Gospel Life Sermons

The New Testament teaches us that Christians are called to serve one another – but why? Ultimately, we serve one another because Christ first served us and our choice to serve puts the love of Christ on display for the world, and for one another, to see!

A Gospel Community is more than a social club or self-help group. Our GC's gather in a commitment to learn and live out God’s Word together. He has given us His Word to awaken faith in the unbeliever, bring help and hope to the believer, and to show us that the Scriptures point us to our Savior – Jesus! 

Jesus at great cost to Himself took our sin upon Himself and died for us, so that we could be reconciled to God! That good news, that Gospel truth, is now given to us to go out into the world to share with others. We must see that one of our new identities “in Christ” is to be on mission as a minister of reconciliation, so that those who are seperated from God because of their sin, might hear the...

A Gospel Community is a family of missionaries that are learning and serving together. Join us for our first week where we learn about the identity of family to find out what family is, what family does, and what Jesus has done to make family possible for us. 

If we’re honest, Acts 19:11-20 is a bit strange. People that touch Paul’s handkerchief get healed, a demon decides to beat up a group of pretend Jewish exorcists, and many former witches decide to burn their spell books in the streets. Why on earth would all of this happen? Here’s our big idea: Jesus’ authority over the supernatural world commands our complete surrender! 

Twelve men in Ephesus had never even heard there was a Holy Spirit, yet when Paul told them the truth about Jesus that they hadn’t heard, they obeyed with no deliberation, no waiting for a sign. Then the Spirit worked in remarkable ways. Keeping “in step with the Spirit” is not a moment of power but a life of simple obedience and frequent repentance. Neither is complicated, but neither is easy. We...

In Apollos, Priscilla, and Aquila, we see God advancing His kingdom through people with diverse backgrounds, gifts, roles, and opportunities—each acting, teaching, learning, encouraging, and going. However, it’s not just their own agency: God remains the one leading by His Spirit. Because Jesus has saved us by grace and made us His people, we are freed from both pride and passivity: we can receive...

In Act 18:18-23, Paul is used as an example of several important truths including freedom to worship and be sanctified for Christ in numerous ways, never considering anyone too far gone for the Gospel to change them, and a call to strengthen the community of believers. Please don’t come away from today’s sermon thinking “be like Paul, our ultimate example.” Remember instead that Paul was a sinner...

The mission of Jesus can seem daunting to everyday Christians and it’s not uncommon for us to feel uncertain, insecure, or alone. However, Acts 18:1-17 brings us good news and teaches us that Jesus gives His Word, His presence and His promises to HIs people for His mission! 

In Acts 17:16-34 Paul hosts a masterclass on how to share the gospel with unbelievers, teaching them and us today that our culture is longing for what can only be found in Christ! 

Acts 17:5-10 tells us the story of the Bereans who tested Paul’s words against the eternal Word of God. While this sounds like a good story, it’s a courageous call for believers today to do the same – and we search the Scriptures daily to stand firm in the truth and know Jesus.

In Acts 17:1-9, Paul preaches in Thessalonica that the whole Old Testament story points to a Messiah who must suffer, die, and rise—not merely seize power—and declares plainly that Jesus is that Messiah. The message divides its hearers into three responses: faith that embraces the cost of following Jesus, jealousy that clings to lesser authorities to protect comfort, and ambivalence that just want...

We are called, through his Word, to live a life on mission for Jesus’ Kingdom. This is accomplished through the work of the Holy Spirit in our hearts in order for us to faithfully step into this calling.

The divisive separation of Paul and Barnabas must have sent shock waves through the early church and deeply impacted each of them. However, Acts 16:1-5 tells us that God used that broken relationship to continue to advance His gospel. Our big idea? Relational pain is real but it won’t stop God’s work in His people.

Last week, we learned that the Jerusalem Council protected the message of the gospel and gave the Gentile Christians instructions for the Christian life. This week, we see how they responded when they heard this news. They rejoiced! The gospel saves the rule breaker, humbles the rule followers, and creates a new people that are changed to lived for Jesus! Last week, we learned that the Jerusalem C...

When some believers insisted that circumcision must accompany faith for salvation, the Jerusalem Council answered with clarity: we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will. What makes unified worship and genuine table-fellowship possible in the church is being In Christ. Has anything has quietly been added alongside Christ as a condition for belonging—a...

Many of gospel presentations in the Book of Acts have been to a Jewish audience, but in Acts 14 Paul brings the good news of Jesus to a polytheistic pagan culture that worshipped the false gods of Greek mythology. Here’s what we learn from this: the Christian in the modern era is called to engage the broken, expose empty idols, suffer with purpose, and build up the church. 

In Acts 13:13-52, Paul is asked to give the Jews of Antioch a word of encouragement and the encouragement he gives them is the message of the gospel – Jesus’ life, death, resurrection, salvation, and promised return. When someone asks you for encouragement, what do you give them? Give them the good news message of Jesus!

As disciples of Jesus, we have been commissioned to go into all the world and proclaim his gospel, make disciples, and plant churches for his glory! We do this following the example of our God! God the father as the sender. God the son as the goer. God the Holy Spirit, who empowers us to follow Jesus, by proclaiming his gospel. Jesus will build his church and the gates of hell will not prevail aga...

Acts 12:1-25 shows us two different ways of responding to the problems of our lives. Herod grasps for control through his pride, while the church humbly relies on God through prayer. Here’s our big idea: pride tries to take God’s place, but prayer trusts in God’s power - and God opposes the proud while promising to sustain and grow His people!

Happy 13th Birthday, Gospel Life! Each year on our church birthday, we pause to celebrate God’s faithfulness in and through His people. This year, we have the opportunity to study His work through the church at Antioch in Acts 11:19–30 and pray that God would continue to use us for His glory as well.

We’ve spent the last two weeks in Acts 10 seeing that God shows no favoritism, but desires all people everywhere to hear the good news of His Son. In this final week, we’ll see how our own self-righteousness is confronted and transformed as we hear that same gospel ourselves. The gospel offends me, confronts me, and ultimately changes me for the glory of God. 

Acts 10:34-48 continues the story of the Gentiles being invited into the family of God through faith in Jesus. Why does this matter? It matters because when God changes your heart, he sends you to share Jesus with and love people you wouldn’t naturally choose. 

After Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead, He gave His disciples a Great Commission to make disciples and reach the nations with the gospel! We selfishly and sinfully avoid bringing that gospel to certain people and people groups. Because of the sin of partiality, we pick and choose who we want to share the gospel with and who we do not. Thank God that He shows no partiality and sent Hi...

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! The good news of the resurrection isn’t just an announcement about what God has done when He raised His Son Jesus from the dead – it is a declaration that everything in our life can change because of Him. Here’s our big idea: living hope means that your hope is real, your future is secure, your life is held, your pain has a purpose, and your joy is here in Jesu...