Family Church PC - Weekly Sermon Podcast

Pastor Jim continues his introduction to the Book of Acts by exploring Jesus’ final instructions to His disciples before His ascension. From Acts 1:6-14, it presents seven key principles of the Christian life, emphasizing life as citizens of God’s kingdom while still living in the world. The message highlights the transition from Jesus’ physical presence to the empowering work of the Holy Spirit,...

This sermon introduces the Book of Acts, focusing on the first five verses. Pastor Jim emphasizes that Acts was written by Luke, a Gentile physician who accompanied Paul on his missionary journeys, to document what happened after Jesus' ascension. The message highlights two key lessons: when God saves you, He intends to use you in His kingdom, and He baptizes you with the Holy Spirit to make you a...

This sermon urges believers to choose between two paths as they enter 2026: the world's way or the way of worship. The world's path, marked by sin, selfishness, and materialism, leads to destruction. In contrast, the way of worship involves seeking God, understanding His Word, and serving others. Though the world's path seems easy, it leads to death, while the narrow way of worship, though discipl...

This sermon highlights God’s providence in the Christmas story through the journey of the wise men who followed the star to find Jesus. It reveals how God sovereignly orchestrated events to guide, protect, and provide for the holy family—while also drawing unbelievers to worship the newborn King. The message reminds us that salvation begins with God’s gracious initiative and that His providence is...

This Christmas sermon highlights God’s providence in the birth of Jesus Christ. Pastor Jim reminds us that Christmas isn’t just about gifts and decorations, but about salvation through Emmanuel—God with us. The message traces how God prepared Mary and Joseph, orchestrating events from Gabriel’s announcement to Caesar’s census to bring them to Bethlehem. It also explores the miraculous conception,...

This sermon highlights the resurrection of Jesus as the defining truth that sets Christianity apart from all other religions. Drawing from Mark 16 and John 20, Pastor Jim points to the empty tomb, eyewitness accounts, and Jesus’ post-resurrection appearances as evidence that He truly rose from the dead. The message affirms that the resurrection validates Jesus’ divinity and His power to forgive si...

This sermon reflects on the burial of Jesus Christ as recorded in Mark 15:40–47, underscoring that Jesus truly died and was not merely unconscious. It highlights the devotion of the women who witnessed the crucifixion and burial, Joseph of Arimathea’s courageous request for Jesus’ body, and the careful steps taken in the burial itself. Pastor Jim presents five key pieces of evidence for Jesus’ act...

This sermon focuses on the crucifixion of Jesus Christ as recorded in Mark 15:33-39, examining the profound theological significance of Christ's death. Pastor Jim explains how the darkness that covered the land during Jesus' crucifixion symbolized God's judgment being poured out on sin, and how Jesus' cry 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' revealed the divine transaction taking place - th...

This sermon on Mark 15:20–32 traces Jesus’ path to Golgotha. Pastor Jim reflects on Simon of Cyrene being forced to carry Jesus’ cross, urging believers to stay ready for unexpected moments of service. He describes the crucifixion, noting that Jesus refused pain relief to fully bear the punishment for sin. The message shows how Jesus’ sacrifice fulfilled Old Testament prophecies, especially Isaiah...

This sermon explores the concept of mockery through the lens of Jesus' suffering at the hands of Roman soldiers in Mark 15:16-20. Pastor Jim distinguishes between righteous mockery (as expressed by God against sin and evil) and sinful mockery (motivated by pride and intended to hurt rather than help). The soldiers mocked Jesus by disputing his confession as King, punishing him with pain through a...

This sermon reflects on the dramatic shift in public opinion about Jesus, from the joyful shouts of “Hosanna!” on Palm Sunday to the painful cries of “Crucify him!” on Good Friday. Pastor Jim leads us through Mark 15:1–15, recounting Jesus’ trials before Pilate and the false accusations brought by the religious leaders. The message reminds us that Jesus was not condemned simply for being a wise or...

In this sermon, Pastor Jim examines Peter's three denials of Jesus as recorded in Mark 14:66-72, contrasting Peter's earlier bold declarations of loyalty with his fearful denials when confronted. The pastor explores how sinful fear led Peter to keep a distance from Jesus, deceive others, and deny his faith rather than declare it boldly. Despite Peter's failures, the message emphasizes that Jesus h...

