St. John's Christian Church
The Church on the Corner whose Cornerstone is Christ
St. John's Christian Church
WORSHIP SERVICE ARCHIVE
2023
3 December
"On Guard and Alert"
Pastor Erich Christman
1 Corinthians 1:3-9, Mark 13:24-37
8:30 Pause for Praise Part 1
8:30 Pause for Praise Part 2
26 November
"It's Easter!"
Pastor Erich Christman
Acts 3:1-10
8:30 Pause for Praise Part 1
8:30 Pause for Praise Part 2
19 November
"The Heritage of Thanksgiving"
Pastor Erich Christman
2 Corinthians 9:6-15
8:30 Pause for Praise Part 1
8:30 Pause for Praise Part 2
12 November
"Remember and Rest"
Pastor Erich Christman
Matthew 11:25-30
8:30 Pause for Praise Part 1
8:30 Pause for Praise Part 2
5 November
"God Continues to Be Active"
Pastor Erich Christman
Romans 12:1-8
29 October
"Reformation Sunday - A Three-Fold Purpose"
Pastor Erich Christman, David Stuckey
Romans 1:16-17; 5:1-11
22 October
"Ordinary Is Okay"
Pastor Erich Christman
Exodus 4:10-17
15 October
"Our Sins Are Swept Away"
Pastor Erich Christman
Isaiah 44:21-23
8 October
"God Gives Everything"
Pastor Erich Christman
Mark 10:17-31
1 October
"Unity, Not Separation"
Pastor Erich Christman
Galatians 3:23-29
24 September
"I Don't Have to BE Me"
Pastor Erich Christman
Titus 3:1-8
17 September
"Blanketing People in Love"
Pastor Erich Christman
Matthew 25:31-46
10 September
"Discipleship & Fellowship"
Pastor Erich Christman
Acts 2:42-47
3 September
"What Does God Do?"
Pastor Erich Christman
Acts 17:24-28
27 August
"Life Instructions"
Pastor Erich Christman
1 Thessalonians 5:12-28
20 August
"Living Life with Hope"
Pastor Erich Christman
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
13 August
"Living Life with Hope"
Pastor Erich Christman
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
6 August
"How Do You Live to Please God?"
Pastor Erich Christman
1 Thessalonians 4:1-12
30 July
"Faithful Encouragement"
Pastor Ryan Volkman
1 Thessalonians 3
23 July
"God Is the Witness"
Pastor Erich Christman
1 Thessalonians 2
16 July
"The Living and True God"
Pastor Erich Christman
1 Thessalonians 1
9 July
"Keeping the Sabbath Holy"
Pastor Erich Christman
Jeremiah 17:19-27
2 July
"Freedom in Christ"
Pastor Erich Christman
Galatians 5:1-15
25 June
"Praying Through the Hurt"
Pastor Ryan Volkman
Psalm 6
18 June
“Known and Guided By the Lord”
Pastor Erich Christman
Psalm 139:13-24
11 June
"Joy and Victory"
Pastor Erich Christman
Psalm 118
4 June
"The Spirit's Cadence"
Tony Frank
Hebrews 10:15-25
28 May
"Endlessly Speaking"
Pastor Ryan Volkman
Acts 1:8, 2:5-12
21 May
"Every Effort"
Pastor Erich Christman
Ephesians 4:1-6
14 May
"On the Eve of Confirmation"
Pastor Ryan Volkman
John 6:47-51, 60-69
7 May
"Predestination: God's Mercy"
Pastor Erich Christman
Romans 8:28-30, 9:16-21
30 April
"Predestination: A Divine Plan"
Pastor Erich Christman
Ephesians 1:11-23
23 April
Presentation Sunday
2023 Confirmation Class
Psalm 23
16 April
"The Last Domino to Fall"
Pastor Ryan Volkman
John 20:24-31
9 April
"The Emmaus Realization"
Pastor Erich Christman
Luke 24:13-35
7 April
"The Wooden Cross"
Pastor Erich Christman
Good Friday Service of Tenebrae
Luke 23:26-43
6 April
"The Sacred Sacrifice"
Pastor Erich Christman
Maundy Thursday Service
Luke 22:7-38
2 April
"The Lord Needs It"
Pastor Erich Christman
Luke 19:28-44
26 March
"Reflecting God's Love and Grace"
Pastor Ryan Volkman
1 John 4:7-11
19 March
"Redemption & Restoration"
Pastor Erich Christman
Acts 3:19-21
12 March
"The Second Coming of Christ"
Pastor Erich Christman
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
5 March
"The Lord's Supper"
