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"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."John 1:5

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  1. Don't Just Talk the Talk 2026 11 01

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 23, where Jesus warns against those who claim the best seats and tie heavy burdens on others. On All Saints Sunday, he names the quieter problem most of us carry: not that we think we matter too much, but that we’re sure we don’t matter enough. There is...

  2. A Trick Question 2026 10 18

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 22:15–22, where a trap about taxes becomes a question about images. The coin bears the emperor’s face, but we bear God’s — and in a season loud with voices telling us whom to fear, blame, and trust, that changes what we owe and to whom. An invitation to...

  3. The Wedding No One Came To - 2026 10 11

    Sunday was Pastor Appreciation Sunday! We are blessed that Pastor Will was assigned to our church. He is revitalizing our church, teaching from the bible, and loving us all. Thank you Pastor Will. Our words cannot say enough! This week, Pastor Will reflects on the parable of the wedding banquet…

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  4. The Tenants Who Forgot 2026 10 04

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Jesus’ parable of the tenants in Matthew 21. The tenants never forgot whose vineyard it was; they just wanted it for themselves. On World Communion Sunday, he invites us to loosen our grip on what was never ours and come to the Table as Christ's guests.…

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  5. Who Actually Obeyed? 2026 09 27

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 21:23–32, where the people who had arrived can't give Jesus a straight answer, and a son who said no changes his mind and goes. Saying yes to God comes easily. The harder thing is letting what God is doing in unexpected people come to matter to us…

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  6. The Upside-Down Kingdom 2026 09 20

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on the vineyard workers of Matthew 20, where the offense was never too little pay — it was watching someone else be made equal. What if the whole day was grace, and we've been too busy doing math to notice our hand is already full? Scripture References: Exodus...

  7. How Many Times? 2026 09 13

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Jesus' parable of the unforgiving servant in Matthew 18. When Peter asks how many times he has to forgive, Jesus answers with a number too big to keep on a ledger — and tells a story about a debt too large to ever repay. What if forgiveness was never a limit to...

  8. When the Church Disagrees 2026 09 06

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 18:15–20 — a passage that reads like a rulebook for handling difficult people, until one word, brother, changes everything. When someone drifts, the circle doesn't close; it widens. What might it mean to hold the keys we've been handed not to lock anyone...

  9. Take Up Your Cross 2026 08 30

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 16, where Peter — who just got it right — hears Jesus name the cross ahead and answers with the hardest word the language has: never. But Peter's "never" isn't rebellion; it's a theology, a picture of God he loves too much to let change. What might it…

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  10. Who Do You Say I Am? 2026 08 23

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 16, where Jesus asks the disciples the one question no one can answer secondhand: "Who do you say that I am?" Peter answers — and Jesus builds his church not on Peter's strength, but on the true thing Peter said. The mercy is that you don't have to be...

  11. A Faith That Won't Quit 2026 08 16

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 15 and the Canaanite woman who won't be sent away. Jesus draws a hard line — only the children's bread — and she answers that even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from the table, showing a faith he calls "great." The people we're quickest to turn away...

  12. LESSONS THAT LIVE -- 2026 08 09

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 14 — the story we've been reading backwards. We make it about Peter's nerve, the brave step out of the boat, but the one who climbs out is the one who sinks, and all his courage gives him is three words: "Lord, save me." A word for the storms that don't...

  13. More Than Enough 2026 08 02

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on the feeding of the five thousand in Matthew 14. When the disciples count only five loaves and two fish, they call it nothing — but Jesus offers a third way between leaving it all to God and carrying it alone: bring the little you have and put it in God's hands....

  14. Hidden & Found - 2026 07 26

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Jesus' five parables of the kingdom in Matthew 13 — a mustard seed, a bit of yeast, a hidden treasure. The kingdom of God doesn't arrive as spectacle; it rises quietly in the ordinary and the overlooked. Where might you catch sight of it this week? SCRIPTURE...

  15. Wheat and Weeds 2026 07 19

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on the parable of the wheat and the weeds in Matthew 13, and the instinct we all have to sort people into piles. But the roots grow tangled, and the sorting was never ours to do. What if we set the shears down? SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Genesis 28:10–19a, Psalm…

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  16. Parable of the Sower - 2026 07 12

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on the parable of the sower and the anxious question of "enough" — how scarcity thinking can disguise itself as wisdom. The invitation: to trust the sower hasn't stopped throwing, and to live like people who believe there's always more seed. Scripture reference:...

  17. Hope That Gives Life - 2026 07 05

    Pastor Will is on vacation this week and we welcome Rev. Charles Anderson to deliver our sermon! Scripture references: Genesis 24:34–38, 42–49, 58–67; Psalm 45:10–17; and Ezekiel 37:1-14 “AMERICA, THE BEAUTIFUL” -- CCLI Song # 33368 | Katharine Lee Bates | Samuel Augustus Ward | © Words: Public...

