Sojourn Church Podcast
The official podcast of Sojourn Church in Scottsdale, AZ
"God Gives the Growth" - 1 Corinthians 3:5-9; 15:50-58
A sermon given on the 5th anniversary of Sojourn Church
"Easter Sunday: The Raising of Lazarus" - John 11:17-44
An Easter Sermon from Jn 11:17-44
"Good Friday: Utterly Forsaken" - Matthew 27:45-46
Good Friday Meditation from Matt 27:45-46
"Palm Sunday: The Determined Savior" - Isaiah 50:4-7, Luke 9:51-56
A sermon from Luke 9:51-56
"Luke: The Marks of A True Disciple" - Luke 6:43-49
A sermon from Luke 6:43-49
"Luke: How to Be Better Judgers" - Luke 6:37-42
A sermon from Luke 6:37-42
"Luke: How to Love Your Enemy" - Luke 6:27-36
A sermon from Luke 6:27-36
"Luke: The Blessed Life According to Jesus" - Luke 6:17-26
A sermon from Luke 17-26
"Luke: The Men Who Turned the World Upside Down" - Luke 6:12-16
A sermon from Luke 6:12-16
"Luke: Keeping the Sabbath Like Jesus " - Luke 6:1-11
A sermon from Luke 6:1-11.
"Luke: The Bridegroom and His New Wine" - Luke 5:27-39
A sermon from Luke 5:27-39
4 Reasons To Attend The Christian Education Hour
Scott gives 4 reasons to come out for the six week Christian education hour starting this Sunday
"Luke: Jesus, Israel, and the Church" Luke 2:25-38
A sermon from Luke 2:25-38 on how understand the fulfillment of God's promises to the nation of Israel. According to the New Testament, the promises to Israel are fulfilled in Christ and the church, not in the nation of Israel today.
"When God is For Us" - Romans 8:26-39
Guest preacher Rev. Justin McLendon preaches a sermon from Romans 8.
The Psalms Project: Psalm 4
Scott and his guest discuss Psalm 4
For all resources related to the psalms project, go to sojournersandexilesmusic.com
"Fearfully and Wonderfully Made" - Psalm 139:1-18
Pastor Scott preaches a sermon from Psalm 139 offering reasons why we should embrace a pro-life ethic with suggestions for how we can live it out in the world.
"Luke: Miracles and the Christian Life" - Luke 7:18-23
A sermon from Luke 7:18-23 and Hebrews 2:1-4
The Psalms Project: Psalm 3
Scott and his guest discuss Psalm 3 as part of our ongoing Psalms Project release.
Psalm 3 is now available for listening on streaming platforms. You can find it on YouTube Here.
Please visit www.sojournersandexilesmusic.com for one place that has all of the psalms and our conversations, along with music and devotional material.
"Certain Hope For A New Year" - Psalm 121
Sermon Text: Psalm 121 - Song of Ascents
I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? 2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. 4 Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. 6 The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. 7 The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. 8...
"Luke: Jesus, The Savior of the World" - Luke 2:22-40
Jesus Presented at the Temple
22 And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”) 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.” 25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting...
Christmas Eve: "The Word Became Flesh and Dwelt Among Us" - John 1:1-18
The Word Became Flesh
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might...
"Luke: Good News of Great Joy" - Luke 2:1-21
SERMON TEXT: Luke 2:1-21 The Birth of Jesus Christ 2 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. 6 And while they were there, the time...
The Psalms Project: Psalm 2
Scott and his guest discuss Psalm 2 as part of the Sojourn Church Psalms project.
Psalm 2 release is out can be found on most platforms and on youtube HERE.
"Luke: What Is Christmas All About?" - Luke 1:57-80
SERMON TEXT: LUKE 1:57-80
57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. 58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. 59 And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father, 60 but his mother answered, “No; he shall be called John.” 61 And they said to her, “None of your relatives is called by this name.” 62 And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called...
"Luke: Mary and Her Son" - Luke 1:26-56
SERMON TEXT: Luke 1:26-56
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed[a] 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!”[b] 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with G...
The Psalms Project: Psalm 1
Scott and his guest discuss Psalm 1 in conjunction with the musical release of Psalm 1 from the Psalms Project. To listen to Psalm 1, go to the link below:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/sojournersandexiles/psalm-1?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=Email+&utm_source=SendGrid
"Luke: Certain Hope for Waiting People" - Luke 1:5-25
SERMON TEXT: Luke 1:5-25 5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years. 8 Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, 9 according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying out...
"Luke: Jesus, Friend of Tax Collectors & Sinners" - Luke 5:27-32
SERMON TEXT: Luke 5:27-32 27 After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” 28 And leaving everything, he rose and followed him. 29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them. 30 And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31 And Jesus answered them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”
Introducing The Psalms Project: Why Sing the Psalms?
Pastor Scott and his guest announce the release of the Psalms Project at Sojourn Church. They discuss what the Psalms Project is, the arrangement of the Psalter, the different kinds of Psalms, the history of Psalm singing, and why Psalm singing is important for the 21st Century church.
"Luke: What Do We Want From Jesus?" - Luke 5:17-26
SERMON TEXT: Luke 5:17-26
17 On one of those days, as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with him to heal. 18 And behold, some men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and lay him before Jesus, 19 but finding no way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his...
"Luke: He Can Change the Leper's Spots" - Leviticus 14:1-9; 19-20 & Luke 5:12-16
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...
"Luke: Fishing With Jesus" - Luke 5:1-11
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...
"Luke: The Unique & Astonishing Authority of Jesus " - Luke 4:31-44
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...
"The Unlikely King" - 1 Samuel 16:1-13
Guest Pastor Matt Esswein preaches from 1 Sam 16
"Luke: Is This Joseph's Son?" - Luke 4:16-30
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...
"Luke: Temptation of the Second Adam" - Genesis 3:1-6, Deuteronomy 8:1-3, Luke 4:1-15
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: Jesus Christ the Savior of Us All" - Luke 3:21-38
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...
"Luke: Are We Prepared to Meet the Lord?" - Luke 3:1-20
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...
"Luke: The Boy Jesus in the Temple" - Luke 2:39-52
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...
"Luke: What Child is This?" - Luke 1:5-2:40
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...