Sermons at Littleton Christian

Christmas Gifts - pt. 3 - Eph. 4:7-16 Rev. Stephen Newhall Teaching Text - Ephesians 4:7-16 7  But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8  Therefore it says, “ When he ascended on high he captured captives ; he gave gifts to men .” 9  Now what is the meaning of “ he ascended ,” except that he also descended to the lower regions, namely, the ea...

Christmas Gifts - pt. 2 - Eph. 4:7-16 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Ephesians 4:7-16 7  But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8  Therefore it says, “ When he ascended on high he captured captives ; he gave gifts to men .” 9  Now what is the meaning of “ he ascended ,” except that he also descended to the lower regions, namely, the earth?...

Christmas Gifts - pt. 1 - Eph. 4:7-16 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Ephesians 4:6-17 7  But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8  Therefore it says, “ When he ascended on high he captured captives ; he gave gifts to men .” 9  Now what is the meaning of “ he ascended ,” except that he also descended to the lower regions, namely, the earth?...

The Calling - Eph. 4:1-6 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Ephesians 4:1-6 I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called, 2  with all humility and gentleness, with patience, putting up with one another in love, 3  making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4  There is one body and one S...

Questions About Glory - Eph. 3:20-21 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Ephesians 3:30-21 20  Now to him who by the power that is working within us is able to do far beyond all that we ask or think, 21  to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Grasping the Immeasurable, Knowing the Unknowable - Eph. 3:14-19 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Ephesians 3:14-19 14  For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15  from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named. 16  I pray that according to the wealth of his glory he will grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person, 17  that Christ...

The Mystery Revealed - Eph. 3:1-13 Rev. Mike Wright For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles 2  if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3  that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly. 4  When reading this, you will be able to understand my insight into the my...

Dividing Walls Broken - Eph. 2:11-22 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Ephesians 2:11-22 11  Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh—who are called “uncircumcision” by the so-called “circumcision” that is performed on the body by human hands— 12  that you were at that time without the Messiah, alienated from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants...

Chasing Beauty - Eph. 2:8-10 Rev. Mark Grapengater Teaching Text - Ephesians 2:8-10 8  For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9  it is not from works, so that no one can boast. 10  For we are his creative work, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we can do them.

A Shared Resurrection - Ephesians 2:1-7 Rev. Stephen Newhall Teaching Text - Ephesians 2:1-7 And although you were dead in your offenses and sins, 2  in which you formerly lived according to this world’s present path, according to the ruler of the domain of the air, the ruler of the spirit that is now energizing the sons of disobedience, 3  among whom all of us also formerly lived out ou...

Power - Eph. 1:15-23 - pt.4 Shana Mickey Teaching Text - Ephesians 1:15-23 15  For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16  I do not cease to give thanks for you when I remember you in my prayers. 17  I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, will give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in your...

The Wealth of His Glorious Inheritance in the Saints - Eph. 1:15-23, pt.3 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Ephesians 1:15-23 15  For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16  I do not cease to give thanks for you when I remember you in my prayers. 17  I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, will...

The Hope of his Calling - Eph. 1:15-23 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Ephesians 1:15-23 15  For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16  I do not cease to give thanks for you when I remember you in my prayers. 17  I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, will give you spiritual wisdom and reve...

The Function of Prayer - Eph. 1:15-23 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Ephesians 1:15-23 15  For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16  I do not cease to give thanks for you when I remember you in my prayers. 17  I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, will give you spiritual wisdom and revel...

Why Paul is a Christian - Eph. 1:7-14 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Ephesians 1:7-14  In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our offenses, according to the riches of his grace 8  that he lavished on us in all wisdom and insight. 9  He did this when he revealed to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ, 10&nb...

Identity Crisis: Who You Really Are - Eph. 1:1-6 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Ephesians 1:1-6 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints [in Ephesus], the faithful in Christ Jesus. 2  Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! 3  Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual bles...

Cursed Blessings & Blessed Curses - Deut. 28 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Deuteronomy 28:1-14 “If you indeed obey the Lord your God and are careful to observe all his commandments I am giving you today, the Lord your God will elevate you above all the nations of the earth. 2  All these blessings will come to you in abundance if you obey the Lord your God: 3  You will be blessed in th...

A Pleasing Aroma - Deut. 26 Rev. Stephen Newhall Teaching Text - Deuteronomy 26 26  When you enter the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you occupy it and live in it, 2  you must take the first of all the ground’s produce you harvest from the land the Lord your God is giving you, place it in a basket, and go to the place where he chooses to locate his name....

When Marriage is Messy - Deut 21-24 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text: Selected Readings from Deuteronomy 21-24 10  When you go out to do battle with your enemies and the Lord your God allows you to prevail and you take prisoners, 11  if you should see among them an attractive woman whom you wish to take as a wife, 12  you may bring her back to your house. She must shave her head, trim...

Elder Panel Discussion - Law & Life Rev. Mike Wright Panelists: Mike Carstens, Dave Rhodes, Chuck Swanson, Kasey Wilcox and Bethany Forberg. Moderated by Mike Wright Teaching Text - Psalm 19:7-14 The law of the Lord is perfect and preserves one’s life. The rules set down by the Lord are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced. 8  The Lord’s precepts are fair and make one joyful. The L...

Ceremony & Celebration - Deuteronomy 16 Rev. Stephen Newhall Teaching Text - Deuteronomy 16:1-17 Observe the month Abib and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in that month he brought you out of Egypt by night. 2  You must sacrifice the Passover animal (from the flock or the herd) to the Lord your God in the place where he chooses to locate his name. 3  You must not eat any yeas...

Releasing Debts - Deut. 15 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Deuteronomy 15 At the end of every seven years you must declare a cancellation of debts. 2  This is the nature of the cancellation: Every creditor must remit what he has loaned to another person; he must not force payment from his fellow Israelite, for it is to be recognized as “the Lord’s cancellation of debts.” 3  You may exac...

On the Execution of Idolaters - Deuteronomy 13 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Deuteronomy 13 1  Suppose a prophet or one who foretells by dreams should appear among you and show you a sign or wonder, 2  and the sign or wonder should come to pass concerning what he said to you, namely, “Let us follow other gods”—gods whom you have not previously known—“and let us serve them.” 3  Yo...

Where and How to Worship - Deut. 12 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Deuteronomy 12 These are the statutes and ordinances you must be careful to obey as long as you live in the land the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given you to possess. 2  You must by all means destroy all the places where the nations you are about to dispossess worship their gods—on the high mountains and hills and u...

God & Foreigners - Deut. 10-11 Rev. Mike Wright Teaching Text - Deuteronomy 10:12-11:1 12  Now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you except to revere him, to obey all his commandments, to love him, to serve him with all your mind and being, 13  and to keep the Lord’s commandments and statutes that I am giving you today for your own good? 14  The heavens—indeed the high...