  18. The Cost of Following - 2026 06 21

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 10:24–39 and Jesus' unflinching word to those he sends: it will cost you something, and do not be afraid. Not because the cost isn't real — but because the God who counts the sparrows has counted you. “HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD” -- CCLI Song # 4348399 | Chris...

  19. The Harvest Needs Workers -- 2026 06 14

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 9:35–10:8, where Jesus hands his own gut-level compassion to ordinary followers and turns them into sent ones. The grace is that the work begins before we ever know to call it ministry — something has been moving toward us the whole time. Scripture...

  20. Who Jesus Stops For -- 2026 06 07

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 9, where Jesus stops for a tax collector, a bleeding woman, and a grieving father — three people with nothing left b…This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 9, where Jesus stops for a tax collector, a bleeding woman, and a grieving father — three…

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  21. The Trinity -- 2026 05 31

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Trinity Sunday and the Great Commission in Matthew 28, where Jesus delivers world-changing instructions to eleven grieving, doubting people on an unnamed mountain. Scripture references: Genesis 1:1 - 2:4a, Psalm 8, Genesis 1:1-2:4a, Psalm 8 “IF WE ARE THE BODY”…

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  22. PENTACOST -- 2026 05 24

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Acts 2 and the arrival of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost — not a blank Tuesday, but an ancient harvest festival already set aside for firstfruits. On Confirmation Sunday, the sermon asks what it means when the Spirit falls on all flesh, young and old alike, and...

  23. Living the Sequel 2026 05 17

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Ascension Sunday and the question the angels ask the disciples standing slack-jawed on a hillside: Why do you stand looking up toward heaven? It's a question that still finds us — waiting for Jesus to come back and finish what he started, when the commission has...

  24. The Story Abides 2026 05 10

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 14:15–21 and what it means to live out Jesus’ command to love. In this Easter season sermon, we explore how love is not something we earn, but something we live from—and how the Spirit abides not just within us, but among us. It’s an invitation to see how...

  25. You Know the Way - 2026 05 03

    Scripture reference - John 14:1-14

  26. Knowing That Voice - 2026 04 26

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 10:1–10 and the image of the Good Shepherd. In a world full of competing voices, this sermon explores what it means to recognize the voice of Christ— and how we learn it through time, proximity, and attention. It’s an invitation to stay close to the One who...

  27. Right There in Front of Us 2026 04 19

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Luke 24:13–35 and the road to Emmaus. As two disciples walk in confusion and grief, the risen Christ comes alongside them—unrecognized, yet present. This sermon explores how we often miss God in the ordinary moments of life, and how, looking back, we begin to…

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  28. UNLESS I SEE -- 2026 04 12

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 20:19–31 and the story often reduced to “doubting Thomas.” Instead of a warning against doubt, this sermon explores how faith actually takes shape—through questions, waiting, and encounter. It’s a reminder that wherever we begin, the risen Christ meets us...

  29. A New Start - Easter 2026 04 05

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 20:1–18 and the question that echoes through Easter morning: “Is it true?” Beginning in the darkness of the empty tomb, this sermon explores how resurrection faith often starts with doubt, grief, and unanswered questions. It’s an invitation to listen for…

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  30. HOSANNA 2026 03 29

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 21:1–11 and Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. As crowds shout “Hosanna,” we see what happens when people have truly encountered the presence of God. This Palm Sunday sermon explores how the church isn’t called to manufacture excitement, but to become a place...

  31. Called Forth 2026 03 22

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 11:1–45 and the raising of Lazarus. Standing at the tomb, we encounter both the reality of grief and the promise of resurrection spoken into places that feel too far gone. This sermon explores what it means to hear Jesus call us forth—and how communities of...

  32. Whose Blindness Did Jesus Heal? 2026 03 15

    Pastor Will was on vacation today and our Lay Pastor, JB Briggs, blessed us with the sermon. Scripture references: 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 23, and John 9:1-41 “OPEN THE EYES OF MY HEART” -- CCLI Song # 2298355 | Paul Baloche | © 1997 Integrity's Hosanna! Music (Admin. byCapitol CMG Publishing...

  33. Where Are You on the Journey? 2026 03 08

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 4:5–42 and Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well. In this Lenten sermon, we see how being fully known by Jesus can open the door to transformation and witness. It’s a reminder that sharing faith doesn’t require having all the…

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  34. Stepping Into the Light 2026 03 01

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 3:1–17 and the nighttime conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus. Moving beyond bumper-sticker faith, this sermon explores what it really means to be “born from above” and to receive eternal life as something that begins now. It’s an invitation to step out...

