Sermons
Isaiah & The Advent of Christ
A question has been asked by the Magi, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?” What they didn’t know was that this question would be the spark of controversy and chaos in Jerusalem. But even in the midst of chaos, God is still at work and He brings order. In our…
All are welcome and encouraged to join us as we gather together this evening to celebrate Jesus’ birth. This good news of great joy came to us in the fullness of time and it is for all people of every age, race, socio-economic group, and generation. Jesus’ birth lit up our…
Isaiah & The Advent of Christ
Has Christmas become more about the presents, or His presence? There are many names given to Jesus, but perhaps one to embrace this season- a gift to unwrap, and to treasure- is that He is our Prince of Peace. Isaiah foretold it, the angels retold it, but what does it mean for…
Isaiah & The Advent of Christ
They call this “The Most Wonderful Time of Year.” For what reason? What makes this the most wonderful time of year? Do you actually believe that? When it came to the shepherds in the field, they could say that it was a wonderful time of year. The long awaited Messiah was…
Isaiah & The Advent of Christ
What child is this? Here we are 2000 years later after much debate by scholars with good intent but differing views helping us appreciate all the more the words of Paul : “Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in a body, was vindicated by the…
Isaiah & The Advent of Christ
God keeps His promises! Can you look back over your life and see the fingerprints of God’s faithfulness? If you’re anything like me, the old saying “hindsight is 20/20″ certainly resonates when I pause and look back. In the midst of those seasons of trial, tension, and waiting…
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Jonah
Not all stories end happily-ever-after.” In a sense, Jonah chapter four does not end as we would expect. Though it ends well for the people of Nineveh, the main character, Jonah, is a bit lost. Unlike most stories, this one leaves us hanging…wondering…questioning without any…
Jonah
Jonah ran, Jonah sank, and now Jonah goes. It seems as though God finally got ahold of Jonah, and yet as we read chapter 3 we can’t help but ask, was Jonah still willing? This week Pastor Kyle will dive into the message Jonah proclaimed, the response that was given, and the…
Jonah
This Sunday will be round #2 of Jonah & God fighting it out! Obviously, as Gamaliel said later to the Sanhedrin in Acts 5, no one can fight against God & win. Chapter 1 looked like Jonah was down & OUT, but instead he was down & IN the belly of a great fish. Chapter 2 he…
Jonah
Over the past month we’ve studied, prayed, and sung about the Word—learning it, loving it, and living it. Now, through the month of November we turn to the life and story of Jonah, the son of Amittai. But when the Word of the Lord came to this Israelite Prophet, far from loving…
Growing together in GOD'S WORD
Learning the Word, Loving the Word, and now Living the Word. When you look back on the series you can see how the order matters. We learn the Word first, what is God teaching us. Next, we love the Word, we would rather be reading no other thing. Finally, we live the Word, this…
Growing together in GOD'S WORD
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Growing together in GOD'S WORD
As we continue “growing together in God’s word”, the extent of our growth is directly proportional to one ingredient – “loving the word.” We know all too well when we do what we don’t like to do, we do it only because we have to, but when we are doing what we love to do we…
Growing together in GOD'S WORD
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Growing together in GOD'S WORD
We live in an era often dubbed “the information age”—at no other point in human history have more people had greater or quicker access to information than we do today. But how has such an information-saturated culture contributed to our own stores of the most important kind of…
Growing together in GOD'S WORD
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This Sunday we gather to worship around the basin and around the table. As we wash each other’s feet and share the bread and cup, we remember and proclaim the Gospel to ourselves and to the world—together along with the Christian brothers and sisters who have gone before and…
Following the Lamb
Wikipedia declares alcohol to be the most widely used and abused drug. If you are an advocate of moderate drinking, I suggest you go online and ask, what is alcohol’s effects on your body? The possibility of impaired judgment, depression, liver problems, birth defects to…
Following the Lamb
Following Jesus, the Lamb, in our culture is challenging! It was in Jesus’ day too. Human nature and selfish desires is a cultural reality that doesn’t change with time. The word “technology” isn’t used in scripture, but we recognize it as a prized piece of our culture which…
Following the Lamb
Life is precious and a gift from God. What we do with our lives on earth matters. What standards do we live by? The world’s or God’s? With all that the world has to offer, it can be easy to forget in whose image we were created. This Sunday, Pastor Kyle will be bringing the…
