew 4:1-11

Advent and Christmas 2007: The Time of Our Salvation

Dec. 24, 2007 -- "When the Waiting Ends," Luke 2:1-20

Dec. 23, 2007 -- "A Time for Receiving," Romans 1:1-7

Dec. 16, 2007 -- "A Time to Wait," James 5:7-11

Dec. 9, 2007 -- "A Time to Watch," Romans 15:4-13, Isaiah 11:1-10

Dec. 2, 2007 -- "Nearer Now," Romans 13:11-14, Isaiah 2:1-5

The Gifts of the Spirit

Nov. 25, 2007 -- "Serving and Leading," Luke 22:24-34

Nov. 18, 2007 -- "Showing Mercy Cheerfully," Luke 10:25-37

Nov. 11, 2007 -- "Generous and Just," Matthew 20:1-16

Nov. 4, 2007 -- "Contributing to the Needs of Others," II Chronicles 31:2-10

Oct. 28, 2007 -- "The Gift of Encouragement," Romans 15:1-7

Oct. 21, 2007 -- "The Gift of Teaching," Titus 2:1-15

Oct. 14, 2007 -- "The Guiding Gift of Serving," Galatians 5:13-26

Oct. 7, 2007 -- "The Guiding Gift of Prophecy," Romans 12:6


Sept. 30, 2007 -- "Salvation and the Forgiveness of Sin," Luke 1:67-79


Jesus, Our Guide and Friend

Sept. 23, 2007 -- "God Is My Salvation," Romans 1:16 and Isaiah 12:2

Sept. 9, 2007 -- "Guided into Truth," John 16:6-15

Sept. 2, 2007 -- "Jesus, Our Friend," John 15:9-17

Aug. 26, 2007 -- "Jesus, the Good Shepherd," John 10:1-15

Keeping Focused on Christ: A Study in Colossians

Aug. 19, 2007 -- "Chosen in Christ," Colossians 3:12-17

Aug. 5, 2007 -- "Healing in Christ," Colossians 3:1-11

July 29, 2007 -- "Established in Christ," Colossians 2:6-15

July 22, 2007 -- "Rooted in Christ," Colossians 1:15-28

Elijah's Faith and Courage: A Study in I Kings

June 24, 2007 -- "Listening to God," I Kings 19:8-18

June 17, 2007 -- "If the LORD is God, Follow Him," I Kings 18:15-39

June 10, 2007 -- "A Dialogue of Faith and Unbelief," I Kings 17:7-24


May 27, 2007 (Pentecost) -- "Life by the Spirit," Romans 8:12-17

May 20, 2007 (Ascension Sunday) -- "He Is Exalted," Ephesians 1:15-23

Eastertide 2007: Worship Hymns of Revelation

May 13, 2007 -- "Trust and Obey," Revelation 21:22-22:5

May 6, 2007 -- "New Heaven and New Earth," Revelation 21:1-6

April 29, 2007 -- "The Lamb is the Shepherd," Revelation 7:9-17

April 22, 2007 -- "Worthy," Revelation 5:6-14

April 15, 2007 -- "Christ Exalted," Revelation 1:4-8

Easter 2007

April 8, 2007 (Easter Sunday) -- "Because God Was with Him," Acts 10:34-43

"Tell Me the Old, Old Story," a Lenten study in the Old Testament

April 1, 2007 (Palm Sunday)-- "The Sovereign Lord Helps Me," Isaiah 50:4-9

March 18, 2007 -- "From Dependency to Trust," Joshua 5:9-13

March 11, 2007 -- "When Consumers Find Grace," Isaiah 55:1-9

March 4, 2007 -- "From Despair to Promise," Genesis 15:1-6

Feb. 25, 2007 -- "From Slavery to Deliverance," Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Epiphany 2007

