Sanctuary Columbus Sermons

What It Means to Worship

July 5, 2026 "What it Means to Worship" - Pastor Rich Johnson Have you ever lost your voice cheering for something? Screamed until you couldn't speak? Felt something rise up inside you that you couldn't hold back? That's worship. And it was happening long before you walked into a church. In this message, Pastor Rich Johnson takes a break from the Gospel of John series to open a new summer series called "The Reason Why We Sing" — an exploration of the Psalms of Worship. And he starts with a question that cuts right to the heart: what were we actually made for? Because worship, as Psalm 29 reveals it, is not just something you do on a Sunday morning. It is not a song you sing or a service you attend. It is a whole-person, lifelong response to the God who made you — and it begins with one Hebrew word that changes everything. Ascribe. Not just to notice. Not just to recognize. But to actively give back to God the weighty glory that already belongs to him. In this message you'll learn: What the Hebrew word "yehab" actually means — and why ascribing is so much more than praise or worship Why C.S. Lewis said God doesn't command us to glorify him out of need, but out of love — to invite us to enjoy him How all of creation — the sun, the moon, the stars, the rocks, the waves — was made to worship, and what that means for us Why your worship expression doesn't have to look like anyone else's in the room What it means that Jesus was asleep in the boat during the storm — and what happens when God's voice feels silent in the middle of yours Whether you're in a season of exuberant praise or a season where your only worship is a question — do you even care, God? — this message is a reminder that worship is not about performing for God. It's about turning toward the voice that outweighs everything surrounding you. 📖 Scripture: Psalm 29 | Romans 8:19-23 | Luke 19:40 🏠 Visit us at sanctuarycolumbus.com 📍 4142 Westerville Road, Columbus, OH 43224 📲 Follow us https://www.facebook.com/sanctuarycolumbus https://www.instagram.com/sanctuarycbus/ https://www.youtube.com/@SanctuaryColumbusChurch

Learning to See

June 28, 2026 "Learning to See" - Pastor Rich Johnson When suffering enters our lives, we instinctively ask who's to blame — but Jesus says that's the wrong question entirely. In this message, Pastor Rich Johnson takes us into John 9, where a man born blind becomes a picture of what happens when we stop living in the geography of the wound and start asking what God might want to do next. Because healing comes through trust before it comes through understanding — and Jesus never stops looking for the ones everyone else has left behind. 🏠 Visit us at sanctuarycolumbus.com 📍 4142 Westerville Road, Columbus, OH 43224 📲 Follow us https://www.facebook.com/sanctuarycolumbus https://www.instagram.com/sanctuarycbus/ https://www.youtube.com/@SanctuaryColumbusChurch

Born Into It

June 21, 2026 "Born Into It" - Pastor Rich Johnson

Found in the Dirt

June 14, 2026 "Found in the Dirt" - Pastor Rich Johnson Most of us grew up with a definition of sin that focused on behavior — the rules we break and the punishment that follows. But in this message, Pastor Rich Johnson takes us from Genesis 3 to John 8 to show us that sin is far deeper than broken rules: it is a rupture in our relationship with God, ourselves, and one another. And Jesus came not just to forgive sin — but to free us from its grip and restore what it broke. 🏠 Visit us at sanctuarycolumbus.com 📍 4142 Westerville Road, Columbus, OH 43224 📲 Follow us https://www.facebook.com/sanctuarycolumbus https://www.instagram.com/sanctuarycbus/ https://www.youtube.com/@SanctuaryColumbusChurch

Which Jesus Do You Know?

May 31, 2026 "Which Jesus Do You Know?" - Pastor Rich Johnson All of us have been handed a version of Jesus before we ever had the chance to read him for ourselves — shaped by our upbringing, our culture, our politics, and our past experiences. In this message, Pastor Rich Johnson takes us into John 7, where Jesus walks into a crowd full of competing biases and refuses to be defined by any of them, giving us three tests to help us confront our own. The question underneath it all is simple and searching: is the Jesus you're following pointing to the Father — or is he pointing to you? 🏠 Visit us at sanctuarycolumbus.com 📍 4142 Westerville Road, Columbus, OH 43224 📲 Follow us https://www.facebook.com/sanctuarycolumbus https://www.instagram.com/sanctuarycbus/ https://www.youtube.com/@SanctuaryColumbusChurch