Sermons

Sermons by Pastor Vincent Lachina

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December 29, 2024 -- Leaving the Stones of the Past Behind; Lighting the Candle for a Bright New Future (2 Corinthians 5: 16-21)

December 22, 2024 -- "Love in the Advent" (Luke 1: 26-49; Luke 2: 8-20)

December 15, 2024 -- "The Search for Joy Never Ends" (Psalm 51: 7-12; John 16: 19-24)

December 8, 2024 -- "When Peace Seems Lost" (Psalm 29: 3-11; Luke 2: 8-14)

December 1, 2024 -- "When Hope is Missing" (Luke 1: 26-38)

November 24, 2024 -- "Steps to a Thankful Life"

November 17, 2024 -- "Finding Hope in the Midst of Hopelessness" (Matthew 5: 43-48; Mark 12: 28-34)

November 10, 2024 -- "Giving Self-Fully" (I Kings 17: 8-16; Mark 12: 38-44) - Guest Preacher Rev. Paul Schneider

November 3, 2024 -- "But Lord, We Are Tired" (Isaiah 40: 25-31)

October 27, 2024 -- "Behaving as Christians, Part Two" (Titus 2: 1-15)

October 20, 2024 -- "Behaving as Christians" (Titus 1: 1-16)

October 13, 2024 -- "Building Community" (1 Corinthians 14: 6-12)

October 6, 2024 -- A Time for Reflection and Questions (John 1: 1-14)

September 29, 2024 -- "Adrift on the Sea of Life" (John 6: 16-24)

September 22, 2024 -- "When the Time Is Right" (John 7: 1-13)

September 15, 2024 -- "Life on the Mission Field" (Isaiah 6: 1-8)

September 8, 2024 -- "Whose Job Is It Anyway?" (Matthew 28: 16-20; 2 Thessalonians 1: 1-12)

September 1, 2024 -- "What Is God's Grace?" (Acts 15: 6-11; 2 Corinthians 8: 8-15)

August 25, 2024 -- "Love God First, Then Others" (Matthew 22: 33-46)

August 18, 2024 -- "The Importance of One Life" (3 John)

August 11, 2024 -- "Why Singing Matters" (Psalm 57: 5-11; Psalm 89: 1-8)

August 4, 2024 -- "Where Is Peace When You Need It?" (Psalm 57)

July 28, 2024 -- "Bargaining with God" (Genesis 18: 22-33)

July 21, 2024 -- "Being Content with Our Life" (1 Timothy 6: 3-10)

July 14, 2024 -- "We Need to Be Grateful" (2 Corinthians 9: 7-15)

July 7, 2024 -- "Why, God?" (2 Corinthians 12: 2-10); Guest Preacher Rev. Dr. Robert Reid

June 30, 2024 -- "Three Biblical Fathers to Remember" (Genesis 21: 1-7; 1 Chronicles 17: 10b-15)

June 23, 2024 -- Guest missionaries Sarah & Luis Matos (Matthew 28: 16-20)

June 16, 2024 -- No service

June 9, 2024 -- "Saved by Grace: What Does It Mean?" (Ephesians 2: 1-10; 2 Timothy 1: 8-10)

June 2, 2024 -- "There Is Hope within Us" (Hebrews 6: 13-20)

May 26, 2024 -- "God IS Love? Really?" (1 John 4: 7-16)

May 19, 2024 -- "The Meaning of Pentecost" (Acts 2: 1-13)

May 12, 2024 -- "Three Amazing Mothers" (1 Samuel 2: 1-10)

May 5, 2024 -- "A Season for Everything" (Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8)

April 28, 2024 -- "Saved by Grace to Sit with Christ" (Ephesians 2: 1-10)

April 21, 2024 -- "Three Ways to Pray" (Matthew 6: 5-15)

April 14, 2024 -- "We Have Our Marching Orders" (Matthew 28: 1-20)

April 7, 2024 -- "Believing the Unbelievable" (Luke 24: 26-53)

March 31, 2024 -- "Our New Beginning" (Matthew 26: 17-30)

