Compass Bible Church Weekend Sermons

This may seem like an abrupt change in subject for Jesus, but that’s only because we’ve been studying this in chunks. In the broader context, Jesus was continuing His conversation with His disciples in their final hours together before the cross. If you were to ask these men if they loved Jesus in that moment, all of them would undoubtedly have answered with a loud affirmative. In a way, it was ea...

Our next passage is one that beckons the disciple of Jesus into a deeper, bolder, bigger faith. As the band kept marching toward the cross, Jesus knew what lay ahead and the challenges they would face, so He moved to get them ready by inviting them to take their faith to the next level and to watch what God would do.

In our passage this week, Jesus moves to comfort His disciples with the knowledge that though He was leaving, He would return. That return is something we still await today as we eagerly look to the fulfillment of this promise. In the meantime,  John 14:1-7  provides three encouragements to the soul looking for Christ’s return.

Coming into the Upper Room no one would have questioned Peter’s loyalty to Jesus. In fact, he’ll even draw his sword to defend him in when the Jews come to arrest Him in the garden. So how are we to understand his denials? How does one go from pledging his life to his Savior to denying he ever had anything to do with him in just a matter of hours?

Judas is gone, and with his departure there falls almost a sense of relief as Jesus now turns to the remaining eleven to prepare them for what lay ahead. In this next passage, the theme of God’s glory takes center stage. For us as followers of Jesus, God’s glory should take center stage in our lives as well through our worship, faith, and obedience. Join us Sunday as we find out more in our next i...

You know the scene: Jesus announces that someone will betray Him. John asks Him who it could be and the disciples look around, shocked at this new development. Quietly, Jesus reveals that it would be Judas. Satan enters into him, and he leaves, not to be seen again until a few hours later when he returns with the soldiers. The text is familiar, but it creates questions that need answering. How do...

John 13  is about washing feet, and yet it’s not. What do we do with an event like this and Jesus’ command for us to do likewise? What was the greater reality behind the act, and what does it mean for you and me today? Join us this weekend for our first installment of our new series, “Discipled.”

Jesus has been the focus of the majority of our sermons in John, and rightly so. He’s the main character of the gospel! But, this week, I hope to show us how the Father has really been involved all along. Sometimes, we view the Father as distant or separate or angry or wrathful or cold or sterile, but in this passage, we’ll find that the message of Jesus is really the message of the Father, and ev...

I don’t know if we give the cross enough thought and appreciation as Christians. What happened there was truly the greatest plot twist in human history. God sent His Son to shield us from His wrath, which we rightly deserved. At the cross, He dealt the decisive blow to sin, death, and Satan and drew the line in the sand that would define eternity for everyone. This is why what you do with the cros...

Have you ever heard Dave Ramsey tell say: “Live like no one else now so you can live like no one else later”? Well, there may be something to that, just with a bit of a twist. In  John 12:20-26 , Jesus calls us to follow Him into a life spent living  for  the world to come so we can live  in  the world to come. Join us this weekend for week 2 of our Hosanna series.

As we jump back into our study of John’s gospel this week, we find ourselves at the Triumphal Entry. As Jesus enters into Jerusalem to the shouts of praise and the acclaim of the crowds, let’s take a minute to stop and consider what made them so excited and how it should impact us even more.

This week, our church turns 1. On August 6, 2023, we opened our doors officially for the first time as Compass Bible Church North Texas. Over the last year, God has been so incredibly faithful, and we have much to be thankful for. But we also understand He’s not done. As we begin year two for this lampstand, we do so with great excitement and anticipation for what lies ahead. Join us this Sunday a...

Head Hunters (2 Corinthians 5:19-21)

Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. That’s  Psalm 127:1 , and it encapsulates what we’re going to be studying together this weekend. As we look forward to seeing the Lord continue to build his church at Compass, it is imperative that we continue to express our dependence on him in everything we do through prayer. 

God is building his church here at Compass Bible Church! As we approach the first anniversary of our launch, we want to take some time to reflect on that precious reality. In this first installment of our God at Work series, we will look to  1 Corinthians 12  to discover your part in this work. If you’re a follower of Jesus, you need the church to be all God wants you to be, and the chur...

We are pleased to welcome our guest preacher, Dr. Eric Zeller, to preach this weekend at Compass Bible Church. Besides being one of the missionaries we support through our sending church, Dr. Zeller is the president of Gulf Theological Seminary and an elder at Redeemer Church of Dubai. Prior to moving to Dubai, he and his family also served as missionaries in Dehli, India. Dr. Zeller is married to...

Have you ever been in a dark room when someone turns on a light? If you’re not expecting it, it takes a second for your eyes to adjust to the sharp contrast. No matter what, whether you’re expecting it or not, it’s impossible to ignore the impact that light makes. In our passage this weekend, Jesus uses light as a metaphor to describe the effect Christians should have in a dark world. Join us for...

The Work of Grace (Titus 2:11-14)

As the dust settles from the resurrection of Lazarus, we find Jesus at a dinner with his friends in a scene that reminds us of the cost and devotion of true discipleship.  John 12:1-11  will provide a foil of faithful and fraudulent discipleship while reminding us that faithful discipleship means a willingness to sacrifice everything to follow Jesus.

What would you have done after seeing Jesus raise Lazarus from the dead? I don’t know about you, but I would be pretty impressed! To be sure, some were, but others actually began to plot his murder! There are many times in this life the world will leave us shaking our heads in amazement. It’s these times that we must remember God’s sovereign plan and continue to trust in him as it unfolds.

 Jesus will confront the greatest enemy of mankind head-on reminding us of the brokenness of this world and our ultimate hope in the world to come.

In  John 11:1-27 , death seems to win. Jesus’ friend falls ill, and rather than rushing to heal him, Jesus lets him die! Why would Jesus let death win? What was his plan? How should all of this impact our own view of death today? Join us this weekend at Compass for the first installment of our new series: “Taking on Death.”

When a Christian thinks of “works,” it’s often in the context of something negative. E.g., “No one can be saved by works.” And while that is true, and the connotation is understandable, Jesus’ works were different. In our passage this weekend, Jesus will appeal to his works as reason enough for his opponents to believe in him even if they won’t believe his words! Join us this Sunday morning for a...

Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd.” You’ve probably heard that before. Maybe you even grew up with a painting of a shepherd hanging on the wall with those words underneath. But what does that mean that Jesus is our shepherd? Why do we even need a shepherd? And what good is a shepherd who dies while protecting the sheep? These are questions that we’ll find answers to in our study of  John 10...

In this week’s sermon, we find an apt metaphor for our salvation stories in the life of a man born blind. In an act of unmerited favor, Jesus gave sight to the man born blind, and in response, the man gave his life to following Jesus. Whatever the details of your testimony may be, we all have this same basic foundation. If, in Christ, you have been given spiritual sight, your life should never be...