Sermons — Swan Lake Evangelical Free Church

Our aim each week is to reflect the story of God’s grace in the gospel as we worship together.

Psalm 138:2 reminds us of this importance: “I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.”

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leviticus

We’re going to spend 7 weeks looking at life with God and the topic of holiness in the book of Leviticus!

September 20, 2026 / Pastor James / Leviticus 1-7: Holiness Needed!

ROMANS

We spent 19 weeks looking at the gospel in the book of Romans: Faith for the World, Evidenced with our Lives!

September 13, 2026 / Pastor Colton / Romans 16:1-27: Glory Forevermore!

September 6, 2026 / Pastor James / Romans 15:14-33: Sacrificial Love!

August 30, 2026 / Pastor James / Romans 14:1-15:13: Sacrificial Living!

August 23, 2026 / Pastor James / Romans 12-13: Sacrificial Worship!

August 16, 2026 / Pastor James / Romans 11:1-36: God’s Inscrutable Ways!

August 9, 2026 / Kent Williams / Romans 9:30-10:20: God’s Unfailing Love!

August 2, 2026 / Pastor James / Romans 9:1-29: Surprising Sovereignty!

July 26, 2026 / Cooper Martens / Romans 8:31-39: God’s Inseparable Love!

July 19, 2026 / Pastor James / Romans 8:18-30: A Unified Groan and Goal!

July 12, 2026 / Pastor James / Romans 8:1-17: Proof of Life!

July 5, 2026 / Pastor James / Romans 7:1-25: You and the Law!

June 28, 2026 / Caleb Thurmer / Romans 6:1-23: Life in Christ!

June 21, 2026 / Pastor James / Romans 5:1-21: Death for Life!

June 14, 2026 / Pastor James / Romans 4:1-25: A Gift of Grace!

June 7, 2026 / Pastor James / Romans 3:9-31: Righteous Through Faith!

May 31, 2026 / Pastor James / Romans 2:1-3:8: Bad News for Moralists!

May 24, 2026 / Pastor Colton / Romans 1:18-32: Suppressing the Truth!

May 17, 2026 / Pastor James / Romans 1:8-17: The Heart of the Gospel!

May 10, 2026 / Pastor James / Romans 1:1-7: Including You!

John 17

We spent 3 weeks looking at Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer as He prays for Himself, His disciples, and His Church. We ended with a Night of Prayer.

May 3, 2026 / Pastor James / John 17:20-26: For Those Who Will Believe!

April 26, 2026 / Pastor James / John 17:6-19: Jesus’ Prayers For You!

April 19, 2026 / Pastor James / John 17:1-5: For the Glory of God!

esther

We spent 10 weeks walking through the remarkable story of the woman who became Queen. The main thing we’re hoping you see is that God's invisible hand moves insignificant coincidences and people to accomplish His plans and purposes for His undeserving people!

April 12, 2026 / Pastor Colton / Esther 9:20-10:3: The King Honors Mordecai!

April 5, 2026 / Pastor Colton / Esther 9:1-19: The Jews Destroy Their Enemies!

March 29, 2026 / Pastor Colton / Esther 8: Esther Saves the Jews!

March 22, 2026 / Cooper Martens / Esther 7: Esther Reveals Haman’s Plot!

March 15, 2026 / Pastor Colton / Esther 6: The King Honors Mordecai!

March 8, 2026 / Kent Williams / Esther 5: Esther Prepares a Banquet!

March 1, 2026 / Cooper Martens / Esther 4: Esther Agrees to Help the Jews!

February 22, 2026 / Caleb Thurmer / Esther 3: Has the Enemy Won?

February 15, 2026 / Pastor Colton / Esther 2: Esther Chosen Queen!

February 8, 2026 / Cooper Martens / Esther 1: The King’s Banquets!

the church

We spent 3 weeks walking through the purposes of the Church. You were Created to Worship, Designed for Community, and Purposed for Mission!

February 1, 2026 / Peter LeBeau / The Church: Purposed for Mission!

January 25, 2026 / Pastor Colton / The Church: Designed for Community!

January 17, 2026 / Kaden Myhre / The Church: Created to Worship!

1-3 John

We are going to spend 13 weeks walking through 1st-3rd John, “Like Jesus,” with the aim of walking as He walked with the litmus tests of: Holiness. Love, and Truth!

January 11, 2026 / Pastor James / 3 John: No Greater Joy!

January 4, 2026 / Pastor James / 2 John: Genuine Gospel Evidences!

December 28, 2025 / Pastor James / 1 John 5:13-21: That You May Know!

December 21, 2025 / Pastor James / 1 John 5:1-12: Life in the Son!

December 14, 2025 / Pastor James / 1 John 4:7-21: Love Because!

December 7, 2025 / Pastor James / 1 John 4:1-6: Gospel Genuineness!

November 30, 2025 / Pastor Colton / 1 John 3:11-24: Gotta Love ‘Em!

November 23, 2025 / Pastor James / 1 John 3:1-10: Live It Out!

November 16, 2025 / Pastor James / 1 John 2:18-29: Stay Put!

November 9, 2025 / Pastor Colton / 1 John 2:7-17: Love the Brothers, Not the World!

October 26, 2025 / Pastor James / 1 John 1:5-2:6: Jesus Christ the Righteous!

October 19, 2025 / Pastor James / 1 John 1:1-4: Our Testimony and Joy!

MINOR PROPHETS

We spent 12 weeks walking through the Minor Prophets in a series called, “Minor Twelve Mixtape.” We’ve created a document with a brief Introduction and Overview, a couple of charts, and a Reading Plan for you to stay up with through the series.