Sunbury City Church - Sermons

Podcast description: We live in a world in which we are constantly  trying to prove our worth and value.  And yet before God we have nothing  to offer to gain his acceptance.  The only way to have acceptance is to  depend on his work, not our work.

Have you ever wondered if you can trust in the promises of God? In a  world where promises are broken every day, it will be easy to think the  same about God. In Genesis 15, we will see God make a covenant with  Abram and God will be faithful  to that covenant. In this passage, we will see Abram become an example  for us today, that all we should do is have faith in God.

We try to lessen God’s standard because we do not want to admit  that we are sinful.  We think that if we claim to follow Jesus Christ  than we are free to live how we want.  Yet God has a standard that  demands perfect righteousness, a righteousness that comes from Jesus  Christ and changes us from the inside out.

We all know there is something broken in us.  Often we believe we can  fix the problem by simply knowing more, pretending more, or even gaining  the approval of others more.  And yet God’s heart is to have all of our  heart.  He doesn’t want us to hypocritically act the part of a follower  of God, but rather truly love God with all of our heart.

Are some people more prized to God than others?  Does our obedience have anything to do with it? Paul shows us how God is impartial and the only way to be right with God is not through being better than others, but trusting the one who was the best in all things.

Authority is a debated term these days.  However, God has designed the world to operate under his authority.  When we rebel there are eternal consequences.  Our priority in life should be to submit to God’s authority.

Sin is a serious offense against God.  We must take our sin serious because God reveals his righteous wrath against it.  But there is a way out through Jesus Christ.

God gives life changing power for the powerless.  No matter what background we come out of we are able to be right with God by faith in Jesus Christ.  We must lay down our attempts at righteousness and cling to Jesus’ perfect righteousness.

Today we are in the book Habakkuk, where we will see that God's plan from the beginning was about faith in Him. In our passage, Habakkuk was in a difficult season, where Judah was on the brink of destruction by the Babylonians. Habakkuk is wrestling how a holy, righteous, and good God can continue to allow wickedness to stand. In our passage, we will see God speak to Habakkuk, giving him a promise...

We love what is novel and new.  However Paul is going through great pains to show us that what is old is better, meaning what is tied in with the Old Testament, the faith that comes out of the Old Testament faith is best.  We must submit ourselves to God’s plan rather than trust in our own plan.  And we need to realize that God’s plan brings people to faith in Him, arises out of the...

In our final sermon in our series in the Psalms this Summer, we are going to end on the exhortation to praise God. Between the two Psalms (149/150) we will answer the questions: who, where, why, and how of why we should praise God. As we delve into each of these points, the Psalms will paint a big picture of who God is and what this God does. And if we truly love this God, there should be no other...

All of creation is to worship God.  He is to be worshipped because he created all things. He saved his people and gave them power.  And now our response is to worship him.  The reality is that we are created to worship something, it’s just a matter of what it is we actually worship.

We are called to praise God for all that he does.  The Psalmist then shows us what kinds of things we should praise God for, primarily his sovereign care over those who are hurting (due to their own sin), those in need, and those who are his.  The Psalmist shows that God is not a distant God who is aloof to all we are going through but stoops down to where we are and enters our world, en...

Psalm 146 is showing us the reality that when we put our trust in worldly things it can not give life because they will eventually fade away. They only source that we can truly trust in that will always be eternal is God. He is the only source that can give life. And knowing this truth, the Psalmist, will praise God for who He is.

We love things that have enduring value. There is only one place to find true enduring value and that is in the grace of God. We must be a people who ponder the past grace of God using that to propel us to plead for present victory and future peace.

This sermon will bring out the reality that when we are in difficult seasons of life, that we should be in a desperate state towards God. That the only way that we can endure in these times is to be honest about sin, to press into God, and pray for deliverance. God in His faithfulness will never forsake the work of His hands. We should press into that promise for our hope. Praise the Lord that it...

What do you do when you feel distress?  Where do you turn?  How do you handle it?  The Psalmist shows us our situation and stages we go through and must go through in order to experience joy in Jesus Christ again.   For more check out our website: https://sunburycitychurch.com