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This is the audio from the March 29, 2026 sermon, “The Road To Samaria: Crossing the LINES!”, shared by Tom Lemler at the Deer Run Church of Christ.

Luke 19:28-48

• Purpose:  Luke 19:30-34

  • We walk the road of palms when we walk in the purpose God has designed for us.  As Jesus instructs His disciples, He does so with meaning and purpose.  We walk this same road when we gaze intently into God’s Word and find purpose in living according to His commands and instructions. 

• Action:  Luke 19:35-36

  • We walk the road of palms when we walk in the action God has called us to.  It is not enough to simply know God’s plans and purposes, we must take action and do them.  When given instructions by Jesus, the disciples took action and obeyed even if doing so seemed a bit out of the ordinary.  Our action should always grow out of obedience to Christ rather than our own desires.

• Love:  Luke 19:37-38

  • We walk the road of palms when we travel with love as our motivation and goal.  The crowds were loud in their praise of Jesus even though their love was shallow and somewhat self-serving.  It is our love for God that ought to drive the direction of our path as we loudly proclaim Jesus as King.

• Mercy:  Luke 19:39-42

  • We walk the road of palms when we discover the mercy of a God whose heart breaks over our disobedience and rejection of Him.  Even knowing the outcome which would come to a people that rejected Him, Jesus longed for them to turn to Him and know His mercy.  As we roll out our self as the red carpet before Jesus, we find a mercy from Him that He expects us to extend to others.

• Submission:  Luke 19:43-48

  • We walk the road of palms when we proclaim Jesus as King through our willing submission.  Even though the crowds would loudly praise Jesus as He headed into Jerusalem, their hearts were far from Him as they had turned His house into a den of thieves.  We make His house a house of prayer today when we submit to His Lordship and honor Him in our prayers.

Today, how will you walk with Jesus on the road of PALMS?

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This is the audio from the March 22, 2026 sermon, “The Road To Samaria: Crossing the LINES!”, shared by Tom Lemler at the Deer Run Church of Christ.

John 4:1-42

• Legalism:  John 4:1-9

  • We walk the road to Samaria when we cross the lines of legalism in order to share Jesus with others.  Legalism has a tendency to focus more on the letter of the law than the heart of the One making the law.  Jesus made it clear that it is always right to do good, and nothing is of more good than sharing the good news of Jesus. 

• Ignorance:  John 4:10-26

  • We walk the road to Samaria when we cross the lines of ignorance in order to learn that which we don’t know.  One of the largest barricades which keeps us from crossing this line is that we actually think we know more than what we do.  Jesus doesn’t belittle us for what we don’t know, rather He instructs us so that we do know in a way that we can share with others.

• Norms:  John 4:27-30

  • We walk the road to Samaria when we cross the lines of norms in order to love like Jesus in ways which may be unexpected.  It is very easy to cruise through life in the midst of our own comfort zone and do very little beyond what is expected.  While that may be easy, it is not godly nor responsible to allow our life and actions to be defined by the norms of this world when they ought to be established by the truth of God’s Word.

• Excuses:  John 4:31-38

  • We walk the road to Samaria when we cross the lines of excuses which keep us from being who God wants us to be.  There are always “reasons” why we don’t share the good news of Jesus with others or encourage them as God instructs us to.  Unfortunately, those “reasons” are generally just excuses we use to avoid doing what we know we ought to when it comes to being the best representative of Jesus possible.

• Silence:  John 4:39-42

  • We walk the road to Samaria when we cross the lines of silence which keeps our testimony from being spoken.  Many times it is the lines of Legalism, Ignorance, Norms, and Excuses which lead to our Silence, so it is important that as we cross those lines we take this final step of crossing the line of silence in order to proclaim our testimony of Jesus to all who would listen.

Today, how will you walk with Jesus on the road to crossing the LINES?

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This is the audio from the March 15, 2026 sermon, “The Road To Healing: Do You Want To Be WELL?”, shared by Tom Lemler at the Deer Run Church of Christ.

John 5:1-14

• Whole:  John 5:1-6

  • We walk the road to healing when we allow Jesus to make us whole.  While we often long for a physical healing of anything which makes us uncomfortable, Jesus encounters us as a whole person who He created to love God with our whole heart, mind, soul, and strength.  If we choose healing for one part of who we are while ignoring the rest of our being, we will always be lacking the wholeness which comes from true healing. 

• Embraced:  John 5:7

  • We walk the road to healing when we choose to be embraced by Jesus as one He desires to belong to Him.  When we obey the commands and instructions of Jesus, regardless of how logical or illogical they may seem, we embrace His authority in a way which brings healing to our brokenness.

• Loved:  John 5:8-9

  • We walk the road to healing when we accept being loved by Jesus as one created in the image of God.  The involvement of love in the healing we need most is a love which flows from God to us, from us back to God, and from God through us to others.

• Loud:  John 5:10-14

  • We walk the road to healing when we are compelled to be loud with our life in proclaiming what God has done.  This loud is not necessarily a volume kind of thing, but rather it is a lifestyle which makes it impossible for others not to see Jesus in us.

Today, how will you walk with Jesus on the road to being WELL?

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This is the audio from the March 8, 2026 sermon, “Lessons From the Road: The Road To GREAT!”, shared by Tom Lemler at the Deer Run Church of Christ.

Mark 9:2-41

• Glory:  Mark 9:2-4

  • We walk the road to great when we acknowledge the backdrop of God’s glory all around us. 

