Sermon Title: Living in ChristScripture: Romans 5:12-21 (NIV)“More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have reconciliation. Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned…. But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man’s trespass, much mo...  Read More

Sermon Title: I AM the True VineScripture: John 15:1-7 (NIV)“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. . . you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and...  Read More

Sermon Title: I AM the Way, the Truth, the LifeScripture: John 14:1-8 (NIV)“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You...  Read More

Sermon Title: I AM the Resurrection and the LifeScripture: John 11:1-44 (NIV)Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?" - John 11:25-26Lazarus and his sisters, Mary and Martha, are Jesus’ friends. They live just two miles from Jerusalem in the small vi...  Read More

Sermon Title: I Am the Light of the WorldScripture: John 8:12-30 (NIV)Contributed by Nancy BuschartJesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12      The incarnation changed everything—instead of God “out there,” God himself came near. God the Son became one of us. He was called Immanuel—God with us (Mt 1:23). ...  Read More

Sermon Title: I Am the DoorScripture: John 10:1-9 (NIV)Contributed by Nancy Buschart So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.  I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and de...  Read More

Sermon Title: I Am the Bread of LifeScripture: John 6:25-59 (NIV)Contributed by Nancy Buschart “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”  John 6:35      Today, let’s talk about Bread. Bread is everywhere in the scriptures. During the first Passover, Israel was told to baked unleavened bread in preparation of their escape f...  Read More

Sermon Title: I am the Good ShepherdScripture: John 10:1-18 (NIV)Contributed by Nancy Buschart“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep… “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me–just as the Father knows me and I know the Father–and I lay down my life for the sheep.”—John 10:11, 14-15The language of “I AM” finds home throughout the first to the...  Read More

Sermon Title: A Life that MattersScripture: Psalm 37:1-11 (NIV)Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this:He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their way. Psalm 37:...  Read More

Sermon Title: Singing in the StormScripture: Psalm 34:1-10 (NIV)“I will extol the Lord at all times.” Psalm 34:1Confession: I am wary of extremes. By both temperament and beliefs, I tend to be uncomfortable with, even suspicious of, extremes. (Or at least what I consider to be “extremes.”) Rather, I am attracted to and generally pursue “moderation,” always wanting to be “careful” . . . including b...  Read More

Sermon Title: Thankful for ForgivenessScripture: Psalm 32 (NIV)Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Psalm 32:1 “Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord does not count against them and in whose spirit is no deceit” (Ps 32:1-2). When have you known yourself truly forgiven? The Psalmis...  Read More

Sermon Title: Thankful for SalvationScripture: Psalm 118:1-9 (NIV)Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.Let Israel say: “His love endures forever.”Let the house of Aaron say: “His love endures forever.”Let those who fear the Lord say: “His love endures forever.”  Psalm 118:1-4 Psalm 118 is a psalm of corporate praise and thanksgiving. It is also what I call a “testimony...  Read More