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jgaedesermons — 325 episodes

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1

The God We Don't Believe In, Part 4 - Cosmic Vending Machine

2

The God We Don't Believe In, Part 3 - God is not on Our Side

3

The God We Don't Believe In, Part 2 - Angry Cop

4

The God We Don't Believe In, Part 1 - I don't believe in that God

5

Baptism Sunday 2026

6

The Road Back Home, Part 7 - Home

7

The Road Back Home, Part 6 - Preemptive Repentance

8

The Road Back Home, Part 5 - God Chases

9

The Road Back Home, Part 4 - Brutally Honest

10

The Road Back Home, Part 3 - Making Amends

11

The Road Back Home, Part 2 - Failure Isn't Final

12

The Road Back Home, Part 1 - Repentance Paradigm

13

Sacred Spaces by Pastor Jennifer Boeker

14

Leting God, Part 2 - The Past

15

Letting God, Part 1 - The Future

16

God Still Speaks, Part 4 - God's Revealed Word

17

God Still Speaks, Part 3 - Rules to Live By

18

God Still Speaks, Part 2 - Spiritual Food

19

God Still Speaks, Part 1 - Meeting Place

20

God Still Speaks, Part 1 - Meeting Place

21

Sermon by Rev. Greg Hamlin

22

Christmas Answers, Part 3 - Where Do I Fit

23

Christmas Answers, Part 2 - Am I Loved

24

Christmas Answers, Part 1 - Does God Exist

25

Living a Thankful Life by Rev. Bill Johnson

26

Church is Messy, Part 5 - Love Comes First

27

Church is Messy, Part 4 - Not Everthing is Beneficial

28

Church is Messy, Part 3 - Spiritual Development

29

Church is Messy, Part 2 - The Power of God

30

Church is Messy, Part 1 - I Quit Ripping

31

Staying on Purpose, Part 3 - Core Values

32

Staying on Purpose, Part 2 - Our Mission

33

Staying on Purpose, Part 1 - Our Vision

34

Everything Holy, Part 4 - Holy Work

35

Everything Holy, Part 3 - Holy Time

36

Everything Holy, Part 2 - Like Fish in Water

37

Everything Holy, Part 1 - The God Who Sees

38

Love That Last by Rev. Bill Johnson

39

Marriage Matters, Part 3 - Getting Practical

40

Marriage Matters, Part 2 - Marriage is Hard

41

Marriage Matters, Part 1 - The Deeper Meaning

42

Breaking Bread, Part 3 - Becoming Aware

43

Breaking Bread, Part 2 - The Last Supper

44

Breaking Bread, Part 1 - Becoming Doctors

45

Message "Overcoming" by Nash Lindberg

46

Sermon "Does America Still Trust in God" by Rev. David Dubovich - 7/6/2025.

