Doxa Church Sermons

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Introduction: Amos 5:21 -- “I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.” Isaiah 1:14 -- “your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates; they have become a burden to me; I am weary of bearing them. When you spread out your hands I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers I will not listen.” Four Games Rel...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Jesus bestows the Kingdom to those who embrace His authority. 1. Explanation a. Jesus’ Authority Questioned— Mark 11:27-33 b. Jewish Guilt Exposed— Mark 12:1-9 2. Interpretation - Isaiah 5:7 - Matt 21:41 - Mark 12:10-11 - Luke 20:16 3. Application: 1. Jesus’ authority can be questioned or rejected but it can’t be escaped. 2. Christ is to you either the corner...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Giving becomes fun when nothing but God’s Word informs my approach. 1. My manner of giving a. Willingly b. Freely 2. My theology of giving 3 views: - What's mine is mine-- God, why should I give you any of my money? - What's yours is mine-- God, why haven’t you given me more money? - What's mine is His-- God, what do you want me to do with your...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Root out false worship in your heart. 1. Praise: You profess what you don’t possess (vv.1-10) Zechariah 9:9 — “Behold, your King is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is He; humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” How do you know if you profess a faith you don't possess? 1. Are you here for Jesus or what you can get f...

Preacher: Chris Ritter Big Idea: Rightly understanding greatness requires that you rightly understand Jesus. 1: Jesus Suffers - Mark 10:32-34 - Acts 2:22 - 24 2: Jesus suffers - Mark 10:35-37 - Mark 10:38-41 - Mark 10:42 4 ways you know you are "Lording" or "Exercising" authority over people: a. you have unreasonable expectations of others b. you distance yourself from those &q...

Big Idea: How do I get to heaven? 3 marks of vertical evangelism 1. Help them accept they have nothing to offer (vv.13-16) 2. Lead them to repentance (vv.17-22) 3. Preach the power of faith (vv.23-31

Preacher: Bobby Greenwood Falter: a loss of confidence, strength, and momentum in my faith. 1. Why I’m faltering Three Places I go that cause me to falter: a. I get ahead of Jesus b. I get above Jesus c. I get into opposition with Jesus 2. When I’m faltering: a. Take Action b. Take Notice c. Take Cover

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Jesus confronts unbiblical divorce and lays out 3 essential qualities of a godly marriage/spouse. vv. 1-2: 1. A soft heart 2 schools of thought: a. Shammai- deny divorce except for adultery. b. Hillel- common view, allow divorce for basically any reason: vv. 3-4: - Deut 24:1-4 v.5: - Don’t look for ways out of your marriage, look for ways to stay in it -- God...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Take sin seriously or sin will seriously take you down. - True disciples will fight sin like pirates. 1. Better to walk the plank (v.42) - Don’t be the reason one of God's kids falls into sin. How? a. Doubt b. Ignorance c. Apathy d. Provocation e. Influence 2. Better to cut it off (vv.43-48) - Jesus is calling for pirate surgery - Eradicate sin in your l...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Humility is the Kingdom posture that God blesses. Pursue it! 1. Reflect on the wonder of Jesus’ sacrifice John Stott — “Nothing in history or in the universe cuts us down to size like the cross. All of us have inflated views of ourselves, especially in self-righteousness, until we have visited a place called Calvary. It is there, at the foot of the Cross, tha...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 1. The problem of unbelief (vv.14-19) 2. The possibilities of faith (vv.20-27)   “Let us expect God is going to use us. Let us have courage, and go forward, looking to God to do great things.” — D.L. Moody  “Attempt great things for God. Expect great things from God.” —  William Carey, founder of the Baptist missionary society  3. The power of God (vv.28-29) Vision: a....

