Forward Church Sermons

God is sovereign, but maybe not in the way you think. He is the all-powerful creator of everything, but he is not currently using that power to manipulate the everyday events of every person’s life. He has a spiritual, big-picture plan he’s working where he’s bringing all things together in Christ, but we are still responsible for our choices and direction in life. We hope today’s message brings y...

Jesus did what he did for us because it brought him joy and because he deeply loves us. We can allow his love for people to move us as well, in fact it’s what we’re supposed to be known for. Today we’ll discuss how to cultivate compassion for people to increase the kingdom.

He has risen! Jesus has overcome death, hell, and the grave and has sat down on his eternal throne, making a way for all who believe to enjoy eternal life in his glorious kingdom! We pray you have experience this new life that’s only in him.

Jesus knew that God had sent him into the world to die on the cross and save sinners. The last week of his earthly life was heart-wrenching and painful, but he endured it for us. Jesus asked God if there was a different plan, not wanting to be forsaken by his Father, but he still endured. He endured the shame of the cross for the joy set before him, which is us. Thank you for joining us today. We...

The world should know us by our love for one another, and our unity in Christ as believers should compel the world to believe. Thanks for joining us today as we discuss a strategy to be a sign to the world that God sent Jesus for them too.

Jesus said his words are spirit and life. His words are not just ideas, they are packages of spiritual life. His words created the universe. His words uphold all things. His words are not just ideas for us to ponder, they are packages of spiritual life for us to digest and assimilate into our entire being to experience transformation, enjoy health, and walk in power

Jesus came to give us life. That has two meanings. He brings us from spiritual death to eternal life. And he gives us His life. He doesn’t just make us alive, He actually gives us the quality of life He possesses. Worship with us today and be encouraged by this life-giving word today, thanks for joining us!

Join us for special guest speaker Greg Mohr of Charis Bible College

Holy Spirit Led Ministry - Clint Byars by Forward Church Sermons

In Mark 4 Jesus teaches a parable that he says helps you understand all his other teachings, and he goes on to teach the parable of the seed. He equates the kingdom to a seed sown in your heart. He concludes the receptivity of your heart to the seed will determine its growth. This is a challenging but liberating truth. Join us today as we discuss Faith Like the Kingdom.

When Jesus taught about faith, He emphasized the importance of experiencing God's kingdom. He often used the illustration of the mustard seed to illustrate the connection between faith and God's kingdom, ultimately conveying the message that faith leads to the manifestation of God's kingdom in our lives. In other words, faith enables us to see and experience the presence of God's kingdom in the pr...

Doubt is a faith killer. Jesus said that all things are possible for those who believe, but he also instructed us to “doubt not.” Doubt is like the opposing force to faith. Doubt chokes the seed of God’s kingdom. Doubt is carnal by nature. Join us today as we discuss how to stay in faith and not let doubt steal our hope.

"Your faith has made you well" - Jesus says a version of this more than half of the times he performed a healing miracle. No matter how you interpret this statement, we have a responsibility in the healing process. This is a challenging and difficult truth, but he said it. What should we do with this statement? The short answer is to put all of your trust and expectation in who he is and his willi...

We walk by faith, not by sight. But our faith is not of our own making, our faith in God’s promises and purposes. To be faithful is to expect God’s promises to come to pass, and to yield to his leading to accomplish his purposes. Join us today as we discuss how to reason in our hearts that God is faithful.

There are laws that govern the spiritual Kingdom of God, just like there are laws of physics in the physical dimension. Like the law of faith or the law of sowing and reaping. We can discover how to cooperate with these laws and experience the benefits of those laws. Mark 11:24 says, Therefore, I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will...

Faith pleases God, but what is faith? Faith is a response to God’s purpose and a hopeful expectation of His promises. Join us this New Year’s Day as we discuss how to live a lifestyle of faith.

Jesus rejoined the kingdom of God to humanity. We are no longer separated from God because Jesus has torn the veil. God’s spiritual, eternal kingdom is making its way through every facet of creation, bringing all things together in Christ. Nations rise and fall, kingdoms come and go, but there will be no end to the increase of God’s kingdom.

There is an intangible aspect to prayer that transcends distance, location, space, and time. Though intangible, it still has an affect. Prayer is not just words spoken into the air, prayer is a declaration of God’s will has a physical effect independent from space or distance. Prayer is not magical, but it is powerful. Join us today as we discuss the phenomenon of non-locality in physics and how t...

If we are complete in Christ and God has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, why don’t we see our prayers always come to pass. Many chalk it up to God’s will, but that’s not a nuanced enough answer. Thanks for joining us today!

You don’t have to have a grand vision, you just need a philosophy of life that brings you into situations where you can follow God.

In Christ we have life. Even better than that - the life of Christ is in us. We have eternal life in Christ but Christ’s life is empowering us now, in this life. Join us today for Communion as we celebrate the life of Christ in us together.

Look how great God’s love is for you!! He sent Jesus to be judged in your place. Jesus bore the full penalty for your sin, which means you don’t ever have to worry about being judged by God, in this life or in the life to come. You don’t have to every worry about God rejecting you because Jesus secured your acceptance for eternal life. Join us today as we dig into several passages about Christ bei...

If you have beliefs about God, they should come from the instances where God described himself. Jesus clearly tells us the heart of the father in the gospels. God sent Jesus to give us eternal life. Join us today as we confirm our hearts in God’s desire for us.

Because we have peace with God, we can live under the power of grace, which we access by faith, which works by love. The more you are convinced of God's love for you, the more you will allow yourself to be empowered by grace to experience all God seeks to do through you.

Do you believe in angels? Do you believe in demons? Do you believe they are active in the world today? Jesus promised His spirit would come to live inside us and testify of Him when we are born again. His spirit inside us helps us not to be led astray by lying and deceiving spirits. Join us today and learn how to keep your hope anchored in Jesus and not be led astray by messages from the other sid...