This page has links to the same sermon audios and transcripts that are on the “Sermons” page. Here they are grouped by topic.

What it means to follow Christ
04-21-13 The Scariest Words of Scripture by Rev. Buck Day
05-12-13 Our Greatest Need by Rev. Buck Day
05-26-13 Be Transformed by Rev. Buck Day
06-02-13 Satisfying Our Desires by Rev. Buck Day
06-09-13 Knowing and Following God’s Will by Rev. Buck Day

Spring 2013 Sermons
04-07-13 Prayer Is a Way of Life by Rev. Buck Day
04-14-13 Profit from Trials by Rev. Buck Day
04-28-13 New AND Improved by Rev. Carl Grosse, Guest Preacher
05-05-13 Telling Time by Rev. Dr. Bernard Johnson, Guest Preacher

Sermons during Lent & Easter
02-17-13 Ambassadors of Reconciliation by Rev. Buck Day
02-24-13 Walking in the Light by Rev. Buck Day
03-03-13 Dawning of Sunrise by Rev. Buck Day
03-10-13 Be What You Are by Rev. Buck Day
03-17-13 Putting on Christ or Dressing in Divinity by Rev. Ken Owens (Life Rebuilders), Guest Preacher
03-24-13 The Heart of Christ (Palm Sunday) by Rev. Buck Day
03-31-13 The Strength of Easter (Easter Sunday) by Rev. Buck Day

The Kingdom of God
01-06-13 Mission Critical by Rev. Buck Day
01-13-13 Finding Good Soil by Rev. Buck Day
01-20-13 Patience and Complacency by Rev. Buck Day
01-27-13 “Spend a While on the Nile” children’s musical was presented as the sermon
02-03-13 A Joyful Exchange by Debbie Knutson, Elder at Faith Church, Seminary Student
02-10-13 Bigger is Better? by Rev. Buck Day

Advent 2012 Sermons
12-2-12 God’s Great Interruption by Rev. Buck Day
12-9-12 Redefining Righteousness by Rev. Buck Day
12-16-12 What to Do When God Interrupts by Rev. Buck Day
12-23-12 Don’t Be Afraid by Rev. Buck Day

Fall 2012 Sermons
10-28-12 Where Do You Put Your Trust? Rev. Jan Dus, Director of Humanitarian and Development Aid at Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren in Prague, Czech Republic, Guest Preacher.
11-4-12 Gen R Us by Rev. Buck Day
11-11-12 Training Wheels to a Generous Life by Rev. Buck Day
11-18-12 Are You All In? by Rev. Buck Day
11-25-12 Thankfulness Re-examined by Rev. Buck Day

Sermon series on Jeremiah
09-09-12 Run with the Horses by Rev. Buck Day
09-23-12 It All Starts with Christ by Rev. Buck Day
09-30-12 Overcoming Inadequacy by Rev. Buck Day
10-07-12 Our Green God by Rev. Buck Day
10-14-12 Learning Persistence by Rev. Buck Day
10-21-12 It Cannot Be Denied by Rev. Buck Day

Sermon series on 1 Corinthians
05-27-12 Relationships Matter by Rev. Buck Day
06-03-12 To Whom Do You Belong? by Rev. Buck Day
06-10-12 In-Step with God in an Out-of-Step World by Rev. Buck Day
06-17-12 When We Shoot Our Wounded by Rev. Buck Day
07-01-12 Potluck Run Amuck by Rev. Buck Day
07-15-12 Keep Your Eyes on the Prize by Rev. Buck Day [no recording of this sermon is available]
07-29-12 To Shave or Not to Shave, That is the Question by Rev. Buck Day
08-05-12 God Knows What He Is Doing by Rev. Buck Day
08-12-12 Love Is . . . by Rev. Buck Day
08-19-12 The Cross & Resurrection by Rev. Buck Day