Pastor Erich Christman
1 Corinthians 11:17-34
26 February
"Salvation Is By God Alone"
Pastor Erich Christman
Acts 2:38-41, 8:9-13, 10:44-48
19 February
"God Created - Male and Female"
Pastor Erich Christman
Genesis 2:20-25
12 February
"Humans - Created in the Image of God"
Pastor Erich Christman
Colossians 2:6-19
5 February
"The Church - The Body of Christ"
Pastor Erich Christman
1 Corinthians 12:4-13; 26-27
29 January
"The Bible - Inspired, Infallible, Inerrant"
Pastor Erich Christman
2 Timothy 3:14-17
22 January
"The Holy Spirit - At Work in the World"
Pastor Erich Christman
John 16:5-15
15 January
"Jesus - Word Became Flesh"
Pastor Erich Christman
John 1:1-14
8 January
"God - Father, Son, and Holy Ghost"
Pastor Erich Christman
1 John 1:1-4
1 January
"The Magi aka Pagan Space Wizards: The Least-Likely Guests"
Pastor Ryan Volkman
Matthew 2:1-12
2022
24 December
"Dona Nobis Pacem"
Pastor Erich Christman
Christmas Eve Service
18 December
"Jesus Christ Is Lord"
Pastor Erich Christman
Matthew 1:18-25
Worship Bulletin (PDF) - 8:00
Worship Bulletin (PDF) - 10:30
11 December
"Jesus Is the One"
Pastor Erich Christman
Matthew 11:2-11
4 December
"Preparation Time"
Pastor Erich Christman
Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12
Worship Bulletin (PDF) - 8:00
Worship Bulletin (PDF) - 10:30
27 November
"The Hour Approaches"
Pastor Erich Christman
Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44
20 November
"Adaptability"
Pastor Erich Christman
1 Corinthians 9:19-27
13 November
"Being Disciples"
Pastor Erich Christman
1 Peter 2:4-10
6 November
"Bearing Fruit in Christ"
Pastor Erich Christman
John 15:5-17
30 October
"The Reformation Challenge"
Pastor Erich Christman
Ephesians 2:1-13
23 October
"We're to Be on a Mission"
Pastor Erich Christman
Acts 1:1-11
16 October
"Persistent Children Twisting the Arm of the Father"
Pastor Ryan Volkman
Luke 18:1-18
9 October
"Let's Walk with Jesus"
Pastor Erich Christman
Luke 9:51-62
2 October
"The Uniting Word"
Tony Frank
1 John 1:1-3
25 September
"Everything Is Uncovered"
Pastor Erich Christman
Hebrews 4:12-16
18 September
"Change - We're Far From Normal"
Pastor Erich Christman
2 Timothy 3:10-17
11 September
"A Christ-Centered Church"
Pastor Erich Christman
Hebrews 10:19-25
4 September
"Laboring and Toiling"
Pastor Erich Christman
2 Thessalonians 3:6-15
28 August
"His Death Brings Life"
Pastor Ryan Volkman
2 Corinthians 5:11-21
21 August
"Biblical Leadership: Barnabas"
Pastor Erich Christman
Acts 11:19-30
14 August
"Biblical Leadership: Nehemiah"
Pastor Erich Christman
Nehemiah 2:1-9
7 August
"Thriving on Campus & In Our Culture"
Pastor Erich Christman
Daniel 1:3-5, 8-19
31 July
"Biblical Leadership: Paul"
Pastor Erich Christman
1 Corinthians 2:1-10
24 July
"Walk with God"
Pastor Erich Christman
Hebrews 10:11-18
17 July
"The Struggle"
Pastor Ryan Volkman
Romans 7:12-25a
10 July
"Never Say 'Can't'"
Pastor Erich Christman
Exodus 3:7-15, 4:10-15
3 July
"A Place of Encounter"
Pastor Erich Christman
Exodus 27:20-21
26 June
"I Must Go Shopping"
Pastor Erich Christman
Galatians 5:16-26
19 June
"Be a Fruit Inspector"
Pastor Erich Christman
Colossians 1:9-14
12 June
"A House of Prayer"
Pastor Erich Christman
1 Corinthians 3:10-17
5 June
"Beyond Supposing"
Pastor Erich Christman
Acts 2:1-21
29 May
"Jesus Prays"
Pastor Erich Christman
John 17:20-26
22 May
"Loving Obedience"
Pastor Ryan Volkman
John 14:23-31
15 May
"The Call to Commitment"
Pastor Erich Christman
John 13:1-17
8 May
"The Woman of Valor"
Pastor Erich Christman
Proverbs 31:10-31
1 May
"Conversion"
Pastor Erich Christman
Acts 9:1-19
