Mercy Fellowship Sermons

We are not a satisfied people. We know we’re not the best version of ourselves. We want more. We want to be different that we currently are. We are driven by our desires. Our deepest desires will always overcome our efforts of self-discipline. So we need to be Resolved. To be Resolved is to endure being uncomfortable for the purpose of a greater reward.

We experience joy, and enjoyment when we respond to things outside of us. Yet a definition of joy only being a response is bit incomplete because we will just keep pursuing the next thing that brings us pleasure and we’ll always run away from pain as fast as we can. A life lived this way will never truly satisfy. We need to know where Joy comes from. How God has promised Joy. How we can have Joy e...

Peace (Shalom/Eirene) is more than the absence of conflict. It is completeness, wholeness. A state in which there is more than nothing clearly wrong but everything being completely right. We instinctively know the difference, even if naively we like to hope when there is no conflict there is peace. This presence of conflict and lack of peace is not how things have always been or how God intended u...

Advent Week 2 | Love | Guest speaker Carl DeyArmin shares how God's affection for us is proved by His actions towards us.

Asaph answers comparison and cynicism with praise and worship.

There was not much time for the disciples to savor and celebrate the miraculous feeding of the thousands. Mission meets people in the wilderness and then continues to advance even in a storm.

There is only one true hero in the Bible and His name is Jesus. However, there are great examples of heroism and courage which can help equip and encourage us toward greater faithfulness. John the Baptist, a man Jesus calls the greatest in history, is one such figure. His boldness in calling the religious and powerful to repentance ultimately lead to him being martyred. We can learn much about the...

Jesus' message calling people to repent is not being well received by religious and social elites. Following the martyrdom of John the Baptist , many of his followers have joined with Jesus. In an environment of rising hostility, trust and reliance on Jesus grows. Jesus withdraws for solitude yet mission advances as the people are hungry for truth. It is in the wilderness where Jesus feeds His peo...

Jesus has just finished his teaching "by the sea" and now has transitioned back to his hometown where we see how His mission and identity are received from those who have known Him the best and the longest.

Jesus continues his teaching with four parables showing the kingdom's power, the kingdom's value, and what life looks like for those who understand the kingdom. Four times he says the "Kingdom of Heaven is like..." each instance is used to correct easy misconceptions about the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus' Kingdom exponentially more powerful than it appears and more valuable than we can imagine.

Jesus teaches what growth and clarity look like in His Kingdom. Where there is an enemy sowing destruction, there is a God with discernment, and clear differentiation. We are both to endure and evangelize to a world headed for either destruction or redemption. In so many of Jesus' parables Jesus says, "the Kingdom of Heaven is like..." each instance is used to correct easy misconceptions about the...

Jesus adjusts where and how He delivers His Kingdom Message. Preaching from a boat to those gathered on shore, Jesus begins teaching many things in parables. These are small stories with big ideas. Parable literally means to “throw alongside”. Jesus is a great communicator He “throws in” these restatements and illustrations of truths to help people see challenging concepts and ideas presented thou...

Revival cannot be microwaved; it must be slow cooked. It can be easy to have some quick wins and short-term gains however, fast results rarely last beyond our initial surge of excitement. Building anything enduring requires what others have called "a long obedience in the same direction" Sometimes our past defilement impacts our present fruitfulness, yet this is not an excuse to walk in disobedien...

Revival happens when repentance from apathy leads to faithful action. Hearing God's word, being convicted of sin, and desiring change is where transformation begins. When new, or renewed, desire's take root, the fruit is obedience. While our hearts are sure to change our circumstances may not. How we respond when our renewed obedience is met with renewed adversity is when growth and breakthrough h...

A public political assignation of an outspoken Christian, husband, and father. Charlie Kirk, our Brother in Christ was martyred for his faith in Jesus Christ. The past weeks have had many high profile incidents of senseless violence. More than mere tragedy, events like these are stark reminders that evil, sin, and injustice are real. We all need space to grieve, lament, process anger, seek comfort...

When we are at rock bottom it is easy for us to look up and cry out to God. However, what do we do when things are not terrible, but they are just "off". When we know we are made for "more". How do we respond when we drifted off course but still desire the destination of safe harbor? We are not in a storm, yet, but we are also not progressing towards our promised destination. We need a fresh wind...

The Psalmist is not looking for the information. He's desperate in knowing How long in knowing about God. Raise your voice to the GOD who is listening to your words. The Psalmist knows the God is the God of Salvation

What is faith? So many of us, have a wrong view of faith that it is a leap into the darkness with no reason behind it. We also have the wrong idea of faith that it is only to help us obtain great victories. What we see from the saints in Hebrews 11 is that they lived by faith through great victories and great trials always looking towards a greater resurrection to come by faith in God. Watch today...

Our culture’s soul is crying out for connection with our Creator. There is a spiritual hunger. Where are you at in all of this? What if we’re on the edge of spiritual revival but we’re too busy or distracted to participate? If someone your life was searching for Jesus would they find Him through you?  Pastor Eddie Williams from Doxa church in Redmond, WA encourages us to get off the sidelines and...

Jesus comes to the end of 12 chapters in Matthew for people to make a decision. They have seen Him preach and do the miraculous. They are witnesses to His life and yet, still half-hearted in their devotion. How do we know if we are half-hearted in our devotion? By a religiosity that believes that we can clean ourselves up without the empowering work of the Holy Spirit. That sees Jesus merely as a...

What is the unforgivable sin of denying the Holy Spirit? Are we guilty of this? Is their hope for us? Jesus deals with this very issue when facing the Pharisees. They reject Jesus work of healing, saving, redeeming and restoring people, while calling the work that Jesus is doing "evil." How does Jesus respond to this? By warning them that previous generations would have repented if they saw what J...

We all have doubts of varying degree. However, how do we deal with our doubts? We take them to Jesus and He is the one who will answer us. Whether is what John the Baptist, the crowds or the generation that Jesus is speaking to, all doubts melt in the person and work of Jesus, as He calls on us to trust Him. Watch or listen today as Pastor Chris unpacks Matthew 11:2-24

Jesus mission has gone out in power, with sign and wonders, accompanied by the good news of the gospel. An invitation to come and be apart of the kingdom of God. But who's invited? Those who are in need of renewal. Those who are in need of rest. And as we rest in the victory of our Lord Jesus, we are renewed. Watch today as Pastor Curtis unpacks Matthew 12:1-21

Jesus divides. The cost of being a disciple of His is that He divides, families, friends & rewards. However, He doesn't divide recklessly, but does so for a purpose. Jesus divides for conflict to bring peace. Jesus divides families to restore relationships. Jesus divides lives to save souls. Jesus divides rewards to continue the mission. Watch or listen today, as Pastor Chris unpacks Matthew 10:34...