Edgefield Church Nashville – Sermons

Acts tells the story of the earliest days of the church. It's a remarkable story, full of dramatic twists and turns. But through it all Acts tells a story about God, what he's doing in the world, and how we can join him.

Do you pray? We quickly answer yes, but how often do we consider why we don't pray? In this passage, we uncover four hindrances to prayer that the author assumes while he encourages us to confidently and hopefully approach God's throne.

The birth of Jesus displays the glory of God. But Jesus was born into humility, which means he is the savior for everyone, especially those who are broken and marginalized. By temporarily setting aside His glory, Jesus makes a way for us to know the glory of God forever.

Jesus is the savior that God promised to send, making peace with God for those who trust in him through the blood of the cross. But what exactly is this peace that Jesus purchases for us, how can we get it, and why does God give it to us?

Only God's merciful work through Jesus on the cross, not the work of our hands, brings salvation.

We can invest our resources where they have no chance to yield, or we can invest our resources where they have no chance of failure.

What kind of friend does the gospel create? These verses give us a profile of Christian friendship, showing us both the work to be done and the tools we'll need for the job.

The key to enjoying rather than abusing the freedom of the gospel is walking by the Spirit. How do we do that?

When you don't have to spend your life justifying yourself, you're free to spend your life for others, as Christ did for you.

In Christ we are set free from the suffocating pressure to justify our lives, and set free to wait for the righteousness he promised us while we spend our lives in love for others.

In this text Paul uses a surprising argument to make a familiar and life-giving point: the freedom of the gospel comes only as a gift, never an achievement.

When the gospel delivers us from fear and pride, it sets us free to pour out our lives for one another.

In this text John is caught up into worship by the beauty of the gospel, and calls us to join him. How can we? By looking to an astonishing love, and liberating relationship, and a transformative hope.

When God sent his Son, he gave us redemption from the curse of the law, he gave us adoption as sons and daughters of God, and he gave us his Spirit to convince us that it's all true.

When you're in Christ, he is more important for who you are than anything else about you. This has huge implications for our relationships with one another.

In this passage Paul explains how the law prepares us for a savior. Obeying the law cannot save us. Instead, the law is God?s holy standard that reveals to us our sinfulness. Apart from Christ, our situation is desperate. But in Christ we are saved by grace through faith, and faith alone.

In this passage Paul introduces Abraham as an ally for his argument about faith versus works of the law. The blessing God promised to Abraham comes to those who believe, as he did. So what is this blessing, and how is it possible for us to enjoy it?

The Christian life matures in the same way it begins--by God's grace through faith in the message of Christ crucified.

Justification is the center of this passage, it's the center of the letter, and it's the center of the gospel itself. So what is justification? And how do you get it?

This stunning story shows us that it's possible to affirm the gospel with our words and still miss the implications of the gospel for how we live. It also shows us what God has given to help us live in step with the gospel.

Here are three reasons we can trust the gospel Paul's letter was meant to preserve for us.

With unmistakable urgency, Paul shows us the danger of turning to a different gospel, and what makes us vulnerable.

This letter was written to address very specific challenges for a specific group of people at a specific point in time. But Paul's words about the gospel speak directly questions that are crucial for our lives, too. Galatians helps us understand what the gospel is (and isn't), what the gospel means for who we are, and what the gospel means for how we live.

This psalm shows us what appropriate praise looks like, in response to God's kindness. But how can we hope to praise the Lord as we should?

This psalm shows us that everything God does he does for love, and it shows us how to respond to him.