Christ Pres - Sermons

Scripture Reference: Zephaniah 3:14-20 There are good days and there are bad days. Zephaniah prophesies about a terrifying Day of the Lord where God will judge his people. And yet, he follows up these dire predictions with some of the most tender, borderline sentimental expressions of affection from God. How can both be true? Only in the resurrection! Sermon Points: The Problem The Judgment The Re...

Scripture Reference: Habakkuk 1:12–2:4; 3:17–19 God uses unjust nations to judge injustice, and Habakkuk waits in perplexity. The so called “Problem of Evil” is famously dragged out to justify abandonment of the God of the Bible. But what Habakkuk learn is that the “righteous shall live by faith.” And there, we find a life rooted in hope beyond circumstance. Sermon Points: The Conversa...

Scripture Reference: Jonah 3:10-4:11 Sermon Points: Jonah’s Anger Jonah’s God

Scripture Reference: Micah 5:2-5a The persistent rebellion of God’s people leads the prophet Micah to say some sobering things about God’s judgment upon them, even to the point of saying that he will “leave them” for being such. But there’s hope even in exile as we wait for THE Good Shepherd to rescue and lead his people. Sermon Points: See God Miss God Follow God

Scripture Reference: Jeremiah 31:31-34 The prophet Jeremiah speaks of the Old Testament covenants as if they failed to produce what God intended. So he foresees Christ instituting a new covenant, sealed in His blood, writing God’s law on our hearts through the Spirit, creating people who want what God wants. Sermon Points: What is the covenant? How is the New Covenant “New?” How do we...

Scripture Reference: Proverbs 11:30 Sermon Points: You have a stunning identity. Your identity has a stunning cause. Your identity produces stunning behavior.

Scripture Reference: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Israel’s suffering is judgment for sin, but the Servant suffers voluntarily and substitutionally. Christ is not just an example of suffering; He bears our guilt to create a new community by grace. Sermon Points: The Ordinary Servant The Suffering Servant The Substituting Servant

Scripture Reference: Isaiah 9:1-7 Isaiah ministered during a time of great gloom and fear, a real social darkness. But a new kind of King is coming! Christ is the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace—the King who doesn’t use power to take, but to save. Sermon Points: The Historical Setting The Good News of the Child The Messiah’s Kingdom

Scripture Reference: Hosea 1:1-3, 3:1-5 When the prophet Hosea lives out God’s strange command to him and speaks as God’s mouthpiece, something incredible emerges. In what theologians have called the most scandalous book of the Bible, we actually see something about the desires of our heart. We long for someone to see us for who we really are and committed to love us with a never stopp...

Scripture Reference: Ezekiel 10:1-4, 43:1-5 Visions of glory are a powerful human motivator. In Ezekiel’s prophecy, God’s glory leaves because of sin, yet returns in promise. In Christ, God’s glory takes up residence not in a temple of stone but in His incarnate body—and through Him, in us. Sermon Points: Glory Examined Glory Lost Glory Regained

Scripture Reference: Deuteronomy 18:15-22 The entire prophetic tradition springs from the expectation in Moses sermon: God will raise up a final, authoritative Word-bringer. Israel’s prophets are echoes—Jesus is the Voice. Christ doesn’t only bring God’s word; He is the Word. Sermon Points: The Need for a Prophet The Problem with Prophets The Fulfillment of the Prophets

Scripture Reference: 1 Chronicles 29:9-22 King David reaches the end of his reign and prepares his son Solomon’s building project before he finishes. There he reflects on the way in which God provided for his people and provides a powerful model for Christ Pres as we prepare to launch a building campaign of our own. Sermon Points: The Story The Lesson The Application

Scripture Reference: Joshua 21:43-45 Anticipating the unknowns of 2026 can be exciting and anxiety inducing. We can be confident that the same God who promised and delivered the land to His people has made promises to us and He is faithful to keep them. Sermon Points: God Makes Promises God’s Promises Seem Dim God Is Faithful to His Promises

Scripture Reference: Isaiah 55:1-13 Sermon Points: Mercy Invites Us to a Feast Mercy Invites Us to Focus Mercy Invites Us to a Future

Scripture Reference: Titus 3:3-8 Paul ends his letter to his co-worker Titus by appealing to the appearing of “our Savior.” In a world that is full of quarreling, envy and hatred, the goodness of God appeared as a baby in order to bring about salvation and transform His people into those that do good works.

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 6:10-24 Paul ends his letter by reminding his audience that they are in a fight. But it’s a fight not against not flesh and blood, but against spiritual forces of evil. Paul has already reminded the Ephesians that Christ is seated in the heavenly places above all rule and authority and power and dominion (1:20-21), and now Paul shows us how the work of Christ e...

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 6:5-9 The Ancient Greeks told the story of Pandora’s Box and how “hard labor” escaped when she opened it. Mankind has always struggled with a negative view of work. No surprise that Paul takes up this topic in Ephesians 5 and gives some of life changing insight into how Christians are to view their jobs. Sermon Points: The Context of Paul’s Teaching...

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 6:1-4 You can’t sequester your beliefs when you enter the public sphere to make decisions as a Christian. But we need to start “local” by looking into what the Gospel says about our most fundamental relationships, that between parents and children. Paul has wisdom to spare in these (oddly) short verses. Sermon Points: The Simplicity of the Commands...

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 5:22-33 Christians have lived through their fair share of mania regarding cultural discussions around the topic of gender roles. But have we always lived up to Paul’s ideal he sets forth in Ephesians 5? Probably not. When we see God’s complementary design for men and women, our marriages can flourish again. Sermon Points: The Role of the Church: Wives The...

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 5:22-33 Marriage can be so hard. Paul turns to the topic of marriage as the culmination of a letter dedicated to the idea that God was repairing the world by uniting all things in Christ. Our marriages are intended to be pictures of that union. When we use marriage for what it was intended, we experience flourishing. Sermon Points: Marriage is a picture of God’s Gran...

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 5:1-20 Paul continues to focus on the new life the Lord brings by the Spirit dwelling in His people. The new life is marked by love, which practically changes our relationship with money, sex, and alcohol. The Scriptures press in on these issues, not to shame us, but to bring them to light for healing and transformation. Sermon Points: Walking Opposed to Love in Dark...

Scripture Reference: Matthew 12:1-8 Sermon Points: The Details of the Conflict The Heart of the Conflict The Application of the Conflict

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 4:17-32 How does change happen in the Christian Life? Paul in Ephesians 4 says it involves a putting off and a putting on. But what’s so encouraging is that the life you are putting on actually is the life that fits the person who is united to Christ. It’s a life of truth, kindness, generosity, and forgiveness. Sermon Points: The Old Self (vv.17-22) The N...

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 4:1-16 You don’t have to be a philosophy major to understand how complicated the problem of the “one and the many” is for even daily life. But Paul launches straight into the topic of Christian unity in Ephesians 4, making it a top priority for God’s people to work towards if we hope to be a maturing church. Sermon Points: Understand Unity Emb...

Scripture Reference: Psalm 46:1-11 When life gets turned upside down, we have a God who is a mighty refuge. In the midst of crisis we can rely on a strong God because He became weak and a present God because He was forsaken. Sermon Points: A Perilous World A Powerful God A Present God