MERCYhouse Sermons

Philippians 2:12-18 by Robert Krumrey What does the Bible mean when it says to "work out your salvation with fear and trembling"? This phrase from Philippians has been puzzling for protestants who believe that we are saved by grace alone. How can Paul's exhortation to work salvation out also be consistent with being saved by the work of Christ. Listen to this sermon and find out!

Philippians 2:1-11 by Robert Krumrey How can a church stay unified over the long haul? Answer according to Philippians 2 - adopting the same mind as Jesus Christ. A Jesus who experience a humiliation and an exaltation that both saves us and shapes us. This shaping is what makes it possible to live in harmony in the church.

Worthy by MERCYhouse

Philippians 1:27-30 by Robert Krumrey What is a life that is worthy of the gospel that has saved us? According to Philippians, it encompasses a willingness to stand, strive, and suffer for gospel mission. Find out more in this sermon as we explore Paul's exhortation of the Philippians church to do just that.

Philippians 1:18b-26 By Robert Krumrey What do you treasure in your heart as your ultimate GAIN? Peace and Quiet? Wealth? Friendship? The Bible teaches us that Christ is to be our ultimate gain and that to live "is Christ" and to die "is gain" (see Philippians 1:21). Find out more in this sermon regarding how one can receive this gain and how you live once you do.

Philippians 1:12-18a by Tommy Moore

by Robert Krumrey

Philippians 1:1,2; 4:21-23 by Robert Krumrey Paul starts a church in Philippi with a Jewish business woman, a Gentile Jailer, and a formerly demon possessed slave girl (see Acts 16). In his opening and closing of the letter he reminds them that through gospel grace they have been made Saints, Siblings, and Servants. Find out in this sermon what these parts of Christian identity mean and how they w...

Luke 9:57-62; 14:25-33, 18:18-30 By Robert Krumrey What did Jesus mean when he said that in order to follow him you need to hate your family, let the dead bury their own dead, and never take your hand off the plow? In this sermon we look at these and a few other verses that deal with the cost of following Jesus.

Striving by MERCYhouse

Luke 11:37-12:3 by Robert Krumrey "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees which is hypocrisy." This is the warning given by Jesus to his followers. In this sermon we find out what hypocrisy is, how it poisons the church, who is prone to this behavior, and a prescription for its cure.

Luke 11:14-26 by Robert Krumrey Part of following Jesus includes dealing with an enemy. An enemy that is usually unseen but who is none the less strong. Jesus assures us in this scripture passage that he is MUCH STRONGER and that entrusting oneself to Savior King Jesus assures victory over this enemy both in this life and the life to come. Find out more how you can be stronger too in the strength...

Luke 11:1-13 By Robert Krumrey Lord teach us to pray! Jesus' disciples see Jesus praying and hear Jesus teaching on the importance of prayer. It dawns on them that they don't know how to pray and they evidentially get up the guts to ask for a tutorial. Jesus gives them (and us) some amazing training in the very important spiritual discipline of prayer. Find out more in this sermon about WHO we pra...

Luke 10:1-24 By Tommy Moore In Luke 9, Jesus challenges the crowd to take up their cross daily and follow him. So what's on the list of a follower of Jesus? According to the gospel of Luke it's mission. Mission to take the good news about Jesus to those who have never heard it. In this sermon, find out more about how we do just that!

Sermon on Luke 9:18-27 By Robert Krumrey Who is Jesus? What did he come to accomplish? How should I respond? These are the most critical questions that anyone could ask about the Christian Faith. They're all answered in this short section of text from the Gospel of Luke. Find out more here!

Sermon by Robert Krumrey Luke 24 Jesus is Risen! Not only that but he is revealing himself to human beings. The way he does this, even in the gospel accounts, may not be in the way you'd expect. Find out more in this sermon - both how the resurrected Jesus reveals himself to those first followers and how he reveals himself to his followers today.

Luke 8:22-56 by Robert Krumrey Now more than ever we feel powerless and it is cause for much anxiety. Truth is, we never had much power over our lives in the first place. If that is true, then either no one has authority OR someone beside ourselves has authority over all things. If that someone is God, then how can we know he has authority AND how can we know he'll use that authority for good. Fin...

Luke 6:43-49 / by Austin Kopack Jesus teaches his disciples what it means to be his followers in Luke chapter 6. He finishes the section with a challenging question - "Why do you call me Lord and don't do what I say?". Jesus explains both our problem and the solution through the use of 2 word pictures. Find out more in this sermon from the gospel of Luke.

Sermon by Tommy Moore How do those who are living "the blessed" life now live? In a word, generously. Find out more in this sermon about how those who have been loved by an abundant God can be abundant toward others, even our enemies.

Blessing by MERCYhouse

Forgive by MERCYhouse

Prototype by MERCYhouse

Sermon by Austin Kopack Luke 4:16-30 Why did Jesus come? Heal? Love? Teach? His primary purpose (according to him in Luke 4) was to proclaim good news. What is that news and why is it so good? Find out in this sermon from our sermon series Follow.

February 9, 2019 | Luke 4:1-13 | Robert Krumrey The reuniting of heaven and earth will not be easy. The human nature of Jesus will have to withstand the attack of the enemy - the very enemy that tempted humans into this mess in the first place. The stakes of the showdown between Satan and Jesus are the very mission that Jesus has come to execute. Jesus, in a human nature, prays, fasts, quotes scri...

February 2, 2020 | Luke 1:26-38, 2:1-21 | Robert Krumrey The authentication of who Jesus is doesn’t start with human beings. It starts with angels. This “good news of great joy” can seem to good to be true. To those in authority it can even be a threat. God knows that in order to convince humans of the veracity of this news heaven will have to come down and announce it. Not only that, the media it...