sermon series

Stories Jesus Told

Part 1 – Who Said Anything About Fair?

August 5 & 6

Part 2 – Is Someone There – I Need Help!

August 12& 313

Part 3 – Seventy Times Seven – Shawn Klein – with opening and closing prayers by Pastor Chris

August 19 &20

Part 4

August 27 & 28

Revival: The Faith of John and Charles Wesley

Part 1 – Grace for Everybody, Grace that Goes Before Us.

July 1 & 2

Part 2 – Becoming Who We’re Called to Be

July 8 & 9

Part 3 – Accepting Your Acceptance

July 15 & 16

Part 4 – The Secret Ingredient

July 22 & 23

What Can I Do For You?

June 17 & 18, 2017

Guest Pastor Loida Divine

Say What?!?

Wrestling with the Bible’s Strangest Stories

Part 1 – Abraham’s Test of Faith

May 21 & 22

Part 2 – A Bald Prophet’s Bizarre Use of Power

June 4 & 5

Part 3 – A Marriage Made in Heaven

June 11 & 12

The Gospel in PIXAR

In this message series we’ll be looking at four popular Disney/PIXAR movies.: WALL-E, Toy Story, Finding Nemo, and Monsters Inc.! Yes, there are definitely gospel themes in these movies! What we’re going to do is draw out these themes, and of course tie them together with Scripture.

Part 1 – Wall*E

April 22 & 23

Part 2 –Toy Story

April 29 & 30

Part 3 – Monsters Inc.

May 6 & 7

Part 3 – Finding Nemo.

May 13 & 14

The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus

This message series takes a step back and look at the broader scope of Jesus’ life–from his baptism by John to his journey to the cross.

Part 1 – Baptized and Tempted! But Why?

March 4 & 5

Part 2- Authority to Cast Out Demons!

March 11 & 12

Part 3 – Proclaiming the Kingdom

March 18 & 19

Part 4 – Finding God on the Water

March 25 & 26

Part 5 – Including the Excluded

April 1 & 2

Part 6 – Time to Clean up!

Palm Sunday

April 8 & 9

Part 7- Running on Resurrection Hope

Easter Sunday

April 8 & 9

Why Do People Need Community of Faith?

February 25& 26, 2017

The Great Commission

February 18 & 19, 2017

Sacramentum

Sacramentum is the Latin word for “oath.” In ancient Rome, when soldiers prepared for war, they made a sacramentum to the Empire; that they would be loyal to the Empire no matter what. The early Christians came to associate this word with the Sacraments of Baptism and Communion. Through the Sacraments, we pledge our loyalty not to the Empire, but to Jesus, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. But the sacraments are more than an oath of loyalty. They’re also a means of grace. They’re channels through which God makes his grace and presence known. In this 2-part series, we explore the significance behind the Sacraments of Baptism and Communion..

Part 1 – Baptism

February 4 & 5

Part 2 – Communion

February 12 & 13

Scripture is the Source

January 28 & 29, 2017

Disappointment with God

Disappointment sets in when our experience of life is different than what we had hoped. All disappointments are of course rough, but the most painful kind of disappointment is disappointment with God. Disappointment with God can leave our soul feeling bitter and hurt, wondering why God doesn’t intervene and make things right.

In this series, we draw from the bestselling book by Philip Yancey and explore three common questions related to our disappointment with God: Is God hidden? Is God Silent? And, is God unfair?

Part 1 – Is God Hidden?

January 7 & 8

Part 2 – Is God Silent?

January 14 & 15

Part 3 – Is God Unfair?

January 21 & 22

Christmas at the Movies

We all have our favorite Christmas movies, the ones we watch year after year while curled up on the couch with a bowl of popcorn and maybe a cup of hot chocolate. But have we ever thought about how these movies parallel the story of Christmas that we find in Scripture? In this Advent series, we draw out the theological and spiritual themes of 5 popular holiday movies and the lessons these films teach us about the timeless truths of Christmas. .

