Rev. Dr. Dan Turis

This sermon explores Romans 12:9–21 and calls Christians to adopt the deacon lifestyle—sincere, sacrificial love rooted in Jesus rather than hypocrisy.

It offers practical instruction: hate evil, cling to what is good, serve and honor others, practice hospitality, forgive enemies, repent often, and seek to overcome evil with good.

The message encourages seeing Christ in the hurting, serving the least, and letting Jesus shape how we love and live.

This episode traces how Christians during the Plague of Cyprian ran toward suffering and service, helping a broken Rome and sowing the roots of church growth.

Using Galatians 6:9-10, the sermon urges a deacon-like lifestyle: stay motivated by Christ and eternity, give time to others, disciple and serve both inside and outside the church, and persist in doing good even when results are slow.

This episode explores Jesus' call to serve the "least of these"—feeding, clothing, sheltering, visiting prisoners, and caring for those in need—as the basic acts of true humanity and a foretaste of heaven.

Through Scripture, sacramental life, and practical advice, the speaker urges listeners to walk alongside people in need, learn their names, and offer sustained compassion rather than quick fixes, emphasizing that these acts flow from gratitude and the Holy Spirit.

The message closes with a reminder that serving others is not about earning salvation but living into the kingdom now and encountering Christ in everyday acts of love and mercy.

This episode unpacks Isaiah 58:6-12 in three moves—historical, personal, and spiritual—showing why caring for the oppressed is central to Christian life and the deacon’s role.

It contrasts Israel’s exile and oppression with Christ’s restorative work, calling listeners to mourn injustice, serve others, and take up the joyful, light yoke of kingdom service.

A sermon concluding the Nicene Creed series that redefines ‘church’ not as a building or denomination but as Christ’s work among people. Using Ephesians 2, the preacher explains believers are "being built" into a holy temple, emphasizes baptism as recognition of belonging, and encourages Christians to cling to Christ as the unmovable cornerstone while living out their identity as citizens of God’s kingdom.

This episode explores 1 Timothy 3 and calls listeners to adopt the deacon lifestyle: dignity, sincerity, moderation, generosity, and fidelity. It emphasizes knowing Scripture and theology, practicing prayer, and serving others as the path to deeper faith and strong standing in the community.

This sermon introduces a series on the nature of deacons as a model for Christian living, using the wilderness journey and Micah 6:8 to call believers to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.

It ties biblical images — manna, the Rock, and Christ’s example — to practical care for others, urging committed kindness and faithful pursuit of what is good.