Below you will find a link to our most recent audio sermons. To hear more, you can visit https://shawnstapleton.substack.com/.
- Put Christ back in Christmas? Yes! But let's go all the way, and tell the WHOLE story. Christmas, without Easter, is meaningless. Christmas is the beginning of our ability to see God face to face, in the places we least expect. Jesus came that we might know God fully, and might be freed of the sting of death forever. Get full access to A Simple Word for Complex People by Pastor Shawn Stapleton at shawnstapleton.substack.com/subscribe
- This week our young friends presented the Christmas story through an amazing play written by our talented friend Jeni Nielsen. This is the brief message I offered afterward. Frankly, the play was so good, I kind of forgot what I was going to say! Get full access to A Simple Word for Complex People by Pastor Shawn Stapleton at shawnstapleton.substack.com/subscribe
- The work we do in the world as followers of Jesus reveals who we are. It's not about getting into heaven — it's about continuing Jesus' ministry of revealing the Kingdom of God on earth, one ministry moment at a time. Get full access to A Simple Word for Complex People by Pastor Shawn Stapleton at shawnstapleton.substack.com/subscribe
- All of us have skills that we have developed over time, but we also have been blessed with gifts from God. The things of God are the investment God has made in us, asking only that we, in turn, invest our love, mercy, forgiveness, reconciliation, and other gifts of God into others. Get full access to A Simple Word for Complex People by Pastor Shawn Stapleton at shawnstapleton.substack.com/subscribe
- All too often, we focus on whether we will be ready when the "roll is called up yonder" and we stand before God. But Jesus isn't just talking about being ready when you die. Jesus is calling us to be ready for whatever ministry moment may come. To do that, we need to remember why we're holding the lamp. Get full access to A Simple Word for Complex People by Pastor Shawn Stapleton at shawnstapleton.substack.com/subscribe
- We have a great tendency to make everything about ourselves, don't we? It's not just the haughty who are guilty, however. God doesn't ask that we live out our faith as if we're equipped for any eventuality; God only asks us to be willing to live the faith life despite our lack of preparedness. Where we are insufficient, God always shines through. Get full access to A Simple Word for Complex People by Pastor Shawn Stapleton at shawnstapleton.substack.com/subscribe
- In order for people to really know what we are about as individuals and as congregations of Christ followers, our actions must mimic or exceed the power of our words. Many of us do one or the other well. But, we need to do both. Get full access to A Simple Word for Complex People by Pastor Shawn Stapleton at shawnstapleton.substack.com/subscribe
- The Israelites needed a calming presence. God even needed a calming presence. The world needs a calming presence. We are called to be that calming presence. Get full access to A Simple Word for Complex People by Pastor Shawn Stapleton at shawnstapleton.substack.com/subscribe
- The Ten Commandments were set by God as the foundation for a newly redeemed people to learn how to live with one another, while also properly honoring God. They are the base level. Jesus calls us to advanced citizenship in the Kingdom of God, which is far beyond these base-level reflections of the Kingdom on earth. Get full access to A Simple Word for Complex People by Pastor Shawn Stapleton at shawnstapleton.substack.com/subscribe
- The Egyptians gave the people everything they needed to live. That's how they remembered it. When trouble pops up, it's easy to forget the crack of the whip or the bricks without straw. Don't romanticize what you left behind. Get full access to A Simple Word for Complex People by Pastor Shawn Stapleton at shawnstapleton.substack.com/subscribe
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