Spring and Summer 2012 sermons
04-15-12 Little Bo Peep Church by Rev. Buck Day
04-29-12 What Is That in Your Hand? by Rev. Ken Owens (Midwest Challenge), Guest Preacher
05-06-12 Moving Mountains Out of Our Lives by Rev. William Eyika (Dagoretti Self-Help Group, Nairobi, Kenya), Guest Preacher
05-13-12 The Chief Cornerstone by Rev. Buck Day
07-08-12 Serving like Christ by Rev. Buck Day
07-22-12 One Thing to Count On by Rev. Carl Grosse, Guest Preacher
08-26-12 Teaching Your Children in the Faith by Joanna Bachmann, Director of Children and Family Ministries
09-02-12 The Biggest Issue Facing the American Church by Kevin Boyle, Director of Student and Family Ministries

Sermons during Lent & Easter
03-04-12 I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel by Rev. Buck Day
03-11-12 Will the Real Church Please Stand Up? by Rev. Buck Day
03-18-12 A Second Touch by Rev. Ken Owens (Midwest Challenge), Guest Preacher
03-25-12 The God Wrestlers by Rev. David Stewart (Awaken Community), Guest Preacher
04-01-12 People of the Cross (Palm Sunday) by Rev. Buck Day
04-08-12 A Distracted Resurrection (Easter) by Rev. Buck Day

Series on listening to God
02-05-12 The Whispers of God—Is it really You? by Rev. Buck Day [no recording is available]
02-12-12 Daily Whispers by Rev. Buck Day
02-19-12 Practice, Practice, Practice by Rev. Buck Day
02-26-12 Wide Open for God by Rev. Buck Day

Winter 2012 sermons
01-08-12 I Am the Vine by Rev. Buck Day
01-15-12 The Mind of Christ by Rev. Buck Day
01-22-12 Down in My Heart by Stephanie Friant, Senior Adult Visitation
01-29-12 “The Amazing Grace Race” children’s musical was presented as the sermon

Advent and Christmas Eve 2011 sermons
11-27-11 A Journey of Gratitude by Rev. Buck Day
12-04-11 Gratitude from a Prophet by Rev. Buck Day
12-11-11 The Gratitude of Mary by Rev. Buck Day
12-18-11 Gratitude from Fear by Rev. Buck Day
12-24-11 Christmas Eve Finding Blessings in Unlikely Places by Rev. Buck Day

Missions and stewardship
11-06-11 Orphan’s Joy by Todd Rasmuson, Guest Preacher
11-13-11 Reclaiming Hope by Rev. Buck Day
11-20-11 Real Life by Rev. Buck Day

“Just Walk Across the Room” sermon series
10-09-11 The Simple Greatest Gift by Rev. Buck Day
10-16-11 Living in 3D by Rev. Buck Day
10-23-11 The Power of Story by Rev. Buck Day
10-30-11 A Grander View of Living by Rev. Buck Day

Autumn 2011 sermons
09-11-11 Life Giving Church by Rev. Buck Day
09-18-11 Being About the Business by Rev. Buck Day
09-25-11 Sing and Dance by Stephanie Friant, Senior Adult Visitation

Sermon series on 1 Thessalonians
07-03-11 God’s Plan by Rev. Buck Day (1 Thessalonians 1:1-10)
07-17-11 My Job, Your Job by Rev. Buck Day (1 Thessalonians 2:1-16)
07-24-11 The Word in Community by Rev. Buck Day (1 Thessalonians 2:13—3:10)
08-07-11 More and More by Rev. Buck Day (1 Thessalonians 4:1-12)
08-21-11 I Wonder… by Rev. Buck Day (1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11)
08-28-11 What a Community Needs by Rev. Buck Day (1 Thessalonians 5:12-22, 27)

