Sermons

Various Scriptures | 12/10/2023 | Pastor Matt Jones. In our Christmas Christology series, we turn this week to the affirmation that Jesus is fully human. If Jesus is not human, we have no revelation of God. If Jesus is not human, we have no salvation. So Christmas is of first importance to us.

Various Scriptures | 12/3/2023 | Pastor Matt Jones. It’s Christmas time, which means it’s time to commemorate and celebrate the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God who became a human being, starting off as a little baby born in Bethlehem. As this concept can be confusing, Pastor Matt will teach on who Jesus is and His nature in the Christmas Christology series.

Various Scriptures | 11/26/2023 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt concludes our National Adoption Month series, A Family Made In Heaven, with a message explaining how our adoption into the family of God is the mission and heart of God and how that should always lead us to celebrate the Savior together.

1 John 3 | 11/19/2023 | Pastor Matt Jones. In part 3 of our sermon series A Family Made in Heaven, Pastor Matt explains how our adoption as sons is much more than a metaphor. Because of our sinfulness, we are children of the devil. But through the loving act of adoption, we’re made children of God through the will and work of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, by grace alone.

Various Scriptures | 11/12/2023 | Pastor Matt Jones. In part 2 of our sermon series A Family Made in Heaven, Pastor Matt explains the Spirit’s role in our adoption into God’s family. In order to fully understand what our adoption means, we must understand God as the Trinity and the work of the Spirit as a person in the Godhead.

Various Scriptures | 11/5/2023 | Pastor Matt Jones. In honor of National Adoption Month, Pastor Matt begins a sermon series on adoption. Why do we adopt? Because our Heavenly Father in heaven adopts his enemies as sons and daughters through Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Pastor Matt explains how even if you are not called to adopt, you can still support in the care of orphans, most notably by pr...

1 Timothy 3, Titus 1 | 1029/2023 | Pastor Matt Jones. October is Pastor Appreciation Month. As it draws to a close, we learn about the qualifications and roles of pastors in the church.

Gen. 12, 15, 17; Deut. 7:6-9; Matt. 1-28; Rom. 9-11 | 10/22/2023 | Pastor Matt Jones. God planned and executed the origination and growth and purposes of the nation of Israel, including the rise of the Messiah who would die for the sins of humankind. What is God's plan for Israel? It is good for us to understand in light of the current war between the modern Israel and Hamas.

Matthew 3:13-17 | 10/25/2023 | Pastor Matt Jones. Today we celebrate and perform the baptisms of 5 new believers, Ernesto and Jessica, Corbin, David, and Setareh. What does baptism mean? What does repentance mean? How do they go together along with the Good News of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus the Messiah, our Lord and Savior?

Matthew 1:1-3:12 | 10/8/2023 | Pastor Matt Jones. In preparation for Baptism Sunday next week, we explore the ministry of John the Baptist. He is the audacious forerunner preparing the way, calling for repentance. His audience responded to the gracious invitation to repent. Will we?

Matthew 8:14-22 | 10/1/2023 | Pastor Matt Jones. In today's sermon, we learn about the sufficiency of Christ (anyone can come to Jesus); the efficiency of Christ (but who actually will come to Christ); and the discipleship of Christ (who will follow Christ). Jesus Christ is in fact Lord, and while being gracious to save us out of mere mercy, He nevertheless does demand that we follow Him.

Mark 9: 30-10:31 | 9/24/2023 | Pastor Matt Jones. Brat-like behavior resides in all of us, no matter age or status. Pastor Matt teaches that through discipleship, we can examine our bratty tendencies and confront them with the Gospel of Christ.