47

Little Things are the Big Things, Part 5 - The Power of Words

48

Little Things are the Big Things, Part 4 - No Favorites

49

Little Things are the Big Things, Part 3 - Dead Faith

50

Little Things are the Big Things, Part 2 - Personal Responsibility

51

Little Things are the Big Things, Part 1 - Trials as Opportunities

52

Pardon the Interruption, Part 4 - Not an Interruption

53

Pardon the Interruption, Part 3 - When People Hurt

54

Pardon the Interruption, Part 2 - Children

55

Pardon the Interruption, Part 1 - Opportunity

56

New Identity in Christ

57

Resurrection = Re-Creation

58

The Seven Deadly Sins, Part 5 - Pride

59

The Seven Deadly Sins, Part 4 - Wrath

60

The Seven Deadly Sins, Part 3 - Greed & Envy

61

The Seven Deadly Sins, Part 2 - Gluttony/Lust

62

The Seven Deadly Sins, Part 1 - Sloth

63

Jonah, Part 4 - God's Amazing Grace

64

Jonah, Part 3 - Just Show Up

65

Jonah, Part 2 - Saved By A Fish

66

Jonah, Part 1 - Running From God

67

Fear Not

68

Digital Christians, Part 4 - It is Good

69

Digital Christians, Part 3 - Addicted

70

Digital Christians, Part 2 - Hacked

71

Digital Christians, Part 1 - Our New Reality

72

Be A Blessing - New Year's Sermon

73

Divine Disruptions, Part 3 - Preparing the Way

74

Divine Disruptions, Part 2 - Bigger Than Ourselves

75

Divine Disruptions, Part 1 - Fighting God

76

At the Table

77

Choosing Gratitude

78

Jesus Leads, Part 4 - Contextual Leadership

79

Jesus Leads, Part 3 - Discipleship

80

Jesus Leads, Part 2 - Servant Leadership

81

Jesus Leads, Part 1 - God's Vision

82

God's Managers, Part 3 - Why Give?

83

God's Managers, Part 2 - Stewardship Risk

84

God's Managers, Part 1 - Our Purpose

85

Walking With A Limp, Part 4 - Wrestling With God

86

Walking With A Limp, Part 3 - Stairway to Heaven

87

Walking With A Limp, Part 2 - Any Means Necessary

88

Walking With A Limp, Part 1 - The Fun In Dysfunctional

89

Shatter the Idols by Lacey Bonnie

90

Sabbatical Wisdom, Part 3 - Living In The Moment

91

Sabbatical Wisdom, Part 2 - Staying In Your Lane

92

Sabbatical Wisdom, Part 1 - Facing Burnout

93

Being Christian During a Heated Election, Part 4 - Fruits of the Spirit

94

Being Christian During a Heated Election, Part 3 - Be Humble

95

Being Christian During a Heated Election, Part 2 - Be Kind

96

Being Christian During a Heated Election, Part 1 - Be Just

97

God's Great Grace

98

Circle of Influence, Part 3 - Go Influence

99

Circle of Influence, Part 2 - Building Your Influence

100

Circle of Influence, Part 1 - Who's Influencing Who

101

On The Pitch, Part 4 - Believe

102

On The Pitch, Part 3 - Forgiving Judas

103

On The Pitch, Part 2 - Stay Curious

104

On The Pitch, Part 1 - Fish Out of Water

105

Doubt, Part 5 - Can God Use Doubters

106

Doubt, Part 4 - Bad Things

107

Doubt, Part 3 - Unanswered Prayers

108

Doubt, Part 2 - Does God Exist

109

Doubt, Part 1 - Doubt as a Gift

110

A New Creation - Baptism Sunday

111

Why Resurrection Matters

112

One Another, Part 4 - Pray and Forgive

113

One Another, Part 3 - Kind, Compassionate, Encourage, Build Up

114

One Another, Part 2 - Do Not Slander or Judge

115

One Another, Part 1 - Love One Another

116

Grace, Part 3 - Everything. Is Grace

117

Grace, Part 2 - The Law As Grace

118

Grace, Part 1 - Unmerited Favor

119

Faith Over Fear by Minister Joseph Smeragliuolo

120

Facing the Widerness, Part 4 - Molding and Shaping

121

Facing the Widerness, Part 3 - How God Shows Up

122

Facing the Widerness, Part 2 - When Things Get Hard

123

Facing the Wilderness, Part 1 - Wilderness Paradigm

124

Sermon Pardon the Interruption

125

Reason for the Season, Part 4 - Salvation

126

Reason for the Season, Part 3 - Jesus is Our Light

127

Reason for the Season, Part 2 - The Example

128

Reason for the Season, Part 1 - We are the Reason

129

The Art of Hope sermon by Minister Joseph Smeragliuolo - 11/26/2023.

130

Beyond Misery, Part 1 - Thanksgiving Sunday

131

The First Letter, Part 5 - The Rapture

132

The First Letter, Part 4 - Sanctification

133

The First Letter, Part 3 - What Would Timothy Say?