Following the Lamb
Join us for the fourth week of our sermon series Following the Lamb as we consider the ministry God has entrusted to us in light of the many competing needs, interests, and messages of our 21st century context. “Is it even possible” many ask, “to live like Jesus and His…
Following the Lamb
Continuing our series on “following the Lamb” and applying it to real life issues that challenge and plague us is the heart’s desire of us pastors! The “Lion” side of Jesus will be revealed at his coming to judge and rule the world in Splendor and majesty. But the “Lamb” side…
Following the Lamb
Words are interesting because they can be used in different ways. How do we use the words that come out of our mouth? Do we talk to someone in one way but direct it to someone else in a different way? The Bible speaks a lot about how we use our words. Pastor Kyle will unpack…
Following the Lamb
We pray that you were encouraged, challenged, and fortified over the past eight weeks as the same message of faith, endurance, and hope that was preached to the Hebrew Christians in the first century was also preached to you. This Sunday we begin a new series entitled Following…
This Sunday our worship service will be led by the youth and young adults. Not only do we desire to worship God together but also to hear about how God is moving in these groups that are part of our community. This Sunday we will hear testimonies from youth and young adults and…
Hebrews
This Sunday closes out our seven week study in the book of Hebrews and while it is written to the Hebrews, about the Hebrews, chapter thirteen is very gentile-friendly! We cannot say for the most part that it is too steeped in Judaism and therefore to irrelevant for me. Do we…
Hebrews
Discipline—would you say it is generally a good thing or a bad thing? What role has discipline played in your life thus far? How do you most relate to discipline—as the one doing the disciplining or as the one receiving the discipline? While “heavenly disciplinarian” may not be…
Hebrews
In our day and age commitment is a scarce commodity! People are changing jobs, changing churches, changing spouses and even attempting to change genders. What does the long haul look like? What are the possibilities of remaining in the faith now that we are being challenged for…
Hebrews
“JESUS SAVES!” This is a common phrase we, as believers, can write on signs, shirts, and more to witness to those who do not know Jesus. Why? Well, it’s easy. But do the unbelievers who are reading this know what this means? Our hope is that it gets them to think and they look…
Hebrews
Our Perfect High Priest. Looking at Hebrews 4:14 through 5:6 we will discover five attributes which make Jesus the perfect high priest. We as mortal humans now have a mediator to God in a way that can give us comfort as we live our daily lives. “We are living in BIBLE TIMES,”…
Hebrews
We know Jesus is superior to all the prophets because in him God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him. Col 1:19. So it follows that if disobedience to God through Moses caused bodies to fall in the desert and not enter the promised land, what will be the outcome of…
Hebrews
Over the next seven weeks let us set our hearts and minds on the letter to the Hebrews. “In the past God spoke…” These are the very first words of Hebrews which remind us that God was not satisfied to create mankind and walk away, leaving us to our own devices—certainly not!…
Heaven, the 2nd Coming of Jesus, and Eternity. What does all of this have to do with us now? If all of these things are what is to come, does this matter for us today? The answer is yes. How we live today has implications on where we will live in the future. How we live as…
Isn’t it interesting how what we label “urgent” we would not also always label “important”? The Preacher writes in Ecclesiastes that God has set eternity in the human heart (3:11). Do you sense eternity stirring in your own heart? What is it like? How do our lost family…
Jesus is coming! We have often heard it said and maybe are asking ourselves the question that has been posed ever since He ascended – Where is this “coming” which He promised? Let’s never forget, “the Lord is not slow in keeping his promise as some understand slowness. He is…
“Well done thy good and faithful servant.” These are words from our Lord, Jesus Christ, that we all long to hear on that day we stand before judgment. What happens after we hear these words? We enter into eternity but what is eternal life? In other words, what is Heaven? There…
If there is one thing that is obvious when the day of Pentecost arrived, it is the changed lives especially in the disciples – you wonder if these are the same men?! We can’t help but ask ourselves the question, what difference has the Holy Spirit made in our lives? This…
They Saw Him
Put yourself in the shoes of the disciples—those eleven who were present at the Mount of Olives at the close of Jesus’ earthly ministry. After 40 days like the ones they had just lived (experiencing not only fear, disappointment, and doubt but also joy, obedience, and…
They Saw Him
