Morningview Sermon Podcast

Humility and Thankfulness – these virtues fit together. Those who are humble are also thankful because they know they could never merit the grace gifts of God, and those who are thankful tend to also be humble as they consider the magnitude of what has been given to them in Christ. Through this passage, we learn that God does not owe us blessings in exchange for our obedience, and we also learn th...

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 13:5, Pastor Jon English explains how rudeness is a sin, how loving consideration is its opposite, and how Christ is our perfect example of loving consideration.

As we transition into chapter 17 of Luke, Jesus's attention turns from the crowds to more directed teaching for His disciples. The time He has with them is growing short, so He is being much more intentional about training them and preparing them to be the apostles of the church when he has returned to heaven. These six verses are very practical teachings on a variety of issues, but what they all...

In this sermon Pastor Jon English explains the dangers of pride, and how Christ saves us from wrath and helps us grow in humility. Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

The parable of the rich man and Lazarus is one of Luke's most well-known parables. If you recall, the context of this chapter in Luke is dealing principally with the Pharisees' love of money. They were given over to idolatry of riches and they continually set aside the law of God whenever it suited their selfish desires. So Jesus gave this parable to destroy their assumption that wealth correspond...

In this fourth and final sermon of our 2023 Global Missions Conference, Conrad Mbewe goes to the final chapter of the book of Romans to explore the Apostle Paul's motivation for missions. In this text, we have Paul's doxology to the entire book of Romans where he expresses both his joy and His confidence that God will make His truth of salvation known among all the nations. Preacher: Dr. Conrad Mb...

In this third of four sermons for our 2023 Global Missions Conference, Conrad Mbewe goes to the fifteenth chapter of the book of Romans to explore the Apostle Paul's motivation for missions. In this text, we see that Paul's driving ambition was to preach the gospel where Christ was not known. He was confident that the gospel was for all peoples. Preacher: Dr. Conrad Mbewe Scripture Text: Romans 15...

In this second of four sermons for our 2023 Global Missions Conference, Conrad Mbewe returns to the first chapter of the book of Romans to explore the Apostle Paul's motivation for missions. In this text, we see that God's wrath upon human sin is one of the great motivations for missions. All humankind has traded the truth of God for a lie, and only Christ, through the gospel, has the power to sav...

In this first of four sermons for our 2023 Global Missions Conference, Conrad Mbewe goes to the first chapter of the book of Romans to explore the Apostle Paul's motivation for missions. In this text, we see that Paul's heart desire was to be used of God to reap a harvest in Rome and beyond. Preacher: Dr. Conrad Mbewe Scripture Text: Romans 1:8-17

How do we understand God? We begin with the Word of God and the Bible. But many things in the Bible are hard to understand. Thankfully, in the fullness of time, God sent His Son as the fullest revelation of Himself among man. Jesus explains, or makes known to us in the fullest sense possible in this sinful world, the person and purpose of God. As this text shows us, He is the fulfillment of everyt...

"And the Word became flesh..." This is one of the most amazing and concise statements of the incarnation that we have in Scripture. The creator entered His creation in the most amazing way. The invisible God became visible, the infinite took on finite flesh, eternity entered time, and omnipresence became focused in One person. In this Christmas Day sermon, we explore the wonder of the incarnation...

In this sermon, we see a Biblical Theology of enmity between the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman, which culminates in the person and work of Christ. Preacher: Pastor Jordan Nelson Scripture Text: Genesis 3:15

Our world, indeed, our entire universe, was created by and is sustained by an almighty and loving God. He preserved the record of His works, His laws, and His promises, even telling His people that He was going to come to them at some point. Yet when He came, the world did not know Him, and His people did not receive Him. However, by His sovereign grace, there were many who believed. This sermon e...

“The light of Christ is the brightness of God shining in the retina of the human soul.” – John Piper  A strong physical light can blind us, but spiritually, the light of Jesus does just the opposite. The Light of Christ takes away our spiritual blindness. The light of Christ makes us see by making us alive. The light of Christ helps us to see God and ourselves and our world and our need with...

The human heart is an amazing and vital organ. The human body thrives because of the blood that the heart pumps at over 2,000 gallons daily. The heart still has its flaws as heart disease is still the number one killer in the world. The spiritual heart described in the Old Testament refers to the inner core of a person- the thoughts, feelings, desires, will, and choices that make that person...

When you consider where the gospels begin, Matthew and Luke begin with the birth narrative of Jesus to Joseph and Mary, and Mark begins with the start of the public ministry of Jesus. But John's gospel begins in an entirely different place – in eternity past. John begins by describing Christ as the eternal Word, the second member of the Trinity, and the agent of all creation. This first Christmas...

How do we lament our plight when our sin put us in that very position? Jeremiah provides help to us to guide our thoughts as we are weeping over our sins in our plight. Preacher: Pastor Jordan Nelson Scripture Text: Lamentations: 3:1-24

God hates divorce (Mal 2:16), so we must understand that divorce is never to be thought of as God-ordained or even as a morally neutral option. Divorce exists because we as human beings are capable of incredible selfishness and debauchery and hardness of heart. It exists only as a concession under the most extreme circumstances to keep greater sins against God from being perpetrated. In this sermo...

For the believer, Thanksgiving is not just a holiday or a special occasion, it is a way of life. Because of Christ, we are beneficiaries of eternal realities that He has irrevocably secured for us, and thus we are able to be thankful even when we suffer. The simple fact is that faithful gospel ministry leads to rejection, suffering, and sometimes even death in this world. But Paul was more than wi...

Pastoral Intern Robert Gardner examines Paul's exhortation to the Philippians to work out their own salvation knowing that it is God who makes them willing and able to work. (Philippians 2:12-13)

In this sermon Pastor Jon English explains the marks of our adoption in Christ, the fruit, the privileges, and the source.

The Apostle Peter addresses those who turn from the knowledge once had of the things of God back to the defilements of the flesh. In this sermon from 2 Peter 2:20-22, Pastor Jordan Nelson explores the Doctrine of Assurance and Perseverance.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 13:4c, Pastor Jon English explains how envy is built on lies, promises security, causes division, breeds hatred, and leads to death, and how Jesus is the solution to all those problems.

Sadly, in the time of Jesus, those who had the Scriptures and claimed to be the most devoted to God were the very ones who ridiculed, mocked, and rejected Christ above all others. This passage shows the religious leaders treating Jesus with contempt and ridicule. Our Savior responded by rebuking them in love and pointing them to the validity of God's law and the wonderful truth of the gospel. Scri...

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 13:4b, Pastor Jon English explains how God's kindness and goodness are seen in creation and redemption, who ought to be the recipients of our kindness, how kindness is to be expressed, what kindness gains us, and how we are able to be kind.