Here is a list of our most recent Sermon Series. For all of our service videos, please visit our Roser YouTube channel.
- Thanksgiving Sunday: Choosing to Celebrate, Nov 26, 2023
Note: Pastor Dirk’s Sermons are also available as a podcast on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify, and Amazon Music. One service at 10 AM. Scripture – Psalm 100. In this famous Psalm, God offers us an invitation and opportunity to rejoice. Rejoicing, it turns out, is good for the soul! Roser Church is located near … - God With Us: Why Christmas Matters! (Dec 3 – 31)Note: Pastor Dirk’s Sermons are also available as a podcast on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify, and Amazon Music. Week 1: Hope, First Sunday of Advent, Isaiah 9:6-7, Dec 3, 2023 Sermon Notes Just as the world seemed to be falling apart, God makes a promise. In His time and in His way, He would …
- Faith that Conquers: 8 Weeks in Romans 8 (Oct 1 – Nov 19, 2023)We meet in the Chapel for the 8:30 Service through Sunday, Oct. 29. Both services will be held in the Sanctuary, beginning Sunday, Nov. 5. “Faith” can just be a word, but it can also generate power. True faith, as Scripture describes it, provides an entirely new perspective on life. Paul’s letter to the Romans …
- God’s Gracious Choices: Lessons from the Life of Jacob (Aug 20 – Sept 24, 2023)God’s ways are often mysterious to us, but grace is always woven through them. Jacob was far from perfect, but God still chose him and gave him the name “Israel.” Through his imperfect descendants God would restore His world. His gracious ways with Jacob therefore inspire us with hope that He will also use us …
- New Directions: When God Crosses Our Boundaries (July 9 – Aug 13, 2023)1. Reflections 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 (July 9, 2022) After a very eventful early Summer, I have been reflecting deeply on why I am here, and what God is calling me to do here. I am praying that God will use those reflections to inspire you, as you ask those same questions. 2. New Directions: When …
- Guest Speaker: Justin Halas (June 25-July 2)Join us for Sunday Worship at 8:30 AM in the Chapel or 10:00 AM in the Sanctuary. Roser is excited to welcome guest speaker, Justin Halas to the pulpit. Both services were streamed on the Roser YouTube channel (youtube.com/c/RoserChurch) Scroll down to watch the services. Justin Halas, once a 15 year drug addict, is now an inspirational speaker, husband, …
- When God Seems Wrong: A Prophet’s Tough Questions (May 21 – June 18, 2023)Centuries ago, when suffering and injustice plagued a nation, a bold prophet confronted God about his ways. What were his complaints and how did God respond? Their conversation provides a perspective that will help us discern God’s will in our own troubled times. Week 1: The Tyranny of Injustice, Habakkuk 1:1-4, May 21, 2023 Why …
- A Spiritual House on Fire (April 16 – May 14, 2023)Fires always demand our attention, even when they are contained. When they are out of control, they demand immediate attention. In the opening chapters of Acts, God starts a spiritual fire in His own house that urgently calls each of us to do something. Week 1: Inspired Waiting, Acts 1:4-8, April 16, 2023 While they …
- When Grace Works: Transforming a Broken and Divided World (Feb 12 – Mar 26)“Grace” is more than a pleasant word. Rightly understood and applied, grace is power. This power begins with God and flows freely into our thoughts, words, and actions, if we allow it to change us. Because of its transforming power, we have every reason to hope, even when our world seems hopelessly broken. Week 1: …
- Rebuilding after the Storm (Jan 8 – Feb 5)Over these last couple years, our region has endured much. Disease, disaster, and division have taken their toll on our resources and our resolve. We now have a choice: to surrender or rebuild. At Roser, we will dig into the history of God’s people to unearth the power to start again. Week 1: Go Up, …
- Christmas Miracles (Advent, 2022 & New Year’s Day, 2023)At Christmas, we celebrate miracles that changed the world. To many, these miracles remain hidden. For those who are willing to see them, however, God offers power, encouragement, hope and joy. After the challenging year that we have all experienced, let’s rediscover these miracles together. Note: The Christmas Cantata will take place on Sunday, Dec …
- Discovering Praise (Nov 6-Nov 24)Praise sometimes requires a journey. Life can go sideways, filling us with tears, fears, or anger, rather than joy. How can we see God through these clouds? The Psalms often take us on this journey, from lament to praise through prayer. Week 1: A God Who Listens, Psalm 4:1-8, November 6, 2022 The praise journey …