Part 1 – Miracle on 34th Street (Hope)

November 26 & 27

Part 2 – Home Alone (Love)

December 3 & 4

Part 3 – Elf (Joy)

December 10 & 11

Part 4 – Christmas Vacation (Peace)

December 17 & 18

Part 5 – A Charlie Brown Christmas

December 24

Earn. $ave. Give

Money tends to be a controversial topic in most circles, but that should not be the case with us as Christ-followers. Jesus was clear, “Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be” (Matthew 6:21 NLT). The truth is, what we do with our finances is an important way of expressing and living out our Christian faith. To John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement, the task was simple: earn all you can, save all you can, give all you can. In this series, we explore Wesley’s 3 rules for money.

Part 1 – Earn all you can

November 5 & 6

Part 2 – $ave all you can

November 12 & 13

Part 3 – Give all you can

November 19 & 20

Soul Keeping: Caring for the Most Important Part of You

The health of your soul isn’t just a matter of saved or unsaved. It’s the hinge on which the rest of your life hangs. It’s the difference between deep, satisfied spirituality and a restless, dispassionate faith. In this series, Pastor Chris goes deep to help you discover your soul?the most important connection to God there is

Part 1 – What the Soul Is

October 15 & 16

Part 2 – What the Soul Needs

October 22 & 23

Part 3 – The Soul Restored

October 29 & 30

Laborers in the Vineyard – Pastor Fernando Malave

October 8 & 9, 2016

Faith and Doubt

October 1 & 2, 2016

Be, Go Do! at COF!

September 24, 2016

creation to confusion

The stories of Genesis 1-11 comprise one of the most fascinating and yet confusing parts of the Bible. Their precise background and meaning continue to be a mystery for a number of people. Are these stories literal? Figurative? Maybe both? Where did they come from, and why are they in the Bible?

In this series, we’ll dig into the 4 big stories that make up these chapters—the Creation of the Universe, the Fall of Humankind, Noah’s Ark, and the Tower of Babel—and discover what these accounts have to teach us about God, the world, and ourselves.

Part 1 – In the Beginning

August 27 & 28

Part 2 – Help! We’ve Fallen and We Can’t Get Up!

September 3 & 4

Part 3 – Who built the Ark?

September 10 & 11

Part 4 – What Did You Say?

September 17 & 18

everyday disciple

Jesus’ first disciples were ordinary, everyday people who gave up everything to follow him. And, by God’s grace, they literally changed the world.

In this sermon series, we look at some of the key aspects about being a disciple.

Part 1 – It Starts With Commitment

July 30 & 31

Part 2 – Faith is a Journey

August 6 & 7

Part 3 – Thriving in Community

August 13 & 14

Part 4 – It Can Happen Anywhere

August 20 & 21

VBS weekend at COF!

July 24, 2016

Behind the Veil

The women of the Old Testament lived in a culture that relegated them to hidden roles. However, through their extraordinary witness and example, these women have much to teach us about following God.

An Act of Disobedience

Guest Pastor Emily Edwards

June 4, 2016

The Gap Between Justice & Mercy

Mary Downey

June 4, 2016

Say Yes to God

Guest Pastor Mike Zdorow

May 28&29, 2016

Getting to the Heart of it

May 21&22, 2016

Resisting Peter Pan Christianity

May 14&15, 2016

Searching for Truth

We’re all searching.

Sometimes the search is easy–simply type the question and the answer pops up. But, other times, our questions are complicated and the answers are difficult to see and even harder to articulate.

24 Hours that changed the World

Jesus lived to be about 33 years old, we believe. But the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) mainly focus on the last 3 years of his life. And, within those 3 years, they devote much of their attention to the last 24 hours. That’s what we are going to be focusing on in this series as we draw spiritual insights that will affect not only our lives here on earth but into eternity as well.