Roseville Covenant Sermons

Weekly sermons from Roseville Covenant Church in Roseville, MN

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  Life Preservers // Rev. Matt Kennedy // Aug 16 2026

  Aug 16, 202634 min

  We often describe a brand new baby as, "the miracle of life." It's an appropriate phrase because scripture tells us in a variety of ways that life is not an accident nor is it a given, but life is a precious gift from God. In the same way, there are few things that shock our sense of goodness more than when a life is taken by violence. It is the ultimate act of disorientation and desecration. "Bloodshed pollutes the land" (Numbers 35:33), and just like toxic chemicals that seep into groundwater, the act of murder poisons the bonds of human community in ways that can seem impossible to undo. This week we continue our sermon series on the Ten Commandments by considering not just the prohibition of murder (Exodus 20:12), but the task of God's people to bear witness to life's sacredness in all the ways we resist violence and vengeance, seek peace and prosperity, and live responsibly and reverently. Most important of all, we'll do what we do every Sunday as the Christian community: rejoice that the blood of the ultimate victim of violence does not stain the earth with vengeance, but washes us clean with mercy (1 John 1:7).

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  Grace for the Ages // Rev. Matt Kennedy // Aug 09 2026

  Aug 12, 202631 min

  There are words that have fallen from the lips of parents at least once in their life, "Because I said so!" Even the most patient moms and dads sometimes just want kids to follow instructions without stopping to explain why. It would be tempting to appeal to the fifth commandment as justification, "Honor thy father and mother." (Exodus 20:12). There are Bible verses that commend a child's obedience to a parent, but what if I told you the fifth commandment is more for adults than it is for children? Because the nature of aging and parenting in the modern world has become so revolutionized in the last few generations, the meaning of the fifth commandment can be hard to find without remembering the historical context of the Bible. In the ancient world there were no nursing homes, social security, or 401ks. Instead, generations both old and young lived in cooperative and dependent relationships within families and the aged were cared for with dignity. The fifth commandment is less about a child's blind obedience to mom and dad, but more the wisdom for all generations to build strong bonds of compassion, trust, and grace. In a world where generations have become increasingly at odds with each other, we need not only the Bible's laws to guide our parenting, but the grace of Christ to heal our estranged families. This week is a tender topic, but the good news is of God's tender-loving kindness. That is his honor, and it is how we honor one another.

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  Sabbath Posture for Sabbath People // Rev. Michele Arndt // Aug 2 2026

  Aug 12, 202629 min

  Early in his ministry, Mark’s gospel records these words from Jesus:“The Sabbath was made for humankind (man), not humankind for the Sabbath.” (Mk 2:27). Sometimes it can feel like Jesus is speaking in riddles. What does Jesus mean? In our journey through the 10 commandments, scholars and theologians suggest that the third command about Sabbath is a cornerstone to the other nine. It isn’t all that radical to tell someone not to steal or kill or commit adultery. Many other law codes in ancient near eastern traditions such as the Sumerian or Hammurabi have parallel teachings about these things. But none have a word to say about Sabbath. It stands alone. At the heart of Sabbath is something that extends far beyond what we do or don’t do on Sundays. For the people of God, Sabbath is a countercultural identity God gives us to say to “all the other gods” (as we sang last Sunday) - that we are holy and do not exist to work and produce. Sabbath is a way of marking time that stamps us with the origins of Creation, reminding us that time does not belong to us. We neither control nor are controlled by time. Instead, we submit to Sabbath not merely as a single 24-hour practice, but as a posture. Sabbath was made for us.

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  Bearing the Name // Rev. Matt Kennedy // Jul 26 2026

  Jul 26, 202625 min

  Do you ever get a word or phrase stuck in your head and it drives you a little batty? Or maybe there's a word or a name that "triggers" you because you associate it so closely to a bad memory. The Bible frequently warns us that words can be dangerous and that names are important. This is why the story of Exodus includes a story about God's name (Exodus 3:13-15) and a warning that this name carries serious weight (Exodus 20:7). This week we turn to the third commandment, traditionally translated, "Do not take the LORD's name in vain", but maybe more accurately, "Do not bear the LORD's name for evil." The third commandment is more than just a prohibition on swearing, but a reminder that God's people have a responsibility to represent the Almighty well! There are times in the Biblical story God's people use his name like "magic words", a spell, or a talisman that gives cover to their evil conduct (Jeremiah 7:1-15). The commandments tell us that using words about God for selfish or vain reasons confuses and disparages a precious and awesome gift: God shares his name and reputation with people because he longs for a covenantal-partnership, an unbreakable relational bond.

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  First things First // Rev. Matt Kennedy // Jul 19 2026

  Jul 20, 202634 min

  One of the major shifts that took place in the human mind during the age of enlightenment and the rise of democracy is the idea that religion was simply one "part" of your life among many. It has resulted in the idea that "worship" is simply what we do on Sunday mornings, and is related to the very specific spiritual activities like saying a prayer, singing a song, or attending a service. This was a departure from the pre-modern worldview that had no distinct categories of religious and secular: everything was spiritual! Worship is more than just a set of pious activities. Worship is what your entire life orbits around. One psychologist suggested, "Your 'god' is whatever is at the top of your hierarchy of values." Where you put your focus and what you spend your days pursuing will say more about who your god is than what box you check on a religious questionnaire. The first of the Ten Commandments tells us to worship nothing and no one except, "the God who brought you out of Egypt" (Exodus 20:2-6). The commandments begin with what we worship because worship will direct every other motive and method in our life. Like a ship whose course is off by a mere single degree, when our worship is misdirected it will not take long to become completely lost at sea. This Sunday we'll unpack the meaning of worship and tackle some challenging questions that have an incredible impact on the direction of our lives.

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