24 April
Presentation Sunday
2022 Confirmation Class
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, Philippians 4:10-13
17 April
"The Resurrection"
Pastor Erich Christman
Luke 24:1-12
15 April
"Jesus, the Son of God"
Pastor Erich Christman
Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-10
14 April
"Proclaiming the Lord's Death"
Pastor Erich Christman
1 Corinthians 11:23-26, John 13:31-35
10 April
"King Jesus"
Pastor Ryan Volkman
Mark 11:1-11
3 April
27 March
"The Uncommon Deed"
Pastor Erich Christman
Luke 10: 25-37
20 March
"D-Day for Sin"
Pastor Erich Christman
Matthew 13
13 March
"The Audience of One"
Pastor Erich Christman
Matthew 6:5 - 7:29
6 March
"Radical Happiness"
Pastor Erich Christman
Matthew 5:1 - 6:4
2 March
"Yes, the Christian Life Does Have Limits"
Pastor Erich Christman
Genesis 1:15-17, 11:1-9; Exodus 20:1-17; Luke 22:42; Acts 16:6
27 February
No Wickedness in Him
Pastor Erich Christman
Psalm 92
20 February
Four Lessons Learned
Pastor Erich Christman
Luke 10:38-42
13 February
It's a Simple Word: Prayer
Pastor Erich Christman
Luke 11:1-13
6 February
Habakkuk's Prayer
Pastor Erich Christman
Habakkuk 3:1-19
30 January
Habakkuk: Lament & God's Response - Pt. 2
Pastor Erich Christman
Habakkuk 1:12 - 2:1
23 January
Habakkuk: Lament & God's Response - Pt. 1
Pastor Erich Christman
Habakkuk 1:1-11
16 January
A Christian: Living and Sharing
Pastor Erich Christman
Matthew 9:35-38
9 January
Being Led by the Spirit
Pastor Erich Christman
Matthew 4:1-11
2 January
He Is the One
Pastor Erich Christman
Matthew 28:5-7, 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
2021
26 December
Have We Been Obedient?
Pastor Erich Christman
Luke 2:41-52, Colossians 3:12-17
24 December
Children Learn What They Live
Pastor Erich Christman
Isaiah 9:2-7, Psalm 96:1-3, 11-13
Children's Program - "The Christmas Nativity"
Joshua Reeb - "Mary, Did You Know?"
Women's Ensemble - "Not That Far From Bethlehem"
19 December
Love: Turning the Other Cheek
Pastor Erich Christman
Matthew 5:38-48
Worship Bulletin (PDF) - 10:30 Service
Worship Bulletin (PDF) - 8:00 Service
12 December
Genuine Truth
Pastor Erich Christman
Jeremiah 33:1-9
5 December
People of Peace
Pastor Erich Christman
2 Corinthians 5:17-21
28 November
Worth It, or Worthy?
Pastor Erich Christman
Revelation 5:6-14
21 November
From Despair to Joy
Pastor Erich Christman
Psalm 13
14 November
God Provides, But How?
Pastor Erich Christman
Deuteronomy 24:19-24, Proverbs 12:11
7 November
Persevere
Pastor Erich Christman
Matthew 10:17-23, James 1:2-4
31 October
Why Forgive Others?
Pastor Erich Christman
Matthew 6:9-15
24 October
Reading for Transformation
Pastor Erich Christman
Psalm 1
17 October
Maintain, Remain & Guard
Pastor Erich Christman
Mark 11:20-26, Luke 22:31-32
10 October
Plug Into the Source
Pastor Erich Christman
John 15:1-8
3 October
Crossing the Road
Pastor Erich Christman
Jeremiah 6:16-17
26 September
The Unfairness of the Gospel
Pastor Erich Christman
Matthew 20:1-16, Romans 9:30-10:4
19 September
The Cast-Down Sheep
Pastor Erich Christman
Exodus 15:22-27
12 September
Living in Truth
Pastor Erich Christman
Colossians 3:12-14
5 September
The Value of our Labor
Pastor Erich Christman
Deuteronomy 15:7-11, Ephesians 4:25-28
29 August
Teaching, to the World
Pastor Erich Christman
Mark 7:1-8, 14-23, James 1:19-27
22 August
A Hard Teaching
Confirmation Sunday
Pastor Erich Christman
John 6:52-70
15 August
Presentation Sunday
Ollie MacDonald, Leah Nafzier, Joshua Reeb, Raegan Rutledge
Romans 1:16-17, Hebrews 11:1-3, Matthew 17:14-20
8 August
What Do These Stones Mean?
