Cedar Mill Sermon Podcast

Paradox: An Easy (?) Yoke - Jeremiah Nealon

Famously, Jesus proclaims to the weary an easy yoke and a light burden. Yet a yoke is a tool made for a beast of burden. What about the freedom in Christ claimed by Paul? More personally, what about the heaviness we often still endure? How do we daily choose the yoke of Christ in a world that bids towards self-determination and indulgence? Please come all who are weary and hear again of the freedom in Christ that is only found in his right-sized yoke.

Paradox: The Way of the Cross — Die to Live - Ashley Bell

“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.” Mark 8:34:35 How do we live as disciples of Jesus considering the paradoxical nature of the cross?

Faith in Uncertain Times: Peter’s Declaration - Rick McKinley

Rick McKinley closes our series by discussing the uncertainty experienced by the disciples, followed by Peter's declaration in Matthew 16:13-20. 

Faith in Uncertain Times: Daniel’s Training in Babylon - Rick McKinley

Rick McKinley continues our series by discussing the uncertainty experienced by Daniel while exiled in Babylon in Daniel 1:1-21

Faith in Uncertain Times: David in the Wilderness - Rick McKinley

Rick McKinley continues our series by discussing the uncertainty experienced by David in the Wilderness in 1 Sam 22. 

Faith in Uncertain Times: Abram & Sarai - Rick McKinley

Rick McKinley opens our series by discussing the uncertainty experienced by Abram and Sarai in Genesis 12.

Practice Makes Perfect: Joy - Dr. John Johnson

Dr. John Johnson closes our series by discussing the importance of the spiritual practice of Joy. 

Practice Makes Followers: Hospitality - Dave Teixeira

In a world of division, suspicion, animosity & even hatred, the practice of Christian Hospitality is more needed than ever.  But this practice may involve more than you think.  Join us as Pastor Dave unpacks not only what Biblical Hospitality is, but why it is central to the Christian life and how we can practice and become people of hospitality in a world that needs and is longing for healing.

Practice Makes Followers: Confession - Jeremiah Nealon

“If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:8,9) Maybe you grew up reciting these words, but what does it mean to confess? Is confession a private conversation between us and God? Should trusted others be involved? And isn’t that…awkward? This Sunday, Pastor Jeremiah is going to invite us to consider how the practice of confession helps us live into the new life Jesus won on the cross and develops us into a community of grace.

Practice Makes Followers: Encouragement - Dave Teixeira

This week Pastor Dave unpacks the spiritual practice of encouragement. The call to encouragement in scripture is actually more prevalent than you might think. Join us as we unpack scriptures such as Ephesians 6:21-22 or Hebrews 3:13. With discouragement and cynicism on the rise, how can we be a community of blessing and encouragement to one another?