March 24, 2024 -- "On a Mission with Jesus" (Luke 19: 28-48)

March 17, 2024 -- "In Search of God's Love" (Romans 8: 26-39)

March 10, 2024 -- Guest Preacher Rev Ric Shewell, sermon not available

March 3, 2024 -- "Your Cost of Discipleship" (John 12:16-19; Acts 11: 25-30)

February 25, 2024 -- "The Mission of the Church" (Acts 20: 27-28; Colossians 1:9-10 & 2: 6-7)

February 18, 2024 -- "Hope of the Lenten Season" (Philippians 1: 3-12)

February 11, 2024 -- "The Do's and Don'ts of Love" (1 Corinthians 13: 1-13)

February 4, 2024 -- "Six Lessons of Communion" (Luke 22: 14-20; John 13: 4-10)

January 28, 2024 -- "The Music of Our Hearts" (Ephesians 5: 15-21)

January 21, 2024 -- "What Is My Role in the Church?" (Romans 12: 1-8)

January 14, 2024 -- "Three Ways to Pray" (James 5: 13-16; Romans 8: 26-27; Philippians 4: 4-7)

January 7, 2024 -- "What Is a New Life Like?" (Matthew 9: 18-34)

December 31, 2023 -- Special New Year's Eve Service - A Look Back Over the Past Year,

A Look Ahead to the New Year

December 24, 2023 -- Special Christmas Eve Service - The Coming of Jesus, the Promised Messiah

December 17, 2023 -- "The Season of Love" (Luke 2: 1-7; 15-20)

December 10, 2023 -- "Joy Cometh in the Morning" (Psalm 51: 7-12; John 16: 19-24)

December 3, 2023 -- "Where Can We Find Peace?" (Psalm 29: 7-11; Luke 2: 8-14)

November 26, 2023 -- "The Promise of Hope" (Luke 1: 26-38)

November 19, 2023 -- "Thankful for All Things? Really?" (Psalm 95: 1-7; 2 Corinthians 9: 6-15)

November 12, 2023 -- Guest Preacher Rev. Ric Shewell, sermon not available

November 5, 2023 -- "Finding Light in a Very Dark World" (Psalm 18: 25-36; John 8: 12)

October 29, 2023 -- "Surprising Humor in the Bible"

October 22, 2023 -- "When Our Need Outweighs Our Strength" (Romans 12: 1-13; Galatians 6: 2-5)

October 15, 2023 -- "Seeking God in Times of Need" (Romans 8: 18-27)

October 8, 2023 -- "From What If to What Now" (1 John 5: 1-12)

October 1, 2023 -- "How Can the Last Become First?" (Matthew 19:27 - 20:16)

September 24, 2023 -- Fellowship Sunday

September 17, 2023 -- Guest Speaker Rabbi Jim Mirel - Understanding Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

September 10, 2023 -- "Four Amazing Women in the Bible" (Matthew 5: 9-12; Psalm 119: 165-168;

Philippians 4: 4-9)

September 3, 2023 -- No service

August 27, 2023 -- "The Reality of Our Spiritual Uh-Oh" (John 3: 1-21)

August 20, 2023 -- "Finding Your Quiet Place" (Matthew 14: 13-23; Luke 5: 15-16; Mark 11: 24-25)

August 13, 2023 -- "The Beatitudes Part Four: The Peacemakers and the Persecuted" (Matthew 5: 9-12;

Psalm 119: 165-168; Philippians 4: 4-9)

August 6, 2023 -- "The Beatitudes Part Three: The Merciful and the Pure in Heart" (Matthew 5: 7-8;

Titus 3: 4-5; Lamentations 3: 22-23)

July 30, 2023 -- "The Beatitudes Part Two: The Meek and Those Who Hunger and Thirst"

(Matthew 5: 5-6); Luke 6: 20-23; Romans 1: 16-17; Psalm 37: 10-15)

July 23, 2023 -- "The Beatitudes Part One: The Poor in Spirit and They That Mourn" (Matthew 5: 3-12)

