Four essential features of supernatural love that exalt Christ, advance the plan and change the world: love is the catalyst for a global mission, Christian love is cutting-edge in nature, the unparalleled standard for Christian love, the chain rea...

Use these songs and printouts to help your children get excited about the Resurrection leading up to Easter Sunday! ...

As believers, Christ is not just our ticket to the prize, Christ is our prize! Sermon NotesPaul gives us 4 encouragements to pursue the prize of Christ!1. Rejoice in the prize of Christ (3...

Jesus, knowing that his hour had come, loves His disciples to the end, teaching them, serving them, even on the night before his death....

The process of sanctification is completed by the Holy Spirit’s working in our lives, but he uses means to accomplish our growth. These means all lead us back to beholding the glory of Christ. In other words, seeing Christ’s glory in scripture...

The truth about the process of sanctification is that it is indeed completed by the Holy Spirit’s working in our lives, but he uses means to accomplish our growth. These means all lead us back to beholding the glory of Christ. In other words, se...

Sermon Notes Main Idea: Know Christ! He is of Surpassing Worth 1. Count your liabilities (3:7-8) 2. Consider Christ’s Worth (3:8) 3. Count your gain...

As a part of our study of the New City Catechism we will be exploring different questions on Wednesday evenings. This week we take a look at the trinity with Question 3: How many persons are there in God? Answer: There are three persons in th...

Sermon NotesMain idea: Know Christ! There is nothing of more surpassing worth. 1. Rejoice in Christ (3:1) 2. Look out for threats to knowing Christ (3:2) 3...

Two titles of Christ that prove Him to be everything you could possibly need or want either in this life or in the life to come: the long-awaited Messianic King and the glorified Son of Man. References to Daniel 7:13-14 and Matthew 10:37-39...

Imitating Jesus’ humility will bring unity in our mission together as the Church.Sermon NotesMain Idea: Imitating Jesus’ unparalleled humility will bring unparalleled unity in our mission together ...

We all face suffering and death because of the effects of sin. But God has done something about suffering, He himself entered into our suffering. He sent his Son to make all things new....

Sermon NotesMain Idea: You can’t stay neutral about the merciful salvation revealed in Christ 1. Offered Isaiah 49:6 he says: “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to ...

Jesus Christ is the best gift ever. Don't waste God's gift to you, let it fill you with joy through the Spirit, and share it with those around you!...

Have you ever felt like the Christmas classic “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” is a cruel lie? If you live in the same world I do, you might. A recent widow or widower might. A cancer p...

Sermon NotesMain Idea: Seeing clearly God’s plan for Christ’s birth is the only way to find God’s peace on earth 1. Why Did Christ visit? To complete the plan of salvation...

Two features of Christ that will simultaneously rock your faith and reinforce your faith all at the same time: The love of Christ as the gift of His glory and the identity of Christ as the cure for death. The sickness of Lazarus, the scandalous gi...

Become imitators of God as beloved children and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave himself up for us and gave himself up for us an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. References to John 1:11, John 15, John 17-18....

Sermons NotesCentral Theme: Paul is calling us to choose the unfailing joy of gospel partnership whether you live or die  1. Choose the certainties of unfailing joy 2 Corinthians 1:11 You also must he...

When the fear of men haunts you, you need courage rooted in truth. The truth is, as a believer, you belong to Christ, he loves you, you will receive eternal life, he will protect and keep you, you will not be lost! And those he has chosen from eve...

The Shepherd cares for his sheep and makes great sacrifice to offer them salvation. And his mission is unstoppable....

Sermon NotesMain Idea: Four decisions to accept or reject grace in response to the imminent return of Jesus Christ      To be cursed:   ...

Being a part of the church is exciting, because it means we belong to God's family!...

What shows us that Christ is all that we need for life and death and everything in between? His messianic identity (He is messiah), His undeniable credibility, His destiny altering deity, and his saving ability....

Find answers to questions like: What is our natural condition? What does it mean to have a sin nature? How gracious is God? How can we have salvation? Is salvation by grace alone? What does it mean to be spiritually dead? What are trespasses and s...

What shows us that Christ is all that we need for life and death and everything in between? His messianic identity (He is messiah), His undeniable credibility, His destiny altering deity, and his saving ability....

Know Christ and Show Christ by seeking to love others in Word and Deed using the grace of God, spiritual gifts. We all have different spiritual gifts to make him known. Ephesians 4:11-13, Romans 12:3-8, 1 Corinthians 12:3-10, 1 Peter 4:10-11...

Jesus is our savior worth of our delight, dependence, and devotion....

Christ is the full and final revelation of God....

We should look to Christ always to see God....

Jesus is our Great high priest. What does this mean in our time of need? He is there to help!...

In Romans 6 we learn that we are united with Christ in his death and resurrection, therefore we are no longer slaves to sin, and instead we are slaves of righteousness, presenting ourselves to God for good works....

Why is it important that Jesus was fully man and fully God. We wouldn't have salvation without it....

Jesus Christ is fully man and fully God. One divine person....

prayers of confession from a contrite heart ...

See his glory...