Sermons Christ Community Church: Daytona Beach, FL

We are called to pursue the goal to which God calls us, and to do so with faith. The difference with spiritual life is that the goal is given by God, and the faith is faith in God. We need faith in the work of God within us, because the goal to which God calls us cannot be achieved by our efforts alone.

This passage It challenges us to consider that two things some people might find difficult to hold together at the same time are actually equally important. The first is that we are declared righteous by God, not on the basis of changes that we make in our lives, but purely on the basis of faith in Jesus as our Lord and Savior. The second truth is that God declares us righteous not so we can more...

Trusting in God's love and radical acceptance in Jesus is the only foundation for a radically new life of faith and obedience.

Would it surprise you to know that true freedom in life is to walk a particular path in life, not because of fearful compulsion but because of love, devotion, and truth?

A critical issue for spiritual freedom is unwavering clarity about the truth of the Gospel.

We who believe in Jesus can live before God with courageous, worshipful humility because he set us apart and called us by his grace and revealed his Son to us.

Whose approval matters more to you – God’s approval or the approval of people?

The incarnation teaches us that God, in Jesus, became one of us so that he could be with us in the fullness of his grace. He wants us to know and believe that.

I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.

God makes and unfailingly keeps great promises. To live life well in this world, we need to know and believe the promises of God.

What I hope to convey from this message, is that to the extent we are beholding the glory of God in Christ, we will “ be being” transformed by it. And where we feel that we have become sluggish in our faith, it is useful to ask what has caught our eye such that it has eclipsed our beholding of the glory of Christ.

Jesus did not count equality with God as a thing to be grasped. He had equality with God. He was and is God by nature, but he was willing to humble himself for our salvation and become incarnate.

The wisdom that comes down from above is uniquely distinguished by its Christlike qualities. If we want to experience wisdom’s blessings, we have to embrace wisdom’s virtues.

The wisdom that comes from above is shown in good conduct coming from a good heart. We should value and pursue that wisdom.

In the midst of conflict, we must not let ourselves and our interactions with each other be defined by the terms of conflict. We need to orient ourselves to the far horizon of Christian community.

When there are differing opinions, love pursues what makes for peace and mutual upbuilding!

God alone is Lord of the conscience. Where he has not clearly revealed his will in Scripture, he has given us the liberty to be led by our conscience and not by the opinions of others.

God alone is Lord of the conscience. Where he has not clearly revealed his will in Scripture, he has given us the liberty to be led by our conscience and not by the opinions of others.

At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if it’s Christian Deconstruction, or Christian Introduction, or Christian self-destruction, or Christian self-deception—The question at the heart of it all is always the same: Who is Jesus Christ?... Who is Jesus Christ and what has He done?

No matter how unsettled the world gets, if we know God, we need not fear.