Rev. John Sawtelle

Ephesians 5:15-21 | Filled with the Spirit

1Corinthians 12:13 | Baptism with the Spirit

1Corinthians 12:7-11 | The Extraordinary Gifts

1Corinthians 12:4-6 | Spiritual Gifts Part 1

1Corinthians 12:1-3 | Concerning Spiritual Gifts

1Corinthians 11:17-34 | Unworthy Partakers

1Corinthians 11:2-16 | The Difficult Problem of Headcoverings

1Corinthians 10:23-11:1 | Christianity in the Marketplace

1Corinthians 10:14-22 | Idolatry and Demons

Psalm 32 | Confession is good for the soul

1 Corinthians 10:6-13 | Don’t crave evil things

1 Corinthians 10:1-5 | Don’t be ignorant

1 Corinthians 9:24-27 | Run to win

1 Corinthians 9:15-18 | Woe is me if I preach not the gospel

1 Corinthians 9:4-14 | You work, you get paid

1 Corinthians 9:1-3 | Am I not an apostle?

1 Corinthians 8:7-13 | Strength is for edification, not destruction

1 Corinthians 8:1-6 | Things We All Know (Or Should Know)

1 Corinthians 7:25-40 | To Marry or Not to Marry That is The Question

1 Corinthians 7:17-24 | Maintain Your Vocation

1 Corinthians 7:10-16 | Divorce and Remarriage

1 Corinthians 7:1-9 | Marriage is Good

1 Corinthians 6:12-20 | Flee Immorality

1 Corinthians 6:1-11 | How Dare You?

1 Corinthians 5:9-13 | A Policy Of Engagement

1 Corinthians 5:1-13 | Church Discipline: Its Duty, Necessity, And Clarification

1 Corinthians 4:6-21 | Be Imitators Of Me

1 Corinthians 4:1-6 | Servants Of Christ And Stewards Of Mysteries

1 Corinthians 3:18-23 | Only Fools Are Wise

1 Corinthian 3:10-17 | Be Careful How You Build

1 Corinthians 3:1-9 | God Causes The Increase

Acts 2:14-36 | Peter’s Pentecost proclamation of the resurrected Christ

1 Corinthian 3:10-17 | Be careful how you build

1Corinthians 3:1-9 | God causes the increase

1 Corinthians 2:10-16 | Holy Scripture vs. Lessing’s ugly ditch

1 Corinthians 2:6-9 | Wisdom out of this world

1 Corinthians 1:26-31 | The Virus of Triumphalism

1 Corinthians 1:17-25 | The Foolishness of the Cross vs. the Word of Wisdom

1 Corinthians 1:10-16 | A Call to Unity

1 Corinthians | An Overview: Closing the gap!

1 Peter 1:5 | Perseverance of the Saints

John 6:35-45 | Irresistible Grace

John 10:1-30 | Limited Atonement

Romans 9:1-24 | Unconditional Election

Genesis 3:1-24 | Total Depravity

Psalm 32 | Confession is Good for the Soul

Joshua 20-21 | Cities of Refuge

Matthew 2:1-12 | Unexpected

Mark 7:24-30 | Crumbs for a Dog

Joshua 23-24 | Choose This Day Whom You Will Serve

Joshua 14-19 | A Profile in Kingdom Courage

Joshua 13, 22 | Sibling rivalry and the Transjordanian inheritance

Joshua 10:28-12:24 | Thus the land had rest

Colossians 1:24-29 | Christ We Preach

Joshua 10:1-27 | Sun, stand still

Joshua 9:1-27 | On the Brink of Har-Maggedon

Joshua 8:1-35 | Conquest and Covenant

Joshua 7:1-26 | Stones of judgment and a door of hope

Joshua 5:13-6:27 | What we learn from Jericho’s ruins

Joshua 5:1-12 | Rolling back the reproach of Egypt

Joshua 3-4 | The stones proclaim God’s power

Joshua 2:1-24 | A pagan prostitute proclaims God’s promises

2 Timothy 1:1-8 | Fan the gift into a flame

Joshua 1:1-9 | On the brink of promise

Romans 1:16-17 | Don’t be ashamed of the gospel!

