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Sermon Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Spiritual formation isn’t a Christian thing or even a religious thing; it’s a human thing. To be human is to grow, to mature, to adapt over time. Formation is simply the process by which our “spirit,” or inner person, is formed into a particular shape or character. Over a lifetime, we are spiritually formed by a complex alchemy of genetic inheritance, family patterns, childhood wounds, education, habits, decisions, relationships, environments, and more.

The problem is, most of our spiritual formation is unintentional. It just happens. And often, we are “conformed to the pattern of this world,” more than “transformed by the renewing of our mind.”

Sermon Scripture: Mark 1:16-20

Everybody is following somebody or something. We have all heard of a life lived following Jesus, but what exactly does that mean?

Does it mean we believe in a set of ideas called Christianity, or go to church on Sunday? Does it mean we try really hard to be a good person? How do we follow Jesus in the modern world? What does it look like to follow Jesus today? These are a few of the questions we hope to ponder during this season.

Sermon Scripture: 1 Samuel 3

In 1st Samuel, God called the young prophet Samuel to his service, to which Samuel replies, “Speak Lord, your servant is listening.” Join us as our Colorado Nazarene District Superintendent, Dr. Virgil Askren leads us in considering how God calls us in many ways, along with the many ways in which we might respond to his call.

Sermon Scripture: Colossians 1:3-23

This week we hear the stories and look at the evidence of all that God is doing among us at Emmaus Road. We will hear from our pastor, treasurer, and each of our ministry leaders the details of our ministry over the last year and the amazing opportunities that lay before us. This is a highlight in the life of our community as we take a peek behind the scenes into the ministry and stewardship of Emmaus Road Church.

Sermon Scripture: Acts 2:1–21

On the day of Pentecost, we are reminded that the Holy Spirit will not be confined to temples or sleep on altars, nor will it be limited to a special, select few, instead it will be for all people and in all places. For some reason however, this was not the experience for most people who were gathered together on that day in Jerusalem thousands of years ago.

Seemingly the dynamic power of God in the Holy Spirit had been tamed and put in a box. It had been so long since it moved among the people that some wondered if those days of mystery and power were over, but the prophets kept saying, “wait, watch, see, pay attention.”

Sermon Scripture: John 17:6-19

God does not love and sanctify us holy in spite of the world, but for the sake of the world, and this has been his position from the very beginning.

We have not always understood this, we have not always been very good at living this way, yet the truth remains, we have been given life, forgiveness, restoration, and holiness for the sake of the world that still lives in the shadow of hostility toward God.