Sermons on Luke
Hope Knows
When There is Something Better to Live on Than “Maybe Someday” Hope often gets reduced to wishful thinking—something we want to be true but can’t quite rely on. But what if real hope isn’t fragile optimism at all? What if it knows something we don’t—and that changes how we live right now?
Hope Sees
We protect good things for good reasons—stability, responsibility, the people and plans entrusted to us. But when what we protect starts limiting what we’re able to hope for, how do we let God expand our hopes without feeling reckless or irresponsible?
Hope Grows
When life doesn’t turn out the way we hoped, we quietly recalibrate—lowering expectations so hope won’t hurt us again. How does the Advent story of Mary reveal a hope that doesn’t shrink with disappointment, but grows different—and bigger?
Joy
Results rise and fall, and our hearts ride the scoreboard—yet Jesus anchors joy where no metric can touch it. What would it take for joy to grow bigger than the scoreboard?
Hope Runs
When we’re hurt, we wait for the apology that might never come — building walls while time widens the gap. Could moving toward those who hurt us actually be the first step toward freedom?
Patchwork Peace
Amidst the holiday cheer, the struggle for peaceful moments is real. Whether juggling holiday busyness or feeling a void of a relationship gone awry, the Christmas story promises an otherworldly peace. How can this promised peace be a reality in our lives today?
Messy Mission
Church, like family, can be messy. And as church grows and changes, the mess sometimes gets messier. What’s true in the church is true of all of our relationships. If we can’t avoid the mess of relationships, is there a way that we can write a new story for ourselves and the people around us by confronting our fears in the middle of the mess? It turns out that one of Jesus’ most famous stories from Luke 15 sheds some…
From Insecurity to Hospitality
Insecurity may not be the first thing that comes to mind when we think about the barriers to building and maintaining a healthy community. But how many times do we hesitate to invite people into our homes because we’re afraid our kids will disobey or they won’t like our cooking? How often do we resist talking to new people because we’re worried about saying something silly or maintaining small talk? Hospitality is life-giving and it helps us to be better…
No Words (Christmas Eve Message)
When we have certain expectations and the result goes a different way, we look for a place to put our disappointment and often deflect it onto others. Sometimes, we’ll even blame God. If God is in control, why wouldn’t we expect the world to go a certain way? Bad things happen. So how can we know that God hasn’t let us down? That may be the very question that was on a young teenage girl’s mind as she and her…
Waiting in the Wings
A dramatic monologue from the perspective of one of the angels who announced the birth of Jesus Christ. *Christ’s Church is a strategic partner of Grace Chapel in Lexington, MA and features the teaching of Pastor Bryan Wilkerson and the Grace Chapel Teaching Team.
The Language of silence
The language of silence holds space for ordinary and difficult moments to become holy. *Christ’s Church is a strategic partner of Grace Chapel in Lexington, MA and features the teaching of Pastor Bryan Wilkerson and the Grace Chapel Teaching Team.
The Sound of Silence
Generally speaking, we’re pretty uncomfortable with silence. It makes us nervous, and self-conscious. Christmas is perhaps the NOISIEST season of the year…But silence captures our attention; it prepares us for what’s next. So as uncomfortable as it is, The silence of God can prepare us to hear the voice of God. *Christ’s Church is a strategic partner of Grace Chapel in Lexington, MA and features the teaching of Pastor Bryan Wilkerson and the Grace Chapel Teaching Team.