134

The First Letter, Part 2 - Friendship Evangelism

135

The First Letter, Part 1 - Imitators

136

Difficult Words of Jesus, Part 5 - Sell Everything You Own

137

Difficult Words of Jesus, Part 4 - Dangerous Parables

138

Difficult Words of Jesus, Part 3 - Cut Off Your Hand

139

Difficult Words of Jesus, Part 2 - Hate Your Family

140

Difficult Words of Jesus, Part 1 - Slave of All

141

Take Up Your Cross

142

Proverbs: Living A Fool Proof Life, Part 4 - Learning To Listen

143

Proverbs: Living A Fool Proof Life, Part 3 - The Power of Words

144

Proverbs: Proofing Your Life, Part 2 - Iron Sharpens Iron

145

Proverbs: Fool Proofing Your Life, Part 1 - It's Complicated

146

Unstuck, Part 4 - Emotionally Stuck

147

Unstuck, Part 3 - Stuck In The Past

148

Unstuck, Part 2 - Stuck In Grief

149

Unstuck, Part 1 - Stuck in A Grudge

150

At The Movies, Part 3 - Rediscover Your Curious Faith

151

At The Movies, Part 2 - Prostitutes and Tax Collectors

152

At The Movies, Part 1 - A Legacy Worth Leaving

153

Becoming A Butterfly, Part 3 - The Why

154

Becoming A Butterfly, Part 2 - Metamophosis

155

Becoming A Butterfly, Part 1 - How We Got Here

156

Facing Fear, Part 5 - Never Getting Better

157

Facing Fear, Part 4 - Asking For Help

158

Facing Fear, Part 3 - Fear's Trap

159

Facing Fear, Part 2 - How To Face Our Fears

160

Facing Fear, Part 1 - The Gift of Fear

161

Baptism Sunday 2023

162

Everyday Resurrection - Easter 2023

163

Are We Pharisees?, Part 4 - Gamaliel's Paradigm

164

Are We Pharisees?, Part 3 - Forgetting Grace

165

Are We Pharisees?, Part 2 - Being Right

166

Are We Pharisees?, Part 1 - When Our Faith Gets In The Way

167

Scandalous, Part 4 - Strange Hero

168

Scandalous, Part 3 - God's WWE Match

169

Scandalous, Part 2 - Kill Your Son

170

Scandalous, Part 1 - Where Did She Come From?

171

Sermon "Not a Fan" by Pastor Lacey Bonine

172

Overwhelmed, Part 4 - Information Overload

173

Overwhelmed, Part 3 - Crazy Busy

174

Overwhelmed, Part 2 - Politics

175

Overwhelmed, Part 1 - Human = Overwhelmed

176

Dangerous Prayers

177

Nightmare Before Christmas, Part 3 - The Answer to Our Nightmares

178

Nightmare Before Christmas, Part 2 - Joe's Nightmare

179

Nightmare Before Christmas, Part 1 - Finding Hope

180

Pharisees Like Us

181

Why, Part 2 - Where Is God When Bad Things Happen?

182

Why, Part 1 - Why Do Bad Things Happen

183

The Walk, Part 5 - Share

184

The Walk, Part 4 - Give

185

The Walk, Part 3 - Serve

186

The Walk, Part 2 - Study

187

The Walk, Part 1 - Worship

188

Why Jesus, Part 4 - Ethics Purpose and Meaning

189

Why Jesus, Part 3 - God With Me

190

Why Jesus, Part 2 - God's Love

191

Why Jesus, Part 1 - Revealing God

192

Here I Am

193

You Don't Have To Be Perfect, Part 4 - God's Enemy

194

You Don't Have To Be Perfect, Part 3 - Clueless Disciples

195

You Don't Have To Be Perfect, Part 2 - Send Someone Else

196

You Don't Have To Be Perfect, Part 1 - Abraham and Faith

197

Making Waves - VBS sermon

198

At The Movies, Part 4. - You Are A Minister

199

At The Movies, Part 3 - Unlikely Saints

200

At The Movies, Part 2 - Purpose

201

At The Movies, Part 1 - Hope IS Worth Fighting For

202

Finding Joy, Part 7 - Gratitude and Humor

203

Finding Joy, Part 6 -Generosity

204

Finding Joy, Part 5 - Compassion

205

Finding Joy, Part 4 - Forgiveness

206

Finding Joy, Part 3 - Acceptance

207

Finding Joy, Part 2 - Humility

208

Finding Joy, Part 1 - Perspective

209

A Mom's Wisdom In Tragedy

210

New Life in Christ, Part 2 - What's Next?

