Sermons (Page 2)

How Firm a Foundation

The Church is built upon the firm foundation of the Prophets and Apostles, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. What Jesus prays for the Apostles is significant, and from this prayer, we learn what is unique about these men, their biggest threat, and what they were set apart to do. We have the confidence that what we build our lives and our Church upon is a sure foundation that will never be shaken. We are also to be aware of what continues to threaten the building of the House of God as we look to extend the work of God in our world.

A Non-Anxious Witness

In a world that is screaming at us all to be more and more afraid, more and more anxious, we’re going to look to some of the great examples of a non-anxious faith. As we move into the new year, let’s trust in God, and live as the Church: a non-anxious witness in an increasingly turbulent and fearful world. Join us this Sunday as we talk about how to live as a non-anxious witness of our God!

Behold Our God

Behold our God, in whom we have salvation, whose name is above all names, to whom we bow our knee in honor, and in whom we rejoice because we have life in His name. For most of this year, we have been spending our time getting to know Jesus better through the book of John. John tells us he wrote this book for us so that we would believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God and that by believing, we would have life in His Name (John 20:31).

Grief Into Joy

We all carry with us the burdens of separation and loss, we all have difficulties and painful situations we must walk through, and we all have things anticipated in the future. In our passage this morning, you will learn to harness the power of anticipated joy, trust the promise of permanent joy, and ask for the provision of ongoing joy. Jesus guides us and provides us with encouragement to continue our journeys in confidence that is fueled by joy. You may think that this is too good to be true, but it isn’t, and I expect God to do miracles in our hearts and lives this morning as we listen to the words of Jesus and walk through this passage together. The first thing Jesus offers us is to harness the power of anticipated joy.

The Work Of The Holy Spirit

In the midst of being hated and harmed by some, the Holy Spirit would be sent by Jesus to help them and us in our faith journey. And it is for our good that the Holy Spirit will come. In our passage for today, Jesus highlights the work of the Holy Spirit, how He works among those who do not believe in Jesus, the Son of God, and how He works among those who believe in Jesus.

Costly Christianity

Jesus’ life, specifically through his word and his works, demonstrated by contrast how sinful the Jews were, and they hated him for that. His inner righteousness drew their abiding hostility because it revealed the shabbiness of their external goodness.

 Jesus Is the Real Life-Giver

Are you drawing life from him and producing fruit of that life, fruit that will last? In the Old Testament, Israel was the vine, planted by God, but Israel proved to be a faulty vine. Listen to the words of the prophet Isaiah who describes the kind of vine that the nation of Israel proved to be. Isaiah 5:1-7