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“A Righteous Branch” Sermon. Sunday, 11/23/2025.

The days of Noah
Hope for the Future
The Return of the King
Scripture Title: A Righteous Branch
Pastor Greg Wiest
Sermon Summary: Many people in our nation seem to be feeling an uneasiness and even a sense of impending darkness. When times are dark because of the presence of evil in our culture or whether we have a personal crisis that is overwhelming, we need hope for the future. We need to haven an eternal perspective. Jeremiah offered a message of hope to the Israelites facing judgement from Babylon. That same message of hope, redemption and restoration applies to us today. At Advent, we celebrate the fulfillment of the promise of God sending Jesus, the Messiah, the savior of the entire world. When our immediate circumstances seem more than we can bear, we need hope that in the future joy and blessings will be restored. We need to remind ourselves that this world is not our home and that we are only passing through. As Christians, we know we will spend eternity in heaven with the Lord and all of our brothers and sisters in Christ. At Advent, we celebrate Christ’s coming at Bethlehem and we anticipate the imminent future return of the King.
Scripture Reading: Jeremiah‬ ‭33‬:‭14‬-‭17‬
““ ‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah. “ ‘In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line; he will do what is just and right in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it will be called: The Lord Our Righteous Savior.’ For this is what the Lord says: ‘David will never fail to have a man to sit on the throne of Israel,”
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“How Majestic Is Your Name” Sermon. Sunday, 11/23/2025.

The Image of God
The Mind of Christ
What does it mean to be Human?
Scripture Title: How Majestic is Your Name
Sermon Summary: Psalm 8 begins by saying, “Oh Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth.” God has dominion over the universe and stands above His creation with power and glory. The psalmist invites us to put ourselves in perspective and consider how small and microscopic we are to all of it. Despite seeming insignificant, God thinks about us, cares about us and is engaged in our lives. God created us in His image which means that we have an eternal soul.  We can think, reason, and we carry the full range of emotions that reflect the character of God. We are born with a purpose. No human being is on the planet by accident or random chance.  You were specifically designed by God for this time and place. Every human life is precious to God. We are created to be in fellowship with God.  We are created to be stewards of God’s creation.  
Scripture Reading: Psalm‬ ‭8‬
“Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens. Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet: all flocks and herds, and the animals of the wild, the birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!”
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“Delighting in the Law of the Lord” Sermon. Sunday, 11/16/2025.

Two Choices
No middle ground
The Road to Destruction
Scripture Title: Delighting in the Law of the Lord
Scripture Reading: Psalm‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭6‬
“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers. Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.”
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“Taken to Heaven” Sermon. Sunday, 11/09/2025.

A Chariot of Fire.
Crossing over
Having a Mentor
Elijah
Scripture Series: Days of Elijah
Scripture Title: Taken to Heaven
Scripture Reading: 2 Kings‬ ‭2‬:‭1‬-‭12‬
“When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; the Lord has sent me to Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel. The company of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and asked, “Do you know that the Lord is going to take your master from you today?” “Yes, I know,” Elisha replied, “so be quiet.” Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, Elisha; the Lord has sent me to Jericho.” And he replied, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho. The company of the prophets at Jericho went up to Elisha and asked him, “Do you know that the Lord is going to take your master from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied, “so be quiet.” Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here; the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.” And he replied, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them walked on. Fifty men from the company of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing the place where Elijah and Elisha had stopped at the Jordan. Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up and struck the water with it. The water divided to the right and to the left, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground. When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?” “Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied. “You have asked a difficult thing,” Elijah said, “yet if you see me when I am taken from you, it will be yours—otherwise, it will not.” As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha saw this and cried out, “My father! My father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And Elisha saw him no more. Then he took hold of his garment and tore it in two.” ‭‭
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“The Mentor” Sermon. Sunday, 11/02/2025.

Mentoring others
Discipleship
Great Philosophers
Scripture Series: Days of Elijah
Scripture Title: The Mentor
Pastor Greg Wiest
Sermon Summary: God can use any person from any walk of life. Billy Graham grew up on a dairy farm. D.L. Moody started out as a shoe salesman. In our Scripture passage, God had told Elijah who he would train as God’s next prophet. Elisha’s dramatic response of burning up all his plowing equipment was his way of saying that he was fully committed to being God’s servant and he was burning all bridges to his past life. Following Jesus may mean making a radical break from your past life such as leaving behind old habits, sinful lifestyles, or friends who may keep you from walking with Jesus. Jesus wants his followers to be all in. Elisha became Elijah’s protege and trained under Elijah for several years. Mentoring and discipling others in Christ is central to the life of the church. It is how the faith and the mission of Jesus is passed from one generation to the next. Discipleship can lead others on the road to fulfillment and purpose.
Scripture Reading: 1 Kings‬ ‭19‬:‭19‬-‭21‬
“So Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfth pair. Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him. Elisha then left his oxen and ran after Elijah. “Let me kiss my father and mother goodbye,” he said, “and then I will come with you.” “Go back,” Elijah replied. “What have I done to you?” So Elisha left him and went back. He took his yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow Elijah and became his servant.”
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“Not Alone” Sermon. Sunday, 10/26/2025.

Spiritually Flat
Still small voice
Pathway Forward
Scripture Series: Days of Elijah
Scripture Title: Not Alone
Pastor Greg Wiest
Scripture Reading: 1 Kings‬ ‭19‬:‭9‬-‭18‬ ‭ “There he went into a cave and spent the night. And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.” The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.” The Lord said to him, “Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram. Also, anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to succeed you as prophet. Jehu will put to death any who escape the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death any who escape the sword of Jehu. Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.””
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“Fear and Flight” Sermon. Sunday, 10/19/2025.

Days of Elijah
1 Kings 19:1-8
Care for the Soul
The Sabbath
Lost passion
Scripture Series: Days of Elijah
Scripture Title: Fear and Flight
Pastor Greg Wiest
Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 19:1-8 “Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.” Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again. The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.” So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.”
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“Shine the Light of Christ” Sermon. Sunday, 10/12/2025.

Spiritual Lighthouses
Your inner compass
What really matters
Your mission field
Unconditional Love
Scripture Title: Shine the Light of Christ
Pastor Greg Wiest
Scripture Reading: Mathew 5:14-16 ““You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
 

“The Challenge” Sermon. Sunday, 10/5/2025.

Days of Elijah
Fear and Failure
Ahab and Jezebel 
Scripture Series: Days of Elijah
Title: The Challenge
Pastor Greg Wiest
Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 18:16-40 
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“Back to Life” Sermon. Sunday, 9/28/2025.

Revival
Spiritual Death
American Culture
Pastor Greg Wiest
Scripture Series: Days of Elijah
Scripture Title: Back to Life
Scripture Reading: 1 Kings‬ ‭17‬:‭17‬-‭24‬ ‭
“Some time later the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. He grew worse and worse, and finally stopped breathing. She said to Elijah, “What do you have against me, man of God? Did you come to remind me of my sin and kill my son?” “Give me your son,” Elijah replied. He took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his bed. Then he cried out to the Lord, “Lord my God, have you brought tragedy even on this widow I am staying with, by causing her son to die?” Then he stretched himself out on the boy three times and cried out to the Lord, “Lord my God, let this boy’s life return to him!” The Lord heard Elijah’s cry, and the boy’s life returned to him, and he lived. Elijah picked up the child and carried him down from the room into the house. He gave him to his mother and said, “Look, your son is alive!” Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the Lord from your mouth is the truth.””