Pastor Ryan is starting his new sermon series on Heroes and Villains of the Bible off with a bang! Jezebel (obviously a villain) was known for many things including leading Israel (via her husband king Ahab) astray to worship Baal. (Note: the recording starts about a minute into the sermon.)

Proverbs 9:13-18 (NLT) ; 箴 言 9:13-18 (CUVS)
Revelation 2:18-29 (NLT) ; 啟 示 錄 2:18-29 (CUVS)

You can also download Pastor Ryan’s sermon notes (not a transcript).

Photo by Joshua Rawson-Harris on Unsplash (with apologies to the real woman depicted in this photo, who is unlikely to be like Jezebel! But she does look like she is planning something…)

Photo by Joshua Rawson-Harris on Unsplash

Pastor Ryan’s sermon “Scraps from the Table” looks at the seemingly insulting answer Jesus gave to the Syrio-Phoenician woman who asked for help, before then healing her daughter and praising her faith. What can we learn from this troubling encounter?

Psalm 146 (NLT) ; 詩 篇 146 (CUVS)
Mark 7:24-30 (NLT) ; 馬 可 福 音 7:24-30 (CUVS)

You can also download Pastor Ryan’s sermon notes (not a transcript).

Image by Lenka Novotná from Pixabay

Pastor Ryan’s sermon “Prepared to Enter” explores how we should prepare ourselves for worship. What kind of character do we need to have if we want to “dwell in the house of the Lord”, or remain in the presence of the Holy One?

Colossians 1:21-23 (NLT) ; 歌 羅 西 書 1:21-23 (CUVS)
Psalm 15 (NLT) ; 詩 篇 15 (CUVS)

You can also download Pastor Ryan’s sermon notes (not a transcript).

Photo by Joshua Sukoff on Unsplash