December 2018

Jesus is our Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6; Luke 2:1-20)

  • Sermon
  • Christmas Devotion
  • 12/24

The Best Christmas Preparation is Repentance (Luke 3:1-6)

  • Sermon
  • Advent 2 Service Theme: The judgment is coming; prepare the way for the Lord’s Salvation.
  • 12/23

Watch with Care and Joy (Luke 21:25-36)

  • Sermon
  • Advent 1 Service Theme: The judgment is coming, but there will be deliverance for God’s people.
  • 12/16

God-Pleasing Priorities are Paramount (1 Kings 3:5-14)

  • Sermon
  • Service Theme: God calls us to pursue him above all things and he promises to take care of the rest.
  • 12/9

Real Love is Confrontational (2 Samuel 12:1-10)

  • Sermon
  • Service Theme: True Love Requires Discipline
  • 12/2

Christmas Open House & Child Care Offered

St. John’s on Olive Ave. in Florence is opening its doors this Saturday December 1 for an open house from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. It is also offering free child care for those shopping at “Christmas in Florence” at Florence High School. Feel free to drop off your children, ages 1 – 11, at St. John’s while you shop. Playtime, story time and refreshments will be provided. St. John’s is located next to the high school and library.

November 2018

When God Offends Us (2 Samuel 6:2-8)

  • Sermon
  • Service Theme: The Common and the Sacred: What are your priorities?
  • 11/25

How to Spot Fake Repentance (1 Samuel 15:17-26)

  • Sermon
  • Service Theme: Pride vs. Humility – Part 2: The Number 1 Killer of Christians
  • 11/18

The Lord Repays What We Lose For Him (Ruth 2:11-12)

  • Sermon
  • Service Theme: God’s Sacrifice Leads To Our Sacrifice
  • 11/11

Greatest Glory in Greatest Shame (Judges 16:18-30)

  • Sermon
  • Service Theme: Pride vs. Humility – Part 1: Godly Service Begins With Humility
  • 11/4

October 2018

Wiser Than Our Wisdom (The Walls of Jericho)

  • Sermon
  • Service Theme: God’s ways are not our ways.
  • 10/28

God Can Certainly Do It! (The 12 Spies)

  • Sermon
  • Service Theme: Faith vs. Fear
  • 10/21

Worldly Love and Christian Love (Exodus 32:30-32)

  • Sermon
  • Service Theme: The Self-Sacrificing Love of Christ and of Christians
  • 10/14

The Hidden God (The Radiant Face of Moses)

  • Sermon
  • The Story Chapter 5 (Mount Sinai, 10 Commandments, Golden Calf, Tabernacle)
  • 10/7

September 2018

The Lord Will Fight For You (The Crossing of the Red Sea)

  • Sermon
  • The Story chapter 3 (The Exodus)
  • 9/30

God Plans Evil for Good (The Account of Joseph)

  • Sermon
  • The Story chapter 3 (Joseph in Egypt)
  • 9/23

Abram’s Faith and Yours (The Account of Abraham)

  • Sermon
  • The Story chapter 2 (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob)
  • 9/16

Salvation Through One Man (The Account of Noah)

  • Sermon
  • The Story chapter 1 (Creation, the Fall into Sin, Noah)
  • 9/9

True Obedience Begins with the Heart

May 2018

The Holy Spirit Teaches Peace (John 14:25-27)

  • Video Sermon: Click here
  • Day of Pentecost B
  • 5/20

We Are Just Like Jesus (1 John 4:13-21)

  • Video Sermon: Click here
  • Easter 7 B
  • 5/13

Lord, Teach Us to Get It (Ephesians 1:15-23)

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  • Ascension B
  • 5/10

This is Love: God Loved Us (1 John 4:1-11)

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  • Easter 6 B
  • 5/6

April 2018

Where’s Your Proof? (1 John 3:18-24)

  • Video Sermon: Click here
  • Easter 5 B
  • 4/29

Know Your Shepherd (1 Peter 5:1-4)

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  • Easter 4 B (Good Shepherd Sunday)
  • 4/22

In Light We Know, Speak, and Live (1 John 1:1-2:2)

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  • Easter 3 B
  • 4/15