Feb. 18, 2007 -- "They Saw His Glory," Luke 5:27-39

Feb. 4, 2007 -- "Old Wineskins," Luke 5:27-39

Need-Based Evangelism

Jan. 28, 2007 -- "Let Down Your Nets for a Catch," Luke 5:1-11

Jan. 21, 2007 -- "Jesus the Evangelist," Luke 4:14-21

Prayer Week 2007

Jan. 14, 2007 -- "Spiritual Gifts: Water Turned to Wine," John 2:1-11

Jan. 7, 2007 -- "Teach Us to Pray," Luke 3:15-22

"My Spirit Rejoices in God My Savior," an Advent study on salvation

Christmas Eve, 2006 -- "God My Savior," Luke 2:1-20

Dec. 24, 2006 -- "My Spirit Rejoices (2)," Luke 1:46-55

Dec. 17, 2006 -- "The Gift of Peace," Philippians 4:4-7

Dec. 10, 2006 -- "The Knowledge of Salvation," Luke 1:68-79

Dec. 3, 2006 -- "My Spirit Rejoices (1)," Luke 1:46

"The Lordship of Christ," a study in Colossians

Nov. 19, 2006 -- "Lord of All Power and Authority," Colossians 2:6-15

Nov. 12, 2006 -- "Lord of Creation," Colossians 1:15-20 and Psalm 50

Nov. 5, 2006 -- "Lord of the Nations," Colossians 1:21-29 and Psalm 47

Oct. 29, 2006 -- "The Meaning of Lordship," Colossians 1:1-14 and Matthew 16:13-20

"The Journey," a Study of Paul's missionary journeys

Oct. 22, 2006 -- "Finishing the Journey," Acts 20:17-37

Oct. 8, 2006 -- "Finding God in Athens," Acts 19:1-12

Oct. 1, 2006 -- "Finding God in Athens," Acts 17:22-34

Sept. 10, 2006 -- "Conflict on the Journey," Acts 15:36-16:15

Sept. 3, 2006 -- "Resistance and the Faithfulness of God," Acts 14:8-20

August 27, 2006 -- "Sent into Mission," Acts 13:1-12

"Empowered to be the Church," a Study in the Book of Acts

August 13, 2006 -- "Compassion in the Holy Spirit-Formed Church," Acts ch. 9, 16, and 18

August 6, 2006 -- "Barnabas the Encourager," Acts 11:19-30

July 23, 2006 -- "The Choosing of Saul," Acts 19:1-22

July 16, 2006 -- "Philip the Evangelist," Acts 8:4-8 and 26-40

July 2, 2006 -- "For the Praise of His Glory," Acts 3:1-10, Ephesians 1:1-14

June 25, 2006 -- "The Followers of Jesus," Acts 1:12-26

June 4, 2006 -- "On Fire with the Spirit," Acts 2:1-8

Palm Sunday/Easter/Eastertide 2006

May 21, 2006 (Confirmation, 2nd service) -- "God, Who is Rich in Mercy," Ephesians 2:4-10

May 21, 2006 (first service) -- "The Mercy of God," Ephesians 2:1-10

May 14, 2006 (Mother's Day) -- "Children of God," I John 3:1-10

May 7, 2006 -- "Walking in the Light," I John 1:1-2:2

April 30, 2006 -- "Foundations for Hope," 1 Corinthians 15:50-58

April 16, 2006 -- "Foundations for Faith," 1 Corinthians 15:1-11

April 9, 2006 -- "What the Disciples Did Not Understand," John 12:12-19

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Lent 2006: The Biblical Meanings of the Cross

April 2, 2006 -- "The Most Excellent Way," John 15:9-17 and 1 Corinthians 13

March 26, 2006 -- "The Victory of the Cross," Hebrews 2:10-18

March 19, 2006 -- "Justified by His Blood," Romans 5:6-11

March 5, 2006 -- "Sacrifice: Jesus, the Lamb of God," Hebrews 9:11-15

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Transfiguration 2006

Feb. 26, 2006 -- "Listening to Jesus," Mark 9:2-9

Forty Days of Prayer series

Feb. 19, 2006 -- "Your Sins Are Forgiven," Mark 2:1-12

Feb. 12, 2006 -- "Impacting Others Through Prayer," John 4:27-38

Jan. 29, 2006 -- "Silent Solitude: Listening to God in Prayer" (Brian Zahasky), Psalm 46 and Mark 1:29-39

Jan. 22, 2006 -- "Unleashing the Power of Grace," Psalm 51

Jan. 15, 2006 -- "Why Pray When You Can Worry?", Matthew 6:25-34

Jan. 8, 2006 -- "Don't Just Do Something: Sit There," Psalm 57

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Christmas 2005

Dec. 25, 2005 -- "Revealed Righteousness, Remembered Love," Psalm 98 and John 1:1-14

Dec. 24, 2005 -- "Listen to the Angels Singing," Luke 2:1-20

Advent 2005: "Prayers of Hope and Expectation--The Psalms of Advent"

An introduction: Reading the Psalms During Advent

Dec. 18, 2005 -- "The Journey from Brokenness to Restoration," Psalm 80

Dec. 11, 2005 -- "The Journey from Anger to Salvation," Isaiah 12

Dec. 4, 2005 -- "The Journey from Weeping to Joy," Psalm 126

Nov. 27, 2005 -- "The Journey from Shame to Hope," Psalm 25

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Music Appreciation Sunday

Oct. 23, 2005 -- "Singing the New Song," Psalm 98

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Fall 2005: Thanksgiving and Stewardship

