Pastor Simons’ Simple Sermons

This week we look at the 2nd of the Seven Great I Am statements in the Gospel of John. Jesus is again offering salvation to those who place their faith in him as he warns those who would reject him.

Missionary Jim Leonard brings the message to encourage and challenge us.

As we close Habakkuk this week we look at the prophet’s psalm that was his prayer for the Lord to act as we had in the past but also to shore mercy the children of Israel. He dwells on God’s revealed glory and on a number of previous acts of power that God displayed in Israel’s history ending in hope and faith no matter the circumstances knowing that our God is mighty and awesome.

This week we look at the Lord’s response to Habakkuk’s second questioning, his complaint of what the Lord was planning on doing. Here the Lord speaks Five Woes against Babylon and reminds the prophet of His grace, glory and sovereignty.

This week we take a look at the Jesus’ first great I Am statements in the Gospel of John, “I am the bread of life”. We’ll look at the context of that statement and the importance of this statement to the Gospel of Jesus of Christ.

This week we look at Habakkuk’s next complaint and questions for God about He is dealing with the Kingdom of Judah. But does the prophet lose his faith or cling to it stronger?

As we continue in Habakkuk, we look this week at the Lord’s first response to the prophet’s prayer lament calling God to action. Sometimes the Lord is working and we’re not paying attention. The Lords response to Habakkuk and the Kingdom of Judah was to “look and see”.

We start a new series this week as we look at the Book of Habakkuk. This week we look at the prophet’s initial questions to God concerning the injustice and wickedness that he saw in his day. We ask these same questions today, “Where are you God? Why did you allow his wickedness?”

The beginning of looking at Jesus’ great I Am statements from the Gospel of John. This week we start by looking God’s revelation of His name to Moses and how the Divine Name is applied to and used by Jesus in the New Testament.

This week we close the book of Mark and look at the victory of Christ through His resurrection and the commission to His disciples, then and now, to proclaim His gospel around the world.

This week we finish Mark 15 as we see the proofs of Jesus’ death through eyewitnesses and his burial. But what is recorded in Mark 15 is only Friday….Sunday is coming…

Guest Speaker Marty Simons opens the Word this morning from 2 Corinthians.

Today we look at the crucifixion of Jesus and some of the various ways he suffered going to and on the cross.

Guest Speaker Marty Simons brings us a message from a familiar account in the Gospel of John.

As we look at Jesus’ trial before Pilate, we take a look at Pilate as an individual and governor and the circumstances surrounding Jesus’s’ trial.

As we continue in Mark 14, we look at Jesus’ arrest and the hearing before the Sanhedrin - Jewish religious leaders, and see the selfishness of human sin nature as well as the sinlessnes of Jesus.

This week we look at Jesus’ prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane and see that God wants us to trust Him in difficult times.

As we look at Peter’s promises of loyalty to and subsequent denial of Jesus, we see that the Lord was exposing Peter’s weaknesses for his growth. The Lord still does this with us, it may be painful, but is for our good and God’s glory.

As we look at Jesus’ instituting the Lord’s Supper we see that God wants to remind us of His past works and look forward to future promises in hope.

As the Passion week continues and the cross is only a couple of days away, Mark contrasts the love and devotion for Jesus with hate and greed. Today we look at the event of then Woman with the Alabaster Jar in Mark 14.

The close of the Olivet Discourse includes a couple of parables about being aware of some things and an admonition to faithfully serve.

Why did God give us information about the end times? It can be confusing and has created divisions amongst church groups. But God revealed this information and Jesus Himself gave us information about the last days as well. In Mark 13 we see that Gos wants us to have a knowledge of future events so we can trust in His sovereignty and faithfulness which gives the believer hope.

This week we continue our study of Mark as we begin to look Jesus’ Olivet Discourse as recorded by Mark. In this section we see God wants us to faithfully proclaim the gospel.

In this passage we see the importance of serving God in humility as Jesus denounces the scribes and honors a faithful widow.

Jesus engages in a series of questions from some religious leaders in the temple complex during the week leading to the cross.