Pastor Dirk's Sermons

As the last book of the Bible closes, it presents us with an important choice.  We must decide whether John is telling us the truth about what God has planned for us and for our world.  This decision must then set a course for how we conduct our lives, our journey from here to there.The Point: Sometimes faith is very simple. Either we trust Him, or we don’t.Next Steps: This week let’s choose to trust Him more often.Sermon Notes & Discussion Guide: https://dirks-corner-public.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Seven-Last-Words-2026-Week-7-Sermon-Notes.pdfVisit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app

Christ alone holds the key to our future, our transition from this life to eternity. He issues an open invitation to anyone who will come, to this life and the next with Him in His glorious presence.The Point: Christ comes to open the way to paradise.Next Steps: This week, let’s do one more thing and invite one more person to enjoy God’s version of paradise.Sermon Notes & Discussion Guide: https://dirks-corner-public.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Seven-Last-Words-2026-Week-6-Sermon-Notes.pdfVisit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app

How things begin does not always reveal how they will end.  How we begin the journey does not always predict where we will end up.  In one important case, however, the beginning and the ending are the same.  The One who created the world will also determine its destiny.  The One who created us will likewise decide our end.The Point: The One who created us also decides our future, so we can trust Him to take us there.Next Steps: This week, how can God help me become a little more like the person He created me to be?Sermon Notes & Discussion Guide: https://dirks-corner-public.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Seven-Last-Words-2026-Week-5-Sermon-Notes.pdfVisit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app

In times when ships displayed colors to declare their identity, enemies sometimes deceived one another by hiding their true colors.  John sees a time, coming soon, when the truth will come out, and people will be seen for who they truly are.The Point: How we live determines whom we worship.Next Steps: What can we do differently this week to demonstrate our faithfulness to the God we worship?Sermon Notes & Discussion Guide: https://dirks-corner-public.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Seven-Last-Words-2026-Week-4-Sermon-Notes.pdfVisit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app

Our souls crave certainty,  We have been too often misguided, deceived and deluded. More information has not solved our problems. If anything, we are now left with too many possibilities, a confusing collection of  choices.  Into this cloud of unknowing, Jesus speaks a comforting word of certainly, to anchor our souls in the storm.Our souls crave certainty,  We have been too often misguided, deceived and deluded. More information has not solved our problems. If anything, we are now left with too many possibilities, a confusing collection of  choices.  Into this cloud of unknowing, Jesus speaks a comforting word of certainly, to anchor our souls in the storm.   The Point: Live like we know how the story ends: Good wins because God wins!Next Steps: How much good can we do this week?Sermon Notes & Discussion Guide: https://dirks-corner-mobile-01.b-cdn.net/sermons/Seven-Last-Words-2026-Week-3-Sermon-Notes.pdfVisit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app