Gospel Life Sermons

Jesus demonstrated from the cross what His Kingdom was all about. He lovingly gave Himself up and poured Himself out for the sake of self-centered sinners.... to make them sons and daughters of GOD! The call to live for Christ the King.... is the call to spend our lives pouring ourselves out... not filling ourselves up.

Jesus is dealing with the dangerous and very real temptation of busyness for all people, specifically those inside the church. People are prone to celebrate competence over character, doing over being, being busy over resting, and relying on self rather than repenting. God’s people need a loving correction to deliberately decide to consistently and daily enjoy Jesus!

This parable is Jesus’ way of proclaiming the Christian position and helping God’s people understand their role in their community that’s overwhelmed with pain and suffering. Jesus is not saying that one can merit or earn God’s mercy by performing acts of mercy, but rather, that those who are truly God’s children, objects and recipients of His mercy, will be conduits of that same mercy toward othe...

Desperation born out of sudden or prolonged circumstances often results in a helpless and hopeless reality. This is first and foremost manifested by the hopelessness presented by our sin and separation from God. Our lack of control causes us to seek answers and relief from anywhere. Jesus meets those suffering in their helplessness and hopelessness to offer help and hope in Himself, the answer to...

The Scriptures show us that oppression of various kinds - demonic, spiritual, and racial - exist because of man's sin. The sin from oppression is often met with more sin due to our depravity. Jesus meets those that are oppressed, saves them, and gives them a calling to give the oppressed world a glimmer of His kingdom where all sin and oppression are eradicated.

Without the chaos, struggles, trails, failures and difficulties of life God’s people will never grow to be what God has created them to become. The uncontrollable and unmanageable storms of life are part of the process of spiritual growth for every believer. The storms of life are God’s grace that provide opportunities to grow God’s people functionally in their faith.

When the broken and burdened meet Jesus, they encounter the power and holiness of God. At the same time, they experience unconditional love, abundant mercy, and glorious, life-changing grace. Jesus removes burdens of guilt and brokenness of shame while supernaturally granting those who run to Him a new heart, a new life, and a new future!

When the sick meet Jesus, their eyes are opened to the magnitude and depth of their sin, the kindness and compassion of their Savior-God, and His ability to provide forgiveness and newness of life. This realization moves the believer to repentance, adoration of Jesus, and worship of God in their everyday life!

Luke's Gospel account is gritty and intended to present Jesus clearly and concisely, so that you can make your decision about Him - a decision that cannot be made flippantly or without careful consideration of its life altering impact. The Gospel of Luke is the perfect place to begin if you're considering the claims of Christianity, longing to grow in your faith, or desiring to connect Jesus more...

The world is full of lies, sin, and instability, but God provides us hope through the cross of Christ. God saves, sustains, and shapes His kids to the end!

God does not choose anyone because of merit or status but simply to display His power and glory by demonstrating grace, so that His grace can become evident in a broken and hurting world!

The resurrection of Jesus showcases God's supreme ability to take a situation intended by mankind for evil and turn it into the ultimate good.

START by working through the Devotional Guide FINISH by watching the 8-minute activity video On this Good Friday, you will have the opportunity to open your Bibles, walk through the story of the crucifixion, learn why Jesus came to die, and discover what Jesus accomplished through His death on the cross.

On the cross, Jesus performed the ultimate act of love and that act genuinely accomplished something for the sinful enemies of God. The Son of God absorbed the just wrath of God on our behalf, taking away our guilt and enabling us to receive the perfect righteousness of Jesus.

God become flesh in order to fulfill the sacrificial system. He came to provide a true sacrifice, one that would completely atone for human sin. Jesus, the God-man, came in order to show what it means to have a “open ear” to the commandments of God. Jesus obeyed perfectly - His merits completely righteous and His righteousness a provision for sinners to stand before their holy God so that “in him...

Even when God’s people repeatedly and predictably cower in fear, reject His Word and choose to live in rebellion and lack of faith, God will NOT EVER abandon them. God keeps His promises! If He says I will never leave you or forsake you, He will never leave us or forsake us. Our God keeps His covenants forever!

Often times God leads His people into places, situations and scenarios that according to human reason, are impossible situations without a rational way of escape. BUT GOD…

This biblical narrative in Genesis sets the tone for every other salvation account in the Bible. It’s showcasing the reality that God saves people by His own doing and by His mercy and grace keeps people from what they rightfully deserve. It’s a foundational “BUT GOD”.

As we wrap up our final week in Philippians, we receive an exhortation from the Apostle Paul as he encourages us to hold fast, consistently remember and receive the gospel of Jesus Christ. By being recipients of gospel generosity through the finished work of Jesus, we become a gracious and generous people who love, serve, care and give faithfully to gospel ministry for the building of the Kingdom...

This section of Scripture is the “how to live out” the exhortation given in Philippians 2:14-15, “Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world...” Namely: To understand our Union WITH CHRIST, to rejoice always IN CHRIST, to pray with...

After calling the Philippians church to remember that they are right with God through their faith in Jesus, Paul comforts them in the process of their sanctification with a reminder of the promise of their glorification. He’s saying, “Don’t get stuck looking at yourself or the world around. Look ahead to the promise that Jesus is coming back!” With that in mind, the Philippians can ‘forget what li...

The Bible is relentless about the contrast between works righteousness (self-righteousness) and faith righteousness. Wherever we find a sense of our own righteousness, we’re not resting in the perfect righteousness of Jesus. And perfect righteousness is what we need to truly be “right” before God and therefore is the only real righteousness there is.

Working out what God has already worked in by his grace, through faith in the finished work of Jesus, is the lifelong process of sanctification that will be attractive to a watching world, provide opportunities to share the gospel, and produce gladness and joy in the heart of the believer.

Philippians 2 tells us that unity in the church is demonstrated when believers grow in humility and that humility is grown when believers look to and worship Jesus Christ. When we see that Jesus gave up all that He deserved to give us what we don’t deserve, we’ll stop worshiping ourselves and look to Him. This is the key to local church unity: gospel-centered humility.