Doxa Church Sermons

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: The salvation of God’s Kingdom is something you must fight to enter. 1. There is an invitation- the door is open but narrow (vv. 22-24)  2. There is an expiration- the door will shut on some surprisingly (vv. 25-27) 3. There is an end destination- inclusion or exclusion from the Kingdom (vv. 28-30) 

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: God’s kingdom, despite initial appearances, has already entered into the world and will grow outwardly and inwardly in a surprisingly disproportionate way.    1. The outward growth of the Kingdom (vv. 18-19) 2. The inward growth of the Kingdom (vv. 20-21)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: God’s reign is present in Jesus’ work to throw off the shackles of Satan on the Sabbath. 1. How do you respond to Christ’s works? (vv. 10-14) 2. How do you respond to Christ’s words? (vv. 15-17)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Unless you repent, you too will likewise perish.  1. How calamities should catechize us (vv. 1-5)  a. Calamities are a reminder. b. Calamities are a preparer. 2. How God’s patience should be perceived (vv. 6-9)   a. Mercy is the reason we are spared as long as we are. b. God's patience towards the non-responsive will come to an end and then judgment.

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Christians are to be God’s agents of rescue in the fight for (unborn) life.  1. The substance of our responsibility (v. 11)  2. The selfishness of plausible deniability (v. 12a)     3. The certainty of culpability (v. 12b)

Preacher: Chris Ritter Big Idea: The Cross creates the great dividing line, exposing hypocrisy in the unbelieving and folly in the unrepentant. 1. The Cross kindles the fire and creates the division (vv. 49-53) - Specific context: Israel responding to Christ - Enduring application: Embracing Christ means embracing rejection 2. Hypocrites cannot discern their greatest need (vv. 54-56) - Specific co...

Preacher: Zak Graves Big Idea: True servants, who truly know the Master, stay vigilant and are rewarded. 1. Vigilance Rewarded with the Master’s Favor (12:35-40) a. Main Point: Stay Vigilant! b. Jesus serves those who know him c. Unexpected arrival of Jesus 2. Negligence Receives the Master’s Wrath (12:41-48) a. Keep the Main Point in mind: Stay Vigilant! b. The negligent servant KNOWS OF the Mast...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: When your faith is in God’s good pleasure to provide, you are freed to live out life’s true purpose. Christ cure for anxiety in 4 shifts: 1. A shift in how you think (vv. 22-24)    2. A shift in what you admit (vv. 25-28)            3. A shift in what you seek (vv. 29-31) 4. A shift in where you invest (vv. 32-34)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Christmas is the celebration of God the Son becoming what we are without ceasing to be who He’s always been (to save us).  1. His emptying was a veiling of His glory in humanity    2. He didn’t empty himself OF anything; He emptied himself 3. His emptying was by addition, NOT by subtraction   4. His emptying was the epitome of humiliation

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Life is not found in relationship to stuff but to the Savior. 1. The problem (vv. 13-14)   2. The point (v. 15) 3. The parable (vv. 16-21)

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Following Jesus demands uncompromising loyalty.   4 expectations and assurances: 1. Avoid hypocrisy (vv. 1-3) Assurance: The truth will come out 2. Fear God (vv. 4-7) Assurance: God knows you and cares about you 3. Acknowledge Christ (vv. 8-10) Assurance: Christ will acknowledge you 3. Trust the Spirit (vv. 11-12) Assurance: The Spirit will give you the words

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Jesus shines light on lives in conflict with the kingdom.  6 woes that should make all listening go “whoa”: 1. Woe to you who major in the minors (v. 42)  2. Woe to you who love the honor reserved for God (v. 43) 3. Woe to you who defile others unaware (v. 44)   4. Woe to you who burden God’s people (vv. 45-46) 5. Woe to you who bury God’s prophets (vv. 47-51...

Preacher: Chris Ritter Big Idea: The heart of unbelief expresses itself in response to Christ’s power, Christ’s Word, Christ’s sign, and Christ’s light. 1. In response to Christ’s power, unbelief remains empty 2. In response to Christ’s Word, unbelief remains disobedient 3. In response to Christ’s sign, unbelief remains unrepentant 4. In response to Christ’s light, unbelief remains in darkness

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: You are either with Jesus or against Jesus.  1. Are you blinded to a proper interpretation of Christ’s works? (vv. 14-16) a. You have a slanderous interpretation of Christ's works b. You have a skeptical interpretation of Christ's works    2. Are you deaf to a proper refutation from Christ’s words? (vv. 17-22) a. Unbelief makes you irrational b. Unb...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Come boldly to God in prayer for your God is a willing Friend and a good Father.  You will pray boldly when: 1. You grasp the willingness of God as Friend (vv. 5-10) 2. You grasp the goodness of God as Father (vv. 11-13)

Preacher: Dave Harvey “Obviously since the thatched roof gone, God intends to give us a metal roof.” - Lalani “Hebrews was written to a group of Jewish Christians whose world was falling apart.” - William Lane Two Ways To Know If We Are Walking In Faith: 1. Faith Looks Up 2. Faith Looks Back

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: A mission of such magnitude depends on the promise and power of God in prayer. 1. The promise of prayer: mission necessitates connection to the vine 2. The power of prayer: mission necessitates connection to headquarters

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: The call to make disciples flourishes best in a culture of generosity.   1. Stems from our riches in Christ 2. Seen in the sacrificial giving of the church      3. Starts in the life of every individual member - Time - Talent - Treasure

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: The call to make disciples is the call to send and be sent. 1. What do we send? 2. Who do we send? 3. How do we send?

Preacher: Scott Hamilton "Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?" - Matthew 16:...

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: We are a church of maturing disciples who make disciples.  1. Are you a maturing disciple who makes disciples…in the home?  2. Are you a maturing disciple who makes disciples…in the church?      3. Are you a maturing disciple who makes disciples…of your neighbors?

 Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: The Lord’s Prayer is the Christian’s template for present, powerful new era access to the Father as our Father through the Son by the Spirit.    1. When you want to know, ask (v. 1) 2. When you pray, apply (vv. 2-4) a. Ascribe  b. Align  c. Ask d. Arm

Preacher: Chris Ritter Big Idea: Sitting at the feet of Jesus is the Christian's first - and highest - priority. 1. The setting around Martha and Mary 2. The most mundane story in Jesus' ministry 3. The application for every Christian: a. Be wary of the right hospitality but the wrong agenda b. Make the Word of Jesus the fuel for your ministry c. Reject a demands-heavy prayer life d. Let...

Preacher: Joel Beeke 1. By His apparent silence 2. By His apparent rejection 3. By His apparent insult

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead Big Idea: Mercy will not flow from us to our neighbor until it comes to us from Christ.  1. Consider the context of the parable 2. Consider the content of the parable  3. Consider how Christ is revealed in the parable  4. Consider the parable’s claim on us