The Sermon Recap

What should Christian worship look like? From 1 Corinthians 14, we see five principles: worship should be gathered, edifying, intelligible, peaceful, and ordered. Worship is not simply a collection of personal preferences, but a shared encounter with God shaped by Scripture. Its purpose is to build up the church, communicate clearly, reflect God’s character, and help believers grow together. The o...

Acts 15 and 16 show how the early church responded to theological conflict through shared leadership, mutual accountability, and cooperation among churches. The church in Antioch sought help from other churches, elders deliberated together, and their decision strengthened unity without placing unnecessary burdens on new believers. This pattern points to the value of connectional church government,...

Baptism is a sign of God’s covenant grace and his call to bring people into the family of God. Through Acts 2, we see that the promise requires a response through repentance and baptism, includes the children of believers, reaches those who are far off, and ultimately depends on God’s call. Baptism points beyond our own faithfulness to God’s gracious work, reminding us that salvation belongs to hi...

What happens when we take the Lord’s Supper, and why does it matter? In this sermon, we explore Paul’s teaching in 1 Corinthians 11 and the meaning of communion within the life of the church. The Lord’s Supper is more than a tradition or simple remembrance. It is something we receive from Christ, proclaiming his death and resurrection, communing with him, and sharing a family meal that expresses t...

Psalm 105 calls God’s people to rejoice, sing, and remember His wondrous works. Through the stories of Abraham, Joseph, Moses, and Israel’s wilderness journey, we see a God who remains faithful when His people are weak, hungry, enslaved, in need of miracles, or far from home. The sermon points us ultimately to Jesus—the fulfillment of God’s covenant—and reminds us that God’s faithfulness gives us...

Psalm 104 invites us to read creation as a testimony to the power, creativity, generosity, and joy of God. From mountains and oceans to grass, animals, the sun, moon, and stars, the astonishing richness of creation reveals the greatness of its Creator. Yet creation is not God, nor does it tell us everything we need to know. Scripture gives us the lens to understand creation rightly, revealing the...

Psalm 98 calls us to rejoice because God has done marvelous things. The Lord has worked salvation for His people, revealed His righteousness to the nations, and continues to bring salvation and righteous judgment to all peoples. In Christ, the salvation once witnessed by the nations is now offered freely to everyone who believes. As the Lamb who gave His life and the King who will come to judge th...

Psalm 92 calls us to praise God for His goodness and trust His perfect plans, even when evil seems to flourish around us. The wicked may appear powerful and successful for a time, but their prosperity is temporary. In contrast, those who belong to the Lord are planted in His presence and will continue to flourish, bearing fruit even into old age. This sermon explores the goodness of the Lord, the...

Psalm 25 teaches us how to pray with a heart fully surrendered to God. David begins by lifting up his soul, choosing surrender before solution and asking God to teach and lead him rather than simply bless his own plans. He then lifts up his eyes to remember who God is, finding confidence in His goodness, steadfast love, and faithfulness. As David waits, he lifts up his hope, trusting not in a part...

Psalm 100 calls every nation to joyful worship of the one true God. This message explores the psalm's seven commands, revealing that genuine thanksgiving involves both our actions and our hearts. We give thanks because God is our Creator, our Shepherd, and the One whose goodness, steadfast love, and faithfulness never fail. Even when gratitude doesn't come naturally, we are invited to cultivate th...

Psalm 103 is a call to remember what we so easily forget: the goodness, mercy, and steadfast love of God. While our hearts naturally dwell on disappointments, failures, and fears, David exhorts his own soul to "forget not all his benefits". This sermon explores how remembering God's grace reshapes our lives, highlighting the priceless gifts of forgiveness, redemption, compassion, and God's fatherl...

Psalm 94 confronts one of the hardest questions we face: what do we do when evil seems to prevail? As injustice, violence, and suffering surround God's people, the psalmist does not call for personal revenge but cries out to the Lord, the God of vengeance, trusting that perfect justice belongs to Him alone. This sermon explores four movements through the psalm: the God of vengeance, lament, wisdom...

