Emmanuel Community Church Sermons

In this sermon, pastor Joel looks at the opening verses of Jude's letter and the characteristics of true and false believers. What we will see is that that true christians must protest the purity of our devotion to Christ, to his gospel, and to his people.

In this sermon, pastor Matt shows us once more that those who come to King Jesus experience all the blessings of God’s unfailing love. For God in Christ is pleased to show mercy to those who repent, and even bring about the restoration of all things, in order to make a name for himself.

In this sermon, pastor Matt helps us see that those who come to King Jesus experience all the blessings of God’s unfailing love. His salvation is a free gift; his kingdom is open to all. All that’s left for us to do is to acknowledge his rightful rule and accept his gracious invitation to come to him and live!

In this sermon, pastor matt reminds us that God in Christ has made the way for sinners to be brought under the reign of his grace. In his kingdom, in his church, we experience the unrelenting joy of God’s salvation, the unending security of his love, and the unwavering confidence of his peace

In this sermon, pastor Matt continues his exposition of the fourth Servant Song in Isaiah 53, reminding us again that God reigns as King through the sacrifice and exaltation of Jesus. Because Christ the Righteous humbled himself unto death to justify the ungodly, God has exalted him as Savior of the world that all might belong to his kingdom-family by faith.

In this sermon on the fourth servant song in Isaiah, pastor Matt reminds us that God reigns as King through the sacrifice and exaltation of Jesus. It is through the sufferings of his Christ, the sin-bearing death of his servant, that God’s glory is revealed, his people are redeemed, and his kingdom is established. And this is good news!

When Israel had given into the "sleep" of despair, doubt, and hopelessness, God brought them a word of comfort, calling them to wake up from their slumber to the reality of his reign. In this passage, pastor Keith gives us the remedy for our own sleep of remorse, self-doubt, and despair. and calls us wake up to the reality of God's reign and to rejoice at our coming salvation.

For this Lord's Day, we were pleased to have Joe and Sierah Pliska with us from Landmark Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. The Pliskas are preparing to serve as missionaries in Japan and Joe was able to share their plans for gospel ministry with our congregation and preach on the next passage in our Isaiah sermon series. In this sermon, Joe reminds us of the comfort God brings to his people...

In this sermon, pastor Matt reminds us that those who trust in the Lord listen attentively to his word while we wait eagerly for his salvation. King Jesus is calling the righteous today to remember all of God’s promises, to live in light of his kingdom, and to take heart in the world.

In this sermon, pastor Bryan Winchester of Saving Grace Church in Milwaukie, Oregon looks at the preeminence of Christ in Paul's letter to the Colossians to remind us that Christ's sufficiency is grounded in his supremacy. Because Christ as the firstborn of all creation and the firstborn of the dead, we must continue in the faith and hope of the gospel which we heard.

In this sermon, pastor Mitch 3 looks at the third servant song and reminds us that Jesus Christ is the faithful servant of the Lord. And as Christians who are the Lord's servants, who follow the Lamb wherever he goes, we are called to follow his example.

In this sermon, pastor Matt helps us see that the Lord does not give up on his people but calls us to faith by his precious promises. Our God is relentlessly committed to our welfare and has given us all the assurance we need of his unfailing love in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

In this sermon, pastor Matt shows us again that Jesus Christ is the faithful servant and glorious salvation of the Lord. And through his person and work, as the redeemer of Israel, God has guaranteed that his glory will be the gladness of all the nations and the joy all the earth.

In this sermon, pastor Matt helps us see that Jesus Christ is the faithful servant and glorious salvation of the Lord, and only those who come to him in faith can belong to the true Israel of God and shine his light to the nations.

To close Paul’s letter to Philemon, Paul demonstrates the love of Christ by asking Philemon to put Onesimus’ wrongs on his own account. In this sermon, Pastor Keith walks through the text from verses 17-25, showing us the Apostle Paul’s gospel-shaped steps of reconciliation: paying for the other, assuming the best of the other, and calling on the faithful others. What we learn is that partners in...

In this sermon, Pastor Keith walk through the text from verses 8-16 showing us Paul’s authority unexercised, Onesimus’ identity redeemed, and God’s sovereignty remembered. What we will see is that love is demanding, but we don’t demand love; rather, we appeal to each other to love in the family of God.

Paul’s letter to Philemon deals with the theme of reconciliation and depicts God’s people in Christ as a family that can receive and restore even a runaway slave and a thief. We will see how Paul appeals to Philemon to demonstrate the power of the gospel by welcoming Onesimus back, no longer as a slave, but as a beloved brother. In this sermon, pastor Keith looks at Paul's greeting and reminds us...

In this sermon, pastor Matt reminds us that God remains faithful to his faithless people for the sake of his name and the praise of his glorious grace. The only question is whether we will humble ourselves before his glory, respond to his word with obedient faith, and experience his peace in Christ

Having just declared that one day every knee will bow and every tongue confess that the God of Israel is the one true God, Isaiah presses this reality further by describing the fall of Babylon and all of her idols. The Lord shows his people what happens when you trust in idols, when you look for salvation in anyone or anything, in order to call them to renewed trust in him. In this sermon, pastor...

We’ve been working through the second half of the book of Isaiah, where we find God’s word of comfort to his people who would one day be exiled in Babylon. In chapter 45 we saw God name Cyrus, King of Persia, as the one who would set them free and even help them rebuild Jerusalem (45:13). Now, in verses 14-25, the sovereign Lord reveals what his salvation would mean not just for Israel but for all...

In John 3, Jesus tells Nicodemus that, "as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life" (John 3:14-15).  Right before the famous and beloved text of John 3:16 we find Jesus connecting his impending death on the cross to a story from the book of Numbers of the bronze serpent. In this Good Friday sermon, pasto...

In this sermon, pastor Mitch reminds us that those who trust the Lord can rejoice in his sovereign and surprising plan. For all of history and the complexities of our lives are under the sovereign command of the triune God and fit into his surprsing yet perfect plan.

After the promises made in Isaiah 44:1-5, the Lord Yahweh speaks once more to remind Israel of his uniqueness, that he is the one and only God, and to reassure them there is no one else who can be their sure foundation. Rather than be like the nations, who seek deliverance from idols, God's people were to be witnesses of his redeeming love and renewing grace. In this sermon, pastor Matt wraps up t...

The Lord had declared a message of comfort for his faithless servant, Israel: He would end their exile and bring them home. But Israel would need a greater liberation than this. For God’s glory to fill the earth through the genuine worship and faithful witness of his people, they would need not just a fresh start but a new heart, a new Spirit, a renewed life. In this sermon, pastor Matt continues...

It has always been God’s intention to bring his blessing to the world, to fill the earth with his glory, through his people. This was why God chose Israel to be his servant. However, as we saw last week, Israel too failed to do this. But Isaiah aims to remind us of what God intended to do for his chosen people by grace and through them for the world. In this sermon, pastor Matt shows us again that...