Dreamhouse | Message Of The Week

This sermon is by Pastor Scott Crowder given to DreamHouse Church on July 21, 2024, the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B according to the Revised Common Lectionary.Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 (NLT) (Verses 30-34) The apostles returned to Jesus from their ministry tour and told him all they had done and taught. Then Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his apostles didn’t even have time to eat. So they left by boat for a quiet place, where they could be alone. But many people recognized them and saw them leaving, and people from many towns ran ahead along the shore and got there ahead of them. Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.​(Verses 53-56)After they had crossed the lake, they landed at Gennesaret. They brought the boat to shore and climbed out. The people recognize

This sermon is by Pastor Scott Crowder given to DreamHouse Church on July 14, 2024, the 8th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B according to the Revised Common Lectionary.Mark 6:14-19 (NLT), "Herod Antipas, the king, soon heard about Jesus, because everyone was talking about him. Some were saying, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead. That is why he can do such miracles.” Others said, “He’s the prophet Elijah.” Still others said, “He’s a prophet like the other great prophets of the past.” When Herod heard about Jesus, he said, “John, the man I beheaded, has come back from the dead.” For Herod had sent soldiers to arrest and imprison John as a favor to Herodias. She had been his brother Philip’s wife, but Herod had married her. John had been telling Herod, “It is against God’s law for you to marry your brother’s wife.” So Herodias bore a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But without Herod’s approval she was powerless, for Herod respected John; and knowing that he was a good and holy man, he

A sermon by Pastor Scott Crowder on the 7th Sunday after Pentecost Easter, Year B in the Christian Calendar and Revised Common Lectionary.  Mark 6:1-13 (NLT) "Jesus left that part of the country and returned with his disciples to Nazareth, his hometown. The next Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. They asked, “Where did he get all this wisdom and the power to perform such miracles?” Then they scoffed, “He’s just a carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon. And his sisters live right here among us.” They were deeply offended and refused to believe in him. Then Jesus told them, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his relatives and his own family.” And because of their unbelief, he couldn’t do any miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick people and heal them. And he was amazed at their unbelief. Then Jesus went from village to village, teaching the people. And he called his twelve

This is the 6th Sunday after Pentecost Easter, Year B in the Christian Calendar and Revised Common Lectionary.  Sermon by pastor Scott Crowder.

This is the 4th Sunday of Easter, Year B in the Christian Calendar and Revised Common Lectionary. Sermon by elder Lauren Lee.

This is the 3rd Sunday of Easter, Year B. Sermon by Pastor Scott Crowder.

This is the 2nd Sunday of Easter, Year B preached by Scott Crowder.

On Easter Sunday, Pastor Scott Crowder spoke from John 20:1-18. I this sermon hear how Jesus's tomb went from being the saddest place in the world to the most helpful location on earth. Looking at John's gospel we find Mary Magdalene, Peter, John, and the disciples "staying" with Jesus in multiple ways. "Those who love me I love, and those who search for me will find me." (Prov. 8:17, REB)

On the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Pastor Scott Crowder shares the 4th part of a five-part series on 1 Thessalonians, a letter Paul wrote to the church in Thessalonica, modern-day Greece. In this sermon, you will hear how Paul called the Thessalonians into holy living to bear witness to Jesus but also as a way to be a community of care for one another.

On the 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, we heard from preacher Lauren Lee for the third part of a five-part series on 1 Thessalonians. This letter Paul wrote to the church in Thessalonica, modern-day Greece, is a call to courageous living in the face of daily opposition. Listen as Lauren points to Christ as the testimony of the Church is one of great fortitude and strength when we abide in Jesus. 

On the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, this is the second part of a five-part series on 1 Thessalonians, a letter Paul wrote to the church in Thessalonica, modern-day Greece. Listen as Pastor Scott Crowder expounds on Paul's encouragement that God calls us to be ready for the return of Jesus Christ. The best way to remain ready is to abide in Christ. We can live holy now for we are connected to God's love and purposes for our lives.

On the 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time, this is the first of a five-part series on 1 Thessalonians, a letter Paul wrote to the church in Thessalonica, modern-day Greece. Listen as Pastor Scott Crowder gives an overview of this book which has encouraged and taught Christians for 2,000 years. We can live holy lives because of our hope that God gives us the grace we need while on a mission to renew all things. 

On the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time, this sermon wraps up a series on Philippians, a letter Paul wrote from prison to a church in Philippi, modern-day Greece. Listen as Pastor Scott Crowder describes the faithfulness of God and how each moment of our lives has meaning.

On the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, this sermon begins a new series on Philippians, a letter Paul wrote from prison to a church in Philippi, modern-day Greece. Listen as Pastor Scott Crowder gives an overview of the letter and how we can find encouragement today because God loves us first.

On the 16th Sunday of Ordinary time, this sermon from Romans 14:1-12 was given by Pastor Scott Crowder. Listen as Scott wraps up a 16-week series on Romans pointing to the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Be encouraged!

On the 15th Sunday of Ordinary time, this sermon from Romans 13:8-14 was given by Rev. Debbie Kemp. Listen as Debbie talks about faithfully following God in difficult situations and times. Should we cut out scripture that we don't believe in? No. This sermon brings up some of the sticky ethical situations that we find ourselves wrestling with today. Our bottom line is this -- love does no wrong.

On the 14th Sunday of Ordinary time, this sermon from Romans 12:9-21 was given by Pastor Scott Crowder. The Christian life should never be communicated as life serving God and fulfilling divine obligations. By the pouring out of the Holy Spirit our lives become empowered with the capacity to overcome evil with good. In this way, the Christian life can be defined as being love in action.

On the 13th Sunday of Ordinary time, this sermon from Romans 12:1-8 was given by Pastor Scott Crowder. Listen and hear how by the mercies of God we can live faithful lives unto God. By God's mercies, we can be sincere, hate what is evil, never be lacking in zeal, remain joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer, and be a people known for our hospitality.

On the 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time, this sermon from Romans 11 was given by Pastor Scott Crowder. Listen and hear about Paul's love for the Jewish people and how far he would go for this love even as it appeared God was doing a new thing.  This sermon is an invitation to neither overinflate our importance in God's work nor should we isolate ourselves from those that God is working through in different ways than us. In a narcissistic age, this sermon is an encouragement to embrace God's work in the larger church while finding rest for our souls in what we've been given to do.

On the 11th Sunday of Ordinary time, this sermon from Romans 10:5-15 was given by Pastor Scott Crowder. Listen and hear how the faithfulness of God is for us helping us not only overcome the world but to be present with the world in crisis. God is not just right. God makes things right. God is righteous and by grace calls the Church to this right-making action for the life of the world.