Pastor Simons’ Simple Sermons

As the Book of Hebrews draws to a close, the author gives a series of practical exhortations that reveal what it means to faithfully honor Jesus Christ. In Hebrews 13:7–17, believers are called to follow faithful leaders and sound doctrine, identify with Christ even when it brings reproach, and offer God acceptable worship through lives of praise, generosity, and obedient service. This message exp...

In Hebrews 12:18–29, the writer contrasts two mountains: Mount Sinai, where God's holiness inspired fear and trembling, and Mount Zion, where believers are welcomed into God's presence through Jesus Christ. This passage reminds us that while God's holiness has not changed, Christ has secured access to God through His sacrificial death and mediation of the New Covenant. As believers, we...

What does it take to persevere in the Christian life? In Hebrews 12:1-17, believers are called to run the race of faith with endurance by laying aside sin, fixing their eyes on Jesus, embracing God's loving discipline, and pursuing holiness. This message explores how God uses both encouragement and correction to strengthen His people and keep them moving toward the finish line. Join us as we d...

In Mark 10:42–45, Jesus challenges the world’s definition of greatness. While people often pursue status, recognition, and power, Christ teaches that true greatness is found in humble service. In this message, we explore how Jesus calls His disciples to reject worldly ambition, embrace a servant’s heart, and follow His own example of sacrificial service. As we seek to be about our Father’s busines...

In “The Harvest of Redemption” from Ruth 4:1–22, we see God’s faithful providence bring redemption, restoration, and hope through Boaz, the kinsman-redeemer. Preached on Pentecost Sunday, this message points beyond Ruth and Boaz to Jesus Christ, the greater Redeemer who gathers a people for His name.

In Ruth 3:1–18, Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz each respond faithfully as God quietly works out His redeeming purposes. Naomi acts with wise initiative, Ruth approaches Boaz with humility and trust, and Boaz responds with integrity, compassion, and honor. This message explores the role of the kinsman-redeemer, the significance of Ruth’s appeal to Boaz, and the providential hand of God guiding ordinary even...

In Ruth 2:1–23, Ruth faithfully labors to provide for Naomi, only to discover that God is already at work through ordinary circumstances and unexpected provision. Through Ruth’s encounter with Boaz, this passage reveals the quiet but faithful providence of God guiding, providing, and restoring hope to His people. This sermon explores how believers are called to trust God’s providence each day by w...

In this opening message from Ruth 1:1–22, we encounter a season of famine, loss, and uncertainty. Naomi’s life moves from fullness to emptiness, yet God’s providence is quietly at work. Through Naomi’s grief and Ruth’s loyalty, this sermon calls believers to trust God in loss, remain faithful, and return to Him with hope. Even when His purposes are not clear, God is still guiding all things toward...

In this message from 1 Samuel 3:1–10, we consider the calling of Samuel and the foundation of faithful ministry. At a time when God’s Word was rare, a young servant learned to listen. “Speak, Lord...” explores how believers today can cultivate a listening heart—drawing near to God, growing in discernment, and responding in humble obedience. Before we can serve effectively, we must first learn to h...

Faith is often associated with victory, answered prayers, and visible success. But what happens when obedience leads to suffering, or when God’s promises seem delayed? In this message from Hebrews 11:32–40, we are reminded that outcomes do not define true faith, but by endurance. Some of God’s people conquered kingdoms. Others endured hardship and loss. All were commended for their faith. This ser...

From the earliest pages of Scripture to the testimony of John the Baptist, God points you to one central truth—His provision of a Lamb. In this Easter message, we invite you to see how the Bible reveals Jesus Christ as the Lamb who takes away sin. Through key passages in Exodus, Isaiah, and John, you will see that Christ’s death was not an isolated event, but the fulfillment of God’s plan from the...

Hebrews 11:17–31 brings us face to face with a kind of faith that is tested by uncertainty, risk, and costly obedience. This message considers what it looks like to trust God when the future is unclear, drawing from the lives of those who walked by faith before us.