July 16, 2023 -- Pastor Installation

July 9, 2023 -- "God's Inclusive Gospel" (Acts 8: 26-40)

July 2, 2023 -- No sermon

June 25, 2023 -- "Lessons Learned: The Parable of the Lost Sheep" (Luke 15: 1-7)

June 18, 2023 -- "Lessons Learned: Parable of the Great Banquet" (Luke 14: 15-24)

June 11, 2023 -- "Lessons Learned: The Parable of the Sower" (Luke 8: 1-15)

June 4, 2023 -- "The Parable of the Lost Son" (Luke 15: 11-32)

May 28, 2023 -- May Music Memories - no sermon, a worship of hymn singing

May 21, 2023 -- "Prayerful Bargaining with God" (Genesis 18: 20-33; Luke 11: 5-10)

May 14, 2023 -- "Life Lessons I Learned from My Mother" (Luke 11: 27-28; Ephesians 6: 1-3)

May 7, 2023 -- "The Gap Between Belief and Behavior" (2 John)

April 30, 2023 -- "The Two Hardest Rules for Living" (Matthew 22: 34-40; Mark 12: 28-34)

April 23, 2023 -- "Being a Doubting Thomas" (John 20: 24-31)

April 16, 2023 -- "When Jesus Comes to Visit" (Luke 24: 36-53)

April 9, 2023 -- "From Darkness to Light" (Luke 23: 44-56; Luke 24: 1-12)

April 2, 2023 -- "Celebrating Palm Sunday" (Luke 19: 28-48)

March 26, 2023 -- "When God Seems Lost" (Romans 8: 26-39)

March 19, 2023 -- "Knowing God's Love" (Psalm 24; Ephesians 3: 14-21)

March 12, 2023 -- "From Kindness to Compassion" (Luke 10: 25-37)

March 5, 2023 -- "How Much Is Enough" (Mark 12: 28-34; 41-44)

February 26, 2023 -- "Looking Inward, Praying Outward" (1 Thessalonians 5: 12-24)

February 19, 2023 -- "The Meaning of Lent for the Resurrection" (Philippians 1: 3-12)

February 12, 2023 -- "The Greatest of These Is Love" (1 Corinthians 13: 1-12)

February 5, 2023 -- "When the Impossible Are Healed" (Luke 8:40-56)

January 29, 2023 -- "Exactly How Are We Supposed to Pray?" (Matthew 6:5-15)

January 22, 2023 -- "Doing the Hard Work of Christ" (Matthew 5:42 - 6:4)

January 15, 2023 -- "Five Life Lessons I Have Learned from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." (Galatians 3:26-4:7; I John 4:16-21)

January 8, 2023 -- "What Does It Mean to Be a Christian?" (Isaiah 42:1-9; Acts 10:34-43)

January 1, 2023 -- "The Gift of Being Present" (Mark 2:1-12; Matthew 28:16-20)

December 18, 2022 -- "The Advent Evidence of Love" (Luke 2:1-7; 15-20)

December 11, 2022 -- "Is Joy So Hard to Find?" (Psalm 51:7-12; John 16:19-24)

December 4, 2022 -- "A Different Kind of Peace" (Psalm 29:3-11; Luke 2:8-14)

November 27, 2022 -- "The Absence of Hope" (Psalm 18:1-3; Luke 1:26-38)

November 20, 2022 -- "Steps to a Thankful Life" (Psalm 106:1-5; Colossians 3:15-17)

November 13, 2022 -- "Believing in the Unseen" (Psalm 100; 1 Peter 1:3-9)

November 06, 2022 -- "The Need for the Coming of Christ" (Psalm 18:1-3; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17)

October 30, 2022 -- "Being the Church God Wants" (Psalm 119:137-144; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12)

October 23, 2022 -- "The Difficulty in Finding Humility" (Psalm 65:1-8; Luke 18:1-14)

September 25, 2022 -- "Adrift on the Sea of Life" (Psalm 146; John 6:1-21)