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The other brother

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The other brother
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Rev. Ryan Yi // Guest speaker
Luke 15: 11-32

In the parable of the lost son, we often identify with the prodigal younger brother and see God in the loving patriarch. But do we ever see ourselves as the older brother in this story? Reverend Ryan Yi re-frames this canonical parable with lessons about morality, shame, and Jesus as rescuer.

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Even if

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Cindy Comiso // Associate Pastor
Daniel 3

In this dialogical sermon, we delve into Daniel 3 and ask ourselves what it means to be a person “of great faith.” Can we persevere in faith even if our own plans don’t work out?

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Worship is a verb

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Worship is a verb
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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Isaiah 6:1-8

Worship is more than a song, a feeling, or a routine. It’s how we respond to seeing who God is, and seeing what God is doing.

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Christ in you

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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Colossians 1: 24-29

Ever feel like you’re failing at life? Just remember these simple words of truth: I can’t…but Christ can.

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Prosperity for Babylon

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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Jeremiah 29:4-14

Ever feel like your beliefs are at odds with the world around you? God has a radical call for us, even while we walk through Babylons of our own.

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For all nations

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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Mark 11:12-26

The story of the fig tree and the purging of the Temple from Mark’s Gospel reveals that God’s plan is for all people, from every culture and background, to worship Him together. God’s mandate is to move the mountain of segregation that exists in our communities and our churches. Can we do it?

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Every good work

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Every good work
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Christine McEvoy // Guest Speaker
2 Corinthians 9:6-15

As believers, we know that God gives to us abundantly and provides for all our needs. But what might it look like if we, through our abundance, found ways to provide for the needs of others? Guest speaker Christine McEvoy gives us new perspectives on generosity as an act of faith.

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Go…come…do this

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Go...come...do this
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Rev. Steve Cushing // Guest speaker
Matthew 8:5-11

What is the thing we call faith? Can we quantify it? Use it as currency to get what we want from God? No — faith is when we abandon what is comfortable and reach out for the Kingdom of God. Our guest speaker is Reverend Steve Cushing from the New England Seafarers Mission. Find out more about NESM: https://neseafarers.org/

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Redemption

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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Revelations 21:1-5

The future is not filled with pain, tears, and death — it’s a future with laughter, joy and intimacy with God. That’s the power of redemption.

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Sanctification

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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
1 John 3:1-3

Looking for real life transformation? There is a power that changes who we are and radically alters the way we respond to our circumstances: it’s Jesus.

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Discipleship

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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Deuteronomy 6

Christian discipleship is about a better way to do life. Walking in the way of Jesus — and helping others do the same — isn’t easy, but it leads us to a life of truth and love.

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Faithfulness

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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Ephesians 2:1-11

This is what it means for us to pledge our faithfulness to Jesus: a new life, a new relationship with God, and a new future – forever.

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Repentance

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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Acts 2:1-41

No matter how strong, rich, or smart we are, we still can’t do it all on our own…but God can. There is no repentance or embracing of the truth, without God’s Holy Spirit.

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Evangelism

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Cindy Comiso // Associate Pastor
Acts 17:16-34

We know that God is good and His goodness is breaking through into our world. What is holding us back from sharing our hope and faith in Him?

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The Revival Life

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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
2 Chronicles 7:11-16

Lost people returning to God, desperate people finding new hope…sounds good, right? But how badly do we want revival? Do we want God enough to earnestly and truthfully seek His face?

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Sovereign

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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Isaiah 66:1-2 and 18-24

Let’s talk about the good news that God is in control even when it doesn’t seem like it, and His perfect will is, even now, breaking through into our broken world.

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Justification and belonging

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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Galatians 2:11-21

Do I belong to God…or not? Am I “in” or “out?” If I’m basically a good person, is that good enough? Let’s explore what it means to give our allegiance to Jesus and be justified through unity with Him.

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Resurrection

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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Romans 8:18-25

No idea or moment in history will have more impact than the day a living Jesus walked out of the grave. Resurrection is God bringing us hope.

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The rewards of fasting

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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Matthew 6:16-18

God is the giver of all good things, and fasting is a spiritual practice by which we can access even more of the good things that He wants us to experience.

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Called to be free

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Stephen Sharkey // Lead Pastor
Galatians 5: 13-26

In Galatians, Paul writes about true freedom — not hedonism, but servanthood and submission that leads to closeness with God. How can we achieve this in our modern lives?

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