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All posts by Sean Scribner
Spend & Be Spent
In the early days of the Methodist movement, John Wesley provided his “helpers” (lay preachers who traveled around to preach and spread the movement) a list of 12 rules to follow. Among those rules, Wesley said this: “You have nothing to do but to save souls. Therefore spend and be spent in this work.”
Nothing to do but save souls. Imagine the difference it would make if Christians were so focused in their passions and efforts?
For our final sermon series of the church calendar, we will dive into the church’s one holy mission “to save as many souls as you can; to bring as many sinners as you possibly can to repentance, and with all your power to build them up in that holiness without which they cannot see the Lord.” This mission comes from the very heart of God himself—the God who loves his world, enters into his world, and calls his people to join him in mission.
Wesley’s charge to his helpers is essentially God’s charge to all who follow Him.
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The Father's Sending Love
Oct 26, 2025 • 51:18
God has given the greatest gift that he has to offer. He has sent his one and only Son into the world, not to condemn it, but to save it. He was not compelled to do this because the world was so lovely, but because of his own loving nature.…
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The Son's Incarnational Step
Nov 2, 2025 • 40:11
The Apostle Paul instructs the church to have the mind, or attitude, of Christ. As we seek to be the people of mission we are called to be, this means adopting and cultivating the attitude of Christ toward the world and follow him in his sentness to it, in love.…
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The Spirit’s Empowering Presence
Nov 9, 2025 • 43:23
Jesus never asked his disciples to go and be witnesses in the world in their own power. Instead he commanded them to wait for the power of the Holy Spirit to come upon them. He is the power for all Christian mission. Series: Spend & Be Spent Speaker: Sean Scribner…
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The Church’s Great Co-mission
Nov 16, 2025 • 51:00
Armed with the Good News of Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead, the church is called to engage the world in mission, empowered by the authority and presence of Christ himself. Series: Spend & Be Spent Speaker: Sean Scribner Scripture: Matthew 28: 16-20
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The Lord of the Harvest
Nov 23, 2025 • 42:53
The Lord of the Harvest is looking for workers who will join him in his compassion for and ministry to the world. His harvest is not made up of wheat or barley, but of the souls of people in the world he loves. We are not called to reap the…
Rhythms
“As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.” (Genesis 8:22)
God is a God of order. Hardwired into his creation can be found natural rhythms—day and night, seasons, and cycles of work and rest—all reflections of His wisdom and care. These rhythms are not arbitrary but purposeful, offering a framework for living in alignment with God’s design, resulting in a life of peace and purpose in a chaotic world.
But all too often our lives are harassed and harried, governed by what has been called a “pathological busyness.” Apathy, anxiety, depression become the norm, while peace, joy, and rest seem unattainable, or reserved for a select few—the order of creation seeming as distant to our lives as stars in the night sky. Surely the God of planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night has more for our lives than this.
Rhythms is a sermon series devoted to encouraging believers who are caught up in the craziness of life to discover a better way by looking to Jesus. He shows us what a life of balance and wholeness looks like, one that is in perfect alignment with the heart and purposes of the Father. In him there is hope for breaking out of the status quo and entering into the abundant life he has prepared for us all.
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Worship
Aug 31, 2025 • 46:44
David’s experience of worship in the wilderness shows how turning to God in worship provides strength and abundance amidst life’s challenges. Drawing from Jesus’ teachings in John 4, it highlights worship as a lifestyle of offering one’s whole self to God through the Holy Spirit, not just in song but…
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Worship (Revisited)
Sep 7, 2025 • 40:41
Jesus’ conversation with the Samaritan woman reveals true worship as the foundational rhythm for a fulfilling life, addressing her pursuit of satisfaction through relationships. It underscores how misguided beliefs, practices, and priorities—like the Samaritans’ syncretism or the Jews’ legalism—obstruct authentic, Christ-centered, Spirit-led worship rooted in biblical truth. By offering her…
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Word and Whisper
Sep 14, 2025 • 44:42
Essential to the Christian life is the rhythm of engaging with God’s word and listening for His voice to find healing and direction. The busyness and distractions of modern life, such as smartphones, stand in contrast to Jesus’ practice of retreating to solitude for communion with the Father, underscoring the…
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Wonder
Sep 21, 2025 • 44:45
The wonder one experiences while beholding the beauty in creation or the revelation in worship has the power to point them to divine truths. Attention to God’s presence and activity make awareness possible, leading to worship. Series: Rhythms Speaker: Sean Scribner Scripture: Psalm 63:2-3
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Walk
Sep 28, 2025 • 45:46
The invitation from Jesus is to come and be yoked to him, walking with him in every area of life. All of yourself, with all of him, everywhere you go, forever. Series: Rhythms Speaker: Sean Scribner Scripture: Psalm 63:1-8
Jesus Appearing
The scriptures present the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead as a real, unique, and historical event. Nothing in all of human history has impacted and transformed so many billions of lives, yet the original eyewitness accounts reveal just how truly unexpected and unbelievable it was.
