Carpenter's Sermons

The focus of this message is the pain of holiness. Let’s explore together not only the reality of pain and suffering, the causes of pain and suffering, but also God's plan to even use our pain and suffering for good, especially those enduring the cost of pain and suffering for following Jesus.

What are some types of prayer? How does God answer prayer? What is a good pattern for prayer? Let's dive into God’s Word and learn more about the posture of prayer!

In this message from Ezra chapter 7, the narrative shifts from building the physical Temple to the spiritual formation that needed to take place in the hearts of the people. God sent a man named Ezra to lead this work. In this message, we'll consider three qualities that made Ezra an effective spiritual leader and apply those qualities to our roles as spiritual leaders in the church and in our hom...

When we commit to following Christ, we should expect opposition. This message will examine how the Israelites faced opposition in their efforts to rebuild and consider the parallels with the opposition we may face as Christians still today. Let us find encouragement from God's Word to hold on in faith in the face of adversity and challenges.

The people who have been freed to return now face the task of rebuilding. What are their priorities and methods for beginning this daunting task? What can we learn and apply to our lives as we seek to build/rebuild lives centered around Christ?

The fulfillment of prophecy demonstrates that the Bible is the inspired Word of God — and that same sovereign God still moves in the hearts of His people today.

Our suffering in life begins and ends with the mind. We will examine what Scripture has to say about how we should navigate our thoughts and how those thoughts form our habits, then how those habits form us.

This message in the series looks at Jesus' command to make disciples, considers how a disciple is defined, and what the process of discipleship looks like.

In this message, we'll start with Jesus' instructions to reach lost people with the gospel and consider ways the church sometimes drifts from that mission and becomes inwardly-focused. We'll look at Biblical principles and consider practical applications for staying focused on the Great Commission and keeping the main thing as the main thing.

At The Carpenter's Christian Church, the Bible is the foundation of all we do - to show love, to share truth, and to shape lives. This week we will explore why the Bible is so amazing and how we can know it truly is the absolute Word of God.

Having multiple generations that make up your church family is both a blessing and a challenge. We need to seek to understand and appreciate our differing perspectives and how each generation has been shaped by their life experiences. Rather than allowing our varying perspectives to cause frustration or division, we seek to lean into the strengths of each generation and ensure that the torch of fa...

This message will look at the roots of the Restoration Movement, which gave rise to the Independent Christian Church. We'll consider the Biblical principles behind the main beliefs and objectives of the movement.

In this message, we'll consider how Jesus' crucifixion was not the end of what God was doing. And, because Christ has been raised from the dead, your worst mistakes are not the end of your story. Finally, your death is not the end of your existence.

In this message, we will consider how a man who travelled with Jesus, heard His teachings, and saw the miracles could end up betraying Him. We'll consider Judas' flaw and the steps that led to his fall. Finally, we'll consider if we may have our own "thirty pieces of silver" that compete for our allegiance to Jesus as Lord of our lives.

In this final message of our Daniel series, we will look at what the Bible reveals is still to come for the Jewish people and all of us as we await Christ's return.

In this message, we'll consider what we can learn from Daniel's prayer life and consider the importance of prayer in spiritual warfare. We'll also look at an amazing prophecy that Daniel received as a result of his prayer.

This message takes a look at Daniel chapters 7 and 8. Part of the message looks BACK at the prophecies that have been fulfilled and part of the messages looks FORWARD to what we believe is still to come.

In this message, we'll look at the account of how God wrote a message on the wall to inform the Belshazzar that his time in power was coming to an end. We'll consider concepts like excessive pride and sacrilege as we apply this text to our own lives. We'll also consider the role of the United States in Bible prophecy.

In this message, we’ll examine the account of Elisha in 2 Kings 3 and the call to trust God in the middle of crisis. We’ll connect Elisha’s obedience, the command to dig trenches in the desert, and the example of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to see how real faith is revealed in hardship, how worship reshapes our perspective, and what it means to burn the plows and live with an ‘even if’ faith.

In this message, we'll examine the account of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and their courageous defiance of the order to bow before a statue of Nebuchadnezzar. We'll take a broader look at Christian persecution — past, present, and future — and God's faithfulness and provision.

This message will examine Daniel's interpretation of King Nebuchadnezzar's dream that foretold the rise and fall of major civilizations from world history and points toward the rise of a final empire before Christ's return and the establishment of His eternal kingdom.

In this message, we'll look at how Daniel and his companions remained set apart from the Babylonian efforts to indoctrinate them and consider how that parallels our need to live as temporary travelers in a culture that is often hostile to our faith.

In this message, we will trace how John the Baptist, Jesus, and the Apostle Paul each emphasized the importance of the Holy Spirit in our salvation and sanctification. We'll consider what it means to be baptized in the Holy Spirit.

In this message, we'll consider the primary focus of various churches and the strengths and weaknesses of each. Then we'll consider the power of bringing all three together in one Spirit-filled, evangelistic church that is focused upon proclaiming the truth of God.

This message will consider the distractions that can often hinder us in hearing God's voice and discuss some keys to recognizing His voice and gaining clarity.