Sermons 2006

Date	Speaker	Resources	Topic
Jan 1, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich		Scripture: Luke 2:22-40 Title: “What the Future Holds” Theme: Vision/Mission Details: As the New Year begins we will spend some time in prayer and praise. Let’s focus our hearts and minds on the things of God and pray for God’s clear direction for our church family in 2006.
Jan 8, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes	Scripture: John 16:13-14 (also 2 Kings 6:8-17) Title: Stewardship, part 1: Vision Theme: Stewardship, Discipleship Details: One of the most important aspects of good stewardship is developing spiritual vision. Then we will see what only the spirit can reveal to us. One reason we hold tightly to what we have (time, talents, gifts) is that we don’t have any spiritual vision. First, seize moments and opportunities (dream). Second, imagine what God can do (paint). Finally, see with spiritual eyes (show).
Jan 15, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes	Scripture: James 4:13-16 (also Psalm 90:12) Title: Stewardship, part 2: Time Theme: Stewardship, Discipleship Details: Stewardship of time is not about better time management, but spiritual effectiveness. The key to spiritual effectiveness is to know what really matters, go for depth rather than length, and find satisfaction in God.
Jan 22, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes	Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4 Title: Stewardship, part 3: Resources Theme: Stewardship, Discipleship Details: Stewardship of resources is tough. “Stewardship month was a fine idea until today.” It’s tough to get our spending and our living in line with God’s values without some serious help. We get that help from the Bible: don’t get too attached to things, give joyfully, and update your passport (remember you are a citizen of heaven).
Jan 29, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes	Scripture: Exodus 4:1-5 (also Romans 11:29) Title: Stewardship, part 4: You Theme: Stewardship, Discipleship Details: God asks Moses, “what is that in your hand?” God asks us the same question; essentially “what are you doing with the things that you already have?” To use what is already at hand we need: confidence (boldness), conviction (about who God is and what He’s called you to) and conformity (obedience)
Feb 12, 2006	-	-	Cancelled due to snow
Feb 19, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes	7th Sunday after Epiphany Boy Scout Sunday Kid’s Theme: Valentine’s Day Scripture: John 3:16; John 15:14-17 Title: Cliff Notes 1 – Why God Loves You Details: It’s hard for many people to understand that God can love them in light of the way they feel about themselves. Today we will examine the notion that God really does love us and why.
Feb 26, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes	February 26th – Transfiguration Sunday Kid’s Theme: The Bible. Reading the Instructions. The Bird house. Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-17 Title: Cliff Notes 2 – How to Find the Help Desk Theme: Discipleship Details: God doesn’t want us to be without help, direction, and guidance. That’s why God gave us His Word – The Bible. We can turn to the Bible because it is reliable, true, and consistent.
March 1, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	-	March 1st – Ash Wednesday Prayer service in the Chapel at 7:00 p.m.
March 5, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes	March 5th – 1st Sunday in Lent Communion Kid’s Theme: Questions I would like to ask God? Scripture: 1 Peter 3:8-4:19 Title: Cliff Notes 3 – Why Does Bad Stuff Happen? Theme: Service Details: If God is really loving and good, how come God allows so much evil to exist (and flourish) in our world? It seems like bad things happen to good people – why does that happen?
March 12, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes	March 12th – 2nd Sunday in Lent, Pioneer Girls Sunday Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:14-27, Colossians 1:18-20 Title: Cliff Notes 4 – Why You Need the Church Theme: Fellowship, Worship Details: The Church is full of hypocrites. Who needs it? I can be a good Christian without being involved in a church, right? Right? Let’s see what God says about the church.
March 19, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes	March 19th – 3rd Sunday in Lent Kid’s Theme: How BIG do you have to be before God can use you? Scripture: Micah 6:8, Luke 10:25-37 Title: Cliff Notes 5 – What You Do Matters Theme: Service, Mission Details: Being a follower of Jesus is about more than what you believe. It’s also important to think about what you do, how you live, and what you think.