- Blessings & Lemonade: How Jesus Transforms Our Bad Days (Sept 11-Oct 30)“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” We have all heard the advice, and we smile, because we know that life is not that simple. In His Sermon on the Mount, however, Jesus takes this message to another level. He provides concrete reasons to believe that blessing comes even when we face hard times. Join …
- Four Reasons to Hope: The Story of Ruth (Aug 14 – Sept 4)Join us for Sunday Worship at 8:30 or 10:00 AM in person or online. READ MORE (Video posted after the sermon is completed.) Note: Pastor Dirk’s Sermons also available by Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox, or Spreaker, or Amazon Music When tragedy strikes, a young woman looks for a reason to hope, and she finds it in …
- Commands of Christ DevotionalsOn Sunday, July 17 Pastor Dirk began a new Sermon Series: TRUE LOVE: FACT & FICTION. On week 3, “A New Model”, Jesus provides a new standard of love that measures all other attempts at love. We observed that our love grows as we obey the commands of Christ. Download a summary list: The Commands …
- True Love: Fact & Fiction (July 17- August 7)Join us for Sunday Worship at 8:30 or 10:00 AM in person or online. READ MORE Few ideas captivate us like love. We want to feel it. We are elated by it, but we are also severely wounded by it. Too often, the lines between true love and false love confuse and mislead us. Jesus …
- Radical: Vision of HOPE DevotionalsOn Sunday, June 5 Pastor Dirk began a new Sermon Series: RADICAL: Four Visions that Change Everything. In the third sermon from Ezekiel 37:1-10, A Vision of Hope, when it looks as if God’s plans were dead and His people seemed lost and defeated, God raises them from the dead and breathes His Spirit into …
- RADICAL: Four Visions that Change Everything (June 5 – 26)Join us for Sunday Worship at 8:30 or 10:00 AM in person or online. READ MORE Vision tells us where we are going and why we are doing what we are doing. In the chaos of life, vision helps us to focus, as we overcome distractions, obstacles and objections that might otherwise derail us. By …
- Radical – Vision of God DevotionalsOn Sunday, June 5 Pastor Dirk began a new Sermon Series: RADICAL: Four Visions that Change Everything. In the first sermon from Ezekiel 1:1-9, A Vision of God, we followed a vision of our awesome God revealed to Ezekiel. MONDAY: To continue this reflection, we look at a vision revealed to Moses through a burning …
- IMPACT: When Faith Makes a Difference (April 24 – May 29)Join us for Sunday Worship at 8:30 or 10:00 AM in person or online. READ MORE Faith can be private, just between me and God. True faith, however, does not stop there. It changes us so that we can help to change the world. Throughout His ministry, Jesus inspired us to have faith that makes …
- A Rocky Path to Glory: Learning Victory from the Master (Mar 2 – Apr 17)Join us for Sunday Worship at 8:30 or 10:00 AM in person or online. READ MORE True victories — victories that change things and move the pile — are never without cost. The road to victory winds through stormy environments, dangerous terrain, and brutal opposition. This is the road that Jesus traveled on His way …
- Still Standing: Finding Strength through the Storm (February, 2022)As our life together moves forward — facing challenges, overcoming obstacles, finding purpose — we may need some encouragement, assurance that our efforts will not be in vain. How can we know that our journey will end in victory? In his letter to the Philippians, the Apostle Paul writes words of encouragement from behind prison …
- Inspired: Life-Changing Truth in the Story of Daniel (January, 2022)What inspires our best human achievements? Many have seen potential where others see only obstacles. If we are looking for this sort of inspiration, God remains ready to breath it. In this series we see His work powerfully revealed in the life of Daniel. Even while enemies and obstacles engulfed him, God gives this young …
- Rediscover: Why Christmas Truly Matters (Advent, 2021)Christmas means many things to many people. We watch the same movies, hear the same music, prepare the same meals. Sometimes our memories of the season bring joy, other times they bring sadness. Whatever our experiences, let’s take time this year to rediscover why Christmas truly matters for all of us, every day of every …
- Next: What God Has in Store for Us (October, November, 2021)As this challenging year heads toward a close, we reflect on what God has in store for us in the coming years. What should our Next Steps look like as we engage with our community in God’s mission. To inform those steps, we reflect on an historic turning point among God’s people, the dedication of …
