Pastor Dirk's Sermons
Weekly reflections on the scriptures from our Worship Services at Roser Church, Anna Maria, Florida.
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The closing scenes of Jonah’s story bring us back to the beginning, a place of refusal and rebellion. Once more, God moves directly to call His prophet back on task. Where are we in the process of engagement and evaluation? How is God calling us to refocus on His will for lives?
The Point: In our quest for justice and comfort, God calls us to prioritize mercy.
Next Steps: Let’s look...
The Point: In our quest for justice and comfort, God calls us to prioritize mercy.
Next Steps: Let’s look...
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August 10, 2026 • 30 mins
Now reengaged in his calling, Jonah sees God work powerfully among a foreign people. Sometimes we need those outside the circle to give us a new perspective. Jonah’s story of recommitment presses us to reassess our own level of engagement. What would we be willing to do if we ventured a bit outside of our comfort zones?
The Point: The Word who created the universe has chosen to speak through us.
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The Point: The Word who created the universe has chosen to speak through us.
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Finally, in the depths of the sea, in the belly of a huge fish, God gets Jonah’s attention. Critics have wondered whether this story is more mythical than historical, but Jonah himself leaves little doubt as to its meaning. God’s salvation is far more powerful than our rebellion.
The Point: No matter how far we have fallen, God is there to lift us up.
Next Steps: Whom can we help to lift ...
The Point: No matter how far we have fallen, God is there to lift us up.
Next Steps: Whom can we help to lift ...
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Jonah’s decision to run from God’s call carries dramatic consequences. He endangers himself and others. God creates a storm to bring him back online. What can we learn from this story about God’s commitment to our participation in His work?
The Point: How deeply to we embrace God’s calling on our lives?
Next Steps: Let’s begin each day this week by reminding ourselves that God h...
The Point: How deeply to we embrace God’s calling on our lives?
Next Steps: Let’s begin each day this week by reminding ourselves that God h...
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When God calls, will we embrace the honor? Jonah refuses and chooses instead to run the other way. Later in the story he explains his reasons, but are they credible? What answers do we offer when we are likewise called to serve as God’s representatives in our broken world?
The Point: How strongly do we believe that God can change people?
Next Steps: What one thing can I do each day this week to help c...
The Point: How strongly do we believe that God can change people?
Next Steps: What one thing can I do each day this week to help c...
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July 13, 2026 • 22 mins
People will remain divided until they discover the gift of forgiveness. In Christ, we find the power to forgive all, because He died for all. We learn to forgive ourselves and one another. In Him, we learn to love all, because God loves all.
The Point: While the world divides, Christ gives us the power to help hold it together.
Next Steps: Forgive someone every day this week, because we can!
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The Point: While the world divides, Christ gives us the power to help hold it together.
Next Steps: Forgive someone every day this week, because we can!
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July 6, 2026 • 24 mins
Life is more than physical existence. Science can try to explain how we got here, but it cannot tell us why we are here. Christ does that. In Christ, we do not merely exist. We live. He is our life, in this world and the next.
The Point: Christ gives us options. We can choose a better way to live.
Next Steps: Every day this week, take time to focus on Christ and His desires for us, especially whe...
The Point: Christ gives us options. We can choose a better way to live.
Next Steps: Every day this week, take time to focus on Christ and His desires for us, especially whe...
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June 29, 2026 • 22 mins
In the remodeling world, there are two general options. We can just fix the obvious failings, or we can tear down and rebuild. Christ comes so that we can be entirely remade. In this life, He rebuilds us spiritually. In the next life, He rebuilds us physically. His fullness will enable our complete restoration.
The Point: Following Christ provides our best opportunity for true fulfillment.
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The Point: Following Christ provides our best opportunity for true fulfillment.
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June 22, 2026 • 22 mins
For centuries, God told His story mostly through one people in one part of the world. Throughout this period, there were hints of His future plans, but most of His intentions were shrouded in mystery. In Christ, however, God reveals the truth behind this mystery, His eternal plan to reclaim His creation.
The Point: When we work for Christ, no effort is wasted, because He is at work in us!
Next Steps: Work fo...
The Point: When we work for Christ, no effort is wasted, because He is at work in us!
Next Steps: Work fo...
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June 15, 2026 • 27 mins
Christ’s power to reunite us comes from His identity. He is both fully divine and fully human. He alone has this identity, so only He can save us from our destructive ways. Because of who He is, He can reconcile a world that seems to be ripping itself apart.
