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This is a sermon on the first four words of the Lord’s Prayer—it’s opening address. It allows you to understand who you’re praying to, who God actually is. According to Jesus, He is Our Father in Heaven, provider of an unearned, tender, fathomless family love. Not contractual or performance based like most other religions, but given with total grace.
The radical claim of the Easter message is that Christianity can bring a supernatural joy into your life unlike anything else. Why? Because the Resurrection is true, and it changes everything. Without the truth of the Resurrection, Christianity itself is a sham. And yet, the Resurrection has had too much of an impact on history for it to be a falsehood. It gives you a staggering hope that can be found nowhere else.
In a somber homily during our 2024 Good Friday service, Pastor Dave teaches us that the curtain in the Temple represents a closed door, just as there are many closed doors in our lives. When Jesus hung on the cross, many doors seemed to be closed in his life. And yet, in His death, the door was opened just as the curtain was torn. Pastor Dave explains why there is a curtain and how Jesus tears the curtain.
On the last Sunday of Lent, Palm Sunday, Pastor Dave preaches about the Triumphal Entry of King Jesus. He explains how Palm Sunday shows us the power of the King, the gentleness of the King, and the glory of the King.
At the conclusion of our Exodus series, Pastor Brent teaches us about the construction and purpose of the Tabernacle. This climactic ending of Exodus teaches us three things: what we were made for, why it’s possible, and how it changes our lives.
There is nothing that animates our hearts and culture more than freedom. As the Israelites adjust to life following God in the desert, they grapple with the barrier to freedom and the way to freedom.
As the Israelites grapple with freedom from Egypt and a life following the Lord, God installs the Sabbath. Pastor Brent teaches us about the many gifts of the Sabbath. First, the Sabbath reminds us of who we truly are. Second, the Sabbath reorients us to what’s most important in life. Third, the Sabbath aligns our lives with God’s design. Fourth, the Sabbath grows our trust in God, and fifth, the Sabbath points us to our ultimate rest in Jesus.
After 430 years of slavery in Egypt, the Israelites are finally liberated. The ten laws are given to the people, and the complex relationship between man and rules becomes apparent—some love rules, some hate them. But the reality is much more nuanced than that. In a sermon analyzing this, Pastor Brent teaches us about the purpose of God’s law, the heart of God’s law, and the hope of God’s law.
After their triumphant rescue, the Israelites begin what would become a 40-year stint in the desert, also known as the Wilderness. There is so much we can draw from this in the modern age. Pastor Dave teaches us about the danger of the Wilderness, the opportunity of the Wilderness, and the Savior of the Wilderness.
Beginning with a performance of “Lift Every Voice,” also known as the “Black National Anthem,” Pastor Brent examines the crossing of the Red Sea—God’s people in the book of Exodus finally freed from the Egyptians; the climax of their story. The credibility of this story has been questioned for centuries. But we need to understand—what does this story mean and how can it change our lives? The answer to both is simple—God saves people who cannot save themselves.
In reading about the final plague, the Passover, we’re filled with grief and confusion—why would a good God allow for this to happen? Pastor Brent answers this question under two headings: the problem of judgment, and the hope of the Lamb.
When Moses goes to Pharaoh and demands that he let God’s people go, Pharaoh pays him no mind. Through 6 chapters of intense judgement & suffering from God, the Egyptians are brought face to face with 10 plagues. Why did God bring these plagues, which He also calls “signs?” It is because they point us to a claim, to a warning, and to an invitation.
Exodus 3 is the significant moment of reveal for God Himself. When you see God as He truly is, you will not want Him any other way. What do we learn about God in this passage? We learn that God seeks after us. We learn that God is seeking after people before they seek after Him. Finally, we learn that God wants you to be known and He wants you to know Him.
As we begin our series on the book of Exodus, Pastor Dave preaches about the earliest moments in the Israelites’ journey to freedom: the faithfulness of the Hebrew midwives prior to Moses’ birth, his upbringing in Pharaoh’s house, and Moses’ voluntary exile in Midian. Despite all this, God always heard His people. Through all of this, we learn about the absence of God, the fear of God, and the ear of God.
Stanford RUF Minister Crawford Stevener visits Resurrection Oakland and teaches us about the mountains and valleys of the Christian life via two stories in Mark 9. In the Transfiguration of Jesus, we see the literal and figurative mountaintop, when He is revealed to be the cosmic God of Glory. In the healing of the demon-possessed boy, we learn about the famed quote—”Lord I believe, help my unbelief.” We ultimately see that faith in Jesus is the only thing in this life that leads to true and lasting spiritual healing.
While many don’t make formal resolutions, we all have goals, hopes, and expectations heading into the new year. The Bible tells us that there is just one thing to aim our lives at, and if we have this one thing, we will lack nothing—love. In a sermon given on New Years Eve, Pastor Dave teaches us why we need love, where to aim our love, and how to get love.
During our special Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, we conclude our Advent sermon series with a special performance of “Mary Did You Know.” Luke’s gospel records the very first Christmas song ever sung—the one from Mary herself. Bonhoeffer called it “the oldest Christian hymn.” It shows us that Christmas is hope for broken people and hope in a broken world.
When Simeon sees the young Jesus, he declares his life to be complete. What would have to happen in your life to make that same declaration? We need a longing heart, a cosmic hope, and a piercing sword.
The song the angels sing to the incredulous shepherds is perhaps the most famous song surrounding Christmas in the Gospels. It speaks of the peace we long for, the peace Christmas offers us, and how this peace can change our lives.
Through Zechariah’s Song in Luke 1, we learn that Christmas means three things: it means that God wants you to know His love, it means that God is always working in our lives, and it means that we should never stop looking at Christmas, when Jesus came into our world in the most unexpected way.
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