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Sermon Text from Luke:

Jesus Cleanses a Leper

12 While he was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy.  And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” 13 And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him. 14 And he charged him to tell no one, but “go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a proof to them.” 15 But now even more...

SERMON TEXT: LUKE 5:1-11

On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. 3 Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. 4 And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and le...

Pastor Scott continues the series in the Gospel of Luke.

SERMON TEXT: LUKE 4:31-44

31 And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath, 32 and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority. 33 And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, 34 “Ha! What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God.” 35 But Je...

Guest Pastor Matt Esswein preaches from 1 Sam 16

SERMON TEXT: LUKE 4:16-30 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. 17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty th...

SERMON TEXT: Luke 4:1-15

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness 2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” 4 And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’” 5 And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, 6 a...

LUKE 3:21-38

21 Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” 23 Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, 24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, 25 the...

SERMON TEXT: LUKE 3:1-20

In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, 2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. 3 And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah...

SERMON TEXT: LUKE 1:5-2:40 39

And when they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. 40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him. 41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom. 43 And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it, 44 but supposing...

Pastor Scott shares the second sermon in the series on the Gospel of Luke.

SERMON TEXT: LUKE 1:5-2:40 (selections below) 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the an...

Pastor Scott begins our fall series through the Gospel of Luke, focusing on Luke 1:1-4.

Luke begins his gospel by reminding us that what he has written is a trustworthy, orderly account of the ministry of Christ. There are some today who make claims that the Gospel accounts are unreliable, yet Luke wrote his gospel in the first generation of the events recorded on the basis of eye witness testimony. What he tells us about Jesus is trustworthy, written to bring greater certainty of faith in Christ. 

Sojourn welcomes guest preacher Dr. Steve Duby. Dr. Duby is professor of theology at Phoenix Seminary, where he teaches classes on Christian doctrine and biblical interpretation.

Pastor Scott Korljan concludes the sermon series covering the Apostles' Creed. The message focuses on the final phrase of the Creed: "I believe in the life everlasting."

SERMON TEXT: REVELATION 21:1-4; 21:9-22:5 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of Go...

Pastor Scott Korljan continues the sermon series covering the Apostles' Creed. The message focuses on the next phrase of the Creed: "I believe in the resurrection of the dead"

SERMON TEXT: 1 CORINTHIANS 15:20-26; 35-58

20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ the first...

This week we will consider the phrase, “I believe in the forgiveness of sins.” At the heart of the Christian message is not a self improvement program or tips to be more successful in your relationships, it is a message of salvation for sinners. The line of the creed calls us to never forget two truths: (1) I am a great sinner, but (2) Christ is a great savior. We will consider what the Bible teaches about sin, about the forgiveness of sins, and how the promise of the forgiveness of our sins should change our life and our churches in very rea...

Pastor Scott Korljan continues the sermon series covering the Apostles' Creed. The message focuses on the next phrase of the Creed: "I believe in the Communion of Saints”

SERMON TEXT: ROMANS 12:3-17 3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4 For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, ar...

Pastor Scott Korljan continues the sermon series covering the Apostles' Creed. The message focuses on the next phrase of the Creed: "I believe in the holy catholic church”

SERMON TEXT: MATTHEW 16:13-20 13

Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the livin...

Pastor Scott Korljan continues the sermon series covering the Apostles' Creed. The message focuses on the next phrase of the Creed: "I Believe in the Holy Spirit”

SERMON TEXT: ROMANS 8:1-11 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. 3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in...

Pastor Bob Korljan continues Sojourn's sermon series covering the Apostles' Creed. The message focuses on the next phrase of the Creed: "I Believe in Jesus Christ - Risen, Ascended, Reigning, Returning”

1 Corinthians 15:20-28 20 - But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his co...

Pastor Scott Korljan continues the sermon series covering the Apostles' Creed. The message focuses on the next phrase of the Creed: "Jesus, Born, Died, Descended"

SERMON TEXT: PHILIPPIANS 2:1-11 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, 2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not only to his own...

