Father's Day 2023
June 18th, 2023
Father's Day
Join as worship leader David Mills talks to us about the marks of a good father and how they relate to his own father figures.
sermon: Busy Signal: Family Dynamics
Husbands, in the same way, show consideration for your wives in your life together, paying honor to the woman as the weaker sex, since they too are also heirs of the gracious gift of life—so that nothing may hinder your prayers. 1 Peter 3:7 NRSV
Treating family with dishonor may hinder our prayers from reaching God.
sermon: Busy Signal: Wrong Worship
June 4, 2023 Sermon
When you stretch out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood. Isaiah 1:15 NIV
Busy Signal: Broken Covenant
May 28th, 2023
Pentecost Sunday
When you pray, does it feel like your prayers are bouncing back off of the ceiling? Do you feel like your calls to heaven are met by a busy signal? Continue our sermon series, Busy Signal, as Pastor Mark reminds of some scriptural reasons why we may have a communication barrier.
Wesley Foundation Fundraiser
A lovely Wesley Foundation fundraiser was held on May 18th, 2023. Tennison has a long history of supporting the Wesley Center at NTCC, which is a free respite center available to the public on campus. The Wesley Center provides a safe place to study and hang out, provides hot meals weekly on Taco Tuesdays, and has a food pantry available to help the students meet their needs.
EYEWitness: Answer
Finish our Eyewitness sermon series as Pastor Mark preaches from the book of 1 Peter. What is the answer that you are always ready to give? (April 30, 2023)
EYEWitness: Question
Continue our EYEwitness sermon series as Pastor Mark preaches from the book of Mark. Can a camel fit through the eye of a needle? And what does that mean for us?
(April 23, 2023)
EYEWitness: Thomas
Continue our EYEWitness sermon series as Jeani Guest teaches about St. Thomas the Apostle. Thomas was an eyewitness of the resurrected Lord, but not until after some of his friends had already seen. Sometimes Good News seems too good to be true. (4/16/2023)
Note: The sermon notes this week are not an exact transcript of the message - this is just a copy of the draft.
EYEWitness: HOLY WEEK
Join us for a time of contemplation as we listen to candlelight readings of the events leading up to and surrounding the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. (4/7/2023)
Sometimes life takes you by surprise. Listen as we learn about the unexpected turning out for good in our Easter sermon. (4/9/2023)
EYEWitness: Ready
Have you ever thought about what it must have been like to be a normal citizen in Jerusalem during the Triumphal Entry of Christ? What did they witness? What were they thinking? Let's listen as Pastor Mark continues our sermon series, EYEWitness. (Sunday, April 2, 2023)
EYEWitness: Good News
For the last several weeks, we have been studying what it means to be a Jesus Follower. To wrap that up and start us on our next adventure, we are reminded that Jesus followers share their faith! Join Pastor Mark as we start our new series on what it means and how it should look when we share the Good News of Christ with others. (Sunday, March 26th, 2023)
Jesus Followers: Practice Accountability
In this series, we have been discussing the attributes of people who follow Jesus, like loving everyone and obedience to God's word. Today, let's listen as Pastor Mark reminds us why and how Jesus followers ought to give. (Sunday, March 12th, 2023)
Jesus Followers: Give
In this series, we have been discussing the attributes of people who follow Jesus, like loving everyone and obedience to God's word. Today, let's listen as Pastor Mark reminds us why and how Jesus followers ought to give. (Sunday, March 12th, 2023)
Jesus Followers: Help People in Need
How important is it to help people who are in need? Absolutely vital. Join with us as Pastor Mark continues his sermon series on what it means to be a Jesus Follower, and find out what Jesus himself had to say on the subject. (Sunday, March 5th, 2023)
Ash Wednesday
Lent gives us 40 days to prepare ourselves to receive the good news of Easter. Many people engage in this preparation through spiritual exercises of prayer and fasting, as well as through acts of generosity and service. Join us as Pastor Mark reminds us of the paradox of Lent - remembering our fragility while preparing for the hope of Easter.
(Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023)
Jesus Followers: Obey God's Word
Are you really obeying God’s word? Jesus had to teach the experts of the law what the law really meant: all the law means loving everyone! Continue our series as Pastor Mark continues to expound on what it means to be a Jesus Follower. (Sunday, February 26th, 2023)
Jesus Followers: Pray
Do you pray regularly? Do you pray for your neighbors, or even people you don't personally know? Continuing our series on what it means to be a Jesus follower, Pastor Mark teaches us about the importance of prayer. (Sunday, February 19th, 2023)