Sermons

Majesty is a word that describes very few things in life. Maybe a king or a sunset or a mountain. But it is a fitting description of God. And that has all sorts of implications for us. Find out how!

Freedom in Christ is a precious thing. But there are many who assail it. This is a word for the Christian to guard their freedom against the serious threats that would assail and assault it.

Christ has secured his people a great victory. And the benefits that we get in Christ's triumph are far greater than anything another worldview or philosophy offers. So let's consider the victory that we have in Jesus Christ.

Some texts of scripture serve as a giant warning sign - that's how these verses function.

These verses in 2:6-7 are like a thesis statement of the entire book. And it all about how the Christian can be more rooted in Christ.

There are many different thoughts of what the mission of Jesus’s church should be. But Paul’s word helps us to understand the Church’s mission and instructs us on how to contribute to it.

Not all news requires a response. Some news items can be overlooked and ignored. But some news items do require a response. The news of mankind’s sin and God’s glorious work of reconciliation certainly does. Find out more about the news that Paul speaks of and the response it requires.

It is very easy to forget just how great Jesus is. And that is exactly what Paul reminds the Colossians of in this beautiful section of scripture.

There are all sorts of things that people pray for on a regular basis. But we want our prayers to be shaped by scripture. Paul provides a model prayer in Colossians 1 that is very instructive.

What is so important about being born again? While Jesus says it is absolutely essential! Listen and find out what the New Birth means.

The final words of someone are usually pretty important. And Jesus’s final lessons to the disciples are very important. They serve as a type of finishing school for his followers. So listen and learn from our risen Lord.

What difference does meeting the Risen Lord Jesus make? It makes a great difference. It truly changes everything. Look at the difference it made for those who saw Jesus after his death.

The greatest acts of love are those ones that are done willingly. There are some who say Jesus was killed against his own will. But the account of his arrest, clearly shows that he obeyed the Father’s will and served as a willing sacrifice for us. Listen and find out the evidence for this and the difference knowing this makes in our lives.

Main Idea: We can have full confidence that God's kingdom will come because of all the ways he has already built his kingdom in the past.

At the very end of the book of Genesis, the last acts of Jacob and his sons show us what it looks to be faithful to the very end of our lives.

As Jacob comes to the end of his life, he offers several lessons for us on what faithful, mature believers look like. His example in this passage is one worth listening to and learning from.

The Lord sent Israel to Egypt. And this was not an easy place to be sent. But the Lord helped the family he sent every step of the way. If you are Christian, you have also been sent to a particular place to live and bless others. Listen to this message and be equipped to live faithfully as a sent one.

Last week we looked at God's work in the hearts of Joseph's brothers. In our present text this work consummates... And this text shows us that the family of God must be different than the world - and the Lord will ensure that happens.

Genesis 41-42 is the resolution of the first part of the Joseph story. The prisoner becomes a prince. And this is a story of Joseph, but it is also a story of God. And this story should help you see how God works and see the type of deliverer he sends.

The last we have read of Joseph he was sold off to Egypt. But the Lord had not abandoned him. The Lord was with him. He was with him in the good times and in the bad times. And his story helps us to remember that we must live like God is with us - because He is!

Genesis 38 is one of the most difficult passages to read in all of scripture. But it traces God's dealings with one, big backslider - Judah. Judah came from a godly family, but was now walking away from the Lord. But the Lord deals with him in several different ways throughout the passage. And despite the shocking aspects of this text, it should give you great hope in the God who is present with e...