Cross Section from the Summit View Church of Chris

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen Where did God come from? He didn't. Who created him? No one. How could this be? From philosophy, science, and Scripture, we explore what we can know about God's eternal nature and how it gives us confidence to trust him. Texts: Isaiah 46:8-11, Revelation 1:8, and other selections

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen When those who feared the Lord listened to the corrective message of the prophet Malachi and responded, God noticed! He blesses us when we take his message seriously and work to honor him by the way we live. Text: Malachi 2:17 to 4:6

Sunday Sermon by Phil Diaz The parable of the willow tree reminds us of the importance of resilience, which we gain through faith in God, study of his word, and involvement in the community of his people. Texts: various texts, including selections from Ecclesiastes

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen Joel's call for Judah to repent and return to God during a locust invasion sent by God applies to us as well as God calls us to repent and come to him through Jesus before the great and final Day of the Lord comes. Texts: selections from Joel 1-2 and Acts 2

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen Four prophecies from Zechariah 9-13 that were fulfilled during Jesus' Passion Week—and what those prophecies meant for the Jews of Zechariah's time, Jesus' followers in his time, and us today. Texts: selections from Zechariah 9-13, Matthew, and John

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen A question about whether to continual an annual fast brings us a lesson on how long God calls us to grieve over our sin. Text: Zechariah 7-8

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen Like the ancient Jewish leaders Zerubbabel and Joshua, we do good and live faithfully to God not by our own might or power, but by the cleansing God gives and the power of God's Spirit at work in us. Text: Zechariah 3-4

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen A survey of the 5 prophecies Matthew indicates were fulfilled in the stories around Jesus' birth, with emphasis on how they hep us know that God was at work in bringing Jesus the Messiah, his Son and our Savior, into the world for our salvation. Text: Matthew 1:18 to 2:23

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen In Haggai, the Lord is stern with his people regarding their sin, but also tremendously encouraging as they turn to him in faith and obedience. Text: Book of Haggai

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen Obadiah, on the surface, could give God a bad name: Why is God always out to destroy peoples and nations? But digging deeper, we find the goodness of God in how he responds to both wickedness and repentance. He responds to one with retributive justice and to the other with grace. Text: Book of Obadiah

Sunday Sermon by Ryan Ferguson We often fear being unworthy of our calling in Christ, of the work to which God calls us, or unworthy of the love and community of God's people. But so was Moses! Yet God called him. And God calls us not on the basis of who we are, but on the basis of who Christ is and who we become because of him. Texts: Exodus 3-4 and selected passages

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen A look at the book of Habakkuk as a lesson on how to pray when God doesn't seem to be hearing our prayers, or when he hears but answers in a way that doesn't seem right. Text: Book of Habakkuk

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen From the book of Zephaniah, a study of God the Mighty Warrior who confronts sin in nations and in the whole world, and in our own lives as well—and who also saves us from his judgment that will come on the world, if we turn to him in humility.Text: selections from Zephaniah

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen Through Nahum, God speaks a word of judgment to come against the city of Nineveh—a dark word, yet good news! Not normal good news, though, but strange good news. Text: Book of Nahum

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen Our God is both stern and kind: stern toward us when we sin, but kind and ready to show us his mercy when we come to him. Text: Micah 6-7

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen In this lesson, we study the first half of the book of Micah as an example of how to make sense of the writings of the Bible's prophets, looking at Micah's message for Judah, what it meant for the people of Micah's time, and what it means for us today. Text: Micah 1:1 to 4:15

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen To people who know the weight of their sin, Hosea speaks a message of hope, calling them back to the Lord. We can return to the Lord, even if our sins are heavy, because God is faithful and gracious and receives those who turn to him. Texts: Hosea 14, Acts 2:37-41

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen The hearts of God's people in Israel were far from him. They worshiped him with sacrifices and burnt offerings, but there was something they withheld, something that to God is even better than worship. Text: Hosea 5:13 to 7:16

3-part Sunday Sermon by Jack Campbell, Walt Ranta, and Rich Lamb A call to do good as servants of God setting aside complacency, staying on God's side, and doing good wherever we can for his glory. Text: selected passages

Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen God called Hosea into a problematic marriage that represented God's problematic relationship with Israel. Despite the unfaithfulness of Hosea's wife and of Israel, God's love was shown to both, offering a way to repentance and reconciliation for us just as for them. Text: Hosea 1-3