The Sermon Recap

Psalm 93 is a bold declaration that God reigns over all creation. While the world often feels unstable and the floods of life seem overwhelming, this psalm reminds us that God's throne has never been shaken. This sermon explores three truths from the passage: God rules the world, God rules over trouble, and God rules forever. Whatever storms we face, whether suffering, uncertainty, or loss, they n...

John 11:29-54 shows us the heart of Jesus at the tomb of Lazarus. He weeps with those who mourn, calls the dead to life, and demonstrates the depth of His love by setting in motion the events that will lead to His own death. This sermon follows three movements from the passage: weep, live, and love. We learn to grieve over sin and death, to receive the new life that only Christ can give, and to re...

In Matthew 16:1–12, Jesus warns His disciples to beware of the “leaven” of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Though these two groups were very different, they shared a common problem: both had drifted from God's truth. The Pharisees added to God's Word with man-made rules and traditions, while the Sadducees subtracted from it, reshaping faith to fit their own preferences and priorities. This sermon exp...

In Matthew 15:21–39, Jesus ministers among the Gentiles, revealing the surprising reach of His grace. Through the faith of a desperate Canaanite mother and the healing of a great crowd, we see both the welcome and compassion of Jesus. Though many would have considered these people outsiders, Jesus receives them, responds to their faith, and meets them in their need. This sermon explores the welcom...

Clean Hands, Corrupt Hearts In Matthew 15:1–20, Jesus confronts the Pharisees’ focus on outward religion and exposes a deeper problem. While they are concerned with traditions and ceremonial handwashing, Jesus shows that true holiness is not measured by external performance but by the condition of the heart. Through His accusation, response, and teaching, He reveals how easily we can substitute hu...

In Matthew 14:22–36, Jesus comes to His disciples in the middle of a storm, walking on the water and revealing His power over creation. This sermon explores two themes: the power and mercy of Jesus, and the faith and unbelief of the disciples. As the waves overwhelm the disciples and Peter begins to sink, we see that Jesus is not merely displaying His power but using it to rescue His people. The p...

Matthew 14:1-21 places two kingdoms side by side. In Herod’s palace we see the kingdom of this world, marked by pride, corruption, vengeance, and ultimately death in the beheading of John the Baptist. Yet in contrast, we see Jesus welcoming the crowds with compassion, healing the sick, and feeding the five thousand. Through these two scenes, the passage shows us that while the kingdom of this worl...

In Matthew 13:44-58, Jesus tells parables about hidden treasure and a pearl of great price to show that the kingdom of heaven is worth more than anything this world can offer. Some stumble across this treasure unexpectedly, while others spend their lives searching for it, but both are faced with the same question: is Jesus worth giving everything for? This sermon explores the joy of finding Christ...

In Matthew 13:24-43, Jesus tells three parables that reveal what the kingdom of heaven is like in the midst of a broken world. Through the wheat and the weeds, the mustard seed, and the leaven, we see that God intentionally plants His people in the world, where they grow alongside both opposition and unbelief. Though the kingdom may seem small and hidden at first, Jesus shows that it is alive, gro...

In Matthew 13, Jesus tells the parable of the sower to reveal how people respond to the message of His kingdom. As the seed is scattered, it falls on different kinds of soil, showing how some hear but do not understand, some respond briefly but fall away, and others are slowly choked by the cares of life and the deceitfulness of wealth. This passage helps us see that the real issue is not the seed...

In today’s passage from Matthew 12:38-50, Jesus confronts a generation that keeps asking for more proof while missing what is right in front of them. He points to one ultimate sign, His death and resurrection, calling us to decide what we will do with it. This passage also warns against a partial response to God, where outward change is not matched by a heart filled with His Spirit, leaving us mor...

This passage walks us through the powerful scene of Jesus’ anointing and His entry into Jerusalem, where we are called to see Him for who He truly is and respond with our whole lives. Through Mary’s costly devotion and the contrasting response of Judas, we are confronted with a simple but searching question: what do we truly value, and what are we holding back from Christ? The passage shows us tha...

