Sermons
Temptation of ReIngestion
Nehemiah 13:4-9
All of this work is done. The culture is being built. Things are going well. And then some start to backslide. Some start to forget the promises they had made. Some start to undo the good work that has taken place. And that is true for our churches today. We will not perfectly live into God’s plan for us. We will even work AGAINST what God has called the church to be. In what was is the Spirit convicting us of this? In what ways do we need to repent?
Opposition
Nehemiah 4:7-23
Not everyone wanted the walls to be rebuilt. Nehemiah faces opposition from outside, as well as from within. How did he handle the opposition? Are there times when our traditions, our comforts, our preferences, our peace stand in opposition to the work that God is doing? How have we contributed to the opposition? How will we help to build the walls in spite of the opposition the work faces?
When The Leper Shows His Spots
Luke 5:12-28
God meets us in our places of hurt and suffering. Are we willing to meet others in their areas that make us uncomfortable?
The Risen Servant
Matthew 28:1-10
Jesus has risen! Mission has been accomplished! What does his rising mean for us? Let us celebrate this good news together!
The Innocent Servant
Isaiah 53:7-9
Jesus was innocent, and yet he offered no objection to the punishment he endured. He did not raise his voice in protest. He did not push us away. How does it feel to sit in the grace that was poured out over us that day?
The Sin-Bearer
Isaiah 53:4-6
Jesus bore our sin. Are we comfortable with that concept? Someone else being punished for what we have done? Are we comfortable with sitting in the realization that we are sinners and that we could do nothing to make ourselves right with God?
The Rejected Servant
Isaiah 53:1-3
Jesus did not come to us in the ways that we expected him to. And so he was rejected. Have we put expectations on God? Do we want him to treat us a certain way? Have those expectations been met? How have we responded?
Mission
Acts 1:8
Theme: As the Early church lived out being the Early Church, God added to their number generously. God didn’t stop wanting to save people. His mission didn’t end in Acts 2. God is still growing his church and we have been called to be part of the church, part of the missional arm of the body of Christ.
Fellowship
Romans 1:8-13
Fellowship, being together, is a huge part of being a church. We see it in the Early Church. We see Paul’s desire to gather with the church in Rome, that they might be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith. Does our faith encourage others? Are we encouraged by the faith of others? How does this functionally play out in churches today?
Gospel Benediction
Galatians 6:11-18
This message wraps up this sermon series. In the text, Paul once again highlights that there is only one gospel. And that those who would seek to make themselves look better are trying to edit it, attempting to add to it. The question we must wrestle with is: Are we?
Abuse of the Gospel
Galatians 5:13-25
There is a real danger of abusing the Gospel. How do we live by the Spirit, and not the Law, but avoid abusing the Good News?
Children of Promise
Galatians 4:21-31
Old Testament illustrations of Hagar and Sarah. How do we understand this strange illustration that Paul uses? What hope does this give us? What warning?
Why the Law?
Galatians 3:15-25
What is the relationship between the Law and the Gospel? Why are they both so important? Which one do we like more?