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 4, Episode 38 — September 24, 2023
Who Gets Whom? - Part 2 (Rudy Kantu) — Sunday Sermon, September 24, 2023 (44:54) Sunday Sermon by Guest Speaker Rudy Kantu — Divisiveness in the church (as, for example, in lawsuits against each other, such as were happening in the church in Corinth) shames the church and makes it difficult to share the message of the gospel. Christians need to mature in Christ so that we can share God's message with credibility. Texts: selections from 1 Corinthians 6 and other texts |
Season 4, Episode 37 — September 17, 2023
Who Gets Whom? - Part 1 (Rudy Kantu) — Sunday Sermon, September 17, 2023 (43:00) Sunday Sermon by Guest Speaker Rudy Kantu — A message calling the church to full commitment to God in order that we might be well-equipped to share the gospel with others. Texts: selections from 1 Corinthians and other texts |
Season 4, Episode 36 — September 10, 2023
The Wasted Perfume — Sunday Sermon, September 10, 2023 (30:28) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — Mary, sister of Martha, honored Jesus with an extravagant and beautiful gift—but Judas objected, preferring that the gift be sold and the money be given to the poor. Jesus' response calls us to check our priorities in how we use the money and resources God has given us, and to appreciate every gift that people might bring to God. Text: Matthew 26:6-13, John 12:1-8 |
Season 4, Episode 35 — September 3, 2023
When Jesus Weeps — Sunday Sermon, September 3, 2023 (33:24) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — When Mary and Martha were grieving the loss of their brother Lazarus and Jesus knew he was about to raise Lazarus from the dead, why did Jesus weep? Did he weep out of his own sorrow over his friend's death? Was he angry with the unbelief around him? Did something else prompt his tears? In Jesus' tears, we glimpse how Jesus feels about death and how he—the one who will call the dead back to life—joins us in our grief. Text: John 11:1-44 |
Season 4, Episode 34 — August 27, 2023
When God Lets Us Down — Sunday Sermon, August 27, 2023 (36:38) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — The sisters Martha and Mary, when their brother Lazarus became sick, quickly sent an urgent message to Jesus to let him know. But Jesus, who could have healed Lazarus, did not come in time. In response—even though they had great faith—the sisters were deeply disappointed. We, too, are disappointed with God sometimes. What should we do when God lets us down, when he doesn't meet our expectations of a good and loving God? Text: John 11:1-44 |
Season 4, Episode 33 — August 20, 2023
What Is Better — Sunday Sermon, August 20, 2023 (25:23) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — If Jesus were personally coming to your house to stay a while, what would you do? Sweep the floor? Send the kids to stay with the grandparents? Martha opened her home to Jesus, and she was busy and worried because of all the preparations that needed to be made—and upset because her sister Mary was not helping her! Yet Jesus said Mary had chosen to do something even better, something we, in all our busyness, should do as well. Text: Luke 10:38-42 |
Season 4, Episode 32 — August 13, 2023
The Soft Approach — Sunday Sermon, August 13, 2023 (32:57) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — Paul, as an apostle of Jesus, could have ordered Philemon to do the right thing and receive his runaway slave back mercifully. But Paul did not exercise his apostolic authority; he did not take a confrontational, forceful approach. He took a soft approach, as Jesus did with us and modeled for us to do with one another. Text: Philemon |
Season 4, Episode 31 — August 6, 2023
What to Do with a Runaway Slave — Sunday Sermon, August 6, 2023 (36:22) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — One day, Philemon's runaway slave, Onesimus, returned to Philemon's home with a letter from the apostle Paul. Runaway slaves were usually punished harshly, but Paul asked Philemon to receive Onesimus back graciously. Why? And why did Paul send Onesimus back to his master at all? What do Paul's instructions to Philemon teach us today about our relationships with one another in the family of God? Text: Philemon |
Season 4, Episode 30 — July 30, 2023
Our Freedom in Christ — Sunday Sermon, July 30, 2023 (30:01) Sunday Sermon by Ryan Ferguson — What is true freedom, the kind of freedom that comes only from God through Christ? This lesson explores the freedom that God provides—freedom that calls us not to indulge in our own desires, but to grow in the fruit of the Spirit and in love for one another. Texts: Galatians 5 and selected texts |
Season 4, Episode 29 — July 23, 2023
The Cumulative Effects of Everyday Godliness — Sunday Sermon, July 23, 2023 (36:24) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — It might be easier to be godly in all our normal, mundane, everyday activities if we could see the end result from the beginning—see the blessings our godliness would produce. But great people of faith like Joseph, Daniel, Tabitha, and the widows of 1 Timothy 5 could not foresee the results of their daily godliness, yet they were faithful to God in their everyday tasks. Like them, when we are godly in all the little things God gives us to do each day, we find God to be faithful, and we receive a rich blessing. Texts: Genesis 39:1-6a, 39:20-23, 41:46-49, 41:53-57; Daniel 1:1-6, 1:18-21, 6:1-4; Acts 9:36-42; 1 Timothy 5:9-10 |
Current Sunday Sermon Series
Sister Faith Lessons from the stories of the sisters Martha and Mary and their interactions with Jesus. Kevin Jensen, Minister (August-September 2023) What Is Better (S4:E33, 25:23 — August 20, 2023) When God Lets Us Down (S4:E34, 36:38 — August 27, 2023) When Jesus Weeps (S4:E35, 33:24 — September 3, 2023) The Wasted Perfume (S4:E36, 30:28 — September 10, 2023) Recent Sunday Sermon Series
Philemon How Paul's appeal for a master to receive his runaway slave back graciously affects our relationships in the family of God today Kevin Jensen, Minister (August 2023) What to Do with a Runaway Slave (S4:E31, 36:22 — August 6, 2023) The Soft Approach (S4:E32, 32:57 — August 13, 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 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) |