First Free Rockford Sermons

Week 3: Signs from a Wedding 23.02.2025 36:29 ↓

A hospitality crisis leads to Jesus’ first recorded miracle, turning water to wine. But it was about a lot more than that.

Week 2: Behold, the Lamb 16.02.2025 31:04 ↓

John the Baptist offers clear words about who he is—and who he isn’t. A day later, he brings Jesus’ identity into focus. Then and now, we see the eternal significance in living a life that points to Jesus.

Week 1: Introduction 09.02.2025 39:29 ↓

As we begin a new series in the Gospel of John, we’ll immediately see that this disciple’s account is very different from the other three gospels. In his opening words, there’s information about Jesus that John wants us to know immediately.

Week 5: The Good Shepherd 02.02.2025 33:11 ↓

We finish our series with the best-known Psalm of them all. When we read Psalm 23 with an eye toward what it assures us about our Good Shepherd, we find some reliable expectations for our lives as Christ-followers.

Week 4: The Blessing 26.01.2025 32:32 ↓

What does it really mean to be blessed by God? How should our lives (and even our faces) reflect this? And what is our proper response — and responsibility?

Week 3: Worship-Filled Prayer 19.01.2025 35:39 ↓

Everyone worships. They just don’t all worship God. Psalm 16 is a great example of authentic worship of God during a time of trouble. There’s a lot here to help our own prayer lives, including the opening request for God’s protection—which runs much deeper than physical protection.

Week 2: Confession and Repentance 12.01.2025 36:06 ↓

Sin breaks God’s heart, and we can never take that lightly. David’s words in Psalm 51 show us how to come to God honestly and humbly when we’ve messed up. Through Jesus, we have access to grace and restoration—which can transform lives, families and communities.

The Psalmists' Guide to Prayer: Week 1 05.01.2025 33:55 ↓

With the new year, we begin a new sermon series focusing on Scripture-fed, Spirit-led, worship-based prayer. Psalm 1 describes a blessed life, and it’s not about health and wealth. Rather than simply asking God to bless us, there’s a better way we can learn to pray.