CROSS SECTIONOfficial Podcast of the
Summit View Church of Christ Sunday Sermons
Interviews with Members Insights into Today's Issues Encouraging Messages from the Bible |
CROSS SECTIONOfficial Podcast of the
Summit View Church of Christ Sunday Sermons
Interviews with Members Insights into Today's Issues Encouraging Messages from the Bible |
Season 5, Episode 11
Arm Yourself with the Attitude of Christ — Sunday Sermon, March 17, 2024 (30:28) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — Our suffering for the sake of Christ becomes a warning to the people around us that they and we must all one day give account of our lives to the one who will judge the living and the dead. This is why we preach the gospel, the purpose of evangelism: that we may help one another prepare for the judgment and share the hope of eternal life. For this purpose we live godly lives, unsurprised by the suffering that comes upon us for Christ. Text: 1 Peter 4 |
Season 5, Episode 10
Be Prepared to Give an Answer — Sunday Sermon, March 10, 2024 (38:17) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — We want to share the message of Jesus and be good witnesses for him, but we often feel pressured by unbelievers around us. What should we do? Should we fight back? Give in? Hide away? Peter gives us a better option, but it's difficult: He calls us to stand strong, as Jesus did, and to be prepared to explain the reason for the hope we have in Christ. Text: 1 Peter 3:8-22 |
Season 5, Episode 9
Live as God's Slaves — Sunday Sermon, March 3, 2024 (36:26) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — It is not by promising to fulfill people's dreams and guaranteeing a prosperous life that we bring people to Jesus most effectively, but by setting ourselves aside to pursue the glory of God above all else, even if that means—as it did for Jesus—suffering for the Lord's sake. For though we are free in Christ, we live as slaves of God. Text: 1 Peter 2:11 to 3:7 |
Season 5, Episode 8
Live as Priests — Sunday Sermon, February 25, 2024 (31:26) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — We, along with Jesus, are living stones that God is using to build his temple, the people in whom he lives. We are also God's priests in his temple, representing God to people and people to God. In these roles, we must live holy lives, and through our living as priests we may have opportunities to lead unbelievers to bring glory to God. Text: 1 Peter 2:4-12 |
Season 5, Episode 7
Live as Foreigners — Sunday Sermon, February 18, 2024 (36:06) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — The joy we have in Christ is one of the great keys to witnessing effectively for Jesus in an often-unbelieving world. Peter calls the early church, suffering through trials that frequently stemmed from their status as a suspect or despised minority in the Roman Empire, to hold onto their joy and to live holy lives as they live as foreigners and exiles in this world. Text: 1 Peter 1:1 to 2:3 |
Season 5, Episode 6
Persuading Others — Sunday Sermon, February 11, 2024 (32:58) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — The goal of Christian evangelistic ministry, as Paul expresses it, is not to dominate others or to create a Christian-dominant culture. It is to persuade others about Jesus, that he died for us all so that we might no longer live for ourselves, but for him who died for us and was raised from the dead. In order to persuade others—and to be excellent witnesses for Jesus—we need to have the proper motives, mindset, ministry, and message, which Paul describes in this passage. Text: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 |
Season 5, Episode 5
Full of Prayer and Grace — Sunday Sermon, February 4, 2024 (29:05) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — As we live as witnesses for Jesus, our speech and conduct must be always full of prayer and grace. Paul urges the church to pray all the time, including for his ministry, even while he's a prisoner—for we are witnesses for Jesus all the time, in every situation. Then he calls the believers to conduct themselves wisely among outsiders, and to always let their conversation be full of grace, seasoned with salt. Wise conduct and gracious speech, built on the foundation of prayer, lets us present the message of Jesus in ways that nonbelievers can receive, opening them to the love, hope, and mystery of Christ. Text: Colossians 4:2-6 |
Season 5, Episode 4
Incarnational Ministry — Sunday Sermon, January 28, 2024 (28:53) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — Incarnational ministry is taking on some of the identity of the people we want to reach for God in order to make it as easy as possible for them to receive our message about Jesus. It's modeled after what Jesus did for us when he stepped out of heavenly glory, took on human form, became the Son of God in human form (God incarnate), and lived among human beings in order to bring people to God. In this lesson we talk about how to reach out to others through incarnational ministry like Jesus did, and like Paul did as he ministered among both Jews and Gentiles. Text: 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 |
Season 5, Episode 3