  35. Temptation 2026 02 22

    Jesus spent forty days in the wilderness — no distractions, nowhere to hide. Lent invites us to do the same. This week, Pastor Will walks through Matthew 4:1-11 and the temptations Jesus faced, asking what we might find waiting for us when we finally put down our distractions and go into the...

  36. The Transfiguration 2026 02 15

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 17:1–8 and the Transfiguration. As Epiphany reaches its climax, Jesus is revealed in dazzling glory on the mountain. This sermon invites us to see clearly who he is—and to follow him down the road that leads toward the cross. Scripture references: Exodus...

  37. Salt and Light 2026 02 08

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 5:13–20 and Jesus’ words, “You are the salt of the earth.” This sermon explores salt not as a compliment, but as a calling—meant to preserve life and bring flavor to the world. It asks what it would look like for the church to truly live into that…

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  38. Where Are You on the Journey? 2026 03 08

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 4:5–42 and Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well. In this Lenten sermon, we see how being fully known by Jesus can open the door to transformation and witness. It’s a reminder that sharing faith doesn’t require having all the…

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  39. Blessed Are Those 2026 02 01

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 5:1–12 and Jesus’ words from the mountaintop. In the Beatitudes, Jesus turns our assumptions about blessing upside down, revealing that God’s favor rests in places we’re not used to looking. Scripture references: Psalm 15, Micah 6:1-8, and Matthew 5:1-12...

  40. Dropping Our Nets 2026 01 25

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 4:12–22 and Jesus’ invitation, “Follow me.” This sermon explores how that call is not just for pastors, but for all of us, and asks what we might need to leave behind in order to follow faithfully in our everyday lives.

  41. The Lamb of God 2026 01 18

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on John 1:29 and John the Baptist’s words, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” In this Epiphany sermon, we explore what that image meant to those who first heard it and what it reveals about who Jesus is for the world today. It’s a…

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  42. THE POWER OF PRESENCE 2026 01 11

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 3:13–17 and the baptism of Jesus. As Jesus steps into the water, we glimpse a moment where heaven and earth draw close and God’s voice speaks belovedness. This sermon invites us to remember our baptism, to trust God’s faithfulness even when we wander…

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  43. When Christmas Breaks Into the World 2026-01-04

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 2:1–12 and the meaning of Epiphany. As the Christmas season comes to a close, we follow the light of a star and the journey of the Magi—outsiders who noticed something God was doing and chose to follow it. This sermon explores what it means to keep...

  44. There's More to the Story 2025 12 28

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 2:13–23 and the part of the Christmas story we often skip. While we’re still singing carols, Matthew shows us a world that is anything but calm and bright — and invites us to consider what it means that God chose to enter this kind of world. “JOY TO THE...

  45. Are You the One? 2025 12 14

    The third Sunday of Advent opens in a prison, with John the Baptist asking a question many of us still ask: Are you really the one, or should we wait for another? This sermon sits in the space between promise and fulfillment, where Advent reminds us that faith isn’t pretending everything is fine,...

  46. Prepare the Way! 2025 12 07

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 3:1–12 and John the Baptist’s call to prepare the way during Advent. In a season that urges us to rush toward Christmas, John’s voice from the wilderness invites us to slow down, make space, and re-orient our lives toward the God who is already near....

  47. What Are We Waiting For? 2025 11 30

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Matthew 24:36–44 and the real meaning of Advent. Instead of rushing into Christmas, we’re invited to slow down, stay awake, and pay attention to the ways God still breaks into our world. Advent isn’t just waiting for December 25—it’s learning to live ready for...

  48. Peace & Thanksgiving 2025 11 23

    This week, Pastor Will reflects on Philippians 4:6–7 and Paul’s bold command: “Do not worry about anything.” From late-night anxieties to everyday pressures, worry pulls us apart — but Paul offers another way. Through prayer, honest requests, and a posture of thanksgiving, we discover the peace…

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  49. Choose Life! 2025 11 16

    This week, Pastor Will turns to Deuteronomy 30:11–20 and invites us on a kind of “time travel” through Scripture—standing with Moses on the edge of the Promised Land, with the exiles in Babylon, and right here in our own mid-November moment. In a world of endless daily decisions and modern idols,...

  50. A Future With Hope 2025 11 09

    This week, Pastor Will shares from Jeremiah 29:1–14, reminding us that even in seasons that feel like exile, God is still at work. Like the exiles in Babylon, we’re called to build, plant, and live faithfully where we are—trusting that God’s plans for us are good and full of hope. Scripture...

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"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."John 1:5

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