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Wilmington, DE  19803
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Church Services
Contemporary
8:15am & 9:45am
Traditional
11:15am

Weekly Office Hours
Monday to Friday
8:30am to 5:00pm

Sunday Sermons
To read a sermon, click on any underlined sermon title.

Pastor Bo Matthews' Current Sermon Series
CDs of the sermons may be ordered through the church office by calling (302) 478-4255, or you may listen to it on our Podcasts page.

New Year, New You?
01.22.12 Your Body: Temple or Tenement? (1 Corinthians 6:19)
01.15.12 The Blessing of Failure (Mark 14:66-72)
01.08.12 Ready, Fire, Aim! (Luke 14:28-30)
01.01.12 The Promise of Change
(Matthew 6:33)

The Incarnation
12.25.11 Here Comes Santa Claus (Philippians 2:5-8)
12.18.11
God's Other Body (Ephesians 2:19-22)
12.11.11 God's Forgotten Humility (Phil. 2:5-8 & 1 Sam. 15:1-31)
12.04.11 The Incarnation (John 1:14)

The Strategic Plan
11.20.11 A Public Square and Its Chaos (Acts 17:15-30)
11.13.11 A Mother and Her Son (Genesis 24-27)
11.06.11 A Man and His Men (1 Chronicles 11:17-19)
10.23.11 Keeping in Step with the Spirit (Galatians 5:16-6:10)

Acts: Our Biblical Heritage
09.25.11 The Shock of a Congregational Meeting (Acts 15)
09.18.11 The Shock of a Pagan Culture (Acts 13-14)
08.21.11 The Shock of a Vision (Acts 10:1-11:18)
08.14.11 The Shock of Conversion (Acts 9, 22, 26)
07.31.11 The Shock of Martyrdom
(Acts 3-7)
07.24.11 The Shock of Pentecost (Acts 1-2)

Home Sweet Home - Strengthening Marriages & Family Life
05.29.11 The Impact of Sexual Freedom (Genesis 39)
05.22.11 The Impact of Aging (James 1:27)
05.15.11 The Divine Structure (Mark 10:8-9)
05.08.11 Marriage as a Sacrament
(Ephesians 5:29-32)

Mark: Our Biblical Heritage
04.24.11 The Unthinkable² (Mark 15:1-16:8)
04.17.11 Dark Night of the Soul (Mark 14:1-72)
04.10.11 A Rumble in the Temple (Mark 11:1-13:37)
03.27.11 The Unthinkable (Mark 8:31-10:52)
03.20.11 A Matter of the Heart (Mark 5:1-8:30)
03.13.11 A Line in the Sand (Mark 1:1-4:41)

What God Is Like - The Witness of the Psalms
01.30.11 The Absence of God (Psalm 73)
01.23.11 The Presence of God (Psalm 139)
01.16.11 The Daring of God
(Psalm 8)
01.09.11
The Mercy of God (Psalm 130)

Great Christian Words
10.02.11 Church (Ephesians 2:19-22)
08.07.11 Reverence (Deuteronomy 4:10 & 13:4)
06.03.11 Resurrection (Mark 16:6)
05.01.11 Repentance (1 Kings 8:46-49)
04.03.11 Faith (1 Peter 5:8)
03.06.11 Expiation (1 John 2:1-2)
02.06.11 Reconciliation (Romans 5:8-10 & 2 Corinthians 5:17-20)
01.02.11 Wrath of God (Romans 1-2)

December 19, 2010 Prayer (Matthew 7:7-11)

Easter 2010 - A New World Order Begins

Autumn Leaves of Gold
11.28.10 The Call to Love and Peace (Romans 12:9-21)
11.21.10 The Call to Maturity (Romans 12:3-8)
11.14.10 The Call to Devotion - A Living Sacrifice (Romans 12:1-2; Philippians 1:20)

The Jesus You Need to Know
12.05.10 Advent (Mark 13:32-37)
11.07.10 The Freedom of the Church (Mark 12:13-17)
08.01.10 The Compassion of the Lord (Mark 6:30-34)
05.02.10 Who's in Charge Here? (Mark 4:35-41)
03.07.10 Doing God's Will (Mark 3:31-35)
02.07.10 Forgiveness (Mark 2:1-12)
01.03.10 Jesus and the Leper (Mark 1:40-45)
12.06.09 The Day of the Lord (Mark 13:32-37)
11.01.09 A Model for the End of the World (Mark 13:24-27)


The Grace of Giving
10.31.10 Report on Haiti - Pastor Esperandieu Pierre
10.24.10 The Power of Love (Luke 7)
10.17.10 New Testament Giving (2 Corinthians 8-9)
10.10.10 The Tithe (Leviticus 27)

Pray Listen Talk
10.03.10 Telling God's Story, Karl Nockengost, Small Groups/Singles Pastor
09.26.10 Telling Your Story, Matthew McNutt, Student Ministry Pastor
09.19.10 Living in 3-D, Mark Smith, Teaching Pastor
09.12.10 Be Yourself, Bo Matthews, Senior Pastor
09.05.10 Prayer, Chris Zwakenberg, Student Ministry Assistant
08.29.10 Short-Term Mission Sunday

Exodus: Our Biblical Heritage
08.22.10 The Mediator (Exodus 32-34)
08.15.10 Divine Election (Exodus 19-24)
08.08.10 Passover (Exodus 12-15)
07.25.10 The Divine Lipid in Pharaoh's Heart (Exodus 5-11)
07.18.10 Dickering with God (Exodus 3-4)
07.11.10 God in a Papyrus Boat
(Exodus 1-2)

Home Sweet Home
06.27.10 Is Anything Too Hard for God? (Jeremiah 32)

Genesis: Our Biblical Heritage
05.30.10 The Triumph of Joseph (Genesis 40-50)
05.23.10 The Tragedy of Joseph (Genesis 37-39)
05.16.10 The Deceiver Deceived (Genesis 37-39)
05.09.10 A Common Man in Uncommon Times (Genesis 24-27)
04.25.10 God's Promise, Man's Faith (Genesis 15:4-6)
04.18.10 The Downward Spiral (Genesis 3-11)
04.11.10 Creation and the Human Project (Genesis 1-2)

What God Is Like
02.28.10 Is Christianity the Only True Religion? (John 14:6)
02.21.10 Do I Have to Take the Bible Literally? (Jeremiah 15:16)
02.14.10 Hasn't Science Disproved Christianity? (1 Corinthians 1:19-20)
01.31.10 How Can a Loving God Send People to Hell?
01.24.10 Isn't the Church Responsible for Injustice? (Romans 5:9)
01.17.10 Doesn't Christianity Squelch Personality? (1 Corinthians 8:1-2; 13:12)
01.10.10 Why Does God Allow Suffering? (Job 23:1-5)

Sermons from Pastor Mark Smith during the current series are only available through the Podcast Page.


To find and view older sermons,
please visit the
Sermon Archive page.