2022 Sermons
Quick Links to: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
January
For Such A Time As This
Pastor Alvin Schnell
The prophecies of Daniel and Revelation are meant for our encouragement and for our preparation for the second coming of Jesus. Time is short we need to reach others with the gospel.
Andrew, The Ordinary
Steve Spooner
Steve Spooner presents Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter. He was the first one to bring the good news message of the Messiah to his brother Peter. The title of the sermon alludes to the fact that Andrew, although a humble fisherman like his brother, was able to do extraordinary things! Likewise, if we allow the Holy Spirit to lead us, we can do extraordinary things. Let us open our hearts and minds to the Word of God, just like Andrew opened His heart and mind, so that the Spirit can use us for great things!
Made Like to His Brethren
Pastor Alvin Schnell
Pastor Schnell shares how great, how humble, and how full of love our God is to come and be made like us.
Light and Heavy
Pastor Jim Van Arsdale
Pastor Van Arsdale talks about the meaning behind the Hebrew words for "light" and "heavy" and its significance in God's interactions with us and its significance in not only our walk of faith here but in our lives in Heaven and the New Earth too.
The Ladder Problem
Pastor Alvin Schnell
Are you trying to earn salvation by your own good works and behavior? Good News! It's all about Jesus!
February
Entering His Rest
Pastor Alvin Schnell
Pastor Schnell explains that entering God's rest is more about not doing than doing.
The Power of Forgiveness
Wayne Kooser
Mr. Kooser relates how generous God is in forgiving us our sins and how we need to emulate that same beautiful trait in our relationships with others.
Doing What We Can
Pastor Alvin Schnell
Pastor Alvin encourages children to reach for the stars, but also do what they can where they are, right here, right now.
Abraham, Isaac & Jacob
Steve Hamous
Mr. Hamous recounts the stories of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and notes the lessons in their stories for us.
March
Jesus
Pastor Alvin Schnell
Pastor Schnell expounds on how Jesus is God and how we can depend on Him for everything because He is everything.
Faith in Christ Our Righteousness
Steve Spooner
Mr. Spooner tells us that we can be assured of salvation by just coming to Jesus.
The Family of God
Pastor Alvin Schnell
Pastor Schnell talks about wellbeing in the family of God. He talks about the love that the God Head possessed that would persuade Them to come and make such a huge sacrifice.
What Is Your Value?
Jim Miller
Jim Miller illustrates how much we are worth in God's eyes.
April
Good News for Laodicea
Pastor Alvin Schnell
Pastor Schnell gives encouragement to the church of today (Laodicea) by sharing the way to repentance and victory in Jesus.
Simon's Feast
Steve Hamous
Mr. Hamous re-tells the story of Simon's feast and how Jesus had worked in the lives of several attendees and how He can work in our lives if we trust in Him.
The Mystery of Godliness
Pastor Jim Van Arsdale
What is God's mystery? Grace! Listen as Pastor Jim tells about that grace.
The Tug-of-War Between Fear and Faith
Arnie Suntag
Mr. Suntag talks about how we need to have faith in God rather than fear in all that's going on around us.
The Fundamentals of Prayer
Pastor Moe Zonke
Paster Zonke shares 4 important aspects of prayer that will improve our relationship with our Father in heaven.
May
Our God Is Able
Tom Kingsbury
Tom shares about how God is leading and using AWR to reach people anywhere at any time wherever they are.
Learning to Love
Steve Spooner
Steve shares about how we respond to God's love and grow in how we love others even those who are unlovely or unkind to us.
Our Personal Journey
Pastor Alvin Schnell
Pastor Schnell walks us down the path of giving ourselves over to Jesus and how one's life is changed once Jesus is a part of it.
June
The Great Divide
Pastor Alvin Schnell
Pastor Schnell talked about baptism. About all the small details of how it relates it to the Bible.
Celestial Rendezvous
Wayne Kooser
Wayne Kooser filled our hearts with longing to be with our Lord and savior, Jesus Christ. A glimpse of the end times and the promises of our Savior conveyed the importance of studying our scripture and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Jesus is coming again!
The 3 P's of Pentecost
Steve Hamous
Mr. Hamous talks about the effects related to Pentecost and how they apply to our lives too.
Salvation for All
Jim Miller
Jim Miller shares about how easy it is to be saved and how much Jesus wants to save all, young and old.
July
The Bible of the Newspaper?
