Christ Pres - Sermons

Scripture Reference: John 8:12-13, 28-38 Jesus makes one of his seven I am statements when he refers to himself as the light of the world. Light dispels darkness, light reveals the truth about things that otherwise would never be seen if they remained in darkness. Jesus as light reveals the uncomfortable truth about humanity, the truth about God, and the transformation that He brings in the lives...

Scripture Reference: Mark 4:1-20 Sermon Points: The Seed and How the Gospel Enters Your Life The Soil and What Hinders the Gospel in Your Life The Saved and How the Gospel Bears Fruit

Scripture Reference: Colossians 1:19-23 We are alienated from God, but because God loves us he has reconciled us to himself. Sermon Points: Alienation Reconciliation

Scripture Reference: Exodus 14:1-31 Sermon Points: God Is Greater God Is at Work God Is for Us

Scripture Reference: Matthew 3:1-4:11 & Luke 4:14-21 Taking a brief look Jesus’ baptism, temptation, and first sermon together gives us a greater understanding of how they are connected and how these three episodes can encourage us to live in and live out the Gospel. Sermon Points: Christ’s Baptism Christ’s Temptation Christ’s Sermon

Scripture Reference: Hebrews 1:1-14

Scripture Reference: Hebrews 1:1-4

Scripture Reference: Amos 5:18-24, 9:13-15

Scripture Reference: Lamentations 3:19–26 What do you do when the worst possible scenario comes true? How do you live with incredible hurt but hope? The writer of Lamentations gives us a glimpse into the heart of God for his people, even as they suffer. Learning to lament well is essential to Christian maturity. Sermon Points: The Worst of Suffering The Hope in Lament The Practice of Waiting

Scripture Reference: Zechariah 3:1-10

Scripture Reference: John 10:1-11 Sermon Points: We Are Sheep Jesus Is the Door

Scripture Reference: Haggai 2:1-9 The Temple meant that God was present with Israel. But it was destroyed and under judgment. Jesus said he WAS the Temple and would be judged on our behalf. Why? So he could make his church the new locale for his presence and each believer into a temple for the Holy Spirit. Sermon Points: ]The Temple and Israel The Temple and Jesus The Temple and You

Scripture Reference: Revelation 21:1-6 Sermon Points: The Goal of Our Hope The Grain of Our Hope The Getting of Our Hope

Scripture Reference: Zephaniah 3:14-20 There are good days and there are bad days. Zephaniah prophesies about a terrifying Day of the Lord where God will judge his people. And yet, he follows up these dire predictions with some of the most tender, borderline sentimental expressions of affection from God. How can both be true? Only in the resurrection! Sermon Points: The Problem The Judgment The Re...

Scripture Reference: Habakkuk 1:12–2:4; 3:17–19 God uses unjust nations to judge injustice, and Habakkuk waits in perplexity. The so called “Problem of Evil” is famously dragged out to justify abandonment of the God of the Bible. But what Habakkuk learn is that the “righteous shall live by faith.” And there, we find a life rooted in hope beyond circumstance. Sermon Points: The Conversa...

Scripture Reference: Jonah 3:10-4:11 Sermon Points: Jonah’s Anger Jonah’s God

Scripture Reference: Micah 5:2-5a The persistent rebellion of God’s people leads the prophet Micah to say some sobering things about God’s judgment upon them, even to the point of saying that he will “leave them” for being such. But there’s hope even in exile as we wait for THE Good Shepherd to rescue and lead his people. Sermon Points: See God Miss God Follow God

Scripture Reference: Jeremiah 31:31-34 The prophet Jeremiah speaks of the Old Testament covenants as if they failed to produce what God intended. So he foresees Christ instituting a new covenant, sealed in His blood, writing God’s law on our hearts through the Spirit, creating people who want what God wants. Sermon Points: What is the covenant? How is the New Covenant “New?” How do we...

Scripture Reference: Proverbs 11:30 Sermon Points: You have a stunning identity. Your identity has a stunning cause. Your identity produces stunning behavior.

Scripture Reference: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Israel’s suffering is judgment for sin, but the Servant suffers voluntarily and substitutionally. Christ is not just an example of suffering; He bears our guilt to create a new community by grace. Sermon Points: The Ordinary Servant The Suffering Servant The Substituting Servant

Scripture Reference: Isaiah 9:1-7 Isaiah ministered during a time of great gloom and fear, a real social darkness. But a new kind of King is coming! Christ is the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace—the King who doesn’t use power to take, but to save. Sermon Points: The Historical Setting The Good News of the Child The Messiah’s Kingdom

Scripture Reference: Hosea 1:1-3, 3:1-5 When the prophet Hosea lives out God’s strange command to him and speaks as God’s mouthpiece, something incredible emerges. In what theologians have called the most scandalous book of the Bible, we actually see something about the desires of our heart. We long for someone to see us for who we really are and committed to love us with a never stopp...

Scripture Reference: Ezekiel 10:1-4, 43:1-5 Visions of glory are a powerful human motivator. In Ezekiel’s prophecy, God’s glory leaves because of sin, yet returns in promise. In Christ, God’s glory takes up residence not in a temple of stone but in His incarnate body—and through Him, in us. Sermon Points: Glory Examined Glory Lost Glory Regained

Scripture Reference: Deuteronomy 18:15-22 The entire prophetic tradition springs from the expectation in Moses sermon: God will raise up a final, authoritative Word-bringer. Israel’s prophets are echoes—Jesus is the Voice. Christ doesn’t only bring God’s word; He is the Word. Sermon Points: The Need for a Prophet The Problem with Prophets The Fulfillment of the Prophets

Scripture Reference: 1 Chronicles 29:9-22 King David reaches the end of his reign and prepares his son Solomon’s building project before he finishes. There he reflects on the way in which God provided for his people and provides a powerful model for Christ Pres as we prepare to launch a building campaign of our own. Sermon Points: The Story The Lesson The Application