Sermons by Rev. Tyler Dirks

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Senior Pastor

Reputation vs. Reality

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Sermon Text: Revelation 3:1-6 Outline: A Dose of Reality A Deadly Reputation Developing Repentance Reflection Questions: Receive a sobering dose of reality via reading Matthew 23. Specifically ask yourself, “Where/when am I acutely concerned with BEING SEEN by others?” “In what ways am I preoccupied with outward appearances and reputation?” Colossians 2:6-7 says “Therefore, as […]

The Sovereign Suffering Servant

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Sermon Text: Revelation 2:8-11 Outline: The Sovereign Suffering Servant (v.8) Suffering on All Sides (v.9) Savoring Unseen Riches (vv.10-11) Reflection Questions: Does this sound absurd to you – – – > “Count it all joy when you meet trials of various kinds” (James 1:2)? How about these:  Acts 5:41 and Matthew 5:1-12 and 2 Corinthians […]

The Power & Presence of God

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Sermon Text: Revelation 2:1-7 Outline: Power & Presence (v.1) Principled (vv.2-3) Passion (vv.4-7) Reflection Questions: Which one do you think about more: the power of God OR the personal presence of God?  What’s your plan – in the remainder of the month of January – for savoring God in a more whole and balanced way? […]

He’s Close & He’s Coming

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Sermon Text: Revelation 1:1-20 Outline: The Main Character (vv.1-3) He Cares (vv.4-11) He’s All-Consuming (vv.12-20) Reflection Questions: Are there certain compartments of your life where you simply find Jesus to be unhelpful and/or irrelevant? Why is it do you think, that Jesus seems peripheral and unprofitable in those areas of your life? What would be […]