Gospel Life Sermons

Wisdom is important, but impossible without looking to God and then to others first. Even the wisdom of Solomon is just a shadow of the perfect wisdom of Jesus. We worship him for who he is, and this powers our purusuit of it.

The outworking of repentance and faith is being devoted to fellowship, serving, generosity, and mission within the context of the local church that always extended into the community for the advancement of the kingdom and the glory of God.

Using imagery and illustration, Jesus confronts an affluent culture right between the eyes. Jesus here, is showing the self-reliant, great love and unmatched grace – this is really good news! – he’s wanting to set them free. He’s exposing their sin of self-trust that is deceiving them, so that they can enjoy something so much better. This whole section is grace – it’s a grace-filled, loving rebuke...

On the surface that church at Philadelphia was the weakest of the seven churches. They were smaller, had a less distinguished reputation, and had been beat up by religious oppression, physical trials, and hardship. However, they had been consistently faithful to Jesus Christ. Knowing this, Jesus knows their condition and gives no rebuke to this church, only promises of comfort. This letter gives m...

Religion and reputation possess the great ability to blind people to their need for real righteousness, and as a result are powerful illusions falsely assuring salvation. In other words, Religion. Even participating in a church community can provide a good life and a clean reputation. It can produce NICE people, but what if God demands more than nice? What if his standard is much higher? What if h...

Jesus came to us the first time, FULL of Grace and Truth. His church is called to represent Him on the earth until He returns a second time. We the church must not cling to just one aspect of Christ, but seek to Declare His Gospel and Display His Glory, by the way we LOVE one another in WORD and DEED.

Jesus commends the church in Pergamum for keeping their eyes on him in a evil city that actively persecutes Christians. However, they’ve let a little too much of the world into their beliefs, actions, and daily lives and Jesus is calling for them to change. Thankfully, he gives them exactly what they need for that type of transformation: Himself!

Suffering is an inevitable part of life, so either we face it in fear and grow bitter in our heart, or we see it as grace and run and cling to Jesus!

Jesus knows everything, and because He is faithful and loves His people intimately and unconditionally, He will not allow anything to keep them from enjoying the gifts of His grace!

How do we disciple the next generation? We love God personally, repent regularly, teach scripture practically, and participate in church together faithfully.

Jesus changes everything and by design each local church is a tool of grace; a vehicle of remembering, intended to battle our forgetfulness, so we can enjoy Jesus and participate in the building God’s Kingdom in our community!

The grace of God contains the power to completely transform a human life! Not only does faith in Jesus provide security for the future, but because Jesus not only died for sin, but also lived, the grace of God contains the power to change everything. Jesus changes everything.

The death of Jesus Christ is the turning point of the biblical storyline and human history. On the cross Jesus is abandoned, punished, and killed for us and believer’s are declared holy, blameless, and above reproach because fo the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on their behalf. We are called to cling to this essential doctrine as believers and remember this hope of the gospel in our everyday lives!

The grace of God contains the power to completely transform a human life! Not only does faith in Jesus provide security for the future, but because Jesus not only died for sin, but also lived, the grace of God contains the power to change everything. Jesus changes everything.

The Father’s Will, Purpose, and Plan is to UNITE all things in Christ. Satan's will, purpose, and plan is to cause disunity however and wherever possible. We fight the good fight of faith, by standing firm in Christs strength and striving for UNITY in the church, in our homes and at work. Jesus HAS ALREADY DEFEATED the enemy and now we can stand firm in HIM and IN HIS FINISHED WORK ON THE CROSS.

The gospel changes our view of work, our standards for work, and even makes our daily work worship unto Jesus for the glory of God and our joy as His chidren. This is such good news, because most people spend the majority of their life working and if we see it as a necessary evil or as a place to find our identity, we will miss God’s design and gift of working for our true Master Jesus Christ!

Parenting, like marriage is another opportunity for gospel connection. First we’re all children with parents. Second, many of us are parents of children. And third, we belong to a church with tons of kids, therefore even if you don’t have kids, you have a parenting responsibility in this local family of God.

Marriage has been made to be the ultimate relationship and as a result, people who are unmarried, have a tendency to feel as if they are lessor than – as if marriage is somehow the ultimate goal. But the Bible doesn’t speak about marriage in ultimate terms. In actuality, marriage according to God isn’t the ultimate destination or even the ultimate relationship – marriage is only intended by God to...

My hope for us Church, is that we would wake up and actually want holiness; that we would walk in love by putting on thanksgiving, obedience, and in all this—rest in Christ by the Spirit. As we grow in holiness, we will grow in love, we will grow in knowing Christ, and we will grow in showing God to the world.

What does the Christian life look like and how do you live it? Paul calls the Ephesian church to look different than the rest of the world by remembering and applying the finished work of the gospel to their everyday lives. How do they do this? The answer is the two-step Christian walk of faith and repentance.

A healthy church will be unified and diverse, with maturing people who are full of worship, are incredibly welcoming, humble, grateful, sacrificial in their serving, and excited about discipleship for the glory of Jesus.

Paul prays for God’s power, because he knows that without God moving and providing the power of His gospel – there is no way – the church of Jesus would ever be whom God saved them to be in this world and do what they are commissioned to. So, this section is a great reminder that we must have POWER if we’re ever going to mature as followers of Jesus, and POWER to comprehend the love of God if we’r...

Our world is divided by race, culture, politics and socio-economic status. However, the greatest divide that existed in biblical times was the separation between Jews and Gentlies. This text tells us what Jesus Christ has done about this divide and how his cross saves the stranger, reconciles the enemy, and builds all of God’s people together into a united church that proclaims Jesus Christ to the...

Our need for salvation is so great that it took the totality of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. Healthy followers of Jesus understand their ongoing need of the gospel and the great help they have access to contained in the riches of God's grace.

Knowing God is about living with HOPE, knowing your WORTH as a person, and living with extremely POWER each and every day in a fallen and broken world. Knowing God = HOPE, WORTH and POWER; these are three things that everyone needs and is trying to get in this world! But these things are only Christian things!