Oct. 16, 2005 -- "Daniel: Faithful in Exile," Daniel 1

Oct. 9, 2005 -- "Nehemiah: Rebuilding the Ruined Homeland," Nehemiah 1:1-4

Oct. 2, 2005 -- "Esther: To Hold God's People in Your Heart," Esther 4

Sept. 25, 2005 -- "Jonah: Fleeing to Tarshish," Jonah 1

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Fall 2005: Jesus, Our Friend

Sept. 18, 2005 -- "Friend of All Who Do God's Will," Matthew 12:46-13:9

Sept. 11, 2005 -- "Friend of Sinners," Matthew 9:9-13

Sept. 4, 2005 -- "Friend to All Who Believe," Matthew 8:5-13; Romans 3:21-31

Aug. 28, 2005 -- "The Transforming Friendship," Matthew 4:18-25

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Summer 2005: The Qualities of Jesus

Aug. 7, 2005 -- "Forgiving," Luke 23:32-49

July 31, 2005 -- "Caring," Luke 7:1-11

July 24, 2005 -- "Faithfulness," Romans 12:9-21 and Luke 4:1-13

July 17, 2005 -- "Obedience," Hebrews 5:7-14 and Luke 2:41-52

July 10, 2005 -- "Humility," Philippians 2:1-11 and Luke 2:1-20

July 3, 2005 -- "Looking Unto Jesus," Hebrews 12:1-6

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Spring 2005

June 5, 2005 -- "An Invitation to Communion," 2 Peter 1:1-11

May 22, 2005 -- Confirmation: "The Journey," Deuteronomy 6:1-9

May 15, 2005 -- Pentecost: "Receive the Holy Spirit," John 20:19-23

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Eastertide Series, "Into a Living Hope":

May 29, 2005 -- "Called to His Eternal Glory," 1 Peter 5:5-11

April 24, 2005 -- "Grow Up in Your Salvation," 1 Peter 2:1-10

April 17, 2005 -- "To This You Were Called," 1 Peter 1:18-25

April 10, 2005 -- "Redeemed from the Empty Way," 1 Peter 1:17-25

April 3, 2005 -- "In His Great Mercy," 1 Peter 1:3-9

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Easter 2005

March 27, 2005 -- "Looking for Jesus," Matthew 28:1-10

Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday 2005

March 24, 2005 (Maundy Thursday) -- "Friend of Caesar," John 19:1-16

March 20, 2005 (Palm/Passion Sunday) -- "He Carried Our Sorrows," Isaiah 53:2-5

Lenten Series 2005, "The Season of the Heart":

March 13, 2005 -- "The Heart is Renewed by the Life-Giving Spirit," Romans 8: 5-11

March 6, 2005 -- "The Heart Must Die, in Order to Live for God," Romans 6:1-14

Feb. 27, 2005 -- "The Heart Needs a Savior," Romans 5:1-11 and Exodus 17:1-7

Feb. 20, 2005 -- "Righteous-ness Enters the Heart by Faith," Romans 4:1-5, 13-17

Feb. 13, 2005 -- "Sin Enters the Heart and Brings Death," Romans 5:12-21 and Genesis 2:15-3:3

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Feb. 6, 2005 -- "The Majesty and Glory of Christ," II Peter 1:16-21

Jan. 9, 2005 -- "A Light for the Gentiles," Isaiah 42:1-9

Jan. 2, 2005 -- "Tears That Lead to Salvation," Jeremiah 31:7-14

Dec. 26, 2004 -- "Does God Lead Us into Temptation?" (Dr. Harold Baxter)

Advent 2004: Walking in the Light

Dec. 19, 2004 -- "Walking in the Light of the Savior," Matthew 1:18-25

Dec. 5, 2004 -- "Walking in the Light of the Spirit," Matthew 3:1-12

Nov. 28, 2004 -- "Walking in the Light," Romans 13:8-14

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Discipleship series

Nov. 14, 2004 -- "Bearing the Marks: Crossing the River," Philippians 2:1-11

Nov. 7, 2004 -- "The Process of Discipleship," Matthew 5:13-16

Oct. 31, 2004 -- "Bearing the Marks: To Be Like Jesus," Matthew 10:1-31

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Oct. 24, 2004 -- "The Sacrifices of God," Psalm 51 and II Corinthians 9:6-15