In Hebrews 11:8–16, we are reminded that the life of faith is the life of a pilgrim. Looking at the example of Abraham and the patriarchs, this message explores what it means to follow God when the path is unclear, to trust His power when circumstances seem impossible, and to live with our hearts set on a better, heavenly country. This sermon calls believers to hold loosely to this world and to fi...

In Hebrews 11:4–7, we meet three early witnesses of faith: Abel, Enoch, and Noah. Though they lived in a world marked by sin and corruption, each demonstrated genuine faith differently. Abel worshiped God in faith, Enoch walked with God in faithful fellowship, and Noah obeyed God’s warning when others ignored it. Their lives reveal that true faith is not merely belief—it is a life that worships Go...

In this message from Hebrews 11, we examine how endurance in the Christian life is made possible through faith. Hebrews 10 calls believers to persevere; Hebrews 11 explains that perseverance rests upon confident trust in the promises of God. Faith anchors hope, steadies the believer under trial, and fixes the heart on unseen realities that are more certain than present circumstances. This sermon c...

In this message from Hebrews 10:26–39, we consider one of the most sobering warning passages in the New Testament alongside one of its most encouraging calls to perseverance. The author of Hebrews warns against willful apostasy—turning away from Christ after receiving the knowledge of the truth—while also reminding believers of their past endurance and pointing them toward a great and abiding rewa...

In Hebrews 10:19–25, believers are called to live in light of Christ’s finished work. Because we have confidence to enter the holy places through His blood, we are urged to draw near in faith, hold fast in hope, and stir up one another in love. This message explores what it means to approach God with assurance, remain steadfast under pressure, and actively encourage fellow believers as we await Ch...

Guest Speaker Marty Simons brings us a challenge from Joshua chapters 23 and 24. Here we see that we need to be reminded of the power and glory of our God.

In Hebrews 10:1–18, the author brings his argument about Christ’s sacrifice to a decisive conclusion. The repeated offerings of the Mosaic Law could never remove sin or cleanse the conscience—they only pointed forward to something greater. In contrast, Jesus Christ fulfilled the will of God through a once-for-all sacrifice that truly takes away sin, perfects the believer, and secures the promises...

Why were the sacrifices of the Old Testament never enough, and why did they need to be repeated again and again? In Hebrews 9, we are shown that those sacrifices were never meant to be final. They pointed forward to something—and Someone—greater. In this message, we explore the contrast between the earthly tabernacle and the heavenly sanctuary, the limitations of repeated animal sacrifices, and th...

Why is Jesus better—and why does it matter for everyday faith? In Hebrews 8:1–13, we see that Christ does not minister in shadows or symbols, but in the true heavenly sanctuary itself. This sermon connects God’s New Covenant promise in Jeremiah 31 with its fulfillment in Jesus Christ, showing that what the old system pointed toward, Christ has fully accomplished. His priestly work is final, effect...

In Colossians 1:9–12, Paul’s prayer reveals how believers are to live lives worthy of the Lord and fully pleasing to Him. This message explores four essential truths that ground a Christ-honoring life: knowing the will of God, growing in spiritual maturity, depending on God’s strength to endure, and giving thanks for the salvation He has given. Together, these truths show that a worthy Christian w...

In Luke 2:41–52, we are given a rare glimpse into the childhood of Jesus and His first recorded words: “Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” This passage reveals that even at the age of twelve, Jesus lived with a clear sense of divine purpose and unwavering devotion to His Father’s will. In this sermon, we consider what it means to live for God’s purposes first by following the e...

In Luke’s account of Jesus’ presentation at the temple, two faithful saints—Simeon and Anna—bear witness to a promise finally fulfilled. After generations of waiting, God’s salvation has arrived in the person of Jesus Christ. In this sermon, we consider how Simeon’s Spirit-led declaration reveals Christ as God’s promised salvation, the glory of Israel, and the Light given for revelation to the Gen...

In Luke 2:1–20, we are reminded that the birth of Jesus was neither accidental nor merely sentimental. Luke anchors the coming of Christ in real history and shows how God sovereignly worked through ordinary people, humble circumstances, and even imperial decrees to accomplish His saving plan. As heaven announces the birth of the Savior and shepherds respond in faith and worship, we see that true j...