Pastor Gary Sutckey
Joshua 4:1-7
1 August
Partaking of the Bread
Pastor Erich Christman
John 6:24-35; Ephesians 4:1-16
25 July
All the Fullness of God
Pastor Erich Christman
John 6:1-21; Ephesians 3:14-21
18 July
Like Sheep Without a Shepherd
Pastor Erich Christman
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56; Ephesians 2:11-22
11 July
Neither the Past, the Present, nor the Future
Kyle Zanker and Liz Bergren
Romans 8:38-39
4 July
Carrying Only a Staff
Pastor Erich Christman
Mark 6:1-13; 2 Corinthians 12:2-10
27 June
True Wisdom
Matt Pardi
Proverbs 3:5-6
20 June
Believing Through the Hardships
Pastor Erich Christman
Mark 4:35-41; 2 Corinthians 6:1-13
13 June
The Kingdom of God is Like...
Pastor Erich Christman
Mark 4:26-34, 2 Corinthians 5:6-10
6 June
Understanding the Sower
Pastor Erich Christman
Mark 4:1-12, 13-20
30 May
What Questions Would You Ask?
Pastor Erich Christman
John 3:1-17, Romans 8:12-17
23 May
The Guidance of the Spirit
Pastor Erich Christman
John 15:26-16:15
16 May
Is Your Mind Open?
Pastor Erich Christman
Luke 24:44-53, Ephesians 1:15-23
9 May
Remaining in Obedience
Pastor Erich Christman
John 15:9-17, 1 John 5:1-6
2 May
Bearing Much Fruit
Pastor Erich Christman
John 15:1-8, 1 John 4:7-21
25 April
The Good Shepherd
Pastor Erich Christman
John 10:11-18, Acts 4:5-12
18 April
Jesus Stood Among Them
Pastor Erich Christman
Luke 24:36-48, Acts 3:11-20
11 April
Not Seeing, Yet Believing
Pastor Erich Christman
John 20:19-31, 1 John 1:1-2:2
4 April Easter Sunday
A Different Year
Pastor Erich Christman
Mark 16:1-8, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
2 April Good Friday
The Curtain
Pastor Erich Christman
Hebrews 10: 16-25
1 April Maunday Thursday
The Water and The Blood
Pastor Erich Christman
John 13: 1-7
28 March Palm Sunday
Approaching Jerusalem
Pastor Erich Christman
Mark 11:1-11, Philippians 2:5-11
24 March
An Interview with the Thief on the Cross
Pastor Alex Young, Andrew Rohrs
Luke 23:32-43
21 March
Sir, We Would Like to See Jesus
Pastor Alex Young
John 12:20-33
17 March
An Interview with Simon of Cyrene
Pastor Erich Christman, Lynne Christman
Mark 15:16-22
14 March
That Most Famous Reindeer
Pastor Erich Christman
John 3:14-21, Ephesians 2:1-10
10 March
An Interview with Caiaphas
Pastor Erich Christman, Roger Zimmerman
Matthew 26:1-5, 14-16; John 18:1-3, 10-14;
Matthew 26:57-68
7 March
Any Signs Visible Today?
Pastor Erich Christman
John 2:13-22, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
3 March
An Interview with Simon Peter
Pastor Erich Christman, Andrew Rohrs
Luke 5:1-11, Matthew 16:13-19
28 February
The Suffering Son of Man
Pastor Alex Young
Mark 8:31-38, Romans 4:13-25
24 February
An Interview with Pilate
Pastor Alex Young, David Stuckey
Matthew 27:11-26
21 February
Standing Against Temptation
Pastor Erich Christman
Mark 1:9-15, 1 Peter 3:18-22
17 February
Being Washed and Cleansed
Pastor Erich Christman
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
14 February
Listening, Attentively
Pastor Erich Christman
Mark 9:2-9, 2 Corinthians 4:3-6
7 February
Knowing Who Jesus Is
Pastor Erich Christman
Mark 1:29-39; 1 Corinthians 9:16-23
31 January
A New Teaching
Pastor Erich Christman
Mark 1:21-28, 1 Corinthians 8:1-13
24 January
Undivided Devotion
Pastor Alex Young
Mark 1:14-20, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31
17 January
Good Coming Forth
Pastor Erich Christman
John 1:43-51
10 January
And so, the Holy Spirit
Pastor Erich Christman
Mark 1:4-11, Acts 19:1-7
3 January
Revelation Without Boundaries
Pastor Erich Christman
Ephesians 3:1-13