Sermons from Seven Mile Road Church in Waltham

The Way of Wisdom || Not Quite What I Was Planning In this sermon, guest preacher, David Butler looks at Proverbs 3:1-12 as we continue our Summer Series through the Proverbs. Even as we pursue godly wisdom we are faced with endless unknowns. What will tomorrow bring? Will our plans turn out the way we expect? What happens when they don't? Such questions can reveal the anxiety of our hearts. It's...

The Way of Wisdom || A Long Obedience In The Same Direction In this sermon our friend and guest Steven Castello walks us through Proverb 2:1-22 where we are called to pursue wisdom with all we've got, embrace wisdom as a loyal companion, apply wisdom to life's most pressing issues, and ultimately look to Jesus as our true wisdom.

The Way of Wisdom || He Who Has an Ear In this sermon, Pastor Kevin looks at Proverbs 1:20-33. Wisdom is personified as a woman who cries out to the foolish who hear the truth but neglect obedience. The cry of wisdom shows the compassion and patience of God for those who are foolish. But that patience is not limitless. This passage serves as a warning not to neglect the call of wisdom. If so, the...

The Way of Wisdom || Unintended Consequences In this sermon, Pastor Clint looks at Proverbs 1:8-19. Solomon gives a fatherly appeal to the reader not to forsake wise instruction and teaching. This passage shows us that to live wisely means we must be careful not to be enticed by those who pursue evil and are greedy for unjust gain. While such pursuits may seem like a pathway to joy, they ultimatel...

The Way of Wisdom || The Beginning of Wisdom Pastor Clint kicks off our summer sermon series Proverbs: The Way of Wisdom. The first seven verses in the Book of Proverbs give us an introduction and overview of the book. The purpose of these writings is that readers may gain wisdom. But what is wisdom? And where does it come from? How do we gain this wisdom? Those are the questions Proverbs 1:1-7 an...

God's Relentless Pursuit || Something Greater In this sermon, Pastor Clint finishes our series on the book of Jonah. We have finished walking through the narrative of the Book of Jonah, but there's more to be said. This message looks at the Book of Jonah in light of the good news of Jesus Christ. Jesus tells us that all of the Old Testament, including The Book of Jonah, bears witness to him. So wh...

God's Relentless Pursuit || Understanding God's Love In this sermon, Pastor Clint continues our series on the book of Jonah. Chapter 4 begins with Jonah’s angry response to God for the mercy shown to Nineveh. He knows God is gracious and loving but doesn’t enjoy seeing such love extended to his enemies. But God, still pursuing Jonah, teaches Jonah a lesson about his compassion. Does Jonah see his...

God's Relentless Pursuit || Mystery of Mercy In this sermon, Pastor Clint continues our series on the book of Jonah by looking at chapter three. Jonah has been rescued in a miraculous way by God and is given a second chance to faithfully proclaim God's message to the Ninevites. As he does, God grants the entire city of Nineveh repentance. Just as God is merciful toward a wayward prophet and a wick...

God's Relentless Pursuit || Restored by Grace In this sermon, Pastor Kevin continues our series on the book of Jonah by looking at chapter two. In the last chapter, Jonah's flight from the presence of God came to a head when he was swallowed by a giant fish. Under normal circumstances, this would mean certain death. But Jonah doesn't die. Jonah prays to God and God saves him. The last words of Jon...

God's Relentless Pursuit || Running from God In this sermon, Pastor Kevin continues our series on the book of Jonah by looking at the first chapter. This book opens with God commanding his prophet, Jonah, to share his word with Israel's enemies in Nineveh. Instead of obeying God, Jonah runs as far away as he can. Yet, no matter how far he goes, God pursues him relentlessly. It's easy for us to cri...

God's Relentless Pursuit || We Are Jonah In this sermon, Pastor Clint begins our new, six-part sermon series on the book of Jonah, called God's Relentless Pursuit. Jonah was a reluctant prophet of a relentless God. God sent Jonah to his enemies to offer an opportunity to repent of evil and receive forgiveness. Instead of obeying God, Jonah ran as far away as he could. Throughout this book, we see...

We Believe || The Life Everlasting In this sermon, Pastor Clint finishes off our series on the Apostles' Creed by exploring the life everlasting. We believe in the life everlasting—eternal life. The end of the creed essentially summarizes the end of all things. Christians look forward to eternal life in communion with God. But what does this life look like? In this sermon, we open the Scriptures t...

