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Advent: War and Peace - Philippians 4.4-9 Jobey McGinty If you have been stressed, angry, frustrated, annoyed, fed up, irritated, anxious, or worried...if you’re tired of all of this and find your blood pressure rising or mood lowering, this sermon is for you. All of us, to some degree, deal with these things on a daily basis. Our minds and hearts are infiltrated with thoughts and feelings that ov...

Join me as I walk though the main points in these workshop style videos going through Alexander Strauch's book, "If You Bite and Devour."  This book, based on Galatians 5.15 which tells us as Christians that "if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another,"  is a rich resource of Scripture and biblical wisdom to help us to not give in to the desire...

Advent: War and Peace, Isaiah 9.6, 7 Jobey McGinty Independence results in separation. Sometimes independence is good, such as a teen moving out of the house and becoming responsible, or a people coming out of the oppression of a nation or other people group. But there is always a separation.  Throughout human history, man has time and time again declared independence from God. Instead of com...

Gospel of John - John 8.48-59 Jobey McGinty It is natural and normal to fear or have some kind of anxiety over the thought of death, be it our own or of our loved ones.  We fear the separation, or maybe the mystery of it. But Jesus gives a radical promise, that those who keep His Word will never see death. It is as if we pass from one room into the next; it is the difference between being hit...

Gospel of John - John 8.31-47 Jobey McGinty We often here the quote, "the truth will set you free!"  But what this assumes is that you are not free; that you are enslaved to something. The more we think about this, the more insulting it becomes.  "I don't need to be free, I'm already free!," we decry.  But we are not. We are born into the slavery of sin, and we can't change that by...

Gospel of John - John 8.12-30 Jobey McGinty Both the moon and the sun are sources of light for us, but only the sun has light in itself. The moon is merely a reflection of the sun. Jesus is the light of the world. Any light we have (character, goodness, purity) is given by Him, and darkness in our hearts and minds can only be done away with if we draw closer to the true light. And as that light sh...

Gospel of John - John 8.1-11, Matthew 7.1-5 Jobey McGinty It's a famous story. A bunch of self-righteous religious leaders want to have an adulterous woman stoned for her sin. But Jesus shows compassion.  God's Word warns us not to judge wrongly or self-righteously. We're told that whatever amount of judgement we give, we will be judged by that same measure. We ought instead to hope and aim f...

Galatians 5.14-15 Jobey McGinty Paul tells the Galatian church, "if you bite and devour each other, beware that you don't consume each other." Today, not just in our country, but in our churches, we are biting and devouring each other. We are lobbing verbal grenades and shaming anyone who doesn't see or believe things exactly as we do. Christians are turning on other Christians in their own church...

Psalm 61 & Romans 8 Tyler Willis In this week’s sermon, pastor Tyler reminds us of God’s sovereignty which transcends every season of life. During these difficult times, and the seasons and trials that have and will come, we can take refuge in God’s steadfast sovereignty. His love for us, demonstrated on the cross, is a rock we can stake our lives on. He is a strong tower in times of trouble (Psal...

Mark 8.34-38 Casey Barnes Are you living open-handedly for the sake of the Gospel? Jesus tells us that if we want to be his disciples, we must deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow him. In this sermon, Pastor Casey examines a life poured out for the Gospel, which is one that is self-denying, avoids worldliness, and centers its hope on a future citizenship in Heaven.

Gospel of John - John 7.25-52 Jobey McGinty Is your life marked as one that is overflowing with the Holy Spirit? Or do you sometimes doubt if the Holy Spirit is really at work in you because you can't feel Him or sense Him? The good news is that Jesus promised that every single person who believes in Him and has been born again will absolutely receive the Holy Spirit as a promise to live and work...

Gospel of John - John 7.1-24 Jobey McGinty We tend to only see what we want to see, or what we have trained ourselves to see. When we hear something we don't like, we find ways to have it not apply to us. Our inner lawyer comes out to defend us and get us off the hook. But Jesus came to set us free from this spiritual blindness and hypocrisy. He came to shine light into darkness and give us real l...

Gospel of John - John 6.59-71 Jobey McGinty It isn't easy to follow Jesus. His teachings are challenging, His message of dying to self is one of humility and brokenness. In this story, many of His own disciples can't bear listening any longer, and so they turn away. Every day, we have the choice to either follow Christ in His teaching and example, or we can go our own way. And though the other way...