Other summer 2011 sermons
05-29-11 What Do These Stones Mean? by Rev. Buck Day
06-05-11 What’s that Smell? by Rev. Buck Day
06-12-11 From Mountain Top to Daily Walk by Debbie Knutson, Elder at Faith Church, Seminary Student
06-19-11 Feeling Sheepish? by Rev. Jeff Lindsay, Guest Preacher
06-26-11 Jesus Meets Zacchaeus by Rev. Ken Owens, Guest Preacher
07-10-11 A Father and His Two Sons by Rev. K.C. Dinardo, Guest Preacher
07-31-11 Does Prayer Make a Difference? by Rev. Buck Day
08-14-11 A Life-Changing Promise by Rev. Bernard E. Johnson, Guest Preacher
09-04-11 Passing the Mantle by Rev. Buck Day

Sermons about how we can make a difference—both in our congregation and in the community around us—as we connect with each other and show the love of Christ to the world.
05-01-11 Have Mercy by Rev. Buck Day
05-08-11 Hitting Our Stride by Rev. Buck Day
05-15-11 Little Things by Rev. Buck Day

The word “Lent” comes from the Germanic word for springtime and can be viewed as a spiritual spring cleaning; a time for taking spiritual inventory and then cleaning out those things which hinder our corporate and personal relationships with Jesus Christ and our service to Him. The season of Lent focuses around the idea of repentance. Thus, many people focus on spiritual disciplines during Lent: fasting, confession, reconciliation, forgiveness and prayer, just to name a few. During the season of Lent, in worship we will focus on the disciplines that draw us closer to God and prepare us to serve our world in Christ’s name.
03-06-11 Prayer—Anytime, Anywhere by Rev. Buck Day
03-13-11 Can He Do That? by Rev. Buck Day
03-20-11 Why Fast? by Rev. Deb Kielsmeier, Guest Preacher
03-27-11 Why Is God Silent? by Rev. Buck Day
04-02-11 We Know in Part by Rev. Carl Grosse, Guest Preacher
04-09-11 What Makes the “Good News” Good? by Rev. Buck Day
04-17-11 Fruit from Suffering (Palm Sunday) by Rev. Buck Day
04-21-11 Maundy Thursday meditation by Rev. Buck Day
04-24-11 Up Against the Wall (Easter) by Rev. Buck Day

“Up Against the Wall”: Scripture has a lot to say about facing times of difficulties or uncertainties in our lives. When we are up against the wall, what do we do? These sermons by Pastor Buck Day are based on Exodus chapter 14.
01-30-11 Backed into a Corner
02-06-11 Don’t Be Paralyzed
02-13-11 [because of the Children's Musical this week, the sermon series will continue next week]
02-20-11 A God Who Acts
02-27-11 Change Your Perspective

These are some recent sermons by Pastor Buck Day about prayer and the joy of living in a relationship with Christ as we find our place in God’s big story of creation, alienation and redemption.
03-07-10 Praying Like Jesus
09-02-10 God-Centered Prayer
12-12-10 Mary’s Joy
01-02-11 How’s the View?
01-16-11 Hope for the Ages

Memorizing Scripture: The Psalmist says we are to “hide God’s Word in our heart.” These Scriptures are foundational to who we are in Christ and will lay a foundation to bear fruit in our lives and then bear fruit in our church, as well.
05-23-10 Scripture Worth Memorizing—2 Corinthians 5:17
05-30-10 Scripture Worth Memorizing—Romans 12:1
07-11-10 Scripture Worth Memorizing—2 Timothy 3:16
08-15-10 Scripture Worth Memorizing—Philippians 4:6-7
08-22-10 Scripture Worth Memorizing—Matthew 4:19

Passing on the faith to the next generation: These sermons by Pastor Buck Day declare that a child’s relationship with God is the most critical thing they can have in this world. Fight for your children’s hearts—relationally, in the context of love. Our job—parents and church—is to ensure that God is at the top of all our children’s loyalties. If we are concerned with who our children are becoming, we must start with who we are becoming. How are our children seeing that our faith is real and intersects with our everyday life?
04-25-10 Faith for the Generations, part 1
05-02-10 Faith for the Generations, part 2