March 26, 2006	Chaplain Keith Rivers of Good News Jail and Prison Fellowship	-	March 19th – 4th Sunday in Lent Title: TBD
April 2, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes	April 2nd – 5th Sunday in Lent Kid’s Theme: Honk If You love Jesus! Who’s the most important person at Church? Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11 Title: Cliff Notes 6 – Who Is Jesus, and Why You Should Care Theme: Worship, Discipleship Details: Jesus is very clear about who he is and why he came. We need to understand that he called himself healer, redeemer, and God’s Son.
April 9, 2006 Palm Sunday	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes	April 9th – Palm Sunday Kid’s Theme: The kids will help hand out the palms. Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11 Title: Holding Out Jesus Theme: Vision/Mission Details: It’s always struck me the way Jesus responded to his arrest, trial, crucifixion and death. He quietly endured whatever they threw at him because his mission was so clear. If we are to let the same mind be in us that was in Christ Jesus – how would we respond to our trials and struggles? How clear is our vision? If our vision is clear, that will carry us through anything we have to face! We need to “work out our salvation (verse 12),” “shine (v. 14),” and “hold out the word (v.16).”
April 13, 2006 Holy Thursday	Pastor John Wunderlich	-	April 13th – Holy Thursday Service in the education building – 7:00 p.m.
April 14, 2006 Good Friday	Pastor John Wunderlich	-	April 14th – Good Friday Service in the school at 7:00 p.m.
April 16, 2006 Easter Sunday	Pastor John Wunderlich	-	April 16th – Easter Sunday Kid’s Theme: Tell Me the Story of Jesus (song) Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Title: A Fresh Start at Easter Theme: Resurrection Details: In this chapter, Paul gives us a summary of the Gospel message: its short, sweet, and to the point. It’s a good Scripture to remind us what Easter means – so that all of us can get the message!
April 23, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes	Sunday, April 23, 2006 Being An Acts 2 Church Series 1. Worshipping Like an Acts 2 Church “… to the breaking of bread and of prayer.” – Acts 2:42b “Everyday they continued to meet together in the Temple courts.” – Acts 2:46a God is calling us “to a deeper place,” and we know it! The earliest believers knew that worship was a divine appointment with their Creator and they took every opportunity to join together for that purpose. What should worship look like at Christ Church ?
April 30, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes	Sunday, April 30, 2006 Being An Acts 2 Church Series 2. Sharing Like an Acts 2 Church “Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the Apostles.” – Acts 2:43 “Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need.” – Acts 2:45 “And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” – Acts 2:47b The first Christians knew that they had to share the Good News of Jesus with others. They did so with their words, their worship, their love and their action. That’s what we have to share at Christ UMC.
May 7, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes	Sunday, May 7, 2006 Being An Acts 2 Church Series 3. Connecting Like an Acts 2 Church “All the believers were together and had everything in common.” – Acts 2:44 “They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts …” – Acts 2:46b There can be no true community where there aren’t genuine and trustworthy relationships. These followers of Jesus knew that they needed to spend time together and open their homes to one another in order to truly get to know one another. How do we do that at here, in the “Family of Christ.”
May 14, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes	Sunday, May 14, 2006 Being An Acts 2 Church Series 4. Growing Like an Acts 2 Church “They devoted themselves to the apostle’s teaching and to the fellowship.” – Acts 2:42 The goal of following Jesus is to become more like him. We want to grow into something better than we are now. We do that in small groups and Sunday school classes. When we humble ourselves and allow others to teach us – growth happens. At Christ Church , we want followers of Christ to grow and bear fruit.
May 21, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes	Sunday, May 21, 2006 Being An Acts 2 Church Series 5. Being An Acts 2 Church on Purpose Our Mission, Vision and Goals in light of the Acts 2 Church example
May 28, 2006	Lay Speaker Steve Burke		May 28th – Ascension Sunday
June 4, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Sermon Notes1 Discussing the DaVinci Code	June 4th – Pentecost Cracking the Code: DaVinci, Jesus and You. Communion Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 Title: Jesus, Mary and the Church.” Theme: Resurrection, Divinity of Jesus According to characters in The DaVinci Code Jesus never died, didn’t think he was divine, married Mary Magdalene and had a daughter. Can we know for sure? What does history have to say about these amazing claims?
