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The Kingdom Starts in Your Backyard

Jesus often used stories to describe the kingdom of heaven; these stories remind us that the life to which we have been redeemed by God starts right here in our own backyard.

The Kingdom Starts in Your Backyard

Kingdom Blessing

November 26, 2023
Jesus begins the Sermon on the Mount with a reminder that the kingdom of heaven comes with blessings; they are blessings which meet God’s people no matter where they are.
Preacher : Tom VanderPloeg
Passage: Matthew 5:1-16
The Kingdom Starts in Your Backyard

Kingdom Expectations

November 19, 2023
The kingdom of heaven is a gift made available through Jesus, but it is a gift that comes with expectations; how are those who receive the kingdom expected to respond?
Preacher : Tom VanderPloeg
Passage: Matthew 21:28-22:14
The Kingdom Starts in Your Backyard

Kingdom (In)Equality

November 5, 2023
Jesus tells a story that shows the kingdom of heaven is full of both equality and inequality at the same time.
Preacher : Tom VanderPloeg
Passage: Matthew 20:1-16
The Kingdom Starts in Your Backyard

Kingdom Declarations

October 22, 2023
Our faith in Jesus is both personal and public; we believe and have a personal relationship with God, but we also participate in the wider restoration of God’s kingdom in this world.
Preacher : Tom VanderPloeg
Passage: Romans 10:1-13
The Kingdom Starts in Your Backyard

Knowing My Place in the Kingdom

October 15, 2023
Jesus shows us that there is a pattern by which we are to live within the kingdom, because it is the same pattern by which God brought us into the kingdom.
Preacher : Tom VanderPloeg
Passage: Matthew 18:1-5, Matthew 18:21-35
The Kingdom Starts in Your Backyard

The Cost of the Kingdom

October 8, 2023
The Bible talks about the kingdom as something which exists within our world today; but that doesn’t mean the world shares equal priority with the kingdom.
Preacher : Tom VanderPloeg
Passage: Matthew 13:44-46
The Kingdom Starts in Your Backyard

Small Affect, Big Effect

October 1, 2023
We might like to think of the kingdom of heaven as huge and powerful; but Jesus points to a kingdom that shows up in the smallest places.
Preacher : Tom VanderPloeg
Passage: Matthew 13:31-35
The Kingdom Starts in Your Backyard

The Kingdom in the Mess

September 24, 2023
Jesus tells stories which portrays the kingdom of heaven existing in messy places; how do we find the kingdom in the middle of the mess?
Preacher : Tom VanderPloeg
Passage: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43, 47-52
The Kingdom Starts in Your Backyard

Understanding the Kingdom

September 17, 2023
Jesus describes the kingdom of heaven as something which starts in our world right now and is available to everyone; how do you see the kingdom in your own backyard?
Preacher : Tom VanderPloeg
Passage: Matthew 13:1-23

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Recent Sermons

  • Not Wasted Time
    Tom VanderPloeg, April 27, 2025
    Bible Text: Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
  • The Servant We Serve
    Tom VanderPloeg, April 20, 2025
    Bible Text: Isaiah 65:17-25, John 20:1-18
  • The Decision to Serve
    Tom VanderPloeg, April 17, 2025
    Bible Text: John 13:1-17
  • The Servant King
    Tom VanderPloeg, April 13, 2025
    Bible Text: Isaiah 50:4-9, Luke 19:28-40
  • The Ministry of Service
    Tom VanderPloeg, April 6, 2025
    Bible Text: Isaiah 43:16-21, John 12:1-8

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