Plant and Water — Sunday Sermon, January 21, 2024 (34:06) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — When believers in the young church in Corinth argued over which great Christian leader they followed (Paul, Apollos, Peter, Christ), Paul reminded them how he and Apollos had ministered to that church: Paul planted the seed of the gospel there and Apollos watered it—but God made it grow. Paul and Apollos, in their common work for the good of the church, always pointed the church not to themselves but to God. If we will do the same, our humility and devotion to Christ will add to our credibility as witnesses for our Lord. Text: 1 Corinthians 3 |
Season 5, Episode 2 — January 14, 2024
Go Places — Sunday Sermon, January 14, 2024 (33:19) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — In his Great Commission, Jesus commanded his followers to go and make disciples of all nations—yet for a while, they stayed together in Jerusalem and did not go. But when persecution arose there, God used that terrible event to send Christians out into the world, and as a result the gospel message has spread around the world and to us today. We too are called to go—perhaps to go far or perhaps to go near, but always to share the message of Jesus with others. Text: Matthew 28:16-20, Acts 7:59 to 8:40 |
Current Sunday Sermon Series LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE Tips and techniques from the Bible on how to be effective witnesses for Christ in our world today. Kevin Jensen, Minister (January-March 2024) Let Your Light Shine (S5:E1, 29:56 — January 7, 2024) Go Places (S5:E2, 33:19 — January 14, 2024) Plant and Water (S5:E3, 34:06 — January 21, 2024) Incarnational Ministry (S5:E4, 28:53 — January 28, 2024) Full of Prayer and Grace (S5:E5, 29:05 — February 4, 2024) Persuading Others (S5:E6, 32:58 — February 11, 2024) Live as Foreigners (S5:E7, 36:06 — February 18, 2024) Live as Priests (S5:E8, 31:26 — February 25, 2024) Live as God's Slaves (S5:E9, 36:26 — March 3, 2024) Be Prepared to Give an Answer (S5:E10, 38:17 — March 10, 2024) Arm Yourself with the Attitude of Christ (S5:E11, 30:28 — March 17, 2024) Recent Sunday Sermon Series
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT Lessons from the great teachings of Jesus in Matthew 5-7. Kevin Jensen, Minister (October-December 2023) The Beatitudes (S4:E39, 28:03 — October 1, 2023) Salt and Light (S4:E40, 27:48 — October 8, 2023) Jesus on Anger and Conflict (S4:E41, 27:52 — October 15, 2023) Jesus on Marriage Vows (S4:E42, 36:50 — October 22, 2023) Jesus on Honesty (S4:E44, 30:35 — November 5, 2023) Jesus on Revenge (S4:E45, 29:52 — November 12, 2023) Secret Light (S4:E46, 27:52 — November 19, 2023) Jesus on Prayer (S4:E47, 25:53 — November 27, 2023) Depending on God (S4:E48, 32:51 — December 3, 2023) Jesus on Judging (S4:E49, 27:20 — December 10, 2023) Jesus on Seeking God (S4:E50, 31:59 — December 17, 2023) GUEST LESSONS & SPECIAL LESSONS 2023
Guest sermons at the Summit View Church of Christ. A Secret Worth Learning (Jim Mendenhall) (S4:E1, 31:02 — January 1, 2023) Blessed Assurance (Jack Campbell) (S4:E2, 22:49 — January 15, 2023) Here Is Your God (Jim Mendenhall) (S4:E3, 30:05) — January 22, 2023) A Christian's Job Description (Jack Campbell) (S4:E4, 27:05) — January 29, 2023 Behold My Servant (Jim Mendenhall) (S4:E5, 34:05) — February 5, 2023 Living Sacrifice (Johnny Gallegos) (S4:E9, 26:57) — March 5, 2023 Looking in the Right Direction (Thomas Yukich) (S4:E27, 35:17) — July 9, 2023 Our Freedom in Christ (Ryan Ferguson) (S4:E30, 30:01) — July 30, 2023 Who Gets Whom? - Part 1 (Rudy Kantu) (S4:E37, 43:00) — September 17, 2023 Who Gets Whom? - Part 2 (Rudy Kantu) (S4:E38, 44:54) — September 24, 2023 Christian Every Day Carry (Phil Diaz) (S4:E43, 29:53) — October 29, 2023 Superior to the Angels (Kevin Jensen) (S4:E51, 32:39) — December 24, 2023 Guidance from James for the New Year (Walt Ranta) (S4:E52, 27:13) — December 31, 2023 INTERVIEWS & DEVOTIONAL THOUGHTS
Interviews with friends and members of our congregation, and stand-alone devotional thoughts for spiritual growth. Interview with Health Care Workers on the Pandemic's Front Line (Interview with Beth Luke and Onyinye Amanari — S1:E2, 32:24 — June 3, 2020) Three Preachers on Ministry During a Pandemic (Interview with Derrick Allen and Curt Still — S1:E5, 46:06 — June 10, 2020) A Teacher and a Professor on Education During the Pandemic (Interview with Caralee Thomason and Bill Wayenberg — S1:E8, 43:52 — June 17, 2020) Parenting & Teaching During a Pandemic (Interview with Johnny Gallegos — S1:E11, 31:53 — June 24, 2020) Faithful Flexibility (Kevin Jensen — S1:E14, 9:57 — July 1, 2020) |
THOUGHTS FROM AN OPEN BIBLE
Brief devotional thoughts from SVCC elder and former minister Jim Mendenhall. Should the Squeaky Wheel Get the Grease? (S1:E3, 4:19 — June 5, 2020) A 200-Year-Old Bible (S1:E6, 3:04 — June 12, 2020) Will Your Anchor Hold? (S1:E9, 3:24 — June 19, 2020) He Is Genuine (S1:E12, 3:46 — June 26, 2020) What Circumstances Can Do to You (S1:E15, 3:18 — July 3, 2020) Better Even Than Being Fair (S1:E17, 3:10 — July 10, 2020) Afraid of Self-Control (S1:E19, 2:56 — July 17, 2020) Is Authority a Bad Word? (S1:E21, 3:10 — July 24, 2020) The Need to Focus for the Race of Life (S1:E24, 2:40 — August 1, 2020) Must God Accept Us as We Are? (S1:E26, 2:58 — August 7, 2020) When Will We Ever Learn? (S1:E28, 2:33 — August 14, 2020) Does the Bible Upset You? (S1:E30, 2:46 — August 21, 2020) What Was Jesus Really Like? (S1:E34, 2:54 — September 11, 2020) Nobody Cares about Me (S1:E38, 2:28 — September 18, 2020) Help for a Bitter Heart (S1:E40, 2:37 — September 25, 2020) Is the Bible Worth Opening? (S1:E42, 2:34 — October 2, 2020) |