Emmanuel Community Church Sermons

In this sermon, pastor Joel reminds us that we must respond to our situation with faith and repentance as we wait for God to act. Our heavenly Father loves us, and he knows what is best for us, and therefore we can trust him in seasons of doubt, despair, and discipline.

In this sermon, pastor Mitch reminds us that Christ will come to destroy his enemies and put the world to rights. The Lamb who is our Redeemer is also our Avenger, and the day of his vengeance is ultimately for the sake of Zion and her redemption.

In this sermon, pastor Matt helps us see that the church is God’s beloved city that lives in hope of future glory. Those who belong to Zion must never stop building and praying for God’s kingdom to come on earth as in heaven, until the whole world is full of the righteousness and praise of our King.

In this sermon, as we begin to work through this section of Isaiah, pastor Matt shows us that the church is the city of God that shines amidst the cities of men. It is as we reflect the light of Christ in our dark world that nations will behold his glory and come to belong to his radiant and beautiful city

One of the greatest and most comforting themes of Israel’s history is that the Lord fights for his people. The good news is that God does for them what they cannot do for themselves. And this is what Isaiah 59 is all about. In the first half of the chapter we have Israel’s lament over their helplessness and their confession of their guilt. In the second half of the chapter we have God’s response t...

In this sermon, pastor Mitch reminds us that life under God's saving rule must be characterized by confession of sin. For it is only when we humbly acknowledge our total helplessness and confess our sins that we can find forgiveness, transformation, and abundant life in Jesus Christ.

In this sermon, pastor Matt reminds us how religion that pleases the Lord comes from a repentant heart that delights in God and all his ways. True worship is the result of a deep love for God and an experience of his grace, reflected not just in an observance of ritual but a love for neighbor.

In Isaiah 57:13 we saw the promise that those who put their hope in God will find the peace and security they seek, and belong to the place where he dwells. For the rest of the chapter, Isaiah reveals how this is possible from God’s perspective and ours. In this sermon, pastor Matt shows us […]

In this sermon, pastor Matt reminds us that only a church captivated by a vision of God's gospel will know the blessings of his peace. Those who lose sight of his kingdom will look for salvation in their idols. But those who seek first his kingdom and righteousness will take refuge in Christ and wait for his salvation.

In this sermon, pastor Matt helps us see that God’s grace gathers a people who are sustained by living hope and marked by obedient faith. All who come to Jesus in believing loyalty are welcomed into his kingdom to bear witness to his life-giving rule as we wait eagerly for his salvation to be revealed.

As Jude closes his letter, he praises God for his preserving power and his promise to keep believers from stumbling. In this sermon on the final two verses of Jude's letter, pastor Joel reminds us that Jesus is the only friend who is able and willing to deliver us, and he alone is worthy of our trust and loyalty

Having taken a detailed look at the false teachers who have crept into the church but are kept for judgment, Jude now describes what "contending for the faith once for all delivered to the saints (v.4) looks like for believers in the local church. In this sermon, pastor Joel shows us that true believers practice, promote, and protect faithfulness to Jesus Christ.

After speaking about reality of true and false believers, Jude spends the majority of his letter describing false believers that have crept in the church. He marshals all kinds of historical events, people, and predictions, and then all kinds of present behaviors, metaphors, and labels to show the true nature of these false believers. In this sermon, pastor Joel reminds us to watch out for predict...

In this sermon, pastor Joel looks at the opening verses of Jude's letter and the characteristics of true and false believers. What we will see is that that true christians must protest the purity of our devotion to Christ, to his gospel, and to his people.

In this sermon, pastor Matt shows us once more that those who come to King Jesus experience all the blessings of God’s unfailing love. For God in Christ is pleased to show mercy to those who repent, and even bring about the restoration of all things, in order to make a name for himself.

In this sermon, pastor Matt helps us see that those who come to King Jesus experience all the blessings of God’s unfailing love. His salvation is a free gift; his kingdom is open to all. All that’s left for us to do is to acknowledge his rightful rule and accept his gracious invitation to come to him and live!

In this sermon, pastor matt reminds us that God in Christ has made the way for sinners to be brought under the reign of his grace. In his kingdom, in his church, we experience the unrelenting joy of God’s salvation, the unending security of his love, and the unwavering confidence of his peace

In this sermon, pastor Matt continues his exposition of the fourth Servant Song in Isaiah 53, reminding us again that God reigns as King through the sacrifice and exaltation of Jesus. Because Christ the Righteous humbled himself unto death to justify the ungodly, God has exalted him as Savior of the world that all might belong to his kingdom-family by faith.

In this sermon on the fourth servant song in Isaiah, pastor Matt reminds us that God reigns as King through the sacrifice and exaltation of Jesus. It is through the sufferings of his Christ, the sin-bearing death of his servant, that God’s glory is revealed, his people are redeemed, and his kingdom is established. And this is good news!

When Israel had given into the "sleep" of despair, doubt, and hopelessness, God brought them a word of comfort, calling them to wake up from their slumber to the reality of his reign. In this passage, pastor Keith gives us the remedy for our own sleep of remorse, self-doubt, and despair. and calls us wake up to the reality of God's reign and to rejoice at our coming salvation.

For this Lord's Day, we were pleased to have Joe and Sierah Pliska with us from Landmark Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. The Pliskas are preparing to serve as missionaries in Japan and Joe was able to share their plans for gospel ministry with our congregation and preach on the next passage in our Isaiah sermon series. In this sermon, Joe reminds us of the comfort God brings to his people...

In this sermon, pastor Matt reminds us that those who trust in the Lord listen attentively to his word while we wait eagerly for his salvation. King Jesus is calling the righteous today to remember all of God’s promises, to live in light of his kingdom, and to take heart in the world.

In this sermon, pastor Bryan Winchester of Saving Grace Church in Milwaukie, Oregon looks at the preeminence of Christ in Paul's letter to the Colossians to remind us that Christ's sufficiency is grounded in his supremacy. Because Christ as the firstborn of all creation and the firstborn of the dead, we must continue in the faith and hope of the gospel which we heard.

In this sermon, pastor Mitch 3 looks at the third servant song and reminds us that Jesus Christ is the faithful servant of the Lord. And as Christians who are the Lord's servants, who follow the Lamb wherever he goes, we are called to follow his example.

In this sermon, pastor Matt helps us see that the Lord does not give up on his people but calls us to faith by his precious promises. Our God is relentlessly committed to our welfare and has given us all the assurance we need of his unfailing love in the gospel of Jesus Christ.