While we can’t see him and be able to say, he is right there – However, the last time they saw him he was unmistakably heading home to his father! Do you think it was crucial that Jesus’ resurrection was witnessed? Certainly! What if he left this earth with no witnesses?…
They Saw Him
One author describes the forty-day period between Christ’s Resurrection and Ascension as the “Indian summer” of that truly miraculous point in human history when the Word of God became flesh and dwelt among us (Jn. 1:14). During these precious and numbered days, what was most…
They Saw Him
This Sunday we start our new series, “They Saw Him.” A series that walks us through the 40 days between Jesus’ Resurrection and Ascension. This week we will be covering The Road to Emmaus in Luke 24. They “had hoped” Jesus would be the one to redeem the world. Yet, their hope…
“Why?” This is a question that everyone asks at some point or another. It starts when we are just toddlers and continues until the day that we pass away. This question takes on different dimensions as it is introduced into various seasons of life. We will look at one or two…
Celebrate Recovery Sunday! CR is a Christ-centered 12 step recovery program that we’ve hosted at Franconia for almost 18 years! Our Celebrate Recovery group will be leading us on a journey from bondage to God’s promises, following the Israelites on a bumpy, and less than…
Two thousand years ago occurred the single greatest event in history thus far—a non-resistant peasant from a small town was condemned as a threat to both the Roman Empire and to the Jewish religious establishment. The man was sentenced to death by crucifixion and following the…
Have we ever truly taken time to think about obedience? Why do we defy the commands that our God has set up? Why do we do the things that we do? A simple answer is sin. But really think about, why do we give over to sin? Why do we let it make a home in your heart which results…
Our Altar'd Lives
This Sunday concludes our series which focused on living a sacrificial/surrendered life. If the scriptural admonitions were taken seriously, we have vowed to lay down our lives, our relationships, our things, our standing/status, and this Sunday the context in which we do all…
Our Altar'd Lives
Over the past three weeks we’ve wrestled with the life-altering sacrifices of life, relationship, and treasure. This Sunday we’ll look at something which lies at the core of our sense of self: our status or standing. Deeply linked to our identity and self-worth, we often seek…
Our Altar'd Lives
We all love rags to riches stories and especially those who go on to use their riches for the glory of God! BUT, do we get as equally excited about riches to rags stories? Could this even be the will of God for anyone? Doesn’t he want his children wealthy and happy? Jesus told…
Our Altar'd Lives
It seems funny that we have to lay down our relationships. Why would Jesus call us to this type of sacrificial living? Jesus even tells us whoever does not hate their father, mother, brother, or sister cannot be His disciple. How does this work out in the Kingdom of God?…
Our Altar'd Lives
This week we begin a five week series on living a sacrificial life which will take us up to the week just prior to Palm Sunday. If there is one thing that comes to mind as we look towards holy week it is what Jesus did for us in offering his life – dare we do anything less? No!…
Sermon on the Mount
“Old habits die hard.” How often have these words rung true in our ears—for better and for worse? The same might well have been said of the Jews of Jesus’ day when he told them, “You have heard it said, but I say unto you…” This week, as we conclude our time in the Sermon on…
Sermon on the Mount
A well known passage in the Sermon on the Mount. We can understand how Jesus equates Anger to Murder knowing that our chaotic anger causes harm to others, even ourselves. Are we not allowed to be angry? God got angry, Jesus got angry, can I get angry? In our anger, is…
Sermon on the Mount
In two verses (Matthew 5:17-18) we read the great significance of the law and the prophets, but even greater is the one—Jesus Christ—who came and fulfilled them! It is urgent and comforting to know our relationship with God is very secure through the life, death, and…
Sermon on the Mount
We are excited to welcome two leaders in Christian education who will be contributing to this Sunday’s worship service. Stephen Schrag is Head of Quakertown Christian and will be sharing a “mission moment” about how the Lord is shaping and leading the school. Also, QCS…
Sermon on the Mount
We spent time in the first half of the Beatitudes and this week Pastor Kyle will finish up these Kingdom attitudes. These Kingdom attitudes seem unrealistic. How can anyone follow these? Is that the point? These Kingdom attitudes are not meant to break us down but lift us up…
Sermon on the Mount
Meditate on this Sunday’s Scripture Reading: Matthew 5:3-6 This Sunday I am privileged to begin the first of a two-part series on the Beatitudes, which are the opening verses to the Sermon on the Mount. Scholars have attempted to give this sermon significance by calling it “The…
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