Christ Church Sterling Sermons

Sermon Text: Mark 5:21-43 When we are in the pit of despair, Jesus calls us to trust in Him and His authority over suffering and death. 

Sermon Text: Mark 5:1-20 Jesus has authority over the demonic and can free anybody from every power that enslaves.

Sermon Text: Mark 4:35-41 In a famous moment in Jesus' life, we are confronted with the question: do we trust Jesus even when our circumstances look like Jesus does not care?

Sermon Text: Mark 4:26-34 The Kingdom of God challenges our expectations, showing that small and seemingly mundane beginnings, by God's power, produce a harvest beyond what we could envision.

Sermon Text: Mark 4:21-25 We must respond rightly to the light of Christ, for our response determines whether we gain more or lose what we have.

Sermon Text: Mark Mark 4:1-20 The Gospel must go out to all people, and how it is received reveals the condition of the heart.

Sermon Text: Mark 3:31-35 The True Family Of God is not inherited by any physical means but rather is a gift given to those who turn in faith, revealed in a life of obedience to the will of God.

Sermon Text: Mark 3:20-30 The most important question we can ask is, "who is Jesus?" This week we see that some will think He is crazy and some will think He is evil. Jesus will show that how we answer this question has eternal consequences.

Sermon Text: Mark 3:7-21 Throughout history, people can have lots of different reactions to Jesus that range between very negative to loving Savior. We need to have a clear understanding of who He really is and how we are to proclaim His name!

Sermon Text: Mark 2:23-3:6 Jesus reveals He alone has the authority to define obedience to God, showing that the Sabbath was instituted to give us rest, life, and mercy.

Sermon Text: Mark 2:18-22 After being asked about fasting, Jesus reveals that He Himself is the ultimate reason for joy. Jesus is not an addition to anything else but rather must become everything.

Sermon Text: Mark 2:1-12

Sermon Text: Matthew 28:1-10 Jesus is not dead, for He has risen!

Sermon Text: Psalm 22 The words Jesus' references on the cross show that this moment of deep despair is a part of God's eternal plan to bring redemption and victory.

Sermon Text: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 The Servant will be rejected, suffering for the sins of His people. While He appears defeated, through His suffering He secures redemption and is exalted in glory.

Sermon Text: Isaiah 50:4-9 The perfect and obedient Servant is treated unjustly, yet He trusts in God the Father, showing confidence in the One who will ultimately vindicate Him.

Sermon Text: Isaiah 49:1-6 The Servant will bring restoration and salvation to all peoples, even when it looks like the mission has failed, because God Himself guarantees success.

Sermon Text: Isaiah 42:1-4 In the midst of the failure of God's people, a Spirit-anointed Servant is introduced. He is a gentle Servant who brings justice, healing, and salvation.

Sermon Text: Mark 1:40-45 Jesus makes the unclean clean and then calls us to a life of faith and obedience.

Sermon Text: Mark 1:29-39 While Jesus shows compassion in how His healing, His primary purpose is to declare eternity changing news, pushing back the darkness with the light of the Gospel.

Sermon Text: Mark 1:21-28 Jesus has authority that has never been seen in any other person, which is demonstrated in His teaching and control over evil.

Sermon Text: Mark 1:16-20 The call of Christ to join the mission transforms ordinary people and invites them into costly allegiance.

Sermon Text: Mark 1:9-15 In Jesus' baptism, temptation, and message, He does what His people had never been able to do. Here the Messiah is identified, tested, and begins His mission of salvation.

Sermon Text: Mark 1:1-8 What God promised He would do He begins through John, preparing people for the work of Jesus.