Morningview Sermon Podcast

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 11:2-3, Pastor Jon English highlights Paul’s arguments related to authority and submission, specifically noting how God is the head of Christ, Christ the head of man, and man the head of woman.

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1, Pastor Jon English explains Paul’s final summary of the doctrine of Christian liberty.

What if you heard Jesus say to you, “Your soul is like an unmarked grave”? When we think of the gravest dangers facing the church, it's not false religions, nor is it a hateful culture, nor is it even heretics in the church. Those are all very serious, but the gravest danger to the church is theologically informed, religiously active, morally conservative people whose hearts are devoid of Christ....

As the people of God continue to worship Christ and proclaim His gospel in this sinful world, it is critical that we be clear about the Source of Our Identity and the Right Practice of our Faith. In this Mother's Day sermon, we explore Paul's prayer for the church at Ephesus and see that every family on earth derives its identity from the Father, and therefore if we would thrive as His family, we...

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 10:14-22, Pastor Jon English explains Paul’s arguments against idolatry and involvement with the dark spiritual forces.

We are called to guard the good deposit (i.e. the gospel, Jesus, sound words) that has been entrusted to believers. In this sermon, Pastor Jordan Nelson walks through Paul’s last words in order to help understand how to guard the good deposit. Scripture Text: 2 Timothy 1:13-14

In the third and final session of the 2022 Morningview Women's Conference, special guest teacher Joy Hicks dives deeper into Colossians 3:12-17, looking at the Beginning of Compassion, the Heart of Compassion, and the End (or goal) of Compassion. 

In this second session of the 2022 Morningview Women's Conference, special guest teacher Joy Hicks looks at the Christ who came. We explore the nature of Jesus as God and Man and the compassion of Jesus in Life, in Death, and in Heaven. 

Special guest Joy Hicks taught from Colossians 3:12-17 for the 2022 Morningview Women's Conference. In this first session, we look at the God who IS. He is in Himself independent, simple, unchanging, impassible, and perfect. 

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 10:13, Pastor Jon English examines five Truths that God gives us to battle temptation, as well as five lies that Satan uses to tempt.

How is your spiritual vision? Do you see yourself clearly? Do you bring the lense of Scripture to bear regularly upon your own soul? Do you have unclouded sight of the things of God and the Person of Christ? In these four verses, we are brought again to see that Jesus is the Light of the World, and only in Him and through Him are Christians able to be people of the light and not of the darkness. P...

In Luke 11:29-32 we see the crowd demanding a sign from Jesus, but He refuses, promising only to give them the sign of Jonah: just as Jonah was three days in the belly of the whale before preaching in Ninevah, Jesus would be three days in the belly of the earth and then rise from the grave. It was not the sign they expected and demanded, but it was a sign that would be infinitely more wonderful, p...

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 10:11-12, Pastor Jon English examines Paul’s use of the Old Testament for our instruction, and the exhortation to remain watchful at all times, lest we fall.

The exorcism of a demon (Luke 11:14) had sparked the exchange in the previous passage, so Jesus returns to the subject of exorcism and uses it as a parable to warn us about a prevalent deception. And His warning is simple: Do not confuse the absence of evil with saving faith. If you do, you are worse off than before. We are going to explore that warning as well as the blessing He gives that is an...

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 10:8-10, Pastor Jon English examines Paul’s use of the Hebrew fathers as examples. Looking at the stories Paul cites from Numbers 25 and Numbers 21, the sins of Sexual Immorality and Grumbling are examined, as well as Jesus being the one lifted up for the salvation of a nation.

On this occasion, Jesus heals yet another demoniac, restoring the man's ability to speak. By this point in his ministry, many are beginning to wonder out loud if Jesus is indeed the Messiah. The religious leaders, infuriated by such conjecture, respond by spreading a vicious lie – they accuse Jesus of being in league with Satan. Jesus responds by not only revealing the inconsistency and hypocrisy...

Pastoral Intern Robert Gardner continues a study of Paul's letter to the Philippians by looking to Paul's example of rejoicing in the face of persecution. Sermon Text: Philippians 1:12-18a 

When you take the time to really ponder the weight of what Jesus is saying here in this text, you realize that this is one of the most incredible promises of God that you will find in all of Scripture. With these words, the Sovereign God of heaven and earth is inviting us to pursue Him in prayer. Whatever our needs, He is our compassionate Father, and He wants us to depend upon him in faith. But t...

Pastoral Intern Robert Gardner examines Paul's prayer of rejoicing in the gospel-centered fellowship he has with the saints at Philippi. Sermon Text: Philippians 1:1-11

Are you a Mary or a Martha? That is the question we often ask ourselves when reflecting on this passage at the end of Luke 10, but it is based on a very deficient interpretation of the text. The story of Martha and Mary is a story about two godly women who are both seeking to faithfully love Jesus, but one of them struggles with being pulled away. Their story teaches us that dwelling in the Word o...

The parable of the Good Samaritan is one of the most well-known stories told by Jesus. From it we learn that how we relate to our fellow man either validates or invalidates our claim to know and love God. So in this sermon, we explore the issues of love for God, compassion for our fellow man, and heresy of works-salvation. Preacher: Dr. Shawn Merithew Scripture: Luke 10:25-37 Series: Luke: Thy Kin...

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 10:6-7, Pastor Jon English examines the nature of desires and gives six characteristics of idolatry seen in Exodus 32.

At the return of the 72 from their ministries in Judea, Jesus celebrates with them by offering up a prayer of thanksgiving to His heavenly Father. In this prayer, we behold the beauty of the relationship between the members of the trinity, and we are also given a window into the Father's sovereignty over salvation. Preacher: Dr. Shawn Merithew Scripture Text: Luke 10:21-24

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 10:1-5, Pastor Jon English explains Paul’s use of the Exodus story as an illustration of presumptuous sin in a believer, and how Christ is foreshadowed in Exodus 14-17. He also explains how Paul’s reading of the Old Testament should inform our Bible reading today.

Here we see great joy and celebration among the 72 disciples over how the power of God was displayed in their ministry. Jesus congratulates them by affirming their success and stating again the authority He has entrusted to them. Even then, however, he warns them against pride by telling them to find their joy in the fact that their names are written in heaven. In this sermon from Luke 10:17-20, w...