Gospel of John - John 6.35-50 Jobey McGinty In an election year, we become accustomed to hearing lots of promises that we (rightly) expect to become unfulfilled. At least, not to the extent of the promise, if at all. But in His earthly ministry, Jesus made some massively sweeping promises, and yet He will fulfill every single one of them, to their fullest extent. Through the sacrifice He made for...

Gospel of John - John 6.25-51 Jobey McGinty There are many things that satisfy us in life: a good meal, a beautiful sunset, a great conversation with a friend.  But within a few days, or even hours, we want more. It just doesn't last.  But Jesus offers us satisfaction that lasts not just for one meal, or a couple hours, but for all eternity.  And He promises that when we go to Him,...

Gospel of John - John 6.15-27 Jobey McGinty What are you afraid of? Afraid of losing, afraid of what might be in your future? There are constantly storms and waves coming into our lives, often when we least expect it, and they seem to be insurmountable. But out of the darkness of our trials and even our own hearts, a shadowy figure appears and says, "It is I, do not be afraid!"  Jesus reminds...

Gospel of John - John 6.1-15 Tyler Willis In this section of Scripture, we see a miracle from Jesus as he feeds a multitude with just five loaves of bread and two fish. We looked at some responses that took place in the story and how God is pulling us into a more trusting relationship. We can fully rely on God as he has sovereignly loved and continues to love us through his Son Jesus Christ. Jesus...

Gospel of John - John 5.39-44 Jobey McGinty Why is it so hard to follow Jesus sometimes? Why doesn't reading the Word interest us at times? Jesus tells us in John 5 that we shouldn't even expect ourselves to receive Him if our hearts are already full with other lesser things. If you fill your heart and mind with other people or things that offer satisfaction or promises to meet your needs and desi...

Gospel of John - John 5.16-38 Jobey McGinty Oftentimes, the truth hurts.  It pushes on our egos, our pride, our self-made image and identity.  Our natural reaction is to push back, to defend, or distract.  But the truth is meant to be for our good. To help us, change us, and heal us.  Jesus does not leave us in the dark, wondering where we stand with God.  He tells us the...

Gospel of John - John 5.16-38 Jobey McGinty Jesus draws a line in the sand with the religious people of His day. He lets them know that though they may think they are good with God, He lets them know that God is not good with them. However, He lets them know how they can become good with God. His answer infuriates them, yet He makes it clear that He tells them so that they can be saved.  It m...

Gospel of John - John 5.1-18 Jobey McGinty Everyone speaks with an accent, whether we know it or not. Your accent is a product of your culture and environment. Spiritually speaking, thankfulness is the accent of Heaven, and complaint is the accent of Hell. When our minds are immersed in the "culture" of Heaven and God's Word, we will speak with thankfulness on our lips. But when our minds are imme...

Developing Kingdom Work Ethic - John 4:31-54 Jobey McGinty You are always "at work." Whether you at work looking out for your own interests, or the interests of others, we are always living out life with various motivations. When it comes to the people in our lives, we are either serving them, or looking for ways for them to serve us. We are either aiming to share Jesus with them, or we have alrea...

Being Humble with Social Media and Conversation - James 4.6-12 Jobey McGinty These last few months of conversations, social media posts, and news coverage have been marked with division, arrogance, mockery, smugness, and condescension, even among the church and towards other believers. Shockingly absent and increasingly rare is humility, meekness, empathy, discretion, thoughtfulness, and peacemaki...

The Gospel of John - John 3.1-15 Jobey McGinty "You must be born again." There may not be five more important words in the English language. In this sermon, Jesus speaks to one of the most moral, religious, and seemingly passionate followers of God's Law, but even Jesus says to him, "so what? Unless you're born again, it's pointless."  What does it mean to be born again, and why is it necessa...

The Gospel of John - John 4.1-30 Tyler Willis In John 4.1-30 we see Jesus reveal his true identity to a Samaritan women. He offers living water that will satisfy her parched soul for eternity. We see God’s love reach beyond the social barriers that existed for centuries and, like the woman in this story,  we need only look to Jesus to satisfy the longings of our hearts.