Pastor Alvin Schnell
Pastor Schnell warns that we need to be careful when interpreting the prophecies regarding end times. As one example he points out that Jesus never prophesied that the establishment of the country of Israel is a sign of the nearness of His second coming.
What's Going on Here?
Steve Spooner
Mr. Spooner outlines the 4 steps that constitute a worship experience.
A Story of True Success
Pastor Ray Navarro
Pastor Navarro tells the story of Phillip who was faithful in the little things when a deacon and how God used him and grew him into an evangelist.... A story of true success, always be faithful in whatever duties you have.
Jesus in our Neighborhood
Wayne Kooser
Mr. Kooser asks us to reach out and get to know our neighbors. By doing this, we can be the hands and feet of Jesus in our own neighborhoods.
August
Attitudes
Pastor Alvin Schnell
Pastor Schnell talks about the glorious second coming of Jesus that is drawing near.
This Great Fire (Part 1)
Pastor Jim Van Arsdale
Pastor Van Arsdale begins a 4-part series on the meaning of fire in scripture. Part 1 starts with an overview of the different ways fire is used in the Bible and ends talking about God's everlasting glory and everlasting fire.
Our Search for the Cross
Pastor Alvin Schnell
Pastor Schnell recites some of the events of the weekend that Jesus was crucified and raised. The disciples' hopes were crushed but the events of Sunday morning brought good news to all.
The King's Highway
Jim Miller
Mr. Miller compares the highway to the Cities of Refuge in Israel with our road to heaven talking about some of the roadblocks we can encounter and how to remove them.
September
God's Righteousness
Pastor Alvin Schnell
Pastor Alvin shares about how to have victory in our lives through belief in Jesus.
How to Enjoy a Good Christian Experience
Steve Spooner
Mr. Spooner outlines 3 steps to enjoying a good Christian experience and how love is the basis for it all.
October
Power From On High
Pastor Alvin Schnell
Pastor Alvin tells about the power that attends one who has a connection with Jesus and is filled with the Holy Spirit. He encourages each one to spend time with their Bible each day and get to know its Author, God.
Fire - Part 2: Fire in Revelation
Pastor Jim Van Arsdale
Pastor Van Arsdale continues his sermon series on fire in the Bible. In part 2 he shows from the Bible that while God's glory destroys the wicked it is a blessing to the righteous.
Song of Solomon I
Pastor Alvin Schnell
Pastor Alvin starts a 3-part series based on the book of Song of Solomon. In part 1 Pastor Alvin talks about how the opening chapters portray God's love for us who are unworthy as sinners.
Standing Firm
Wayne Kooser
In today's world quick fixes and fast food is not enough. Mr. Kooser reminds us that we need a firm foundation in Christ.
Snares of the Fowler
Jim Miller
Mr. Miller reminds us that trusting in Jesus enables us to resist the snares of Satan.
November
Unusual Attitudes
Steve Hamous
Mr. Hamous shares the importance of hanging on to Jesus in the tough times, using an illustration of piloting a plane.
He Is Here
Steve Spooner
Mr. Spooner shares 5 points on what it means that God is here with us.
Song of Solomon II
Pastor Alvin Schnell
Pastor Alvin takes us through another part of the book of the Song and Solomon, expanding and illustrating it more with connections to the apostle Paul's writings and to us today.
Fire, Part 3: Fire in the Sanctuary
Pastor Jim Van Arsdale
Pastor Van Arsdale continues his series on fire, this time talking about all the instances of fire in the sanctuary and briefly relating Bible stories where fire was central and what fire represented in those cases.
December
Whatever it Takes
Pastor Russell Lewars
Pastor Lewars challenges us to commit to being disciples rather than spectators and then do whatever it takes to be effective disciples.
Fire, Part 4: The Song of the Lamb
Pastor Jim Van Arsdale
In part 4 of Pastor Van Arsdale's series on fire he focuses on how extraordinary Jesus' sacrifice for us was.
Song of Solomon III
Pastor Alvin Schnell
Pastor Schnell continues his series from the book of Song of Solomon. He draws various parallels including talking about our attitudes change when we realize that God loves and accepts us.
How Is Your Faith?
Jim Miller
Jim shares about faith both big and small and how to grow in that faith and walk with Jesus.
Rescue the Perishing
Pastor Alvin Schnell
Pastor Schnell informs all Christians how vital our work of discipleship is at this time. Share the gospel and share the love of Jesus Christ.