We Believe || The Resurrection of the Body In this sermon, Pastor Jeremy explores the resurrection of the body. We believe in the resurrection of the body. That means we believe in a physical eternal state beyond death where we are fully alive and fully human. In our Apostles' Creed series, we've talked about Jesus' resurrection and his return to judge the living and the dead. Now, on the heels of...

In this sermon, Pastor Clint explores the forgiveness of sins. As a forgiven people, the church believes in the forgiveness of sins. To believe in the forgiveness of sins is to first acknowledge that we have sin that needs forgiving. God's forgiveness is a solution to the problem of our own sin. Our debt has been paid by Jesus on the cross, yet often we still harbor our own grudges and bitterness,...

We Believe || I Believe in the Church In this sermon, Pastor Clint explores the Church. We believe in the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints. When we recite that line of the creed, we confess our belief in the universal and united church of Christ that transcends time, geography, ethnicity, gender, and any other distinguisher beyond identification with Jesus. We've previously talked abo...

We Believe || I Believe in the Holy Spirit In this sermon, Pastor Clint explores the Holy Spirit. Our line from the creed this week is, "We believe in the Holy Spirit." Out of the three persons of our triune God, the Holy Spirit often carries the most mystery. Father and Son are relatable to our human experience, but Spirit feels other-worldly. Although we feel a lot of mystery surrounding the ide...

We Believe || He Will Come Again to Judge In this sermon, Pastor Jeremy explores the return of Jesus. We believe that Jesus will come again to judge the living and the dead. In our current culture, is there a more controversial idea than judgment? We seek judgment-free zones. Yet, as Christians, worship a God who is also judge. There's a finality to God's judgment that we would often rather overlo...

We Believe || Ascended into Heaven & Seated with the Father In this sermon, Kevin explores the ascension of Jesus. We believe that Jesus ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. The story of Jesus' triumph doesn't end at the resurrection. After spending 40 days sharing about the Kingdom of God, Jesus left his disciples and ascended into heaven to his rightful place of au...

We Believe || On the Third Day He Rose Again In this sermon, Pastor Clint explores the resurrection of Jesus. We believe that Jesus not only died, but that he also rose again. If not for Jesus' resurrection, his death would be meaningless. Jesus' resurrection is the proof of God's faithfulness to the promise of his redemptive work on the cross. In 1 Corinthians 15:14, the Apostle Paul goes as far...

We Believe || Died, Buried, Descended to the Dead In this sermon, Pastor Clint explores the death of Jesus. We believe that Jesus died, was buried, and descended to the dead. Jesus died a real death. The Scriptures point to death as the inevitable result of sin. Not only did Jesus drink the cup of God's wrath for our sin on the cross, he also experienced sin's ultimate curse—death. The finality of...

We Believe || He Suffered and Was Crucified In this Sermon, Pastor Jeremy explores the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus. We believe that Jesus suffered under Pontius Pilate and was crucified. The crucifixion of Jesus is a historical event that changed the world. Jesus' suffering and eventual death on the cross were not simply a tragic, unjust ending to his life. Something happened on the cross....

We Believe || The Holy Spirit & The Virgin Mary (Incarnation) In this sermon, Pastor Clint explores the incarnation of Jesus. We believe that Jesus was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. This line made it into the creed and remains a tenet of Christian doctrine because how Jesus was conceived and to whom he was born matters. Listen as Pastor Clint expands on the...

We Believe || His Only Son, Our Lord In this sermon, Pastor Clint explored the divinity of Jesus in Hebrews 1:1-14. Here we see the relationship, the reign, and the role of the Son. Christ the is supreme expression of the Father's love to us. He's the reigning King. And he is the only one who can save us from our sins. Is Jesus your Lord? There's no greater question for you to honestly answer toda...

We Believe || I Believe in Jesus Christ In this sermon, Pastor Clint explores the humanity of Christ. To believe in Jesus Christ, we need to know who he is. Who is Jesus? We'll look at John 1:1-18 as we peel back the layers to the answer. The Apostle John says that Jesus is God who became flesh. Jesus is both fully God and fully human. Because Jesus walked the earth fully human, we have an accessi...

We Believe || Creator of Heaven and Earth In this sermon, Kevin looks at the first chapter of Genesis where God is on display as Creator. The act of creation in Genesis isn't merely a series of events that took place; the very act itself reveals truth about who God is. God’s creation of heaven and earth shows us his power, his person, and his purposes, in such a way that the only right response fr...