JCC: Sermons and Teachings

Rick Eisemann spoke to us about the past and present of the missionary career of him and wife Brenda. He then shared seven stories of God's heart for all nations out of the Old Testament.

Pastor Gary lays out how the Holy Spirit grounds us in the truth through the Word of God and sound doctrine. False prophets and shallow miracle seekers hold no sway over us when we're walking in the Spirit and rooted in Scripture. 1 John 3:24-4:6

Craig Breuninger returns to JCC to describe how Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount creates a new pattern of living for believers. Matthew 5-7

Pastor Gary lays out the difference between a condemning heart with it's implications, and an un-condemning heart that leads to confidence before God and answered prayers. 1 John 3:19-24

Pastor Gary Musser outlines how our faith in Christ and love for Christ must be evidenced in our love for others. 1 John 3:11-18

Pastor Gary takes time to recapitulate what sin actually is and what Jesus has actually done to defeat it. Our culture may attempt to redefine what’s been biblically taught for thousands of years, but God’s Word is our infallible standard for living. 1 John 3:4-10

Pastor Gary unveils the "otherworldly" love described in 1 John 3. God delights in turning sinners into sons, derelicts into daughters, and enemies into heirs. 1 John 3:1-3

Pastor Gary delivers the Easter story on the Jamul Little League field. With guest speaker Lisa King.

Pastor Danny Long reflects on the crossroads that two crowds came upon on Palm Sunday and on Good Friday. He challenges us with key questions which will help us find out which crowd we’re a part of...and how to join the right crowd when facing our own crossroads.

Pastor Gary explains how the church must continue to fight for the truth about Jesus. Following Jesus is the key factor in remaining a member of His church until the end. 1 John 18-25

Pastor Gary focuses on the first verse of 1 John 2:18-25 where we are warned about the antichrist who will come in the last days. Not only is our awareness of these signs important, but our living holy lives with urgency for Gospel proclamation is crucial as well.

Gary Musser explains how the three principles of the world—our evil fleshly desires, our selfish desires for possessions, and our prideful desire for self-worship—will tempt us to go down the wrong road. God invites us to follow Him into the joys of His presence on the road to eternal life. 1 John 2:15-17

Pastor Gary shares essential truths that can help us through three stages of Christian growth. 1 John 2:12-14.

Gary Musser emphasizes a need to love God deeply to fuel our service and love towards other believers. Our love for others is our "birthmark" as born again believers in Christ. 1 John 2:7-11

Pastor Gary lays out four truths for our quest to follow Christ: know who we were, know who we are, know who Christ is, and know how to respond. As we walk as Jesus did, we rest in the truth that we aren’t saved by obeying; we obey because we are saved. 1 John 2:1-6

Pastor Gary sets the context of the first letter of John by explaining the Gnostic teachings in the early church. God’s light illuminates the false claims that some people make about human nature, the reality of sin, and the divinity of Jesus Christ. 1 John 1:5-10.

Pastor Gary begins our study in the letters of John with an examination of the unlikely fellowship of Christ’s disciples and the wonderful blessing of unity among the various parts of God’s church. The grace and adventure set before us as Christ followers is similar to but even greater than that of Tolkien’s characters in “The Fellowship of the Ring” book. 1 John 1:1-4.

Pastor Danny poses a series of questions for us about how the church launches us. Who are we sharing the Gospel with? How has God made us with a unique S.H.A.P.E.? How can we use our gifts to serve God?

Pastor Gary shares the various ways that the church offers vital encouragement to believers in all phases of life and ministry.

Pastor Vic Murphy re-centers our hearts on the mission and the message of Jesus. It's God’s purpose for the church that define how we should live here in this broken nation.

Pastor Ryan Murphy describes how the church is the soil in which believers grow. The church grows us by shaping us in a loving commitment among family members in Christ (through discipleship, membership, and fellowship).

In this short series Pastor Gary lays out in his first sermon how the Church is united, and the ties that bind it together.

Pastor Gary tells of the simply spectacular and miraculously mundane birth of Jesus Christ.

Pastor Gary leads our yearly family service with the identifying aspects of God's love to us shown at Christmas.

Pastor Gary delves into the mysterious "magi" of the Christmas story to find what was so wise about their search for the Messiah and how their response differed from that of King Herod. Who do you more closely resemble this Christmas season?