Guest preacher Bob Korljan continues the sermon series on The Apostles' Creed, focusing on the second phrase, "I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord".

Pastor Scott Korljan continues the sermon series covering the Apostles' Creed. Using Isaiah 40, the message focuses on the first phrase of the Creed: "I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth."

Pastor Scott Korljan begins the new sermon series on the doctrine of the Apostles' Creed.

Pastor Scott concludes the series from the book of Titus with a sermon focusing on the final portion of Chapter 3. What part do "good works" play in our lives as Christians who are saved by grace?

Pastor Scott continues in Titus this week, focusing on Titus 3:1-8 on the theme of “The Christian in Society.”  How are we called to live and relate to people in a pagan society?

Pastor Scott preaches on "How to Live a Godly Life" from Titus 2. 

Scott shares some takeaways from the book, "The Art of Neighboring" 

Pastor Scott shares how Jesus protects his Church with good and qualified leadership–and how those same traits of qualification apply to all Christians.

Pastor Scott begins the sermon series on the Book of Titus. In this letter the Apostle Paul shares the impactful message on the power of the Gospel to both save and shape us.

Sojourn welcomes Dr. David Hogg, President of Phoenix Seminary, to the pulpit for a message on the Resurrection of Jesus.

Scott gives 4 reasons to come out for the six week Christian education hour starting this Sunday

Paster Scott shares a message from Matthew 28 focusing on the truth of the resurrection, why many disbelieve it, and seven reasons it changes everything.

On Good Friday, Pastor Scott shares a short message from John 18:1-11. We can have confidence in belonging to Christ and that he will not let us go.

Pastor Bob Korljan shares God's Word from Luke 19:28-48 on Palm Sunday.

Pastor Scott brings to conclusion our winter/spring sermon series through the minor prophets as we arrive at Malachi. Malachi is the last of the minor prophets, and the last recorded prophetic voice to God’s people prior to the New Testament. His ministry took place most likely in the mid 5th century BC, and his priority was a call to spiritual renewal. After decades of being back from exile, God’s people had slowly drifted from their initial enthusiasm. Disillusionment and cynicism had set in. God sent Malachi to call them to renew their faith, obedience, and hope. His is a...

We continue our survey of the minor prophets with the prophets Haggai & Zechariah. We are taking these two together because they prophesied at the same time and have a very similar ministry to God’s people. As prophets to Israel post-exile, these two men had a different emphasis than many of the pre-exile prophets. Instead of warning of judgment to come, their ministry focused on encouragement to keep laboring for the Lord in the work He had called them to complete. As we read them today, God still speaks to his Church to encourage us to overcome the obstacles and...

This week Pastor Scott continues our survey of the minor prophets with the prophet Zephaniah. At first glance, we may be tempted to think of Zephaniah as a doom and gloom preacher and not much else. It is certainly true that Zephaniah brings a strong message of God’s judgment against sin. However, Zephaniah also preaches about God’s love for His people. In love He provides a refuge from his judgement, and in love he rejoices and even sings over his redeemed people. 

We continue our survey of the minor prophets with the prophet Nahum. Nahum is similar to Obadiah in that his prophetic message is directed against a foreign nation, Assyria. Nahum’s name means comfort, and ultimately his message brought comfort to God’s people Israel and is a message of comfort for the church today. How can a message given roughly 2700 years ago bring comfort today?

A sermon from the series, "Major Help from the Minor Prophets". Pastor Scott shares a message from the Book of Micah. What does God really expect from us and what does it mean to "Do Justice, Love Kindness, Walk Humbly" with God?

A sermon from the series, "Major Help from the Minor Prophets", focused on God's compassion and our frequent lack of compassion for the world around us. Pastor Scott challenges our hearts in his message on Jonah.