Sermons By Antioch Community Church in Waltham, MA (Boston Area)

What is Christmas about? Jesus became flesh and dwelt among us, so that He can reveal who He is through us. Practically, we need to 1) pray up 2) plan to serve 3) expect to be uncomfortable and be ready to get over it 4) prepare to forgive and ask for forgiveness.

As we continue on our Advent series, listen to Sean's message that looks at the call of Mary and Joseph from the angle of Joseph's struggle of surrendering to the Lord. What is one thing we feel the nudge from the Spirit but are afraid?

Listen to Mark's report on his recent trip to the Leadership Gathering. We are in a bigger church family than our regular Sunday gatherings. Mark also invites us to exercise our muscle to be grateful for. This concludes our Generosity series.

"Don't be afraid" was mentioned in the Bible 365 times. We are all highly favored by God like Mary. Is this significant enough to outweigh all the fears and concerns of dedicating our lives to God? Can our response be like Mary "I am the Lord's servant"?

Money gives us three false promises: security, value, and comfort. As believers, what truly fulfills those promises for us? Listen to Brian's convicting message as we continue our mini sermon series on Generosity.

How could Stephen be full of boldness and compassion when he was facing death? What does it teach us who live so far away from martyrdom? Listen to Sean's message that inspires us to live out the Gospel and love our enemies. This also concludes our Acts sermon series.

What is the purpose and healthy practice of church government? What is the relationship between the structure and life of the church? Listen to Mark's message on Acts 6!

We live in a spiritual realm where things are happening beyond our five senses. Mark's message gives us a clear view of the reality of the spiritual realm as well as the alternation between persecution and Kingdom's advance in the early church.

Listen to Mark's message on Ananias and Sapphira to have a fresh understanding of sin and fear of the Lord, to whom we are all accountable to on that Day!

How do we respond when the circumstances we are in is shaky? Do we let ourselves be consumed with the circumstance and coming up strategies, or do we focus on the character of God and His promises? Listen to Marla's message as she challenges us through her own experience. 

Preaching about Jesus is the most risky and offensive thing that we are commanded to do. If we live the Gospel but do not proclaim, then our lives are compartmentalized and we suppress what the Holy Spirit wants to do. Listen to Brian's message that inspires us to preach about Jesus today!

This Sunday, we are taking a break from our Acts series  and responding to the corporate call of consecration through focusing on confession. Confession is a counter-intuitive and vulnerable way to overcome evil with good. Listen to Christopher's message on the purpose and practicality of confession.

Are signs and wonders still relevant to contemporary church? What does healing the sick look like today? David's message reminds us of who we are, what we are called to do, and practically how we walk it out today.

Listen to Mark's message on the Pentecost, the significant event in God's plan and the fulfillment of prophecies. This is what we believe and what shapes our church. Let this message reminds us of why we gather on Sundays and what following Christ is all about.

Listen to Sean's pastoral message as a follow-up to the recent news which Mark shared and we as a congregation processed the Sunday before. Let's get a glimpse of God's heart and respond to sin, either our own or other's, as our Lord would. 

Our fall sermon series kicks off today. We will be going through the first seven chapters of Acts in the next two months. Listen to the context and overview of the sermon series from Mark and ponder on how the contemporary church can learn and imitate from the early church!

We finished our third summer in the Romans sermon series! Listen to Mark's concluding message as Paul wraps up his letter to the church in Rome.

What does disunity sound like to the Lord? How can unity be achieved, what does unity bring, and how should we respond? Listen to Marla's message on the purpose and practicality of pursuing unity in the body.

Who is the strong and who is the weak? How do those who think they are strong respond to those whom they think are weak? As we follow the steps of Christ, we let the insults fall on Jesus and we give acceptance and unconditional love to the weak. 

What is a disputable matter? How can we cultivate conscience and love our neighbor in a very opinionated world? Listen to Christopher's message on how Paul addressed this issue in early church and how we can apply today.

What is the difference between envy and jealousy? What is the slippery slope of dissension and jealousy? And how does cognitive distortion have to do with this?

Being a disciple and making disciples are inherently tied to each other! Discipleship is intentional, missional, supernatural, and relational. Listen to Alex's encouraging message and reflect on what it means for us to be a disciple and to make disciples in this season.

One of the hardest but Christ-like commandment God is to love our enemies and overcome evil with good. Listen to Brian's convicting message on why God called us to do it and how to activate it in our lives!

Living in a world of polarized political views that even causes division within the body, what is the church called to respond? How do we obey God, submit to governing authorities, and honor those who are in power?

We often feel impatient through a storm in life, yet God could use it to pursue us and invite us back to His love. Andrew's message exhorts us to respond to storms from a bird's eye view. This concludes our minor prophet series.