9:30 AM Service
Summary:
Experience the transformative power of faith with Pastor Lavetta Pope's sermon on "The Certainty of Hope, ‘I will not be shaken’", exploring Christian empowerment through missions in Mozambique.
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More Sermons in this Series
Hebrews 10 says perseverance in worship is a class project, not an individual one. Pastor Roberto Chaple names the three half-truths that keep us worshipping alone.
Hebrews 10 says perseverance in worship is a class project, not an individual one. Pastor Roberto Chaple names the three half-truths that keep us worshipping alone.
Vicki Harrison opens What's My Next Step, God? with prayer — the early church, released from custody and warned to stop preaching, asking God not for safety but for boldness. Three questions to locate where your own prayer life actually is, and a next step from wherever that turns out to be.
Vicki Harrison closes Learning from Jesus with the end of the Sermon on the Mount — false prophets known by their fruit, the warning that words alone are not enough, and two houses built by the same builder on different ground.
Vicki Harrison opens Matthew 6:19-24 and makes the case that this passage is not really about money — it is about treasure, the thing we have the hardest time letting go of, and the direction our hearts travel once we have chosen one.
Julie Hamilton opens Matthew 6:5-13 — the one subject the disciples asked Jesus to teach them — and walks through the pattern he gave them, starting with a childhood quilt and the prayer stitched onto it.
Pastor Roberto Chaple opens Matthew 5:38-48 and walks through four of Jesus's hardest instructions — turn the other cheek, hand over your coat, go the second mile, love your enemies — and what they ask of us now.
Other Sermons from Pastor Lavetta
Seeing Beyond the Limits" reminds us that God's vision for our lives stretches far beyond what we can measure. Through Zechariah 2, Pastor Lavetta Pope challenges us to stop defining our lives by limitations and start making room for God's expansion, protection, and glory.
Experience the transformative power of faith with Pastor Lavetta Pope’s sermon on “The Certainty of Hope, ‘I will not be shaken’”, exploring Christian empowerment through missions in Mozambique.
Rev. Lavetta Pope’s sermon, “A Fireproof Faith,” delivered as part of the “Daniel” series, focuses on the enduring strength of faith in the face of adversity. The sermon draws on Daniel 3:19-28, where Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego face the fiery furnace rather than compromise their devotion to God. Rev. Pope uses this narrative to discuss the themes of cultural conflict, divine protection, and unwavering commitment to faith. She encourages listeners to remain steadfast and trust in God’s sovereignty, despite the pressures and trials that may arise from the surrounding culture. The sermon calls on believers to stand firm by their convictions, assuring them that trials serve to strengthen their faith and glorify God.
Uncover the essence of authentic prayer with Pastor Dan Parrish and Pastor Lavetta Pope in 'Just Pray', a sermon from 'Fresh Starts, Fervent Prayers', focusing on sincere communication with God.
“Jesus’ scars through his crucifixion give evidence of his redemption. Our story is based on how we obtained the scars. How we respond to the scars helps us be delivered from our scars. The insight from the text is based on Thomas' willingness to ask some critical questions of Jesus. His answer is how we reconcile our scars and wound inflicted by the hurt we carry. “ - Pastor Lavetta Pope
Generosity is the fourth step in What's My Next Step, God? Roberto walks straight through 2 Corinthians 9:6-9 — the law of the harvest, the motive behind the gift, and what God's abundance is actually for — after retracing the whole series from prayer to worship to service. The thread running through it: generosity is how a self-centered heart gets pulled off center.