Heritage Sermons

Romans 8:18-25 | Giving Faith Something to See | Dan Cruver Have you ever wondered what it will be like when your faith becomes sight? What will you experience when you finally see what you have long hoped for? Dan Cruver concludes our four-part series, Giving Faith Something to See, by exploring the glory that awaits us in Romans 8:18–25.

Galatians 4:4-9 | Giving Faith Something to See | Dan Cruver The great Puritan theologian Richard Sibbes wrote: “This is the wisdom of a Christian, to have sights of faith, that is, to present several things that faith may work upon to strengthen itself, as for faith to have a sight of God in Christ, a gracious Father.” Listen as Dan Cruver explores Galatians 4:4–9 to help us see by faith our lovi...

Galatians 3:23-26 | Giving Faith Something to See | Dan Cruver How you relate to God daily largely determines whether you will enjoy and commune with Him throughout the day. Someone might say, "Well, I relate to God by faith." That's good as far as it goes, but what does that actually mean? Listen as Dan Cruver continues our four-part series, Giving Faith Something to See, by looking...

Galatians 5:1-5 | Giving Faith Something to See | Dan Cruver For every Christian, there is a gap between who we are in practice right now and who we will be when we are glorified. Navigating that gap is not easy because the terrain of life in this fallen world is full of dangers. This Sunday Dan Cruver will begin a four-part series titled, Giving Faith Something to See, based on Paul’s letter to t...

Luke 4:1-13 | Luke: Good News of Great Reversals | Jim Knauss Martin Luther said in his classic hymn “A Mighty Fortress is Our God” that on the earth there is not an equal to our ancient foe. Luther was correct in asserting his "craft and power are great” and that our battles with him sometimes end in utter defeat. Ever since the garden, man has battled with our ancient foe and proven “not hi...

Luke 3:21-38 | Luke: Good News of Great Reversals | Jason Read It’s time. John has prepared the people for the coming Messiah, and now he is here. As the people dry off from John’s baptism, they look back and see Jesus knee deep in the river, dripping wet. Then the most extraordinary thing occurs. The heavens open, the Spirit descends, and the Father speaks. He calls Jesus his beloved Son. This si...

Luke 3:1-20 | Luke: Good News of Great Reversals | Matt Jackson We can all identify with the need to adequately prepare for a coming event—whether that be a final exam in school, a big presentation at work, or a camping trip. Luke 3:1-20 focuses on the ministry of John the Baptist, where we will clearly see how John’s ministry fulfilled the prophetic expectation of preparing the way for God’s Mess...

Luke 2:39-52 | Luke: Good News of Great Reversals | Matt Jackson Luke records the only account of Jesus’ childhood years—his remaining behind in the temple after the annual Passover feast—in the passage we will look at on Sunday. It is during this account that the first words of Jesus are recorded. What does Jesus say in this moment? That God is his Father, a statement packed with life-changing si...

Luke 2:22-38 | Luke: Good News of Great Reversals | Jason Read The angel’s good news of great joy in the birth of our Lord is perhaps one of the most well-known passages in all of Scripture. It graces our refrigerators in the form of greeting cards, decorates social media walls (and sometimes. . .actual walls), and has even made it into animated cartoon shows as early as 1965! But have we ever con...

Acts 16:1-15 | Guest Gospel advance requires extreme diligence: intentionality, hard work, discipline, investing ourselves, taking risk. But equally important is extreme reliance: understanding that it is not my hard work, but God’s Word—shared and applied—that will bring lasting change. It’s Paul saying on one side, “I worked harder than them all!” Yet that wasn’t his identity, because in the nex...

Luke 2:1-21 | Luke: Good News of Great Reversals | Jim Knauss The angel’s good news of great joy in the birth of our Lord is perhaps one of the most well-known passages in all of Scripture. It graces our refrigerators in the form of greeting cards, decorates social media walls (and sometimes. . .actual walls), and has even made it into animated cartoon shows as early as 1965! But have we ever cons...

Luke 1:57-80 | Luke: Good News of Great Reversals | Jim Knauss Scripture paints a view of God's blessing in terms of providing for, helping, and strengthening us. But what does it mean for us to bless God? Are we providing for, helping, or strengthening him in some way? Is there something he needs from us? Looking at Luke 1:57-80, we turn our focus to one of the greatest examples of blessing G...

