Morningview Sermon Podcast

In this sermon from Joshua 9, Pastor Jon English explains two responses of the unbelieving world to God’s mighty deeds, the consequences of sin, and the good news of God’s mercy.

In this sermon from Joshua 8, Pastor Jon English explains the undeserve favor that the Lord shows to His people, the terror of His judgment, and the centrality of the word of the Lord.

In this sermon from Joshua 7, Pastor Jon English explains the Magnitude of Covenant Transgression, the Thoroughness of Divine Investigation, the Terror of Divine Judgement, and the good news of thoroughness of Christ's atonement.

Abiding in Christ begins and ends with His Word abiding in us. It is when we are a Word-saturated people that we will mirror Christ in the way we pray and live and seek and serve and give and proclaim and set our priorities. When we're saturated with the Word, we will personally bear the miraculous fruit by which the Father is glorified and we will know the joy of our Prayers being answered in...

In this sermon from Joshua 6, Pastor Jon English explains how the story of Joshua and Jericho displays the wisdom and power of God in many different and unexpected ways

“Apart from Me, you can do nothing” – Jesus. You may be able to run a marathon without Jesus, or do a hundred tax returns without Jesus, or be a straight A student without Jesus. But without Christ, you can’t trust in God as Jesus trusts in Him. You can’t love people like Jesus does. You can’t understand Scripture and obey it as Jesus does. You can’t live your life to please and serve God as Jesus...

In this sermon from Joshua 5, Pastor Jon English explains the significance of the circumcision rite, the Passover meal, and the Commander of the Lord’s Army.

In this final sermon on Esther, we explore the historical establishment of the Feast of Purim for the Israel and the wider application of how God leads His people to remember His deliverance, grace, and provision. With Scriptures' final reflections on Esther and Mordecai, we also see how we are left anticipating the perfect King that we all long for and have now realized in Jesus Christ.

In this sermon from Joshua 4, Pastor Jon English explains the significance of the Jordan crossing, the exaltation of the Lord’s awesome servant, and the significance of the memorial stones.

God has shown His grace and favor to Esther and Mordecai, by giving them victory over their personal enemy, Haman, and by elevating them to a place where they could pass another edict from the king that provided a way of salvation for the Jewish people. All the Jews in the Empire were rejoicing over this decree, but they still had to fight to overcome their enemies. This sermon explores Israel&#39...

Pastor Jordan shows us how John thought about man continually practicing sin and how Christ was victorious over sin. 

In a stunning turn of events, Haman the Agagite, enemy of the Jewish people, has gone from being one of the most powerful and blessed men in the Persian Empirem to being executed on the very stake he had prepared for Mordecai the Jew. The man who had instigated the genocide of the Jewish people was gone, but the edict he passed to destroy the Jews remained. Chapter 8 now gives us the details of ho...

This passage is the pinnacle turning point that Esther has been building toward since chapter 1. Now Esther must carefully approach the most powerful man in the kingdom, knowing that his behavior is not predictable. She has to find a way to strategically confront her husband, condemn Haman, and reverse the edict against her people. Thankfully, God is at work in these insurmountable circumstances,...

In this sermon, Jacob Thomas recounts the events of Ruth and Boaz’s introduction, as well as a powerful statement made by Naomi about the unfailing kindness of God. 

In this sermon, Pastor Jordan show us that we are presently God’s children who are destined for glory and desirous to purify ourself.

In this text, evil Haman finally gets his comeuppance. Though he had built a gallows 75 feet tall to hang Mordecai, God providentially gave the king insomnia and had him reminded of the time Mordecai saved his life. So instead of sending Mordecai tot he gallows, Haman is forced by the king to honor Mordecai throughout the city of Susa. As we explore this text, we not only see God's providence...

Pastor Robert Gardner exhorts the church to increase in both theological clarity and gospel love, examining Paul's charge to Timothy from 1 Timothy 1.

In the fifth chapter of Esther, we see Esther strategically inviting King Ahasuerus and Haman to a feast to make her request for the deliverance of her people. We also see Haman given over to great bitterness because Mordecai refuses to bow the knee to honor him. Yet at the divine level, we see the providential hand of God moving to bless Esther's efforts and moving to prepare Haman for humili...

In this sermon from Joshua 3, Pastor Jon English explains how God prepares Israel to see his glory, power, and mighty works.

Fear can be something that is very crippling, even to the believer in Christ. Like Esther, we can be faced with incredibly difficult decisions where there are great risks we undertake as we walk the path of obedience. What we learn from this text is that God's Persons, Providence, and Promises are worthy of our trust, and as we walk by faith in His purpose, our fears are conquered.

As an Agagite, of the Amalekites, Haman is part of a line that has a seething, centuries-old hatred for the people of Israel. Mordecai's disrespect and insubordination is all the excuse he needed to push him to commit genocide. So he devises a plan to manipulate the king into ordering the execution of all the Jews in the Persian empire. However, even Haman's seething anger is directed by G...

In this sermon from Joshua 2, Pastor Jon English explains how Rahab’s story demonstrates the mercy of the Lord, while also showing us what true faith should look like.

Pastor Robert Gardner begins an exposition of 1 Timothy by looking at Paul's greeting and appeal to his authority as an apostle.

Pastoral Intern Jacob Thomas gives an overview of the book of Ruth and shows us how chapter 1 teaches us to view God’s providence in light of His character.

Why is it that the wicked seem to flourish and advance while the righteous are ignored or left to suffering? This question is asked often by the biblical writers. What we see through through Mordecai in this part of of the book of Esther today is that sometimes, doing the right things may lead us into circumstances that feel wrong, but we can trust that Christ is with us, and He is working all thi...