211

Sermon "New Life in Christ"

212

Sermon "Experiencing Resurrection"

213

Living Sacrifice, Part 6 - Renewing Your Mind

214

Living Sacrifice, Part 5 - A Process

215

Living Sacrifice, Part 4 - The Government

216

Living Sacrifice, Part 3 - Love

217

Living Sacrifice, Part 2 - Church Is Necessary

218

Living Sacrifice, Part 1 - Sacrifice = Worship

219

Science and Religion, Part 3 - God Is Bigger Than We Thought

220

Science and Religion, Part 2 - All Truth Is God's Truth

221

Science and Religion, Part 1 - Science Is A Gift

222

The Missing Piece sermon by Pastor Lacey Bonnie - 2/6/2022.

223

Regrets, Part 4 - God Responds

224

Regrets, Part 3 - Three Steps To Freedom

225

Regrets, Part 2 - Two Types

226

Regrets, Part 1 - Nature and Power

227

New Year sermon "It Takes All of Us" by Joseph Smeragliuolo

228

Christmas is Bigger Than You Think, Part 4 - Born Again In Our Hearts

229

Christmas Is Bigger Than You Think, Part 3 - Logos

230

Christmas Is Bigger Than You Think, Part 2 - Servant God

231

Christmas Is Bigger Than You Think, Part 1 - Fulfillment

232

And He Loved Him by Joseph Smeragliuolo

233

Sermon "Having Our Cake and Eating It Too!" by Rev. Joshua Leu - 11/21/2021.

234

Living in the Power of the Holy Spirit, Part 3 - Spirit At Work

235

Living in the Power of the Holy Spirit, Part 2 - Who is the Holy Spirit

236

Living in the Power of the Holy Spirit, Part 1 - Purpose

237

What If, Part 2 - What If We Live Generously

238

What If, Part 1 - What If I Put God First

239

What God Wants Most, Part 5 - God's New Temple

240

What God Wants Most, Part 4 - God Tabernacled Among Us

241

What God Wants Most, Part 3 - God and His People

242

What God Wants Most, Part 2 - Fall and Response

243

What God Wants Most, Part 1

244

Labor Day Sermon - Silent Courage

245

Why We Exist, Part 3 - Our Core Values

246

Why We Exist, Part 2 - Our Mission

247

Why We Exist, Part 1 - Our Vision

248

Let The Games Begin, Part 3 - It's A Marathon Not a Sprint

249

Let The Games Begin, Part 2 - Discipline & Training

250

Let The Games Begin, Part 1 - Meeting People Where They Are

251

At The Movies, Part 4 - Trolls World Tour: We Need to Harmonize

252

At The Movies, Part 3 - Frozen: Created To Be You

253

At The Movies, Part 2 - Lego Movie: Created to Create

254

At The Movies, Part 1 - Up:All The Small Things

255

Father's Day 2021 with special Guest Speakers Nash & Nels

256

Job and the Questions of Suffering, Part 5 - God Shows Up

257

Job and the Questions of Suffering, Part 4 - Calling God Out

258

Job and the Questions of Suffering, Part 3 - Reap What You Sow

259

Job and the Questions of Suffering, Part 2 - Venting

260

Job and the Questions of Suffering, Part 1 - Do You Really Love God?

261

Mother's Day - You Were Handpicked By God!