June 11, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Sermon Notes2	June 11th – Trinity Sunday Cracking the Code: DaVinci, Jesus and You. Connection Point: Passing the Peace Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:14-17 Title: The Bible and Constantine Theme: The Bible’s authority and reliability. Central to the theme of The DaVinci Code is the Roman Emperor Constantine’s role in creating the church as we know it today. Are the Bible, the Apostles’ Creed, and most of the theology of the church are all inventions of Constantine ’s imagination? Who was Constantine ? How did we get the Bible we have? Can we trust the Church’s theology and ideas?
June 18, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	audio archived Sermon Notes3	June 18th – 2nd Sunday after Pentecost Cracking the Code: DaVinci, Jesus and You. Father’s Day Connection Point: Kid’s Time - Father’s Day Scripture: 2 Peter 1:12-21 (also John 8:31-36) Title: Secrets, Conspiracies, and Truth Theme: Truth, Freedom, Revelation (God has revealed Himself) The DaVinci Code points to conspiracies, clandestine groups and secrets kept for centuries. Some of the characters believe there has been a massive cover-up to keep the truth from all but the privileged few. Does God really reserve “knowing Him” for those few who are part of a select group? How can we really know truth about God?
June 25, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	-	June 25th – 3rd Sunday after Pentecost VBS Sunday Scripture: Matthew 22:1-9 Title: Fiesta! As in years past we will sing the Vacation Bible School songs and review the themes from each day of VBS. The VBS theme this year is “Fiesta.” We are all encouraged to wear Mexican themed hats, etc. to add to the flavor. Someone tell Mark Rust to bring his maracas. Also, we’ll be picking some kids to read the Scriptures for each day’s theme.
July 2, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich		July 2nd – 4th Sunday after Pentecost Service of Prayer and Praise, Communion As the second half of the year begins we will spend some time in prayer. We’re going to focus our hearts and minds on the things of God and pray for God’s clear direction in our lives, our church, our community and nation. Also, Janey Giles will share with us about the work of Hope Alive – a ministry in Frederick County that works with homeless women and children.
July 9, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes	July 9th – 5th Sunday after Pentecost New Series: How Jesus Did Church – Fellowship, part 1 Today: What Fellowship Means Scripture: Luke 8:19-21/1 Corinthians 12:12-13 Fellowship is not a word that gets used much outside of the church. What does God say fellowship is all about? Can it be something more than casual conversation and light snacks? When God talks about fellowship it’s about connecting with people in relationships that matter. There’s nothing casual about it.
July 16, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes	July 16th – 6th Sunday after Pentecost How Jesus Did Church – Fellowship, part 2 Today: Longing to Belong Scripture: John 15:9-17/Ephesians 2:19-21 Drama: Act One - "True Fellowship" Loneliness and depression are more common than ever before. We are disconnected, lonely and apathetic people. That’s not the way it has to be. It’s not even the way it should be! Inside of each of us is a longing to get involved in something really important – something beyond ourselves. God placed that longing in you with the hope that you would use it for Him.
July 23, 2006	John Kidd, Campus Crusade for Christ	MP3 archived Notes	July 23rd – 7th Sunday after Pentecost Mission Spotlight Sunday This morning we’ll hear from John and Kelly Kidd. The Kidd’s are with Campus Crusade for Christ at the University of Virginia. They work with college students, introducing them to a faith in Jesus Christ that makes a difference in their lives. They will share stories from their ministry and how God is working on the UVA campus.
July 30, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	MP3 archived Liturgy	July 30th – 8th Sunday after Pentecost Groundbreaking Sunday! God is Doing Something Great! Scripture: Jeremiah 29:10-14Because God has an awesome and amazing plan for our lives, we can endure difficult and hopeless situations. When we start to worry or get depressed we need to remember the plan and the planner (God)!
