The Worthiness of Christ
Matthew 26:1-19 - Listen as Pastor Ethan Swartz continues our series in Matthew. In this passage, we learn that Christ is worthy of our extravagant, costly sacrifice because He gave Himself as an extravagant, costly sacrifice for us.
Listen NowPreparing for Christ’s Return
Matthew 25:14-46 - Listen as Pastor Ethan Swartz continues in the book of Matthew, where we see that believers prepare for Christ's return by faithfully serving their fellow believers with the gifts, talents and resources God has given them.
Listen NowParable of the Ten Virgins
Matthew 25:1-13 - Listen as Pastor Ethan Swartz continues in the book of Matthew. The Parable of the ten virgins reminds us that we must count to cost of discipleship and persevere to the end.
Listen NowThe Ethical Implications of Jesus’ Return
Matthew 24:32-51 - Listen as Pastor Ethan Swartz continues our series in the book of Matthew. Jesus Goes to great lengths in the passage to make sure we understand that it is humanly impossible to know the exact timing of His return. Our energy is better spent living as if Jesus will return at any moment.
Listen NowThe Reality of Christ’s Return
Matthew 23:37-24:31 - Listen as Pastor Ethan Swartz continues our series in the book of Matthew. In this passage Jesus deals with the reality of his return. He shows that because his return will be a historical event, we should approach the end of the world with courage and endurance rather than fear and consternation.
Listen NowGod’s Value for Life
Psalm 139:1-18 - Listen as Pastor Ethan Swartz pauses our series in Matthew to focus on Psalm 139 on National Sanctity of Life Sunday. God uses His omniscience and omnipresence to perfectly protect and redeem his people. He does this because He values the human life He has created. This truth should lead us to gratitude and similar value for life - born and unborn.
Listen NowHypocrisy Exposed
Matthew 23:1-36 - Listen as Pastor Ethan Swartz continues our series in the book of Matthew, where Jesus earnestly addresses the sin of hypocrisy and exposes it's root as pride.
Listen NowThe Greatest Commandment
Matthew 22:23–46 - Listen as Pastor Ethan Swartz continues our series in the Gospel of Matthew. While the Pharisees continue their attempts to lay a trap for Jesus in their questioning, Jesus continues to show them not only his authority and thorough understanding of the Scriptures, but also that the goal of the entire law is love of God and neighbor.
Listen NowThe Gospel of Matthew: The Wedding Feast
Matthew 22:1-22 - Listen as Pastor Ethan Swartz returns to our sermon series in Matthew. In this passage we read of a wedding feast that is a beautiful picture of Christ's relationship with us. May we join His feast wholeheartedly, finding righteousness and satisfaction in Him alone.
Listen NowThe Humility and Glory of the King
Luke 2:1-20 - Listen as Pastor Ethan Swartz delivers a Christmas message from the book of Luke, where the author emphasizes the utter humility of Jesus' first coming. But in spite of the ignoble circumstances into which our King was born, there is astounding magnificence in it as well. May we never come away unchanged when encountering God's sovereign working in this story.
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