Doxa Church Sermons

4 motivations to run after Jesus with all you have this Christmas: 1. The home crowd   - "Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses," 2. The hindrances released - "let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings to closely," 3. The holistic focus    - "and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the fou...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Faith... - gives present substance to future hope - acts upon perception of spiritual realities - fuels our worship  - walks with God - pleases God - follows through on God’s word - draws distinction from the world - receives righteousness from Jesus  - prefers God in the unknown over security in what is known - patiently waits for a better future - believes God has po...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 2 displays of faith’s power: 1. Faith overpowers the obstacles in your path between promise and possession 2. Faith overpowers the brokenness in your life that stands between you and God

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 5 pictures of faith-based decision making: 1. Faith chooses not to give in to fear (v.23) 2. Faith chooses God’s path over worldly pleasures (vv.24-26)  3. Faith chooses to fully renounce your former life (v.27) 4. Faith chooses to act upon the Lord’s provision (v.28) 5. Faith chooses to walk in what God gives you to walk in (v.29)   

Preacher: Chris Ritter Big Idea: Joseph shows us... 1. the end of a life of faith. 2. in the deliverer. 3. who keeps His promises. 1. Joseph shows us the end of a life of faith (Genesis 50:22-23) Aging is not for wimps. So far as bodily health allows, we should aim to be found running the last lap of the race of our Christian life, as we would say, flat out. Retirees are admonished in our day, bot...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. Faith that starts with God is kept by God Philippians 1:6 -- And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 1:8-9 -- [The Lord] will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Chris...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. Faith doesn’t flesh out as perfection 2. Faith surrenders your will to God’s will   3. Faith has present confidence in unfulfilled promises

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Galatians 3:9 -- So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.  Genesis 15:6 -- Abraham believed the LORD and he counted it to him as righteousness. 1. Faith prefers God in the unknown over security in what is known (v.8)   2. Faith patiently waits for a better future (vv.9-10) Acts 7:5 -- Yet he gave him no inheritance in it, not ev...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. Faith follows through on God’s word (v.7a) 2. Faith draws distinction from the world (v.7b)   3. Faith receives righteousness from Jesus (v.7c) 

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead “One day as I was passing into the field, this sentence fell upon my soul: ‘Thy righteousness is in heaven.’ And with the eyes of my soul I saw Jesus at the Father’s right hand. ‘There,’ I said, ‘is my righteousness!’ So that wherever I was or whatever I was doing, God could not say to me, ‘Where is your righteousness?’ For it is always right before him. I saw that it...

Preacher: Zak Graves - Chapter 11 lists models of faith for us to follow: a. Turning testimonies of God’s goodness into measures of merit will suck the life out of your faith. KEY POINT: It’s not that these people did great things, it’s that their God did great things! - Hebrews 4: Abel -- A model of Faith Fueled Worship - Genesis 4: Cain and Abel - Verses 4 & 5: Two Components of Faith Fueled...

1. Gives present substance to future hope  2. Acts upon perception of spiritual realities Romans 1:20 -- For His invisible attributes, namely, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made.  Ephesians 2:8 -- For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of Go...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Church membership is a(n)... 1. Natural extension of your faith - Acts 2:41  - Acts 1:15  - Romans 16:1  2. Humble submission to church leadership - Hebrews 13:17  3. Helpful protection for the church’s purity a. From “practical” unbelievers -- 1 Corinthians 15:11-13,  b. From false teachers and wolves (2 Peter 2:1; Acts 20:29) c. For wayward Christians -- Matthew 18:1...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Psalm 122:1 -- “I was glad when they said to me, “Let us to go the house of the LORD!”  The meeting of the Unstoppable Church is… 1. A life-altering privilege (v.22) 2. A hope-sustaining priority (v.23)   3. A love-stimulating preparation (vv.24-25)   5 reasons why skipping church has become a habit: - Consumerism - Post-modernism - Pragmatism - Church baggage - Church...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. The sower (v.3-4,14) 2. The seed The Gospel : The good news that the holy God of the universe has looked upon our helpless state as sinful men and women and in great love, sent His Son, Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, to bear His wrath against sin on the Cross and to show His power over sin in the resurrection, so that everyone who turns from their sin and themselve...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: The motor of the unstoppable church is powerful prayer.  1. Pray frequently   2. Pray dependently  Romans 8:26 -- “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.”  3. Pray varyingly   - 650 prayers in the Bible. Roughly 450 recorded answ...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: The mark of the unstoppable church is whole life worship.  1. Motivated by mercies 2. Manifested by sacrifice   3. Mobilized by transformation   a. Do not be conformed to this world b. Be transformed

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: The message of the unstoppable church must be unapologetic Bible preaching 1. Preach the word (vv.1-2) 4 ways we speak instead of God: - Relevance preaching - Sugar coated preaching - Springboard preaching - Right idea, wrong passage preaching How ought we to preach? 4 ways: - Urgently - Specifically - Patiently - Instructively 2. Know people won’t want to he...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Matthew 16:18 -- “...I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”     Big Idea: The mission of the unstoppable church is to glorify God by making disciples. Revelation 7:9-10 -- "After this I looked and behold a great multitude from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in whit...

Preacher: Rich Sherman 1. Guard yourself from Idols -- 1 John 5:21 - Idolatry always starts in my heart (Ezekiel 14:1-8) - An idol is anything that takes the place of God (Exodus 20:1-6) - Greed is idolatry (Ephesians 5:5; Colossians 3:5) - What are some of my idols? 2. Love the True God -- 1 John 5:20 - It’s all about knowing Jesus Christ who is the true God, full deity, perfect humanity, the Son...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 5 Certainties About Your Faith To Bank On: 1. Know that you have eternal life (v.13) 2. Know your prayers will be answered (v.14-17) 3. Know you have protection from sin (v.18) 4. Know you belong to God (v.19) 5. Know that Jesus is the true God (v.20)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Matthew 11:28-30 -- "Come to Me all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." 1. The characteristics of an overcoming faith a. Belief in Jesus c. Obedience to the commandments 2. The con...

Preacher: Ryan Hall Learning to share your faith with others 1. Origin: Where did everything come from? - Genesis 1:1, Matthew 19:4 - I believe God created everything from nothing. 2. Meaning: What do you live for? - Genesis 1:27; Colossians 1:16; Ephesians 5:1-2; Philippians 1:21 - I live for Jesus, because He died for me. 3. Morality: Where do you get your convictions? - Romans 6:23, Hebrews 1:3...

Preacher: Chris Ritter Big Idea: God loves you perfectly, and He wants to perfect your love. - God's perfect love for you can be known, and it can be believed (v.13-16) - God's perfect love can be known through good, biblical theology (v.13-15) Good, biblical theology is... a. Trinitarian b. Invitational - God's perfect love is believed by faith (v.16) Many of us filter the claim &q...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Perfect love is... 1. Derived from the Gospel 2. Defined by the Gospel   3. Demanded by the Gospel