Main Idea: Christ was born to help—go to him for help 1. Why you must go to him for help He came to die with us (2:14)He came to destroy Satan’s tyranny (2:14)He came to free us from the fear of death...

Intro: Four forceful challenges to money lovers so that your first love would be Jesus Christ the merciful and gracious Rethink how you justify yourselfRethink the barriers you set upRethink what really endu...

Ephesians is a wonderful letter from the Apostle Paul to the believers in Ephesus. It describes God’s loving plan to make a people for Himself in Christ and then describes how people should relate to one another in the church. Our prayer is that...

Sermon Notes: Main Idea: Faithful disciples live with Jesus, learn from Jesus, look like Jesus and love like Jesus.“Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” - Matthew 4:19 Faithful disciples live with Jesus and l...

We are in a once in a century vortex. We are living through a difficult to pin-down pandemic. Everyone is weighed down by the constant flux of laws and guidelines that govern daily life. Its a presidential election year with both colliding and fra...

Introduction Big Idea: Rejoice in God’s forgiving love toward any repentant sinner 1. The symptoms of the self-righteous sinner Anger ...

Big Idea: Rejoice in the forgiving love of God toward any repentant sinner The sin of the younger sonThe repentance of the younger sonThe father’s lavish forgiving love...

Big Idea: Repent and return to God and bring joy to Him and the angels of heaven Watch out for a grumbling heart toward Jesus’ mercy to sinnersSee God who seeks and saves...

Main Idea: There is no entrance into the kingdom of Christ without carefully counting the cost of following him here on earth. HatingBearingTruly, truly, I say to you,...

Introduction Main Idea: Jesus desires you to understand that humility, sacrifice, and commitment are hallmarks of a genuine member of the Kingdom of God. Embrace genuine humility as the only pat...

Main Idea: Enter the kingdom of God before you are shut out Don’t be hindered by its small beginnings (13:18-20)Parable of the Mustard Seed Daniel 4:10-15Ezekiel ...

Sermon Notes: Main Idea: Misplaced fear will make you a hypocrite so keep it in one place Definition of Fear of God: To fear God is to serve and love him in response to a proper recognition of...

Sermon Notes: Main idea: We must acknowledge the eternal consequences for both hypocritical practices and motives so that we can repent with godly fear. 1. Acknowledge the consequences of hypocritical practi...

Sermon Notes: Introduction Jesus gives us two charges this morning so that we would see and set our hope in him. 1. Consider the evil of denying Jesus’ reign over your life...

We have been examining the architecture of the divine-human covenants in the Bible to see how these covenants carry forward the Bible’s storyline of God establishing His kingdom over the whole world through His chosen king. Much like all the com...

Sermon Notes Three Things that Jesus does that demands drawing the right conclusions Jesus frees a demon possessed manWrong conclusions The right conclusionsJesus warns of unbelief...

“Behold, I long for your precepts; in your righteousness give me life!” Psalm 119:40 “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” John 6:68 “May grace and ...

Sermon notes: Main idea: The resurrection of Jesus Christ gives us for reasons that our faith and labor for Him is worth it. The certaintiesThe ConquestsThe ConsequenceThe Change...

Guest speaker Eugene Bahkmustky joins us speaking on Matthew 4:18-22...

A Poem by Lydia Kinne Don’t stop fighting – Even if you feel like The most broken soul That ever was. Don’t stop gripping onTo fragile hope, Its flame feebly flickering...

When Jesus and His disciples came to the village of Bethany Martha welcomed them into her home and began preparing dinner for them. She was apparently an accomplished hostess and probably had the gift of hospitality. But she was distracted with al...

Introduction: Main idea: God is a good and holy father who grants forgiveness to his children when they ask with the right heart Understand your daily need of forgiveness...

Main idea: God is a good and holy Father who loves to answer the prayers of His people for daily provision. The path: daily dependence on our Father for your needs“Give”God is the ...

Introduction Main idea: God is a good and Holy Father who loves to answer the prayers that want His reign to expand Your Kingdom Come“Your”“Kingdom”The Rule of God over all creation (Universal)...

Introduction Main idea: God is a good and Holy Father who loves to answer reverent prayer 1. Approach God with Confidence and Reverence Luke 11:2 And he said to them, “When you pray, say: “Father, hallowed be your name�...

Point 1: The Subtle Slope of Misplacing Your Priority Three Implications of a Misplaced Priority: • Forsaking the ‘Best’ for the ‘Good’ • Mistaking Work for Worship • Making Anxiety Your Fuel P...

If you have spent any time around Christians at Christmas, you have probably heard the phrase ‘Jesus is the reason for the season’. It’s a good statement, intended to counteract the overwhelming voices saying otherwise, voices bent on making...

Big idea: The arrival of Jesus deserves our unrivaled worship 1. God’s Servant: The light of Nations Isaiah 9:2 Isaiah 42:6-7 2. God’s Servant: abhorred yet praised Isaiah 52:13...

Introduction God’s Servant—Jesus Christ will bring forth justice so direct all your longings toward Him. Chosen for JusticeGod’s ultimate purposes:The love relationship with ...

Introduction The rejection of Christ by Israel is ramping up (and thus, so is God’s condemnation of Israel). This is a parable to learn from, not an example to follow! And the lesson is “what shall I do to inherit eter...

The coming of the Kingdom of God means judgment for those that have lifted themselves up in pride and salvation for those that are lowly Three realities for the follower of Jesus that should cause true joy and gladness 1. An ...

Main idea: Humbly respond to and faithfully preach the coming judgment of Jesus Jesus is the final judgeJudgment of unbelieversGenesis 3:15Daniel 7:10-18John 3:16-18...

Four instructions to faithfully preach the gospel of the kingdom “The kingdom of God has come near to you” Pray earnestly to the Lord of the HarvestComing judgment: Matthew 13:30; 39-43, Revelation 14:14-15,...

Proposition: three features of the God-King Jesus Christ that prove Him to be everything you could ever need, want or enjoy forever. The Prologue of 9:1-5: it’s always darkest just before the dawn 1st feature of the God-King: His...

Main idea: Disciples of Jesus Christ must respond with mercy driven patience to any kind rejection The resolve of JesusThe rejection of Jesus...

Main Idea: The Lord Jesus saves His disciples from their pride 1. Jesus saves from the pride of human greatness Pride…Humility…Isaiah 66:2; Isaiah 57:15    2. Jesus saves from ...

Main idea: Jesus is the Lord and Savior who rescues from self-sufficiency and unbelief Faith: Knowledge (Notitia)Conviction (Assensus)The Will (Fiducia)   Four responses: ...