Sermons
What Does It Mean to Be a Christian?
Gary turned 40 in 1964, and like every other man of his generation, his attention was captured that spring by the launch of the Ford Mustang. It was magical — the roar of that V8 driving 2,500 pounds of pure Americana, 271 horsepower, and a 4-speed manual transmission. He wanted it desperately, but he couldn’t afford... Read More →
Living with Purpose and Perseverance
Hook Good morning, church! My name is Conrad, and I’m one of the pastors here. If you need a Bible throw your hand in the air and our of our Serve Team members will make sure you get one. Go ahead and turn to the book of Hebrews. And while you’re finding the book of... Read More →
Godly Sorrow vs Worldly Sorrow
[INTRO YOURSELF] [ANNOUNCEMENT: ONE SERVICE NEXT SUNDAY] [HAND OUT BIBLES] HOOK It might surprise you to learn that I was not a very good student in high school… that probably why I ended up in Bible College rather than a real school. Anyway, one class stood out above the others in my grade school career.... Read More →
Weak Leadership
INTRO Today I want to share a few quick, but important thoughts about the commissioning of Moses in the book of Exodus. Please turn to Exodus 3 in your Bibles. We will be reading selected portions from chapters 3 & 4. OBJECTION #1 | EXODUS 3:9–12 NKJV 9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the... Read More →
Hold On Loosely
Intro 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: Thirty eight. [twenty] CONRAD: Pretty sure we’re doing the Gospel of Mark in order. 27, 28, 29. This isn’t some Christopher Nolan movie. We’re keeping it chronological. DOCTOR:... Read More →
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 am one of the pastors... Read More →
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 in this world. There’s movie... Read More →
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 asked them, “But who do... Read More →
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 argue. It’s subjective, but the... Read More →
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 time. She was dating a... Read More →
Devotionals
Time to Own it
The Bible opens in a way that confronts us before it comforts us. Before there is sin, before there is a fall, before there is any talk of salvation or redemption, there is work. God creates, orders, names, blesses—and then He gives humanity responsibility. The first humans are not dropped into a spiritual retreat center.... Read More →