'GROW' series

Oct 10, 2004 -- "Grow . . . through Worship," Psalm 96 and II Timothy 4:1-8

Oct. 3, 2004 -- "Grow . . . by Obedience," I Timothy 4:9-16

Sept. 26, 2004 -- "Grow . . . through God's Word," II Timothy 2:8-15

Sept. 12, 2004 -- "Grow Closer to God," I Timothy 1:12-17

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Labor Day, 2004

Sept. 5, 2004 -- "The Value of Our Work," Philemon 1-21

'One Another' series

August 29, 2004 -- "Honor One Another," Romans 12:9-21

August 15, 2004 -- "Encourage One Another," Hebrews 10:24, 25

July 11, 2004 -- "Accept One Another," Romans 15:1-7

July 4, 2004 -- "Serve One Another In Love," Galatians 5:13-26

June 27, 2004 -- "Love One Another," I John 3:13-20

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The Sacraments

June 13, 2004 -- "Dead to Sin, Alive to God" (baptism), Romans 6:1-14

June 6, 2004 -- "Is This the Lord's Supper?" (Holy Communion), I Corinthians 1:17-34

Pentecost 2004

May 30, 2004 -- "Conversion: New Life in Christ, " Acts 2:1-21

Easter and Eastertide 2004

May 9, 2004 -- "Conversion: New Life in Christ, " John 3:1-21

May 2, 2004 -- "The Road to Emmaus, " Luke 24:13-35

April 25, 2004 -- "Jesus' Role in Peter's Life, " John 21:1-19

April 18, 2004 -- "Jesus' Role in the Disciples' Victory over Fear, " John 20:19-31

April 11, 2004 -- "I Have Seen the Lord," I Corinthians 15:19-26

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Lent 2004: The Many Participants in Jesus' Crucifixion

April 4, 2004 (Palm Sunday) --"The Crowd's Role," Luke 23:26-49

March 28, 2004 --"Herod's and Pilate's Roles," Luke 23:1-25

March 21, 2004 --"The Disciples' Role," Luke 22:47-62

March 14, 2004 --"God's Role," Luke 22:39-46

March 7, 2004 --"The Role of the People of God," Mark 12:1-12

Feb. 29, 2004 --"Satan's Role," Luke 4:1-13

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Mission Statement series

Feb. 15, 2004 --"We Grow," Ephesians 3:14-21

Feb. 1, 2004 --"We Share Our Faith" (Brian Zahasky), Ephesians 2:1-10

Jan. 25, 2004 --"We Study," Ephesians 2:11-22

Jan. 18, 2004 --"We Pray," Ephesians 1:15-23

Jan. 11, 2004 --"We Worship," Ephesians 1:3-14

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Advent 2003 / Christmastide 2004

Jan. 4, 2004 --"Full of Grace and Truth," John 1:10-18

Dec. 21, 2003 --"Mary's Song of Hope," Luke 1:46-55

Dec. 14, 2003 --"A Song of Joy," Philippians 4:4-7

Dec. 7, 2003 --"The Song of Hope--2," Luke 1:68-79

Nov. 30, 2003 --"The Song of Hope--1," Luke 21:25-36

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Christian Formation series

Nov. 23, 2003 --"Thanksgiving," Matthew 6:25-34

Nov. 16, 2003 --"Offering," Luke 21:1-4

Nov. 9, 2003 --"Mission," Mark 12:28-34

Oct. 26, 2003 --"Faith," Mark 10:46-52

Oct. 12, 2003 --"Giving," Mark 10:17-31

Oct. 5, 2003 --"Hospitality," Mark 10:1-16

Sept. 28, 2003 --"Repentance," Mark 9:38-50

Sept. 21, 2003 --"Service," Mark 9:30-37

Sept. 14, 2003 --"Commitment," Mark 8:27-38

Sept. 7, 2003 -- Series introduction: "The Heart of Jesus to Feed Our Souls," Mark 8:1-10

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Fruits of the Spirit series

August 31, 2003 --"Self-Control," Ephesians 5:15-20

August 24, 2003 --"Gentleness," Mark 6:14-29

August 3, 2003 --"Goodness and Kindness," Ephesians 4:25-5:2

July 27, 2003 --"Patience," Ephesians 4:1-16

July 6, 2003 --"Love," Ephesians 3:14-21, Mark 6:30-44

June 29, 2003 --Series introduction: "The Fruit of the Spirit," Galatians 5:16-26

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Other sermons

June 15, 2003 (Trinity Sunday) --"Hoist the Sail," John 3:1-17

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