Sunday Sermons

SERIES:   “This Is That”   SERMON #2:   “Exercise Your Super Powers” Acts 2:16 “But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;” (NLT) “No, what you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel:” Ezekiel 36:25-27 “Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new s...

SERIES:   “This Is That”   SERMON:   “Holy Fire” Acts 2:16   “But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;” (NLT) “No, what you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel:” Acts 2:17 “And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;” John the Baptist summarised Jesus purpose for coming as: Matthew 3:11   “… He shall baptize you wit...

Series: Faces Sermon: “ Face of Restoration” Misnomer that it is our responsibility to be the pursuer in our relationship with God. Our pursuit for God and our pursuit for intimacy with Him is a topic often preached about, however, the flip side of this scenario doesn’t always get as much airtime. That is God’s pursuit for man and that he not only chases after us but he never takes His eyes off me...

SERIES: Faces   SERMON:   “The Face Of Rejoicing” Romans 4:25 (TPT). “Jesus was handed over to be crucified for the forgiveness of our sins and was raised back to life to prove that He had made us right with God!” Romans 4:25 (YLT) “Who was delivered up because of our offences, and was raised up because of our being declared righteous.” Jesus could not be raised if every sin was not forgiven.   Fu...

SERIES: Faces   SERMON:   “The Face Of Discovery” Picture of Writing in blood on train chair.   John Phipps — Jan. 26, 2013 on the Metrolink in LA —   Accident thought he was going to die! Wrote this in his own blood.   “I (Heart) my kids I (heart) Lil”   His wife said;   “ “Hallmark is never going to top that,” she said. “It’s moving, it’s thoughtful and it’s chilling all at the same time.” Rescu...

  SERIES: Faces   SERMON:   “The Angry Face Of Religion” Mark 14:9 “Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”       WOW!   She expressed LOVE!!! The greatest lesson we can embrace from this encounter: The power of the gospel is manifest in our lives through beholding and not behaving. A D...

SERIES: Faces   SERMON:   “Something About Mary” John 12:1-11   “Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead.  There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His fe...

Sermon Series: “Better Together ” — Sermon: “God’s Actionable Love Enables Us To Love Others” Philippians 2:5 “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: … servant …”.   If no proper foundation all you build will be unstable. “A happy marriage is the union of two great forgivers.”   — Ruth Bell Graham Asked his secret of being married fifty-four years he said: “...

Sermon Series: “Better Together ” — Sermon: “God Made The Marriage Covenant Not You” Philippians 2:5 “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: … servant …”. If no proper foundation all you build will be unstable. Dr Dean Ornish (Ornish Lifestyle Medicine) “Love and intimacy — our ability to connect with ourselves and others, is at the root of what makes us sic...

Sermon Series: “Exponential” — Sermon: “God Has Blessed You” God Has Blessed You! John 10:10 “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” Galatians 3:13-14 “Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree),  that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Chr...

Proverbs 10:22, 19:17 “The blessing of the Lord—it makes [truly] rich, and He adds no sorrow with it [neither does toiling increase it]”. — “Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.” Father we declare we are blessed. We agree with Your word over us that, “This is a season of exponential blessing.” Father, in the name of Jesus, I speak your wor...

  Sermon Series: “Exponential” — Sermon: “Rags To Results” Deuteronomy 6:10-11 “So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land … to give you large and beautiful cities which you did not build, houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn-out wells which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant..” Romans 15:4 “For whatever things w...

Sermon Series: “Exponential” — Sermon: “Expand Your Capacity” Deuteronomy 6:10-11 “So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land … to give you large and beautiful cities which you did not build, houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn-out wells which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant..” Judges 21:25 “In those days there was no...

SERMON: “The Space Between”   D. Karl Thomas Eugene Peterson   (The Message).   “There can be no maturity in the spiritual life, no obedience in following Jesus, no wholeness in the Christian life, apart from an immersion in, and embrace of, community. I am not myself by myself.” God   “And the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.’”  ...

Sermon Series “The Light Of The World” Sermon #4 “Light Continues To Shine” John 1:5 “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish (Overcome) it.” Luke 1:78-79 NLT “Because of God’s tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide us to the path of peace.” Acts 26:17...

  Sermon Series “Light Of The World” Sermon #3 “Light Collides With Darkness” John 1:5 “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish (Overcome) it.” Matthew 2:1-12 “Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, ‘Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have se...

Sermon Series “Light Of The World” Sermon #1 “The Light Shines” John 12:46 “I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.” Acts 26:17-18 “I now send you,  to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified...

Series: “WIJD” — Sermon #10 “Jesus Is Imparting Himself To Others” Pictures Of Seating Assignments. Pray for hearing … hands on ears … how is your hearing?   Its next Wednesday.   Misunderstanding. Yucatan:— We don’t understand you.   Named a whole region based on misunderstanding. We often misunderstand how leadership works in God’s Kingdom. John Quincy Adams   “If your actions inspire others to...

Series: “WIJD” — Sermon #9 “Jesus Is Healing And Setting People Free” We can’t talk about W.I.J.D. without talking about demons. 1 John 3:8 “For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.”     61x’s Gospels Jesus is dealing with devils. Matthew 8:16-17 “And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, that it might be fulfilled w...

Series: “WIJD” — Sermon #8 “Jesus Is Restoring Relationships” John Doerr   (Venture Capitalist)   “Teams. He said I bet on teams. Some people would say people, I say teams. It’s not just people, but how these people work together in relationships. … are these the people that you want to face those problems with?” Daniel Goleman — (Workplace Psych) “Emotional Intelligence is twice as important as t...

Series: “WIJD” — Sermon #7 “Jesus Lives Under An Open Heaven” John 21:25   “And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.” Matthew 4:24-25 “News about him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick. And whatever their sickn...

Series: “WIJD” — Sermon #6 “Jesus Is Getting Baptized” Acts 2:38 “Then Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’ ” Mark 1:8   “I indeed baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” “Baptize” :– to immerse, to submerge, to bathe, to overwhelm,...

Series: “WIJD” — Sermon #5 “Jesus Is Releasing The Power Of Thanksgiving” Romans 1:21 (NLT) “Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused.” Being unthankful is the cornerstone, the launching point, for every corrupting influence. Grumbling sustains o...

  Series: “WIJD” — Sermon #4 “Jesus Is Imparting Spiritual Life” “It is abnormal for a Christian not to have an appetite for the impossible. It has been written into our spiritual DNA to hunger for the impossibilities around us to bow at the name of Jesus.”   Bill Johnson Matthew 14:22-35 “But Jesus immediately said to them: ‘Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.’  ‘Lord, if it’s you,’...

Series: “WIJD” — Sermon #3 “Jesus Is Walking On Water” Matthew 14:22-35   “Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd.  After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone,     … and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the...