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Enduring faith is fueled by glimpses of God’s glory. 1. Glory is coming— trust in the plan of God a. Proof in His form (vv.2-3) b. Proof in His friends (vv.4-6) c. Proof of His Father (vv.7-8) 2. Glory is coming-- take the path to God (vv. 9-13)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: 3 steps toward clarity: 1. Only God can open your eyes to see (vv.22-26) Who is this man? - Popular opinion (vv.27-28) - Personal opinion (vv.29-30) 2. Only God’s word should define your view of Jesus (v. 31-33) You know you have a distorted view of Jesus if: a. You have a light view of sin b. You favor parts of Jesus over others c. You want his miracles, not...

Preacher: Chris Ritter Movements in this passage: - Bread provided (vv.1-10) - Bread corrupted (vv.11-15) - It's not just coming to Jesus that counts... it's how you come to Jesus! - Leaven: An agent, like yeast, that causes batter or dough to rise. "An element, influence, or agent that works subtly to modify a whole" -- American Heritage Dictionary - What is the leaven of the...

Preacher: Chris Ritter Big Idea: Real faith in Jesus will cause you to… 1. Come to Him without inhibition 2. Rely on His compassion and power 3. Bring others to Him 4. Worship Jesus for what He alone can do

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Only Jesus can rightly identify and solve the problem of the human heart. 1. The source of the problem a. Outside in? (vv.14-15) b. Inside out? (vv.17-23) 2. The solution to the problem a. Outside in? b. Inside out?

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead BIG IDEA: God wants your heart. Proverbs 4:23 -- “keep your heart with all vigilance for from it flow the springs of life.” Keep your heart from: 1. Rules over relationship (vv.1-5) 2. Hypocritical worship (vv.6-8) 3. Using the Bible unbiblically (vv.9-13)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 3 reasons to celebrate that Jesus is alive: 1. Because He didn’t keep His triumph to Himself. v.20 — "But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep." 2. Because He didn’t allow your sin to have the final word. v.21 — "For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead."...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Nothing settles and satisfies the human soul like the glory of God. 1. Glory diverted (v.45) -- "Immediately He made his disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd." 2. Glory anticipated (vv.46-48) -- "And after He had taken leave of them, He went up on the mountain to pray. And w...

Preacher: Ben Sprague Guest Pastor Ben Sprague preaches out of Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and shares some experiences from his trip to India.

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Jesus meets and exceeds all our needs above and beyond what we can see. 1. When rest is insufficient, Jesus compassionately provides But when you lose sight of Jesus, all you see is… 1a. Lost opportunity- vv. 33 When you focus on Jesus, you see… 2a. Leveraged opportunity- v. 34- 2. When resources are insufficient, Jesus exceedingly satisfies But when you lose...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead 5 steps down the slippery slope of rejecting God: 1. Mistaking Jesus (vv.14-17) 2. Denying truth (vv.18-20) 3. Underestimating sin (vv.21-23) 4. Ignoring conscience (vv.24-26) Ways to underestimate sin: 1a. Calm down, it’s just fun. 2a. We’re not hurting anybody. 3a. I can handle it 4a. Nobody’s perfect Pride clouds judgment and ignores conscience. Conscience ignored l...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Bid Idea: Live on mission as disciple makers. Disciple makers… 1. Model ministry-- The example of Jesus v.1 -- ”He went from there and came to His hometown and His disciples followed Him.”  a. Teaching v.2a -- "And on the Sabbath He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished,”  b. Rejection v.2b-6a -- "saying, 'Where did this...

Preacher: Jeremiah Canfield 1. There is No Comparison 5 Things you must know about glory. a. We will be glorified not just perfect-- Rom 8:17 b. We will have pleasure--  Revelation 21-22; Genesis 2:15 c. We will be given rewards-- II Corinthians 5:10 d. We will never suffer again-- Revelation 21:4 e. We will be with God-- Revelation 21:3 2. Don’t fault creation, it is groaning for redemption. 3. R...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Enlarge the scope of your faith to match the size of your God. 1. God-sized faith is wrought in desperation Desperation is vulnerable but with God, it’s situating yourself under His blessing. 2. God-sized faith is persistent in delay Have you ever felt like God was starting to work on something in your life when suddenly there seemed to be a delay? Delays can...