Sermons

Hold On Loosely

Intro Kids wanting a gift MORE THAN ANYTHING, but then they never use it again Let’s dive into part 29 of our Mark series Doctor Who skit CONRAD: And today I’m excited to do my final sermon with Surrey CLA and dive into part 29 of our Mark series. DOCTOR:…

The Christian Mirage

Greeting Well, thank you, thank you. Um, you know what? When you finally stopped getting this intro after Easter, you're going to be like, oh man, I missed the Mark song. Someday, 40 years from now, you'll hear it and you'll be like, Mark. Anyway, so yes, I'm Conrad. I…

My Idea Is Bad… But I’m Going With It

Greeting I always love that big Nolani woo at the end. Um, so, good morning. I am Pastor Conrad, I'm one of the pastors here. It's nice to see a relatively full house, right there. So, this morning, we're going to get right into it. There's two kinds of people…

Rebuking Jesus

Intro Setup MADtv clip. Passage 27 Then Jesus and his disciples went to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 They said, “John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets.” 29 He…

Killing the Past

Good morning, everybody. Hi, Connor. I’m one of the pastors here. You may not know this, but I am a child of the '80s—I was born in the '80s. A lot of baby boomers contend that the '60s was when music was perfected, and honestly, it’s kind of hard to…

Lust, Trust, and Getting Burned

Intro What you just heard - in case you are unfamiliar - is the chorus of the song “good 4 u” by Olivia Rodrigo. This song, the third single from the album SOUR, was a mega-hit for Rodrigo in the spring of 2021. The story is a tale as old as…

The Upside Down

Greeting I have kids. Fingertips. And it burned like fire Of this burning desire. Yeah, yeah. But I feel, have enough. But I'm looking for, what I'm looking for. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. What I'm looking for. Um… Well, good morning. My name is Conrad. I am one of…

A Cheap Knockoff of Your Life

Greeting You know, whenever the Sunday school gets dismissed and the teens go with them, I'm always like, Who's left? I got my tech team. I got Brian and Anna. Kim is still here. You know, it's a good sign. It's a good sign that we have so many young…

Life Lessons from a Madman

Greeting I always enjoy that boom at the end. It's a very, uh, Nolani, Christopher Nolani. Anyway, um, yeah, my name is Conrad. One of the pastors here. Happy Sunday. Personal Story: Busy Baseball Season So despite the rain, it actually has been a very busy baseball season for my…

Unlocking the Parables

Greeting Hello? Hello? Michael correctly observed that the mic was off. It would take a mic to know a mic. Thank you. I am a dad. Dad jokes are part of the thing with me now. Anyway, my name is Conrad. I'm one of the pastors here. I'm grateful to…

The Unforgivable Sin

Greeting Well, good morning, everybody. My name's Conrad. And you have the special privilege of if you're here with us live in person this morning. You don't get a screen. Yeah, it's a good time. So now instead of me running around frantically and sweating, I'm going to leave it…

Is the Resurrection Real?

Welcome/Introduction Opening Story A post-truth world, what’s true for your isn’t true for me. We only claim there is no truth, when the truth is inconveniencing us. [[[ Mythbusters — I reject your reality and substitute my own ]]] But at the same time when the truth is useful, we…