Philippians 4:10-23 | Thanks again!

Philippians 4:8-9 | The God of Peace

Philippians 4:4-7 | The Cure for an Anxious Heart

Philippians 4:1-3 | What can we learn from two quarreling women?

Psalm 131 | Hope in the Lord

Philippians 3:4-11 | Losing all to gain Christ

Philippians 3:1-4 | We are the circumcision

Philippians 2:19-30 | Kingdom seekers

Philippians 2:14-18 | Prove your sonship

Philippians 2:12-13 | Work out your salvation

Philippians 1:19-26 | To live is Christ

2 Peter 3:10 | Like a thief in the night

2 Peter 3:1-10 | The future will be like the past

2 Peter 2:17 | Three effects of false teachers

What does it mean to be a Protestant? | part 5: To God be the glory

What does it mean to be a Protestant? | part 4: Faith alone

What does it mean to be a Protestant? | part 3: Grace alone

What does it mean to be a Protestant? | part 2: Christ alone

What does it mean to be a Protestant? | part 1: Scripture alone

2 Peter 1:3-4 | Grace is for godliness

2 Peter 1:1-2 | Introduction to Second Peter

1 Peter 5:12-14 | Farewell to First Peter

1 Peter 5:8-11 | Sober up

1 Peter 5:5-7 | Humble yourselves

1 Peter 5:1-5 | To the shepherds of God’s flock

1 Peter 4:12-19 | Fire in God’s house

1 Peter 3:7 | Husbands, understand your wives!

1 Peter 4:10-11 | Spiritual gifts for Christian service

1 Peter 4:9 | The hospitality mandate

1 Corinthians 15:1-19 | Resurrection or carpe diem

1 Peter 4:8 | Love the brethren!

1 Peter 3:18-22 | Encouragement for the afflicted

1 Peter 3:13-17 | To every man an answer

1 Peter 3:8-12 | How to obtain a blessing

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Brea, CA
All Saints
United Reformed Church Plant

Pastor John Sawtelle
909-319-3479

Ontario, CA
Ontario
United Reformed Church

Pastor Adam Kaloostian
909-986-9889

Pasadena, CA
Pasadena
United Reformed Church

Pastor Movses Janbazian
626-437-4994

Victorville/Apple Valley, CA
High Desert
United Reformed Church

Pastor Tom Morrison
760-951-0809

Recent Comments

Stan De Leeuw on Toward a Reformed Political Ethic - Part Two

I very much would like to enter into this discussion because I am of the opinion that we have sold our inheritance to politics!! I am a prodigal Son (see a brief biography under the total depravity thread) who wants to discuss my faith but already s… continue reading »

Rev. John Sawtelle on Genesis 3:1-24 | Total Depravity

Stan I don't think these questions you would like to dialogue about are to racey for the web page, so go ahead, and let's start our dialogue by dealing with the first question, "have we sold our inheritance to politics?". Let's have a reasonable dis… continue reading »

Stan De Leeuw on Genesis 3:1-24 | Total Depravity

Rev. Sawtelle... Call me old-fashioned but I like the reverend more than the pastor moniker for reasons we will explore at some other point in time and in a different discussion...I am just glad that you responded...so many others only have opinio… continue reading »

Rev. John Sawtelle on Genesis 3:1-24 | Total Depravity

Stan, Let me begin by saying that I am happy to hear that you have not "lost your faith" as you put it. It sounds like you have struggled with sin in a very profound way and have come to know by your experience what the "total depravity" is which you… continue reading »

Stan De Leeuw on Genesis 3:1-24 | Total Depravity

I am a true Prodigal Son!!! Born and raised in the CRC, I have struggled with my Faith all my life...my struggles are not in the believing arena but in the implementation of my faith on a daily basis!!! I have left God many times but He has never lef… continue reading »

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