Christ Church Sterling Sermons

Sermon Text: Isaiah 9:1-7 On Christmas Eve, we look at the hope that Jesus provides.

Sermon Text: Luke 2:1-21 In the beloved Christmas story, we see that Jesus came to the people who society would normally write off.

Sermon Text: Matthew 2:1-18 Jesus is the rightful King. People will respond by either recognizing and worshipping, or they will rebel and oppose.

Sermon Text: Revelation 12 Title: Perspectives: The Cosmic Main Point: The advents of Christ are more of a cosmic event than we often realize. We think of the second coming as a cosmic war, but the first coming was also an act of spiritual warfare. In this message, we discuss the enemy's tactics and how clinging to the 2 advents of Jesus helps us fight the battle we are in.

Sermon Text: Malachi 2:17-3:5 Our advent series kicks off by looking at the last book of our Old Testament. In Malachi, God promises that the coming of the Messiah will bring justice.

Sermon Text: Genesis 18:16-33 We find out what the 3 visitors were coming to do, and that was to bring righteous judgment on the city of Sodom. Once the Lord reveals His plans to Abraham, in order to teach and disciple Abraham, we find this man intercede for the wicked city. Yet, amazingly, we see a God who listens to the prayers of the righteous.

Sermon Text: Genesis 18:1-15 Abraham is visited by spiritual beings, one of them is even revealed to be YHWH! This visit will be when the covenant is confirmed to Sarah and we learn what it truly means to trust that the Lord is able to do anything.

Sermon Text: Genesis 17 God promised Abram 2 main things: land and descendants. To receive those, Abram, by faith, had to show that he trusted God with both of those. He demonstrated that he trusted God to give him land by leaving his homeland, and in Genesis 17 he demonstrates he trusts God to give him descendants by obeying the command of circumcision. In this passage, we will see God give 3 spe...

Sermon Text: Genesis 16:1-16 After an incredible experience with God, Abram has a massive lapse of faith. This mistake causes jealously and strife, and we see the consequences of sin and how our sin affects us and those around us. But through it all, we have a God who is compassionate, who sees and cares for people.

Sermon Text: Genesis 15:7-21 In an amazing scene, God ratifies His covenant with Abram, making Him solely responsible for, and guaranteeing, everything that He promised will come true. Shockingly, God puts only Himself liable for failure to keep the covenant, pointing us to how Jesus stepped in for His people who failed to keep the covenant.

The relationship between faith and the righteousness of God Text: Romans 3:21-26

Sermon text: Genesis 15:1-6 In a famous statement, we see that the basis of righteousness is not that we have earned it but rather that, through our faith in God and His Word, He graciously and freely gives it to us.

Sermon Text: Genesis 14:18-20, Psalm 110:1-4, Hebrews 7:11-8:3 We have a need for an eternal high priest. This high priest, Jesus, is superior to anything that came before and is the only One who can restore and save us.

Sermon Text: Genesis 14:18-20, Psalm 110:1-4, Hebrews 7:1-10, 23-25 Melchizedek, while only mentioned in historical narrative for three verses, Hebrews shows us how this priest king points us to our ultimate and eternal priest king, Jesus.

Sermon Text: Psalm 135 I. Reasons to Praise the Lord (vs. 1-6) 1. The Goodness of God (v. 3) 2. The Choice of God (v. 4) 3. The Sovereignty fo God (v. 6) 4. The Redemption of God (vs. 8-14) II. Reject the Worship of False Idols (vs. 15-18) III. So...Praise the Lord! (vs. 19-21)

Sermon Text: Genesis 14 War has broken out for the first time in Scripture. Lot was caught in the middle of the conflict and ends up being taken. Abram then leaves the comfort of his land and runs to the aid of his nephew, Lot, and saves him. This leads us to meet a mysterious man, Melchizedek, and see God's promise of blessing starting to come true. We also see a king of Sodom interact with Abram...

Sermon Text: Genesis 13:1, 5-18 Abram leaves Egypt and there is family drama. In the midst of the drama, we see the difference between living by faith and living by sight. Through it all, the Lord not only keeps His promises, but reminds His people of His promises.

Sermon Text: Genesis 12:10 -13:4 After Abram is called and shows tremendous trust and obedience to the Lord, his faith and obedience quickly turns into fear. Yet even in the midst of his mistakes, we see that God is in complete control and His plan will not falter.

Sermon Text: Genesis 12:1-9 1…, 2…, 2 and a half…, 2 and three quarters… I am sure many of you either heard this in your parents voice or even in your own voice. It is the patient parent trying to get their kid to obey what they are asking them to do. This Sunday we will be looking at Genesis 12:1-9, as well as Hebrews 11:8, and it is incredible the faith Abram had. God asks him to simply trust an...

Sermon Text: Genesis 11:10 -32 As we close out the history of humanity and start to zoom in on the history of the Jewish people, we begin to have snippets of hope, while also being set up with potential conflicts. What we will ultimately discover is God's good plan beginning to take shape in spite of some potential issues.

Sermon Text: Text: Genesis 11:1-9 No matter how highly humanity thinks of itself, we are reminded in the Tower of Babel narrative that God is unattainable by our own effort. When people reach with their own effort, they will always fall short.

Sermon Text: Genesis 10:1-32 The world is populated and we are given a representative picture of the entire world being populated. This genealogy shows us what is the same about us, our shared humanity and ancestry, but also what is different. As we read this chapter, also known as the Table of Nations, we will see how God is in control of all of history.

Sermon Text: Genesis 9:18 -28 As the flood narrative ends, we might expect that Noah and his family will get off the boat and live righteous and obedient lives. Yet what we see next is more shameful sin. But we get a glimpse of the Gospel and how grace covers our shame while sin seeks to expose our shame.

Sermon Text: Genesis 8:1, 20- 9:17 Title: God remembered While the authors of the Bible are telling true stories, they also are shaping them to teach the readers. The structure of the flood narrative points to the main point of the whole narrative, that God remembered and will continue to remember. After the flood ends and Noah and his family leave the ark, God continues to promise His remembrance...