Pastor Josh Friend - Speakers - Sermons from Evergreen Community Church

Nov 4, 2018 3:00 AM America/Edmonton

Mark 9:2-13 - Making Change

Transfiguration is not a common word. This special time, place and audience reassures the faith of disciples with an amazing sight. Jesus shows a change in order to make a change.

Oct 28, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Mark 8:27-9:1 - Winning by Losing

It doesn't add up, but you will be glad it doesn't. Jesus reveals himself to be the Messiah, but one who would suffer and serve.

Oct 21, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Mark 8:14-26 - Let it Rise

Yeast changes its surroundings. Why does Mark have so much to say about bread in chapters 6-8? Listen as our sermon series starts to turn to the suffering and service Jesus starts to speak about.

Oct 14, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Ever get that? A feeling in your gut? What is it? An inkling? I compulsion to do something? Is it ever compassion? Jesus has a gut feeling for the thousands who gathered around him. It is a deep compassion for those who can be forgotten.

Oct 7, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Mark 7:31-37 - It's All Good

How powerful could one word be? Find out in Mark 7.

Sep 30, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Mark 7:24-30 - Raised in Captivity

An impossible story of an extinct family in a cursed land. What are crumbs from under a table worth? Everything.

Sep 23, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Mark 7:-1-23 - From the Inside Out

Back into the gospel of Mark, we continue to see how Jesus affects us to the depths of our hearts. Worship is in question and Jesus simplifies it for us.

Sep 16, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Psalm 8 - So Close, and Yet So Far

As the Summer of Psalms comes to an end, we discover just how close and how far we find ourselves in our relationship with God. How can we find ourselves close to God again?

Sep 9, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Psalm 103 - The Thank-You Note Psalm

How do you show your 'being thankful'? David, in Psalm 103, expresses why we praise God: for what He does and for who He is.

Sep 2, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Psalm 13 - What's Luck Got to Do with It?

Continuing in the Summer of Psalms, we look at lucky number 13. When we are disoriented, how do . we get back on track?

Aug 26, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Psalm 18 - The Hand of God

Who has a hand in winning the battle? People liked to praise David, but David thanks God for having won the battle for us. We find the same and celebrate that in the baptism of two children, declaring the joy of the finished work of Christ.

Aug 19, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Psalm 23 - The Lord is MY Shepherd

Psalm 23 is so well known, maybe you haven't read it in a while. It is beautiful to look at this familiar Psalm in detail and see how the Lord has always been a Good Shepherd.

Aug 12, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Psalm 51 - The Blame Game

In a culture where fingers are being pointed in every direction, who do we blame for all that is wrong with ourselves? We discover how David helps us to Admit, Apologize and Act and how confession brings us to Christ.

Jul 22, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Psalm 48 - Yahweh, Take the Wheel

As we look around for the answers to life's questions, sometimes it is the ability to let go that lets God make a way.

Jul 15, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Hebrews 11 - If I Told You My Story...

As we welcome the team for SERVE 2018, Fort McMurray we remember the stories of the past and how we are all a piece in the puzzle of God.

Jul 8, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Psalm 146 - A Reason to Sing

What happens when you lose your hallelujah? Psalm 146 encourages us all to find it again.

Jul 1, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Psalm 1- How to Read Your Psalms for All They're Worth

Psalm 1 encourages our being rooted in studying God's word and finding our root in Him. What gives you life? And what allows you to give life to others?

Jun 17, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Ezekiel 34: 1-16 - I'll Take it From Here

On Cadet Sunday, we hear about the LORD who calls his sheep to himself, because their shepherds don't care for them. We find in Jesus, someone willing to take all that we try to carry and says, 'I'll take it from here.'

Jun 10, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Mark 6-14-29 - The Last Prophet?

Was John the last prophet? What about Jesus? In the only passage in Mark's gospel without Jesus, it may make us ask, 'where is Jesus?'. A better question may be, 'who do you say that I am?'.

Jun 3, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Mark 6:1-13 - Preaching at Home

Even in Jesus' hometown, the gospel teaching of Christ was criticized. Jesus himself was questioned: "by what authority do you say these things and perform miracles?" Friends and family from his childhood doubted his being the Messiah- what chance do I ha

May 27, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Mark 4-21-43 - Who Touched Me?

There is much power in touch. This week we find a Jesus who stops by to speak to the powerless and frail- even raising the dead. This week, the gospel of touch.

May 20, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Mark 5:1-20 - Pentecost: Cured Ham

This Pentecost, we discover the power of God through the Holy Spirit to change lives- even those afflicted in the worst ways.

May 13, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

1 John 2:3-11 - GEMS Sunday- In His Steps

GEMS Sunday! Celebrating Girls Everywhere Meeting their Saviour, we look to the theme verse from 1 John 2. We learn the difficulty of walking in his steps.

May 6, 2018 4:00 AM America/Edmonton

Mark 4:35-41 - Lord, I'm Tired (Rev. Dr. Fred Craddock

Isn't everybody tired? The work being a Christian- the teaching, praying, healing- though exciting, left Jesus tired. We dedicated this worship time to the July 2018 SERVE Team, coming to Evergreen. (A Reading Service from Dr. Fred Craddock, read by Pasto