This sermon examines the trials of Jesus, focusing on His appearance before the Jewish religious leaders after His arrest. The pastor begins by establishing the importance of justice, explaining that God is perfectly just in all His ways. The message walks through Jesus' trials before Annas and Caiaphas, highlighting the numerous legal violations and injustices committed by the religious leaders....

This sermon explores Jesus' betrayal and arrest in Mark 14:43-52, focusing on how God remains faithful and continues working even in our darkest moments of betrayal. Pastor Alex examines three key scenes: Judas' betrayal with a kiss, Peter's violent reaction, and the disciples' fleeing. The message emphasizes that while betrayal is painful and often comes from those closest to us, God uses even th...

In this sermon, Pastor Jim examines Jesus' prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, as recorded in Mark 14:32-42. He focuses on how Jesus prepared for his greatest trial through prayer, providing a model for believers facing their own challenges. Jesus demonstrated vulnerability by expressing his distress to his disciples and honesty in his prayer to God, asking if there was another way besides the cro...

In this sermon, Pastor Jim explains the Lord's Supper from Mark 14 as a Christian ordinance where believers remember Christ's atoning death and the new covenant it established. The bread and wine are symbolic, not literal, representations of Christ’s body and blood. Participants are called to self-examination, repentance, and renewed faith in Jesus. The sermon also highlights how trials test and s...

In this message from Mark 14, Pastor Jim explores the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot and the events leading to the Last Supper. The sermon examines why Judas betrayed Jesus, identifying four key reasons: his refusal to put faith in Jesus, his pride and self-belief, his greed for money, and his possession by Satan. Pastor Jim contrasts Judas's betrayal with Jesus's humble service, particularly...

In this sermon from Mark 14:1-9, Pastor Jim explores the story of a woman (identified as Mary, sister of Lazarus) who anoints Jesus with expensive perfume before his crucifixion. While some criticized her for wasting valuable resources that could have helped the poor, Jesus defends her actions as beautiful and appropriate. The sermon contrasts the hatred of religious leaders plotting Jesus' death...

In this sermon, Pastor Jim explores Mark 13, continuing the study of the Olivet discourse where Jesus discusses end times. He explains how the temple's destruction was allowed because sacrifices were no longer needed after Jesus' death. The sermon details the signs of the last days, including false religions, wars, natural disasters, persecutions, and tribulations that will continue until Christ's...

In this sermon, Pastor Jim explores Mark 13, focusing on Jesus' Olivet discourse where He prophesies future events, including the destruction of the Jerusalem temple and His second coming. The pastor emphasizes two core beliefs Christians should hold: Jesus is definitely coming again, and believers should live in a state of readiness for His return. The sermon examines how Jesus accurately predict...

In this sermon, Pastor Jim explores Mark 12, focusing on Jesus' response to a scribe's question about the most important commandment. Jesus identifies loving God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength as the greatest commandment, followed by loving your neighbor as yourself. These two commandments form the foundation from which all other laws and prophetic words flow. The sermon contrasts t...

In this sermon from Mark 12:18-27, Pastor Jim addresses the question of life after death by examining Jesus' interaction with the Sadducees. The Sadducees, who denied the resurrection, attempted to trap Jesus with a hypothetical scenario about a woman who had been married to seven brothers. Jesus responded by correcting their understanding, stating they were wrong because they knew neither the Scr...

In this sermon based on Mark 12:13-17, Pastor Jim explores Jesus' encounter with the Pharisees and Herodians, who aimed to trap him with a question about paying taxes to Caesar. Jesus cleverly asks for a coin and replies, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." The sermon highlights our dual citizenship as believers—we have duties to earthly authoriti...

In this sermon, Pastor Jim explores Jesus' Parable of the Wicked Tenants from Mark 12:1-12. The parable describes a landowner (representing God) who plants a vineyard (representing Israel), leases it to tenants (representing religious leaders), and sends servants (representing prophets) to collect his share of the fruit. When the tenants beat and kill the servants, the owner sends his beloved son...

In this sermon, Pastor Jim explores Mark 11, focusing on Jesus' actions during Passion Week. He examines how Jesus confronted hypocrisy in the temple and cursed a fruitless fig tree as metaphors for exposing religious pretense. The sermon emphasizes that true faith produces visible fruit in believers' lives, contrasting with the religious leaders who maintained appearances without genuine devotion...