Gospel Life Sermons

The devastation of our sin goes beyond what we are experiencing in this fallen and broken world. God is not OK with our sin and we shouldn’t be either. What we do with our sin has implications for all things in our life. We can keep it, carry it or we can cast it upon Jesus.

Jesus was arrested and went alone into illegal and illegitimate trials. He was mocked, betrayed, abandoned, abused, met with vicious words, spit on and punched so that you and I can be forgiven, cleansed, redeemed and given real and eternal life! Will you turn and trust in Jesus?

The anger and love of God are not mutually exclusive, you cannot have one without the other.

Jesus celebrates Passover with His disciples and introduces a whole new way for us to relate to God - through the New Covenant.

In Christianity, it’s easy to think that just because we’re going to church, reading our Bibles, participating in community and even believing and saying the right things about God that we’re being faithful and that we are right with God. But this week’s passage reveals that proximity to Jesus, does not guarantee faithfulness or salvation.

Trusting and following Jesus is vital to the Christian’s walk and faith. But this world is full of distraction and temptation that is intended to keep us from doing so. Therefore, Jesus' words here are meant to serve as a reminder to keep our eyes on Him. For He alone is the only one who can save us, redeem us, restore us, protect us, defend us and keep us safe and secure until the end! Therefore,...

The scribes who have tried to trap Jesus since the beginning of His earthly ministry have been silenced and dare not ask any more questions. The Teacher now turns the tables and questions the students to expose their ignorance of the Scriptures. Then He exposes their hypocrisy and evil deeds. Jesus promises that the religious system of that day will crumble and be destroyed as He is going to the c...

The Greatest Commandment is not meant to inspire us, it’s meant to crush us. In this, we’re reminded that only Jesus can fulfill the law of God’s commands and that the only way to live as God intended us to is through God’s Spirit alive in us!

The ultimate answer to LIFE now and forever more is not found in being right, doing right or even being convinced of the right thing. No, REAL and ETERNAL LIFE along with TRUE and LIVING HOPE is found in the RESURRECTED LIFE OF JESUS. The empty tomb verifies all of Jesus’ teachings and His ultimate authority regarding life and death.

Religious leaders try to trap Jesus with a public question. Jesus demonstrates that he holds all knowledge. He also shows that he is focused on His Father and not on the religious or political standard.

We must embrace the reality that even as Christians, we are susceptible to the deceit of sin in our daily lives and consequently prone to spiritual blindness. Spiritual blindness leads to narcissism, self-reliance, isolation and a false gospel, none of which have the power to save.

Forgiveness embodies the very nature and character of God, therefore when a person has been truly saved, rescued, redeemed and restored through their forgiveness of sin and new life in Christ, they will have a desire and God-given ability to forgive others.

The Triumphal Entrance, The Temple and The Tree: The only way to get all we long for, desire and crave is to identify, turn over, curse, abandon and leave for dead all other fruitless and incomplete ways and trust in another way.

Jesus is On Mission to the cross. He has a following which is customary for teachers. Those following Jesus were so focused on learning they were quick to tell outsiders to “SHUT UP” so that they could hear Jesus better for their own selfish goals. Rather if they were aligned with the God-Man-Jesus they would care about what he cares about first; other people. Bringing other people into relationsh...

In order to be great you must become least. A servant of all to all. The position of the greatest in the kingdom has been filled by Jesus. He lived to serve, not to be served. The goal as disciples is not to be GREAT but to emulate Jesus the great in being a servant of all to all.

Jesus came not to be served, but to die. He was born to die. He came to give his life as a ransom for many.

A rich man has a difficult encounter with Jesus. He learns that Jesus’ kingdom does not operate like any other kingdom.

Marriage is a sacred union established by God, intended to glorify God. Marriage is the venue where God grows His people in their understanding of His unbreakable love as they express that covenantal love one to another through their spiritual, physical, and emotional intimacy throughout their entire lives.

Discipleship cannot be compartmentalized or limited. It flows into and makes demands on every area of the disciple’s life. Trusting and following Jesus impacts everything.

In Mark 9:38-41, Jesus teaches his disciples two things. First, to practice discernment in their interactions with others that are claiming to do Christian work. And second, to demonstrate humility in that discernment knowing that all kingdom work done in the name of Jesus is done to make much of King Jesus! Take the time to study this passage with us this week and ask Jesus to be your Truthful Te...

Christian Discipleship is NOT about you and me, it’s about our lives exalting Jesus and honoring God. Both of which will only take place when we die to ourselves and humbly and sacrificially give our lives away for the sake of others expecting nothing in return.

Why do Christians struggle to trust in the power sufficiency of Christ? Much of the time it is because we live life out of our own abilities instead of looking to the only One Who is able! Looking unto Jesus, the Chief and End [or object] of our faith and asking Him for HELP, is how we overcome doubt and deal with unbelief.

Perfect faith and moral righteousness is impossible for us and if you wait for that, you’ll never come into the presence of God – and experience Jesus! All Jesus requires is that you admit you’re NOT RIGHTEOUS and that you NEED HELP! And when you say that, you are approaching God in worship!

Our Creator God is a healing God and this is perfectly exemplified in the person and work of Jesus Christ. During this short five week series, we’ll witness Jesus providing physical healing for some, but preparing to provide freedom, redemption and forever healing and restoration for all who place their trust in Him.

There is an already and a not yet of the gospel. Jesus lived a perfect life in the place of your imperfection, died a sinners death that we deserved, and rose to life securing new life and forgiveness of sin and the confidence of spending eternity with Christ forever. And here we are; having the work of Christ already accomplished on our behalf, and yet we are wrestling with the sin and struggles...