262

The Truth About Happiness, Part 3 - I Can Do All Things

263

The Truth About Happiness, Part 2 - Side Effect

264

The Truth About Happiness, Part 1 - It's Not The Point

265

Baptism Sunday

266

The Cross, Part 5 - Resurrection Sunday

267

The Cross, Part 4 - Salvation

268

The Cross, Part 3 - Suffers With

269

The Cross, Part 2 - The Cross Speaks

270

The Cross, Part 1 - The Reality

271

Healing the Divide, Part 2 - Plank Eye

272

Healing the Divide, Part 1 - Learning to Love

273

Sermon 4% by Randy Goering

274

Simply Jesus, Part 6 - D.W.J.W.

275

Simply Jesus, Part 5 - Jesus Teaches

276

Simply Jesus, Part 4 - Breaking the Law

277

Simply Jesus, Part 3 - Making the Dirty Clean

278

Simply Jesus, Part 2 - Sickness and Demons

279

Simply Jesus, Part 1 - The Jesus Paradigm

280

Luke's Christmas, Part 5 - Even Dirtbags

281

Luke's Christmas, Part 4 - The Unspectacular

282

Luke's Christmas, Part 3 - What Jesus Came To Do

283

Luke's Christmas, Part 2 - Most Significant

284

Luke's Christmas, Part 1 - Something Big

285

Return to Sender, Part 2 - by Pastor TJ Long Jr.

286

Return to Sender, Part 1 - by Pastor TJ Long Jr.

287

Sermon Forgiving Timothy by Rev. Ronnie Fields

288

Jesus for President, Part 3 - Loving Our Political Enemy

289

Jesus for President, Part 2 - Jesus First

290

Jesus for President, Part 1 - Political Jesus

291

Becoming Like God, Part 2 - God The Servant

292

Becoming Like God, Part 1 - God the Giver

293

After God's Own Heart, Part 6 - Good From Evil

294

After God's Own Heart, Part 5 - Responding With Silence

295

After God's Own Heart, Part 4 - The Long Road

296

After God's Own Heart, Part 3 - Pooping in a Cave

297

After God's Own Heart, Part 2 - Slaying Giants

298

After God's Own Heart, Part 1 - Beyond Appearances

299

Making Sense, Part 3 - How Are We To Respond?

300

Making Sense, Part 2 - Where is God?

301

Making Sense, Part 1 - Are We in the End Times?

302

Difficult Conversations by Dr. Nels Lindberg

303

In The Beginning, Part 4 - What Happened to God's Good World

304

In The Beginning, Part 3 - Religion + Science

305

In The Beginning, Part 2 - Setting the Record Straight

306

In The Beginning, Part 1 - It's Not Science

307

Some Things My Dad taught Me

308

On Earth As It Is In Heaven, Part 5 - Miracle Workers

309

On Earth As It Is In Heaven, Part 4 - Eating Together

310

On Earth As It Is In Heaven, Part 3 - Servants

311

On Earth As It Is In Heaven, Part 2 - Loving God and Neighbors

312

On Earth As It Is In Heaven, Part 1 - Heaven to Earth

313

Learning Forgiveness, Part 4 - How Far Does Forgiveness Go?

314

Learning Forgiveness, Part 3 - Forgiving the World

315

Learning Forgiveness, Part 2 - Best For Us

316

Easter Drive-In Worship - The Last Word

317

Confronting Crisis, Part 3 - God Suffers With Us

318

Confronting Crisis, Part 2 - Learning to Dance in the Rain

319

Contronting Crisis, Part 1 - Faithful Caution

320

Where Do We Go From Here? by Rev. Joshua Leu

321

Dangerous Questions, Part 5 - What does Jesus have to teach us about reading our bibles?

322

Dangerous Questions, Part 4 - Where Do Women fit in the Church?

323

Dangerous Questions, Part 3 - How Do We Respond to People of Other Faiths?

324

Dangerous Questions, Part 2 - Is Jesus the Only Way?

325

Sermon "Generational Challenges" by Dr. Nels Lindberg