Shepherd's College Ministry Sermons

Special guest Andrew Walters preaches on 1 John 1:1-4, highlighting the importance of the incarnation for Christians.

Jesus' teaching on anger leads us to make threecounter-cultural resolutions in our relationships with one another.

Jesus says in Matthew 5:20 that our righteousness must "exceed that of the Scribes and Pharisees." We turn to examine what this righteousness looks like.

As Jesus introduces his own authoritative teaching, he makes clear his stance on the Old Testament.

Gary Lee follows Jesus' argument in Matthew 5:13-16 - Hisdisciples will be marked by an unmistakable identity, an undeniable influence, and an unstoppable impact.

Gary Lee kicks off our summer series on the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:3-11, showing how the progression of the Beatitudes points to a surrendered life that yields abundant fruit.

Guest Speaker Dr. Andy Burggraff walks us through Romans 12:1-2 to show how healthy Christians should live.

Proverbs 2 offers us a guide for making decisions as we seek wisdom and discernment from the Lord.

Romans 12:1-2 points not only to the purpose of the Christian life - presenting ourselves to God as living sacrifices - but also the way to guarantee that God is pleased with what we give him: through a renewed mind.

How do you discern your calling in life? We begin with the "don'ts" of finding God's will.

1 Corinthians 7 gives us three keys to understanding God's vision for Singleness.

In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul is not afraid to appeal to the fact that we, as human beings, want to invest our lives in something that has lasting value. He goes on to use somewhat shocking language to point us to the only thing that really lasts.

Five principles to embrace God's life-giving boundaries around the gift of marriage and sex.  

What do we do with "dating"? Even though the modern concept doesn't appear in Scripture, the Bible has much to say that must guide our thinking - and dating.

As the Apostle Paul considers his own calling to make the gospel known "among all the nations", he reveals what exactly it is about Jesus that compels him to go.

There are many good reasons that Christians must embrace the Great Commission. But there is one motivation which lies at the heart of the Apostle Paul's life - and must remain at the center of our efforts as well.

Guest speaker John Horning takes us to Ephesians 6:5-8 to encourage us to take seriously our calling to honor God by obeying our "earthly masters".

Jesus wraps up his teaching on anxiety (Matthew 6:25-34) by calling attention to what should replace our anxious thoughts - that is, a preoccupation with "seek(ing) first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness." It's a call to higher ambitions.

Continuing through Matthew 6:25-34, we see four more reasons Jesus gives for us to cast our anxieties on our Heavenly Father.

We carry on our focus on a biblical response to anxiety by listening to Jesus in Matthew 6. He addresses us with a series of arguments for why the children of God should not worry.

We turn to 1 Peter 5:6-7 to see that humility casts anxiety on God, and so the first step toward God's "perfect peace" is to repent of the pride which obscures our willingness to let God have the spotlight.

With Ephesians 4 as our guide, we see that every fully mature disciple/imitator of Jesus will focus on spiritual maturity so that they can invest in the spiritual maturity of others.

Few instructions on Christian "imitation" are as clear - nor as challenging - as John's reminder in 1 John 3:16 that we should lay down our lives for each other as Christ did for us.

What is it about the Holy Spirit, that two of his most important titles are the "Comforter" and the "Spirit of Truth"? We dive into John 16 to better understand what the Spirit considers paramount, and why it should matter for us.

Ben opens up 1 Peter 4:7-11 to remind us of our call and privilege to serve one another fervently.