Norris Ferry Sermons

How do you know what to believe? How do you know the Christian message is true? Do we believe the gospel just because we were born in America? Do we believe the Christian message just because our parents or grandparents did? How can we be certain?

Today, Paul’s words will challenge us to consider how we respond to affliction. What do we do when we feel the burden is too much to bear? My prayer is that we are encouraged this morning to turn to the Lord, the God of all comfort.

Welcome to our senior commissioning service. Congratulations Seniors!

Today we come to our final message in 1 Corinthians as we look at 16:13-24. If you remember, Paul started the church in Corinth then he headed out to Ephesus but while ministering in Ephesus he received what I would call a complaint letter detailing...

In these verses we will see three ways the gospel moves believers to help each other. Three ways the gospel moves believers to love on another.

Happy Resurrection Sunday! We are so glad you have joined us for worship this joyful morning where we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ!

There are a lot of things that we don’t really understand but we accept it anyway. Then why do we oftentimes have a hard time accepting Spiritual realities that we don’t fully understand.

Can you imagine how different your life would be if God were dead. If there is no resurrection of Jesus and there is no life after death for us, how different would life be?

Paul begins with the contrasting conjunction - the word “But” 1Cor. 15:20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. This “but” puts everything he says in the following verses in contrast to...

Welcome to Church! Today we will look at how to live by "Faith and Not Fear". For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

Belief in the bodily resurrection is a foundational pillar of our christian beliefs. Without that, there are consequences that affect our eternity with Christ.

The gospel is the good news about Jesus' life, death and resurrection. The significance of that is without equal and should affect our every day lives.

When we gather as a group, we are supposed to do so with peace, respect, and humility so that God may be able to use it for our good.

Two main spiritual gifts prevailed in the Corinthian church, but Paul says that prophecy is much better than speaking in tongues. That is because prophecy is used for edification of the body rather than self.

Love is the one thing that lasts above all else. Even after faith, hope, prophecies and knowledge have been fulfilled, love will remain.

Spiritual gifts are the manifestation of God through us and as such are not meant to be a means to divide the body of Christ but instead show us how each of us is special and needed.

The Lord's supper is more than just something we do every couple months. It is a reminder of what Christ gave up for us and it is meant to be unifying time of our community.

We have traditions that are steeped in theology just as the old church did. Though some of them may seem strange or foreign, there is a deeper meaning behind why they are done. In keeping with those traditions, we are supposed to make sure that we...

We have incredible freedoms in Christ but we are not meant to selfishly fulfill any desire we have thanks to those freedoms. There are others that we have to take into account when we exercise those freedoms.

Our community can impact our lives strongly and as such, we are called to belong to a community of believers. If we continue to live and long for a community of unbelievers, then we need a reevaluation of our heart.

Even great Apostles like Paul were discounted by some in their time. However, Paul refutes the claims of hi apostleship and outlines exactly why he is one.

We know that Jesus is the light of the world and as that He brings more than just the light. He also brings with in Him hope, joy and peace.

Lottie Moon is more than just the name of an offering that is taken up once a year. She was a woman that is an inspiration for us to follow the great commission and take the good news of Jesus to the ends of the Earth.

Everyone is at a different time in their understanding of the truths and freedoms that are afforded to us by God. Because of that, we are to be loving and careful when explaining and living out those truths.

Paul wishes that everyone could stay singles and fully devote themselves to God like he does. Though that lifestyle is not for everyone, God does give that spiritual gift to some and Paul shows us the greatness that can come from that.