Woodbury Church of Christ Sermons

02/25/24 - Torah Together | Road Trip?

In the book of Numbers, the people of God are traveling again. They are finally leaving Mt. Sinai, but they begin to complain. They don't want to trust God or Moses. But God can be trusted.

02/18/24 - Torah Together | Forgiven Forever

The complex system of tabernacle sacrifices seems bizarre, even offensive. However, it hints at a future reality that will come to reality in Christ.

02/11/24 - Torah Together | Wonderful & Dangerous

Pop Quiz: What do festering wounds, mildew and bloody sacrifices have in common? They're all highlighted in the third and maybe strangest book in the Hebrew Bible. It raises questions for the modern reader about what to do with this weird book.

02/04/24 - Torah Together | God Just Moved In Next Door

Exodus Part Three - We're in a part of the Bible people think of as...well, boring. It's a verbal description of engineering schematics for a tabernacle. As people read, if they even do, they wonder why in the world God preserved ten chapters of this stuff. Well, if you take a deep breath and dig in, it's pretty awesome because it reflects and reveals an awesome God.

01/28/23 - Exodus Pt. 2 - What Is Up With All the Laws?

When people try to read through the Bible they usually do great...right until they get to the laws in Exodus. While some of the laws make sense, others are confusing and tedious...some are even offensive. What are Christians supposed to do with these laws?

01/21/23 - Torah Together | The Unstoppable God

As we enter Exodus, we are introduced to THE story of the Hebrew Bible. More to the point, we're introduced to a God who is stronger, bigger and mightier than any obstacle. If he can rescue a nation from slavery, he can rescue us from sin.

01/14/23 - Torah Together | What We're Learning About God

As we've learned, Genesis is full of wild, intriguing stories. We tend to read them for moral lessons, which is fine, but limited. What would we learn if we read it to discover the character of God?

01/07/23 - Torah Together | What In The World Is Going On In Genesis?

Genesis is full of wild stories. Some we've managed to turn into moral tales for children but many of the stories are...definitely not PG-13. What is happening in the first book of the Bible?

12/31/23 - Living on Borrowed Time

As Christians who have been given new life, we have another chance to make our lives count. How can we make it worth it?

12/24/23 - There is a Light | No One Is Too Far Away

We've turn the nativity into a nice sweet moment of peace and calm. It probably wasn't all "calm and bright." It was probably chaotic and confusing but God was present, even orchestrating things exactly how He needed them to be.

12/17/23 - There is a Light | Shine

Jesus is the light, the world needs the light. How do we shine in a world of darkness?

12/10/23 - There is a Light | There is a Darkness

If there is a light then there is a darkness. The light must have an answer for the darkness.

12/3/23 - There is a Light (Part One) You Had to Be There

Ever felt like you weren't "getting" faith? Like it seems to be working for everyone else but you? Like others were growing in their understanding, getting answers to prayer and experiencing contentment...but not you? John has something to say. We'll be exploring John 1 and the experience of Jesus

11/26/23 - The Very Next Thing | Expecting Different Things

As we end our series on what God has next for our church. We discuss today how our expectation for what God can do for us, is often different than the reality of what God is actually doing

The Very Next Thing | Focused on the Wrong Things

At our core, we want to do the right thing, but the right thing often requires sacrifice, perseverance, or humility. It's MUCH easier to focus on good but lesser things that don't require as much. Jesus has something to say about that.

The Very Next Thing | Neglecting Small Things

In Micah 6:6-8 God speaks of "little things" like justice, mercy, and walking humbly with God. Jesus refers to this passage in Matthew 23:23 and lets us know that little things become big things.

11/05/23 - The Very Next Thing | Avoiding Hard Things

With everyone he encountered, Jesus had a "next." Something to start, to stop, to go deeper, to patiently wait...but there was always a next. Most of the time we are well aware of what God expects of us next, we just struggle to actually do it.

10/29/23 - Missions Sunday!

Today is THE Sunday we collect our entire missions budget for the whole year! We're privileged to hear from Phil and Rebecca Jackson, missionaries in Athens, Greece working primarily with Middle Eastern refugees.

10/22/23 - Greatest Hits | Rock No Roll

Now that Jesus has laid out how life really works which means that he has laid out a choice - is He Lord or not?

10/15/23 - Greatest Hits | Bad to the Bone

Jesus could be direct, even harsh...but there was a loving, kind purpose. He told people that they were deeply flawed but even more deeply loved.