Sermon Series

God's kingdom is above all the kingdoms of this world. What’s broken is obvious, but we all share responsibility as God’s partners to build something better. This series explores the kingdom values that Jesus taught in the Gospel of Luke. Each week, Pastor Dave and Pastor Coltin break down practical ways to implement these values today as leaders, parents, grandparents (Dave), as well as upcoming generations who are building the future (Coltin).

Do you find yourself wondering what God is doing as you navigate the tired, angry, divided world of 2020? In the book of Acts, we find the early church in a similar struggle as they sought to build a new “kingdom of heaven” on earth with little to rely on. This series looks at their stories to reveal the one thing they needed to move ahead. It was God’s empowering spirit that moved them back then, and it is that same spirit that leads us forward today.

Overcoming fear, difficult circumstances, longings, unmet expectations, judgment, and even darkness - these are the lessons we learn from stories of women in the Bible. God used their experiences to bring His Kingdom to earth long ago, and He will continue to do so today. (John 16:33)

Weariness is more than fatigue, it extends straight to the soul. It seems that we seldom find the cure and experience true rest for our soul. Could it be that we are looking in the wrong places? This series explores Jesus’ invitation to the weary to come and be renewed.

There is a new normal. We didn’t see it coming and we don’t know what the future looks like. So what do we hang onto? True faith. Community. Each other. All the way back in the book of Philippians, even Paul knew something about a new normal. He knew we are designed to be in community. He taught that our reliance upon Jesus drives us toward each other to share in both the joys and pains of life. It’s not easy. At times it can be messy. Yet if we keep our eyes focused on Jesus, we don’t have to shy away from difficulty. In fact, we are drawn to a depth and growth that can only be found when we are united in Christ and pursuing him together.

In these confusing days, while we’re together at home, let’s remember that Jesus’ death and resurrection reminds us that in the middle of uncertainty, we are not alone. Let’s celebrate that God Himself created us for community.

The world is full of noise. We are bombarded with messages from many different sources, and the ones we naturally tune in to aren't always positive. God’s word sends us messages of purpose, love, and grace - but do we really listen? This Lenten season, we’ll look into the book of Ephesians and explore how to engage in the practices that help us tune out the messages that defeat and tune in to the messages of truth that transform us into people who live out God’s great love.

Concepts don't change lives. Practices do. This series, based on Romans 12, challenges us to examine our "response-ability" to God's Word.

C.S. Lewis’ phrase, “always winter and never Christmas,” in describing the land of Narnia, captures something at the very heart of the Old Testament prophesies. The children of Israel waited in anticipation for winter to fade; for a Messiah to deliver them. Yet in the midst of this seemingly frozen, wintry silence, the prophets and kings kept their hope in focus - a hope that even in the midst of winter, Christmas was coming. This Christmas, we’ll look deeply into our lives for the places that seem to be “always winter and never Christmas” and remember that through the coming of Jesus, Christmas can break through!

In the midst of a polarized world, the way of God offers a better way of wisdom, peace, and common good. This is the way of "praus" - finding an alternative way between two extremes. The words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount address many current issues of our day and teach us how to rise above division with a "better way", a way filled with love, dignity, and Kingdom priorities.

As humans, our default setting is to focus on our own needs, our own lives. Yet God entrusted His work of transforming creation to "the body of Christ" - the church. How do we embrace our limitations, while taking the risk of standing up to opposition? The Old Testament story of Elijah, invites us to step back and think about the needs all around us, and to "jump in" to God’s work!

We love a good story - one with a beginning, middle, and end; a story where you can even skip to the end before knowing the details that brought that ending about. The Bible is not a cover-to-cover linear story, it is more like a narrative arch emerging from the library of books that comprise it. If we look at the end of the Bible in Revelation 21, we find a picture of a future reality that leaves us with the questions: How do we get there? What started this story and why did it lead us here? If this ending hasn’t happened yet, how do we fit into the story? Keeping all of these questions in mind, this eight part series explores how the pieces of the Bible fit together to tell one compelling story of hope, compassion and love - the greatest story ever told.

While most people tend to agree on basic human values, do we really put them into practice? This year, we'll take several Sundays and explore specific ways that God calls us to turn our values into virtues that we live out in a tangible way.

Do you ever feel like you are “missing something” as you interact with family, friends, and co-workers? Blindspots are real, and we all have them. This series, based on the life of the Old Testament character Joseph, explores key blindspots in our relationships and how we can take action for greater support and healing.

The vivid stories surrounding the first Easter remind us of God’s ultimate grace toward very flawed and broken people. Through the writings of Luke, we see how God systematically seeks after all that can be lost, and continues to offer hope that even today, we can still be found!

In a culture that values comfort, we often seek to avoid risk. Yet the gospel invites us to risk ourselves for the kingdom. This Lenten series, based on the book of Hebrews, challenges us to look deeply into the kind of risks that God can use to lead us forward in growth, maturity, and faith.  

Two thousand years ago at the first Christmas, the Holy Spirit was at work, weaving together a story of hope, light, and redemption. Nineteen centuries later Charles Dickens’ story gave us another set of spirits, past, present, and future, to revive human goodwill and real love. And now, you're invited to experience the “spirits” of the first Christmas to awaken your heart to the redemptive power of Jesus’ birth. December 2 - 30, 2018

In the midst of life's difficulty and what often feels like chaos, you can find a deeper presence of peace, hope, and celebration grounded in Biblical SHALOM. October 21 - November 25, 2018

What might the church accomplish if we expand our vision and we each do our part?

As we prepare for the next chapter of the Montrose Church story, what will your role be?

True worship is much more than a church service, a song, or even a mindset... it encompasses our very lives. In this series features stories of the "heart of worship" of our very own people.

Have you ever wanted to ask God a question? or ask a question about God?  Now is your chance.

The book of James reminds us that as a community of believers we are "in formation" together as we allow God's word to be more than "information" - but to press into our practices, attitudes, choices, spirit, and stewardship.