Emmanuel Community Church Sermons

Since Romans 12, Paul has been giving the church general instructions for a whole new way of life “in view of God’s mercies." Now in Romans 13:11-14, he brings this section to close. But instead of telling the church to look at the present in light of the past (what God has done in Christ), he now tells them to consider the present in light of their future (what God will surely do in Christ). Paul...

Since Romans 12 we have been looking at the various relationships the church has in light of the gospel and our new identity as citizens of God's kingdom. We considered the church's relationship to God, to each other, to the world, and to the state. In this sermon, pastor Keith looks at our relationship to neighbors, reminding us of our unending obligation to love and how our love for neighbor ful...

In this sermon, pastor Matt reminds us that the posture of a citizen of heaven towards rulers and authorities is one of submission unto the Lord. For we recognize that they are God’s appointed servants, under the rule of his Christ, authorized to punish what is evil and to promote what is good

After all that Paul has said about the Christian’s relationship to the church, we come to what is arguably the most radical command in all Scripture. We saw it briefly in verse 14, but in verses 17-21 Paul now focuses on our relationship to the world, and the Christian’s display of non-retaliating love. In this sermon pastor Matt reminds us once more how love is the indispensable mark of the new h...

Having just taught that Christians are members of Christ's body, and encouraging the church to use their grace-gifts in humble service, Paul shows them "a still more excellent way" (1 Cor. 12:31). In this sermon, Pastor shows how love is the indispensable mark of the new humanity created in Christ Jesus. For the love of God revealed in the gospel of his Son has also been poured into our hearts by...

A renewed mind keeps God’s mercies central and takes delights in God’s will. But it not only makes true worship possible when it comes to our relationship to God, but it also makes humble service possible when it comes to our relationship to the church. In this sermon, pastor Matt teaches that a mind renewed […]

With this sermon we begin the final section of Paul’s letter to the church at Rome. In chapters 1-4 we saw how the gospel of Jesus reveals the righteousness of God in the justification of sinners. In chapters 5-8 Paul showed how the gospel provides the hope of salvation for all those united to Christ. […]

As the book of Jonah comes to a close, God teaches Jonah a lesson about anger and compassion, a lesson that the church must still be taught. In this sermon, pastor Joel reminds us once again of God's sovereign and scandalous mercy, available to all who call on the name of the Lord.

In this sermon, pastor Mitch reminds us of the profound truth this familiar story teaches us: that God is rich in mercy for all who turn from their sin and take him at his word. Here we find the irrefutable proof that God does not desire the death of the wicked but that all should repent and believe his word.

After being hurled into the raging sea, God mercifully preserves Jonah's life by sovereingly appointing a great sea creature to swallow him. From the belly of the fish, Jonah offers a prayer of thanksgiving to the Lord from the belly of the fish, acknowledging that he had been spared from a death he deserved. In this sermon on Jonah's psalm of salvation, pastor Keith reminds us that God is the one...

In this sermon, pastor Joel shows us the absolute sovereignty of God over all things and the futility of our attempts to outrun, outwit, or ignore him. But we not only see God’s sovereignty over nature in the story of Jonah but also unstoppable mercy. Despite Jonah’s disobedience and attempts to frustrate God’s plan, God’s […]

In this sermon, pastor Joel introduces us to the main characters in the story of Jonah and the historical setting of the book. As we consider Jonah's commission and his resistance to God's word, we are reminded of the futility of running from the Lord and encouraged to consider what our own response is to his word.

In this sermon, pastor Matt preaches that worship is the only proper response to who God is and what he has done in Christ. A true knowledge of God, informed by his Word and the gospel of his Son, will compel us to give to him the glory he is due in all of life.

In this sermon, Pastor Matt teaches that God has ordered history in such a way as to magnify his unfathomable mercy. His purpose, in and through Christ, is to save not only the nations but all Israel and so prove faithful to his covenant promises.

In this sermon, pastor Matt reminds us that God's people are marked by faith that continues in humble reliance on his kindness. Whether Jew or Gentile, true Israel doesn't presume on the grace of God but clings to Christ and bears much fruit.

In Romans 11 Paul is ramping up to the climax of his discussion of Israel and the gospel. He lays out the future salvation of Israel and how God is even using their unbelief to accomplish his plans for the world. In this sermon, pastor Mitch reminds us that Israel’s hardening and rejection is neither total nor final and that God's gracious plan of salvation for the world is better than we can imag...

In this sermon, pastor Matt demonstrates that God abounds in mercy to the most unworthy of sinners to the praise of his glory. For his purpose, through the gospel, is to create a restored Israel by grace through faith in Christ Jesus.

In this sermon, pastor Mitch reminds us helps us understand that the only hope for our willful unbelief is the sovereign grace of God.

In this sermon, pastor Matt demonstrates that Christ sends us to preach his gospel that others might hear, believe, and be saved. For the good news of Jesus—the message we must proclaim—is the saving power of God to all who call on his name in obedient faith.

In this sermon, pastor Matt proclaims that God in Christ has done for us what we could not do for ourselves that we might be saved. We can either submit a righteousness of our own making in a failed attempt to be made right with God, or we can receive his righteousness through faith in his Son.

In this sermon, pastor Matt explains that God has chosen to reveal his sovereign mercy in saving a people from every nation. The river of God’s mercy in Christ flows both deep and wide, as he calls underserving sinners into relationship with himself from the Jews and the Gentiles.

In this sermon, pastor Matt shows that God does all that he does to make his glory known in both wrath and mercy. And his ultimate goal in Christ is to have a people for his own possession who enjoy him forever, all to the praise of his glorious grace.

In this sermon, pastor Matt teaches that God is righteous in election since it perfectly accords with his name and reveals his glory. God is free to be merciful to undeserving sinners based on the work of Christ, and he is free to harden those who reject him in unrighteousness.

In this sermon, pastor Matt teaches that belonging to the true people of God through faith is the result of being born again by his grace.

After unpacking the righteousness of God revealed in the gospel (chs. 1-4) and the blessings of salvation provided by the gospel (chs. 5-8) Paul begins to explain the plan of God vindicated in the gospel in chapters 9-11. Here he aims to show how God’s plan for Israel and the nations reveals his saving righteousness, […]