August 6, 2006	World Changers Team	audio archived audio archived	Aug 6th – 8th Sunday after Pentecost Missions Report from the WorldChangers Team Connection Point: Communion
August 13, 2006	Chaplain Keith Rivers	audio archived	Aug 13th – 9th Sunday after Pentecost Missions Report: Good News Jail and Prison Fellowship
August 20, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	audio archived Notes	Aug 20th - 10th Sunday after Pentecost How to Defeat Temptation - Week 1 Looking for Fruit James 1:2-12 The first step to defeating temptation is to understand it as an opportunity to grow rather than a hindrance to growth. If we understand how temptation works, we are on our way to overcoming it
August 27, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	audio archived Notes	Aug 27th – 11th Sunday after Pentecost How to Defeat Temptation - Week 2 The Road to Victory 1 Corinthians 10:11-13 There is always a pathway to victory. Your struggle with temptation is never hopeless. God has provided a way that is clearly laid out in the Bible. If you follow God’s Plan for defeating temptation your on the road to victory!
Sept 3, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich		Sept 3rd – 12th Sunday after Pentecost How to Defeat Temptation - Week 3 Time Is On Your Side Philippians 1:3-11 Defeating temptation will be a process that happens over time – but time is on your side. That’s the way growth happens, a little at a time. We’re slow learners and we’re hampered by our sin, so growth doesn’t happen as fast as we like. But we don’t have to be in a hurry. Time (and the Lord) are on our side.
Sept 10, 2006	Steve Burke
Sept 17, 2006	4th-5th Grade Sunday School and Lorraine Roberts, teacher		15th Sunday after Pentecost "The New Jerusalem and the Lamb's Book of Life" Our younger members show us what they've learned from their study of Revelation.
Sept 24, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	audio archived Notes	15th Sunday after Pentecost "The Giving Paradox" 1 Corinthians 8: 1 - 12 This passage from the writings of Paul contains a number of paradoxes. They may appear foolish to those of us with common sense, but they are still true.
Oct 1, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	audio archived Notes	16th Sunday after Pentecost The Secret of a Loving Church Romans 14:12-19 Connection Point: Communion How to Be a Family That Doesn't Fall Apart When a church offers genuine love to people - to each other and to the one's who come - you'll have to lock to doors to keep people out. Our love for one another is the strongest evangelism program we have. So how can we help that love grow and keep from becoming distant or splitting into factions?
Oct 8, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	audio archived	Oct 8th - 17th Sunday after Pentecost The Bible's Role in Discipleship Matthew 7:24-29 Connection Point: Sharing Testimony Why the Bible Is So Important Fellowship. Discipleship. Defeating Temptation. Getting Victory in your life. We've talked about all those things over the last couple of months - but there's a key piece we don't want to forget. God's Word (the Bible) is the means by which all this happens.
Oct 15, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes audio archived Book: Momentum for Life	October 15 - 18th Sunday after Pentecost Momentum: Getting to the Finish Line! Part 1 "Worship: A Deep Well of Devotion" Publicly, worship is the corporate worship of the Church; privately, the personal discipline of the "quiet time." We need worship so that we have the fuel for race to the finish.
Oct 22, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes audio archived audio archived	October 22nd - 19th Sunday after Pentecost Momentum: Getting to the Finish Line! Part 2, Growing "Growing: That Does Not Compute." We all have a life-long need to learn, and to develop openness to new ideas. Continual growth is the maintenance that keeps our spiritual selves in the race.
Oct 29, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes audio archived videos: "Together or Alone" and Team Hoyt" Team Hoyt link	October 29th - 20th Sunday after Pentecost Momentum: Getting to the Finish Line! Part 3 Connection Point: Praise Dance debuts! "Fellowship: Running Alone is Dangerous" We need relationships to keep ourselves at our best. Iron really does sharpen iron. Even 7-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is part of a team.