Psalm 93 is a bold declaration that God reigns over all creation. While the world often feels unstable and the floods of life seem overwhelming, this psalm reminds us that God's throne has never been shaken. This sermon explores three truths from the passage: God rules the world, God rules over trouble, and God rules forever. Whatever storms we face, whether suffering, uncertainty, or loss, they n...

John 11:29-54 shows us the heart of Jesus at the tomb of Lazarus. He weeps with those who mourn, calls the dead to life, and demonstrates the depth of His love by setting in motion the events that will lead to His own death. This sermon follows three movements from the passage: weep, live, and love. We learn to grieve over sin and death, to receive the new life that only Christ can give, and to re...

In Matthew 16:1–12, Jesus warns His disciples to beware of the “leaven” of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Though these two groups were very different, they shared a common problem: both had drifted from God's truth. The Pharisees added to God's Word with man-made rules and traditions, while the Sadducees subtracted from it, reshaping faith to fit their own preferences and priorities. This sermon exp...

In Matthew 15:21–39, Jesus ministers among the Gentiles, revealing the surprising reach of His grace. Through the faith of a desperate Canaanite mother and the healing of a great crowd, we see both the welcome and compassion of Jesus. Though many would have considered these people outsiders, Jesus receives them, responds to their faith, and meets them in their need. This sermon explores the welcom...

Clean Hands, Corrupt Hearts In Matthew 15:1–20, Jesus confronts the Pharisees’ focus on outward religion and exposes a deeper problem. While they are concerned with traditions and ceremonial handwashing, Jesus shows that true holiness is not measured by external performance but by the condition of the heart. Through His accusation, response, and teaching, He reveals how easily we can substitute hu...

In Matthew 14:22–36, Jesus comes to His disciples in the middle of a storm, walking on the water and revealing His power over creation. This sermon explores two themes: the power and mercy of Jesus, and the faith and unbelief of the disciples. As the waves overwhelm the disciples and Peter begins to sink, we see that Jesus is not merely displaying His power but using it to rescue His people. The p...

Matthew 14:1-21 places two kingdoms side by side. In Herod’s palace we see the kingdom of this world, marked by pride, corruption, vengeance, and ultimately death in the beheading of John the Baptist. Yet in contrast, we see Jesus welcoming the crowds with compassion, healing the sick, and feeding the five thousand. Through these two scenes, the passage shows us that while the kingdom of this worl...

In Matthew 13:44-58, Jesus tells parables about hidden treasure and a pearl of great price to show that the kingdom of heaven is worth more than anything this world can offer. Some stumble across this treasure unexpectedly, while others spend their lives searching for it, but both are faced with the same question: is Jesus worth giving everything for? This sermon explores the joy of finding Christ...

In Matthew 13:24-43, Jesus tells three parables that reveal what the kingdom of heaven is like in the midst of a broken world. Through the wheat and the weeds, the mustard seed, and the leaven, we see that God intentionally plants His people in the world, where they grow alongside both opposition and unbelief. Though the kingdom may seem small and hidden at first, Jesus shows that it is alive, gro...

In Matthew 13, Jesus tells the parable of the sower to reveal how people respond to the message of His kingdom. As the seed is scattered, it falls on different kinds of soil, showing how some hear but do not understand, some respond briefly but fall away, and others are slowly choked by the cares of life and the deceitfulness of wealth. This passage helps us see that the real issue is not the seed...

In today’s passage from Matthew 12:38-50, Jesus confronts a generation that keeps asking for more proof while missing what is right in front of them. He points to one ultimate sign, His death and resurrection, calling us to decide what we will do with it. This passage also warns against a partial response to God, where outward change is not matched by a heart filled with His Spirit, leaving us mor...

This passage walks us through the powerful scene of Jesus’ anointing and His entry into Jerusalem, where we are called to see Him for who He truly is and respond with our whole lives. Through Mary’s costly devotion and the contrasting response of Judas, we are confronted with a simple but searching question: what do we truly value, and what are we holding back from Christ? The passage shows us tha...

In Matthew 12, a dramatic healing sparks a deeper question about who Jesus really is. As the crowds wonder and the Pharisees accuse Him of working by evil power, Jesus responds with clarity. He is not aligned with darkness but actively defeating it, binding the strong man and rescuing people from its grip. This passage reveals a spiritual reality we often overlook. There is no neutral ground. We a...