“Jesus Appearing” is an Eastertide sermon series that examines the resurrection appearances of Jesus to his disciples in the Gospel of John. Together we will see the resurrection as the start of something altogether new in the world, what it means to live life in light of it, and how Jesus alone supplies our every need.
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Don't Cling to Me!
Apr 27, 2025 • 47:57
In the already but not yet of Jesus’ movement from the grave to the sky, he presented himself to the eyes, ears, and heart of Mary Magdalene. The risen Jesus still calls people by name and invites them to let go of their own expectations and join him in his…
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Why Are You Still Here?
May 4, 2025 • 46:40
The church cannot be guilty of hiding its confession behind lock and key. There are too many people who need to hear a clear defense of the facts of the resurrection, but they also need Spirit-filled Christian lives to be the interpretive lens through which to understand it. Series: Jesus…
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A Miraculous Meal
May 11, 2025 • 55:22
It is a life-transforming experience to learn once and for all that Jesus doesn’t prepare the feast—Jesus is the feast. Only those who dine on him by faith will be satisfied. Series: Jesus Appearing Speaker: Sean Scribner Scripture: John 21:1-14
The Way of Sorrows
The season of Lent is a forty-day period of fasting and prayer that begins on Ash Wednesday and prepares for the feast of Easter. Originally lasting only a week, it became a forty-day season during the 7th century to coincide with the forty days Christ spent in the wilderness. While fasting and penitential works do not save a person, they find their value in drawing believers closer to God.
For the Lenten season of 2025, our weekly sermon series, “The Way of Sorrows,” will follow Jesus on his journey to the cross. Beginning with his trial before Pilate, we will walk the Via Dolorosa with him, making several stops along the way. Together we will explore the implications of this journey and learn more of what it means to deny ourselves, take up our own cross, and follow him (Matthew 16:24).
The sacrifices of discipleship do not atone for sin, but they are essential to a life of faithful following. Let us travel this road through sorrow to glory with Christ, together.
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True Truth
Mar 9, 2025 • 44:09
Jesus told the truth, not just about himself, but about everyone else, so much that they wanted to kill him for it. Your eternal destiny hinges entirely upon your attitude toward him. He is the light of the world. In his presence, you will either fall down to worship him…
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Jesus Takes Up His Cross
Mar 16, 2025 • 47:32
As Jesus takes up his cross to head to his execution, he does so as the new Isaac, giving himself over to the Father’s will. He is truly God, but also truly, fully, perfectly, and substitutionally man. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: The Way of Sorrows Scripture: John 19:17
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Simon of Cyrene
Mar 23, 2025 • 42:10
God is orchestrating the circumstances of your life to bring you to a face to face encounter with Christ and his cross. His call is to follow him on his way, surrendered to the Father’s will for the sake of the world. He will provide everything needed for you to…
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Until Your Dying Day
Mar 30, 2025 • 42:03
Speaker: Courtney White Series: The Way of Sorrows Scripture: Luke 23:28-31
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Naked and Unashamed
Apr 6, 2025 • 33:55
Speaker: Richard Meservey Series: The Way of Sorrows Scripture: John 19:23-24
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Forgiveness and Life
Apr 13, 2025 • 44:38
The one who hung on the middle cross on Good Friday hung there in the place of everyone around him. By his blood, he offers both forgiveness and life to all who look to him in faith. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: The Way of Sorrows Scripture: Luke 23:32-43
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The Exalted Servant
Apr 20, 2025 • 34:53
Life is filled with disappointing ends: Dreams that never come true; hopes and expectations that are never met. Sometimes it seems like all we ever do is strike out. But Easter declares that with God there are no dead ends or hopeless situations. The misery of Friday and the silence…
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