Nov 5, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes audio archived MW Musings: Developing Your Life Picture	November 5th - 21st Sunday after Pentecost Momentum: Getting to the Finish Line! Part 4 Connection Point: Communion "Vision: What is Your Life Picture?" Having a vision of our "life picture" enables us to know where we're going and how we're going to get there. You can't run someone else's race, you have to run your race. But to do that you have to know what your race is. Can you explain your race plan? How clear is your mission, your message, and your strategy?
Nov 12, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Notes audio archived Life Vision Worksheet(pdf) Life Vision Worksheet(Word)	November 12^th – 22^nd Sunday after Pentecost Momentum: Getting to the Finish Line! Part 5 Connection Point: Prayers for the Persecuted Church "Action: Only Muscles That Get Used Hurt " Serving yourself well and serving others well, it’s the way we offer ourselves as a “living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God.”
Nov 19, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Sermon Notes (no audio)	Nov 19th – 23rd Sunday after Pentecost God’s Way of Handling Conflict 1 Connection Point: Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-22 Title: God’s Way of Handling Conflict 1 Theme: Fellowship Details: From Ephesians 4: we will talk about being humble and gentle, being patient, speaking the truth in love, and putting off your old self.
Nov 26, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Sermon Notes audio archived	Nov 26th – 24th Sunday after Pentecost God’s Way of Handling Conflict 2 Connection Point: Scripture: Ephesians 4:23-29 Title: God’s Way of Handling Conflict, part 2 Theme: Fellowship Details: This Sunday we will talk about new attitudes, putting on righteousness and holiness, putting off falsehood, and foregoing unwholesome talk.
Dec 3, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Sermon Notes audio archived audio archived	Dec 3rd – 1st Sunday of Advent Title: God’s Way of Handling Conflict 3 Connection Point: Communion Scripture: Ephesians 4:29-32 Theme: Fellowship Details: Today we will talk about building up others, getting rid of rage-bitterness-slander-malice, being compassionate, and forgiving one another.
Dec 10, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Sermon Notes1 audio archived	Dec 10th – 2nd Sunday of Advent Series: Getting to Christmas 1 Connection Point: Praise Dance by HearTTalkers to Third Day's "Born in Bethlehem." Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10 Title: Righteousness and Peace are Waiting Details: This prophecy highlights the “little child” who brings righteousness, peace, and knowledge of the Lord. Righteousness holds the promise of a “right” relationship with God; peace holds the promise of a fulfilling and complete life; knowledge of the Lord means going through life “together” with God.
Dec 17, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Sermon Notes2	Dec 17th – 3rd Sunday of Advent Series: Getting to Christmas 2 Connection Point: Fellowship Dinner after service Scripture: Jeremiah 33:14-16 Title: Safety and Salvation are Waiting Details: This prophecy highlights the Branch sprouting from David’s line. The coming of that “branch” means salvation for those who believe and safety for those who follow. Salvation is given to all – to save us from sin. Safety is given to disciples – to guide us through this life. There’s something for the next life (salvation) and something for this life (safety).
Dec 24, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich	Sermon Notes3 Sermon Notes4	Dec 24th – 4th Sunday of Advent Series: Getting to Christmas 3 Scripture: Micah 5:2-5 Title: Strength and Majesty are Waiting Details: This prophecy highlights the birth of a savior in Bethlehem. Jesus is a shepherd who watches over his sheep with strength and majesty. We can access that strength and majesty. We live in his strength. We reflect his glory. We have power – we are not powerless. We have standing – we are not unimportant. Christmas Eve (7 and 9 p.m.) Getting to Christmas 4 Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-16 Title: No More Waiting Details: This prophecy highlights the coming of Immanuel, God with us. There’s no more waiting. Everything is fulfilled. This is the culmination of not only a long line of prophecy, but of human history. All to show God’s love toward us while we were yet sinners.
Dec 31, 2006	Pastor John Wunderlich		Dec 31st – 1st Sunday of Christmas Wesleyan Covenant Service Theme: Discipleship Details: We will go through the Wesleyan Covenant Service as a way to commit ourselves to Discipleship and the work of the church in 2007.