Church of the Resurrection Leawood Sermons

Pastor Adam preaches that when we pray the doxology of the Lord's Prayer, we are giving our allegiance to the kingdom of God.

Pastor Adam preaches that every time we say the Lord's Prayer, we ask God to lead us – not in the direction we would take ourselves, which is into temptation, but in the path of righteousness.

The Lord's Prayer teaches us to pray in a way that changes us. Pastor Adam looks at how, when we pray for forgiveness, we are reminded that we are to forgive those who have wronged us.

We all have things that we need, whether it's a literal need for food or a need for purpose and meaning. Pastor Adam teaches us that Jesus' call to pray for our daily bread is a call to for us to help meet the needs of others as we seek what we ourselves need.

When Jesus taught his disciples to pray "Thy kingdom come," he showed them that God's will is greater than our will, and that the kingdom of God is greater than any nation or government of the earth.

As we begin this series, we consider how Jesus taught us to pray. Pastor Adam examines the first few lines to see how we are to pray in community and with familiarity to God.

Based on a report prepared by the Auxano Group, Pastor Adam looks at Church of the Resurrection's strengths and weaknesses as both an encouragement and a challenge to better make deeply committed followers of Christ.

Pastor Darryl Burton shares his story of being wrongly incarcerated and how he learned how to forgive.

Pastor Chris Abel discusses how we can better engage younger generations of Christians in the mission of the gospel.

All of us have worth, no matter what makes us different, because we are all made in the image of God. Pastor Adam Hamilton explores the gospel themes in the film "The Greatest Showman."

Humanity seems to be universally drawn to superhero stories—they inspire us to be better people. Pastor Scott Chrostek looks at Black Panther to see how its story can help us be better followers of Christ.

How is the gospel revealed to us through the movie Jumanji? Pastor Scott Chrostek looks at how we are all made with unique gifts and talents, and we are all important parts of the kingdom of God.

The movie "Wonder" is the story of a boy who isn't quite ordinary. Just as he finds it hard to fit in at school, so do many of us find it hard to feel like we fit in sometimes. Pastor Scott Chrostek looks at this story as an example of how beautiful God says we are.

In her final sermon before her retirement, Rev. Karen Lampe asks us if we will open ourselves to God's transforming power in our lives.

Jesus had a heart for children. In this sermon, Pastor Adam looks at what kind of message Jesus would have for fathers and children today.