Luke 1:39-56 | Luke: Good News of Great Reversals | Jason Read The Lord sent Gabriel to tell two women their lives were about to be turned upside down—both will be surprisingly pregnant. These two separate stories are about to come together as one and erupt in joy. Joy in what God is doing for these women. Joy in what God will do through their children. Joy in what God will do in his world. Throug...

Luke 1:5-38 | Luke: Good News of Great Reversals | Trent Hunter Luke begins his story of the gospel in 1:5–38 with the stories of four characters and their visits by an angel named Gabriel. We've become familair with these names and encounters but perhaps in a way that takes the shock and awe and even terror out of them. But Luke would have us to ponder the upside down nature of Jesus' goo...

Luke 1:1-4 | Luke: Good News of Great Reversals | Trent Hunter This sermon from Luke 1:1–4 begins our journey through the third account of the good news of Jesus Christ. Here is a story of great reversals and great joy for all people—which means this is good news for us. In these opening lines, Luke prepares his original audience to read his book. With these opening lines, we prepare to hear this...

Isaiah 56-66 | The Gospel According to Isaiah | Trent Hunter Isaiah's 55th chapter offered us a feast of rich food without price, forgiveness and fellowship at the cost paid by the Suffering Servant. We might be tempted to think that Isaiah should be done at that point. What more is there to offer? What more is there to give? Apparently at least eleven more chapters. And this is good news, for...

Genesis 1-2 | Joe Rigney So which is it: Only desire God? Or enjoy everything God richly provides? Count everything as rubbish? Or receive everything with thanksgiving? Set your mind on things above? Or enjoy the good and perfect gifts that have come down from above? This is not just a tension in your life; it’s a tension in the Bible. In this sermon from Genesis 1–2, Joe Rigney will teach us how...

Isaiah 55-55 | The Gospel According to Isaiah | Trent Hunter What is the first thing we must do upon hearing and receiving the work of God's servant? We must sing! Singing is the sound of God's forgiveness and transforming work breaking into our lives. After each Servant Song, Isaiah has called on us to sing. Now devotes a stretch of two chapters, chapters 54–55, to that very cause. Maybe...

Isaiah 53:10-12 | The Gospel According to Isaiah | Trent Hunter What was Jesus looking forward to on the other side of his cross? The cross was anguish, distressing, and horrifying. He who knew no sin became sin for us. But what was in it for him on the other side? Sharing his life with us. This Sunday's sermon from Isaiah 53:10–12 brings us to Isaiah's prophecy of the resurrection of the...

Isaiah 53:7-9 | The Gospel According to Isaiah | Jason Read He wasn’t what they expected, so they rejected him. Rejection gave rise to undiluted hatred. They spit on him, stripped him, and struck him. People screamed at him. Priests lied about him. Politicians washed their hands of him. They numbered him among the transgressors and made his grave with the wicked. Why did he endure this injustice?...

Isaiah 52:13-53:6 | The Gospel According to Isaiah | Trent Hunter Things are not always as they seem. Jesus did not seem to be all that much to those who looked on him in his life. When he was young, he wasn't that special. Who would expect a boy to be the answer to the world's problems? His sufferings in life only seemed to confirm the obvious: that this was not our man. Some said he was...

Isaiah 50:4-11 | The Gospel According to Isaiah | Trent Hunter We don’t just need an innocent savior who can take away our sin by taking our punishment. We need a positively obedient savior who can give us his righteousness, who can show us the path of obedience. As Isaiah 50:4-11 teaches, Jesus is such a Servant for us. His obedience is the beginning of ours.

Isaiah 49:1-13 | The Gospel According to Isaiah | Trent Hunter It matters for every Christian if Christ truly is our salvation according to the Scriptures. If the Bible's story of salvation is not a unified story then Christ is not salvation for us. He's just another first century man laying claim to the role of messiah. This week brings us to the second of four "Servant Songs" a...

Isaiah 42:1-9 | The Gospel According to Isaiah | Trent Hunter There is always more to see of Jesus. In Isaiah 42:1–9, we come to the first of four "Servant Songs" as they are often called. With this passage we begin our journey into the heart of Isaiah's "good news" story. The story of this servant will unfold in several steps revealing who Jesus is for us and what he has d...

Isaiah 1-2:5 | The Gospel According to Isaiah | Trent Hunter The book of Isaiah is long, expansive in the timeline it covers, and filled with obscure names and places. It's also the book in our Bible from which we get our most familiar verses. In fact, it is that Old Testament book from which our New Testament authors and even Jesus himself derived their clearest grasp on the person of Christ...