In Matthew 12, a dramatic healing sparks a deeper question about who Jesus really is. As the crowds wonder and the Pharisees accuse Him of working by evil power, Jesus responds with clarity. He is not aligned with darkness but actively defeating it, binding the strong man and rescuing people from its grip. This passage reveals a spiritual reality we often overlook. There is no neutral ground. We a...

In Philippians 3, Paul shows how the resurrection of Jesus changes everything. What once counted as gain in his life, his background, his achievements, his righteousness, is now counted as loss compared to the surpassing worth of knowing Christ. This passage exposes how easily we build our lives on a kind of spiritual resume, either trusting in our goodness or despairing over our failures, and cal...

Isaiah 53 answers one of the most important questions of the Christian faith: what did the cross of Jesus actually accomplish? Today’s sermon walks through four movements in the passage, what Jesus did not have, what He did have, what He did, and what is now available to us. Far from earthly power or beauty, Jesus is described as despised, rejected, and full of sorrow, entering fully into the brok...

Daniel 11 to 12 takes us through a sweeping and intense picture of history, marked by conflict, shifting kingdoms, and ongoing opposition against God’s people. What begins as a detailed account of earthly struggles leads us to a greater horizon, showing that history is not random but moving toward God’s appointed end. In the midst of pressure and uncertainty, God’s people are called to remain fait...

Daniel 10 reveals a reality that is both comforting and unsettling. As Daniel prays and fasts over the struggles of God’s people, God responds, not with silence, but with action. From the very first day Daniel prays, God hears him and sends an answer. Yet what follows shows that there is more happening than we can see. Behind the visible world, there is a spiritual conflict unfolding, where forces...

In Daniel 9, Daniel responds to God’s promise in Scripture by turning to prayer during a time of political upheaval. As he reads that the exile will last seventy years, he humbly confesses the sins of his people, acknowledging their guilt, their refusal to listen to God, their rebellion, and their turning away from His ways. This sermon explores the setting of Daniel’s prayer, the depth of his con...

The world has always been turbulent, yet God remains in control. In this episode, we explore Daniel 8 and the striking vision of the ram, the goat, and the little horn. Daniel’s prophecy points to the rise of the Medo Persian and Greek empires, the rapid conquests of Alexander the Great, and the persecution that followed under Antiochus IV. But this passage is more than ancient history. It reminds...

Joshua 1 meets us at the edge of uncertainty. Moses is dead, the future is unclear, and God’s people stand on the brink of a land filled with chaos and opposition. Into that moment God speaks the command four times, be strong and courageous. This sermon shows that courage is not self generated bravado but confidence rooted in four unshakable realities. First, God promises His presence. Just as He...

Daniel 7 pulls back the curtain on history and shows us what is really going on behind the headlines. In a world filled with conflict, arrogance, persecution, and bad news, Daniel is given a vision of terrifying beasts that represent real and recurring forces of evil that threaten God’s people. Yet the vision does not end in chaos. It shifts to the throne room of heaven where the Ancient of Days s...

Daniel 6 brings us face to face with a story we think we know, yet one that speaks powerfully into our own anxious age. As Daniel rises to prominence under a new regime, his integrity provokes envy and a deadly trap is set. When prayer is outlawed, he does not panic or perform, he simply continues as he always has, trusting the God he has long known. This sermon unfolds in three movements: the tro...

Daniel 5 confronts us with a sobering picture of pride, warning, and judgment. This sermon unfolds in three movements. First, the insult, as King Belshazzar openly defies God by using the sacred vessels from the temple to praise lifeless idols, revealing a heart that refuses to honor the God who gives him breath. Second, generational sin, as Daniel reminds the king that he knew the story of Nebuch...

Daniel 4 tells the story of a powerful king who learns, through painful mercy, that God alone rules the kingdoms of the world. This sermon traces three movements in Nebuchadnezzar’s life: the gift of a warning from God that calls him to repentance, the humbling that comes when pride refuses to listen, and the restoration that follows when his eyes are finally lifted to heaven. Along the way, we ar...

Daniel 3 shows what faith looks like when obedience comes at a real cost. This sermon traces four kinds of pressure that God’s people face in a world that does not share their values: pressure from authority, pressure to conform, pressure from malicious opposition, and pressure from real threats. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego stand firm not because the pressure is small, but because their trust...