Sunday Sermons

Now that we are firmly into 2026, we enter into the home stretch in our journey through the Gospel of Matthew. In this week’s text, Jesus addresses a question that his disciples, and all followers of his since, have asked: When will the end come? Our Lord gives us a word here that is meant to steel our resolve and prepare us to persevere in this age.

As we move beyond the Advent season, we look ahead to journeying together into 2026. Our hope is that we will grow in our love for Christ and mature as his followers. Our engagement with his Word is central to this goal. Deuteronomy 6:4–9 gives us a picture of what it means to be God’s people and shows how our approach to Scripture shapes our relationship with him.

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As we move into the third week of Advent, we continue to see what the New Testament epistles have to say about the incarnation of Jesus. Interestingly, in the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Galatian church, where he is emphatic about living in the truth of the crucified Christ, he takes a turn in chapter four to also recognize the importance of the incarnate Christ.

The second week of Advent is often associated with the idea of peace. As we continue to anticipate “God With Us” by exploring what the New Testament epistles say about the incarnation, we as believers, can rejoice and rest in the peace that comes only through the generosity of Jesus Christ.

Advent is a season for us to reflect upon the profound miracle that God would become fully man in order to save us. But it is not something that is to be merely appreciated from afar. The incarnation of the living Lord is meant to be embraced in such a way that we are changed in meaningful and magnificent ways.

This week we took a look at the topic of assurance of salvation. Whether we can be sure that we are truly saved is a question that almost all believers struggle with from time to time, but it is not a question that lacks an answer.

In this final passage that we will look at before the Advent season, we see our Lord’s last verbal confrontation with the Pharisees in Matthew. It proves to be the strongest indictment against the religious establishment yet. The nature of the Pharisees’ hypocrisy is laid plainly before them and we get a glimpse of what is to come as a result of their sin.

In this portion of Matthew 22, we witness an assault by the religious leaders on Jesus through a series of questions. Even though they were asking him the “impossible” questions of their day, our Lord answers each one of them directly and leaves everyone speechless with his responses. This week's passage gives us another example of an attempt by Jesus' enemies to destroy him without success.

At the beginning of Matthew 22, Jesus continues his teaching through parables. And in this week's passage we are presented with a parable of a king whose invitation to a great wedding feast for his son is met with some surprising responses. In understanding these responses we learn what type of people will be part of the kingdom as well as those who won’t.

After the events of Jesus entering into Jerusalem and overturning tables in the temple, Matthew includes an interesting, and slightly odd, story of Jesus cursing a fig tree that doesn’t bear fruit. The broader point that is being made by the Lord is with the religious leaders over his authority and where they stand in regards to the kingdom.

Chapter 21 opens up with a well known story of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem and the stir he causes within the temple grounds. These events may be familiar to many of us, but this story is filled with imagery and Old Testament references which paint a fuller picture of who Jesus is and what he came to do.

At the end of Matthew 20, we come across this short story of Jesus’ interaction with two blind men on the road toward Jerusalem. This interaction teaches something crucial about our Lord, as well as the type of people that will populate his kingdom.

In this week's passage, the disciples are reminded again of the Lord's upcoming suffering. This is followed up with a bold request that is made by the mother of James and John. Jesus takes this as an opportunity to teach his followers what life in the kingdom actually looks like and how different it is from what we see in the world.

After last week's interaction with the rich young man, Jesus gives a parable concerning reward in the kingdom. He presents a story that is meant to prompt a reaction as he speaks of a master that approaches work and reward in an unorthodox manner. What we are taught is that our Lord approaches things differently than we would and that the economy of the kingdom is not the same as that of the world...

In the latter half of Matthew 19, we come across the familiar story of the rich young man who asks Jesus what he needs to do to get eternal life. It's a unique interaction in the gospel because it's one of the few places where someone approaches Jesus in full sincerity and yet walks away in sorrow. This is a story that cuts right to the heart of what it really looks like to follow Christ and one t...

After a great summer studying the life of Jacob, we return to the Gospel of Matthew. In chapter 19, we see the Pharisees testing Jesus in regard to permitted divorce. Instead of taking the bait, Jesus uses it as an opportunity to talk about bigger issues of the heart.

Genesis 35 marks the end of the story of Jacob and brings our summer series to a close. In this last chapter Jacob moves further into the promised land with his family while experiencing some tragedy along the way. Though the saga of Jacob ends here, the story of the promise carries on well beyond him.

In chapter 34 of Genesis, we are presented with a story of a great injustice done to the family of God as they settle in the land. It is how they handle it that seems to make everything worse. While the outcome of this story is less than satisfying, it is a true reflection of the world in its fallen state.

Jacob has met God face-to-face, and he is now, in chapter 33, ready to meet his estranged brother. But things don't go as Jacob had thought they would. This week's text shows us a beautiful picture of God's reconciling work as well as his faithfulness to keep his promises to his people.

In chapter 32 of Genesis, we find Jacob back in the land of promise. Jacob isn’t quite settled because of one major, outstanding issue; he is going to have to face his brother whose birthright and blessing he stole. Though the fear that Jacob feels is crippling, it leads him to a unique encounter with God that defines him from that point forward.

After our short break with VBS week, we are back to the story of Jacob where we find him still working for his uncle Laban. It is now time for Jacob to go back to the promised land of his fathers. Although, it isn’t as easy as just picking up and leaving. This week’s text gives us a living example of how God is willing and able to get us out of the messes we create, and even the ones we don’t.

As we focus this week on a passage that has been an integral part of our VBS this year, we see one of the most familiar verses in the Bible. In spite of its familiarity, let’s look again at it together and see what the Holy Spirit may use regarding this “I Am” statement of Jesus to help us grow in our love and worship of him this week.