The Point: Welcome to the family! God wants you here! That’s why Christ came to earth!
Next Steps: Take time each day this week to thank God...
The Point: Welcome to the family! God wants you here! That’s why Christ came to earth!
Next Steps: Take time each day this week to thank God...
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Researchers have shown that we are biologically and psychologically wired to please someone. in the opening chapter of his letter, Paul prays that His readers would live worthy lives by pleasing God. He puts in the right order. When we try first to please ourselves or someone else, we mess with a fundamental part of our nature. Christ comes to restore that desire within us.
The Point: When we focus on pleasing H...
The Point: When we focus on pleasing H...
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When God wins, His victory is neither partial nor marginal. It is complete, entire and whole. In this early stage of His people’s journey, God shows them where this story is going, revealing a victory that some day the entire world will acknowledge as they bow before the Sovereign Lord. The Point: Our God rescued us so we can help rescue one more.
Next Steps: What one thing can we do this week to help res...
Next Steps: What one thing can we do this week to help res...
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As the first step into their newly rediscovered homeland, God again leads in dramatic fashion. This fight would be His fight. The people were required to listen, obey and follow, but God alone provided the power to win.
The Point: Our God’s holy power should both inspire and humble us.
Next Steps: What struggle can we turn over to God this week?
Sermon Notes & Discussion Guide: https://dirks-cor...
The Point: Our God’s holy power should both inspire and humble us.
Next Steps: What struggle can we turn over to God this week?
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Memory can be a blessing or a curse, depending upon what we are remembering. Our more powerful memories constantly push themselves into and influence our present. Through Joshua, therefore, God commands His people to memorialize and remember this event, so that it can guide them far into the future when they encounter new challenges.
The Point: The sovereign LORD of creation wants each of us to know Him as our ...
The Point: The sovereign LORD of creation wants each of us to know Him as our ...
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May 11, 2026 • 14 mins
We take a break from our sermon series this Sunday, so the Children and Youth of Roser can offer their tribute to all types of mothers who serve our families here at Roser Church. Enjoy this interview with Charlie, one of our young people who shares his views on the importance of faith and church. See the entire service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQV0Q9eH53A
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At last the day comes when planning gives way to action. However, this was no ordinary plan and no ordinary action. God made it clear that He was the true Leader of His people, leaving no doubt about whose vision they were following.
The Point: The same powerful LORD who brought us here will also lead us to victory.
Next Steps: What hard thing is God asking us to do this week that will advance His work of grace? M...
The Point: The same powerful LORD who brought us here will also lead us to victory.
Next Steps: What hard thing is God asking us to do this week that will advance His work of grace? M...
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God’s sovereignty uses the wisdom He invests in His leaders. To overcome their enemies, the leaders befriend an ally who might be discounted by some. However, the redemptive story of God is powerfully creative, incorporating all manner of people and persuasions.
The Point: Never underestimate the creative power of God’s grace.
Next Steps: What can we do this week to judge less by trusting more in...
The Point: Never underestimate the creative power of God’s grace.
Next Steps: What can we do this week to judge less by trusting more in...
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April 20, 2026 • 27 mins
Visions are realized when God’s people share them. To experience the fullness of God’s blessing, they must all commit themselves to a process of obedience and faithful service. And they must not quit until all God’s people receive what He intends for them.
The Point: Are we each willing to own our role in a vision that God inspires?
Next Steps: What will we each do this week to invite one more pe...
The Point: Are we each willing to own our role in a vision that God inspires?
Next Steps: What will we each do this week to invite one more pe...
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April 13, 2026 • 25 mins
Who would want to fill the sandals of Moses? Few would be foolish enough to try. Joshua was no fool, but God called him to do the impossible, to lead a people that frequently exasperated his powerful predecessor. What could possibly give him the courage to face this new and nearly impossible challenge?
The Point: In changing and uncertain times, God calls us to continue His work of gathering His people.
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The Point: In changing and uncertain times, God calls us to continue His work of gathering His people.
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Some truths change us more than others. The fact Jesus rose from the dead has the potential to radically transform our lives, if we are willing to consider it. The life that Jesus offers can empower us all the way, though our dark times, until we too are raised to join Him in His Father's home.
The Point: Jesus rose from the dead for you, to give you the power need to live now and forever.
Next Steps: Join us next Sunda...
The Point: Jesus rose from the dead for you, to give you the power need to live now and forever.
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