Morningview Sermon Podcast

In this sermon from Ephesians 2:20, Pastor Jon English explains what an apostle was, and shows how the Apostolic faith is fixed, bounded, needs guarding, accords with godliness, is found in God’s word, and is clear.

In this passage (Acts 13:44-52), we have Paul and Barnabas preaching the gospel in Pisidian Antioch. Though initially welcomed by the Jews in this city, they were rejected, reviled, and persecuted when they announced that the way of salvation was open to the Gentiles. As we explore this text, we see the danger of religion without faith, and we also see God's complete sovereignty in the work of sal...

In this sermon from Ephesians 4:5, Pastor Jon English explains the foundation for the church’s catholicity, the evidence of the church’s catholicity, and the fruit of the church’s catholicity.

Preacher: Dr. Shawn Merithew Text: Acts 8:1-8 True faith sees persecution as an opportunity to glorify God, not as justification to deny God. We may never be called upon to confess Christ under the threat of death, but we are called to live our faith in a way that shows we’re ready to do just that, because that’s the kind of faith that won’t rest while there are people who don’t know. As we love C...

In this sermon from John 17, Pastor Jon English explains how the church both IS holy, and the church IS TO BE holy. He also explains some unbiblical means of pursuing holiness.

Passage: 2 Peter 1:5-8 Preacher: Jordan Nelson God has given His people all things for life and godliness. We now see that He gives us godliness, brotherly affection, and love. We grow in these qualities by looking to the one, Christ, who willingly lived out these characteristics before us.

In this sermon from John 17, Pastor Jon English Lee explains how the church both IS united, and should seek to be united. Further, the unity of the church is based on God’s sovereign revelation, grounded on the Word, is analogous to the unity of God, and is essential to the church’s mission.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 7:1-7, Pastor Jon English explains Paul’s logic for how couples should relate and remain faithful to their marital obligations.

We live in a sinful world, so death and loss, difficulties and storms are an inescapable fact of life. Thus, we are going to struggle with anxiety, worry, and fear and many points in our lives. The question we must ask ourselves is, “when we face those storms, will our faith be in the only true God who can still the storms or see us through those storms?” Preacher: Dr. Shawn Merithew Text: Luke 8:...

Following the parable of the seed and soils, we have Jesus using both a lamp and his own family as metaphors to teach the importance of listening to, identifying with, and obeying Him. In this text (Luke 8:16-21), we explore the significance of what it means for the believers to be the light of the world and the family of God.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, Pastor Jon English Lee explains eight principles that Paul gives believers to aid them in their pursuit of holiness, especially holiness expressed in their bodies.

In this well-known parable of Jesus from Luke 8:1-15, we see there are four kinds of soil representing four kinds of hearts: The Hardened Heart, the Shallow Heart, the Strangled Heart, and the Believing Heart. In exploring these, we realize that only one represents a person who is truly saved. We see further that when a person is truly saved, they bring forth abundant fruit as evidence of their tr...

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, Pastor Jon English Lee explains how we are born outside of God’s kingdom, but may enter into it by faith in the Christ who has washed, sanctified, and justified His bride through his work of salvation.

Text: 2 Peter 1:5-7 Peter encourages Christians that there are certain qualities that keep us from being ineffective and unfruitful. The qualities Pastor Jordan Nelson addresses in this sermon are virtue, knowledge, self control, and steadfastness.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 6:1-8, Pastor Jon English Lee explains how believers can be tempted to sue and defraud one another when we forget who we are in Christ, and what our calling is as followers of Christ.

This sermon from Luke 7:36-50 explores one of the more touching stories from the ministry of Christ as we see the humility of a forgiven harlot contrasted with the arrogance of a self-righteous Pharisee. In considering both of their lives, we see that what ultimately distinguishes them from one another is faith in Christ and the powerful transformation His forgiveness brings about in the Christian...

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 5:6-13, pastor Jon English Lee explains how Paul uses the Old Testament picture of Passover to argue for believers to cleanse out the leaven of sin wherever they may find it.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 5:1-5, pastor Jon English Lee explains how tolerated sexual sin will eventually lead to its celebration. Christians are instead to be pure and holy, just as God is holy.

John the Baptist had the privilege of being the herald of Christ, but after being locked away in prison, he struggled with doubt and sent his disciples to see if Christ was truly the Messiah. Jesus responded by giving evidence of His power and by pointing John to the assurance of Scripture. In the aftermath of that, Jesus reassures the crowd before Him of John's High Position as a Prophet, but He...

Scripture: Acts 4:1-13 After Peter heals the lame beggar, He preaches the gospel in front of the religious elite. The leaders of the day perceived that Peter was a common man, yet he had been with Jesus. How do people view us? Do they see that we have been with Jesus?

When Jesus came the first time, He came with the full power and authority of the godhead to undo the curse of sin wherever He went as a demonstration of His divinity and glory. As we consider here in Luke 7:1-17 the stories of the faithful Centurion and the Resurrection of the widow of Nain's son, we see how Christ's Authority Emboldens Our Faith, and how Christ's Compassion Evokes His Glory.&nbsp...

As we consider the whole of chapter 6, which is Luke's account of the sermon on the plain, we see that the standard of conduct and righteousness He sets before us here is truly beyond our ability. Yet Christ does not give us this revelation to further our hopelessness. He is the one preaching these truths, He is the one offering us life, and He Himself is the one way of salvation. Therefore, He co...

Jesus was a master of agricultural metaphors. His illustrations and parables were simple, yet powerful, and this is yet another that cuts right to the heart of the matter. We can profess to have faith and make ourselves outwardly appear very religious, but it is those who bear out the righteous fruit of faith who prove that they are true disciples of Christ. Even more, Christ teaches us that the m...

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7 Jesus tells us to remember where we have fallen from; to repent and do the works we first did. We need to remember our Savior and our salvation constantly. When we grow cold toward the things of Christ we need to remember Christ. Preacher: Jordan Nelson

Text: Jonah 3-4 Preacher: Cody Floate After being "resurrected" out of the waters of death and the fish within those waters, the prophet Jonah finally goes to Nineveh, preaching what He was commanded to by God. Nineveh's repentance, however, sends Jonah into a tailspin that ends in him scolding the Lord for his mercy and compassion towards an undeserving people.