• Response:  Mark 9:5-8

  • We walk the road to great when we have a response which is obedient to the greatness of God.

• Empathy:  Mark 9:14-29

  • We walk the road to great when we allow God’s Spirit to fill us with an empathy for all people as we grow in understanding the things they go through.

• Acceptance:  Mark 9:33-37

  • We walk the road to great when we practice an acceptance of all people, particularly “the least of these”, just as in Christ we have been accepted by God.

• Teamwork:  Mark 9:38-41

  • We walk the road to great when we grow in our teamwork with one another and with all who proclaim Jesus as Lord.

Today, how will you walk with Jesus on the road to GREAT?

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This is the audio from the March 1, 2026 sermon, “Unwrapped Languages: Knowing God’s PLAN!”, shared by Tom Lemler at the Deer Run Church of Christ.

Acts 2:4-16, 1 Corinthians 14:6-17

• Purpose:  Acts 2:4-6, 1 Corinthians 14:6

  • We unwrap the gift of language and discover God’s purpose in this gift was to be able to clearly communicate the good news of Jesus to people regardless of any language barriers. 

• Lesson:  Acts 2:7-8, 1 Corinthians 14:7-9

  • We unwrap the gift of language and discover God’s lesson in this gift is about all things being done in a manner which leads to clarity rather than confusion.

• Announcement:  Acts 2:9-11, 1 Corinthians 14:10-11

  • We unwrap the gift of language and discover God’s announcement about this gift is a declaration of His desire to be heard and understood by all.

• Nature:  Acts 2:12-16, 1 Corinthians 14:12-17

  • We unwrap the gift of language and discover God’s nature is to reveal Himself through gifts which elevate Him as the giver rather than exalt the recipient.

Today, how will you hear, and respond to, God’s PLAN?

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This is the audio from the February 22, 2026 sermon, “Unwrapped Leadership: The Wisdom to LEAD!”, shared by Tom Lemler at the Deer Run Church of Christ.

1 Kings 3:4-28

• Listen:  1 Kings 3:4-5, 16-22

  • We unwrap the gift of leadership when we have the wisdom to listen to God and then listen to people. 

• Examine:  1 Kings 3:6, 24-26

  • We unwrap the gift of leadership when we have the wisdom to examine the facts of what God has done and seek the truth from people.

• Acknowledge:  1 Kings 3:7-9, 23

  • We unwrap the gift of leadership when we have the wisdom to acknowledge our need before God and acknowledge an understanding of what we have heard.

• Decide:  1 Kings 3:10-14, 27-28

  • We unwrap the gift of leadership when we decide God’s ways are best and we ask Him to help us in the decisions we must make.

Today, how will you live with the wisdom to LEAD?

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This is the audio from the February 15, 2026 sermon, “Unwrapped Gifts: The Gift of LOVE!”, shared by Tom Lemler at the Deer Run Church of Christ.

1 Corinthians 13

• Learning:  1 Corinthians 13:1-3

  • As we unwrap the gift of love, we unwrap a learning of how love is the key element in making all other gifts useful. 

• Observation:  1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  • As we unwrap the gift of love, we unwrap an observation of what true and godly love looks like.

• Value:  1 Corinthians 13:8-12

  • As we unwrap the gift of love, we unwrap the value of a gift that endures when all else fails.

• Eternity:  1 Corinthians 13:13

  • As we unwrap the gift of love, we unwrap the eternal nature of the one gift that is greatest of all.

Today, how will you live with the gift of LOVE?

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This is the audio from the February 8, 2026 sermon, “Unwrapped Serving: Serve NOW!”, shared by Tom Lemler at the Deer Run Church of Christ.

Text: Proverbs 3:27-28; Galatians 5:13-18

• Noticeably:  Galatians 5:13-15

  • Like it or not, people notice how you treat others.  They notice how you treat your family, your coworkers, your neighbors, your friends, and even your enemies.  While there is instruction from God’s Word about giving and helping and serving in secret, we’re also told to let our light shine so that people will see our good deeds and glorify our Father who is in heaven.  The difference, I believe, is our heart and motivation.  Serving noticeably is not the same as serving to be noticed.  Paul makes it clear, just as Jesus did, that the way we treat one another within the body of Christ will get the attention of the lost.  Will you serve noticeably in a way that people see Jesus? 

• Obediently:  Galatians 5:16-17

  • Serving now will also call us to serve obediently as we seek to honor Christ with our words and our actions.  I’m pretty sure you won’t always feel like serving even those you love, let alone those who are enemies.  We even struggle at times to want to serve God.  Serving now will require us to take every thought captive and make it obedient to Christ so that we do what He commands rather than what we feel like or want to.  It is serving obediently that drives us to serve according to the needs of others rather than defining our service by what we want, are comfortable with, or desire.  This obedience is first of all an obedience to God as we seek His wisdom in understanding the real needs of others.  Will you serve obediently in a way which honors Jesus?

• Worshipfully:  Galatians 5:18

  • Because Jesus set the example by humbling Himself and taking on the form of a man, even that of a bond-servant, we will find ourselves worshiping God when we serve Him by serving others.  Jesus declared that true worship is that which is done in Spirit and in truth.  When we acknowledge the presence of God’s Spirit within us, and learn to live in response to His leading, we find our life being true in its worship of God.  When we offer our self as a living sacrifice, it is a willingness to serve others according to their need, we please God and present to Him an offering which is our act of reasonable, or spiritual, worship.  Will you serve worshipfully in a way which exalts God?

Today, how will you serve NOW?