Sermons from Seven Mile Road Church in Waltham

In this sermon, Pastor Clint looks at Genesis 15. How will this promise of a great nation be fulfilled if the aging Abram has no children? This question is a point of anxiety and fear for Abram. God addresses Abram’s anxiety over childlessness with one of the Bible’s most powerful affirmations of the goodness of God toward his people. God himself is Abram’s shield (v.1), so Abram must not fear. Go...

In this sermon, Pastor Kevin looks at Genesis 13-14. As Abram returns to Canaan after his faith wavered in Egypt. We see in these chapters a renewed man, marked by humility, who responds to a number of trying circumstances with surprising faith. Abram walks by faith, not by sight. In doing so, he points us to the God who sustains and upholds his people.

In this Easter Sermon, Pastor Clint looks at Luke 24:13-35. Two disciples are walking back to Emmaus after seeing Jesus crucified. On the way, they meet the risen Jesus and their despair turns to hope. Listen and be encouraged how your life can changed on the seven mile road.

In this sermon, Pastor Clint looks at Genesis 12. Here, we see God’s invitation to Abram to become a source of blessing for all of humanity. As Abram answers the call he abandons all of his regular sources of comfort and support, leaning wholly on God and his grace. In this chapter, we get a picture of faith and anti-faith -- belief and unbelief.

In this sermon, Pastor Clint wraps up our series, And Justice for All by asking -- How Can We Find Justice? We've considered the weightiest injustices, what God's word has to say about them, and how we are to respond as his people. In this final sermon, we will look toward the day when Christ the King will return and establish justice and righteousness once and for all. What does it mean for us to...

In this sermon Pastor Kevin considers God's heart for the orphan, the widow, and the enslaved. We live in a world filled with 153 million orphans and 245 million widows, many of whom live in conditions of poverty, without the common protections and provisions of a family. Such vulnerability puts these orphans and widows at risk of one of the most wicked industries in our world today- human traffic...

In this sermon, Pastor Clint looks at the intersection of justice and poverty. . Proverbs 21:13 says, "Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered." This Sunday we will open our ears and discover how God has called and equipped us to love, serve, and bless the poor from a heart transformed by Christ who became poor for us.

In this sermon, Pastor Clint looks at Justice and the Unborn. Thousands of unborn children are aborted each day in our nation. The politicized language surrounding abortion has tempted Christians to remain silent or passive on what scripture makes clear: God is the Author of life. He knits us together in the womb (Psalm 139:13). So how do we think biblically, speak clearly, and act justly for the...

In this sermon, Pastor Kevin looks at the topic of Justice and Race. Racism is a deeply rooted belief that one race is superior to another. In Ephesians 2:11-22, Paul directly addresses this dividing wall of ethnic hostility and shows how the gospel reconciles us to God and one another. As God's people we oppose racism, seek reconciliation with one another across ethnic divides and celebrate the b...

In this sermon, Pastor Clint looks at various passages in the Bible to ask the question -- What is Justice. "Justice" is a word we hear often in today's culture, but have we considered what our just God has to say about the matter? Over the next six weeks, we will mine the depths of God's word to discover the biblical definition of justice, and how to respond to the various injustices around us in...

In this sermon, Pastor Clint looks at Genesis 11:1-9. God has always intended for humanity to fill the earth. But, as Genesis 11 shows us, this filling happens in ways God did not intend. In the Tower of Babel story, we see humanity become united in its defiance of the Creator. Devastating things happen when we deny the will of God and seek to replace the pursuit of his glory with the pursuit of o...

In this sermon, Pastor Kevin looks at Genesis 8:20-9:28. The flood has subsided. Noah and his family have stepped off the ark into this new world. God makes a covenant with Noah to preserve the earth until the final judgment. But will this new world be free from the corruption of the past? No. Noah took his sin with him into the ark, and he brought it with him out of the ark. God's preserving grac...

In this sermon, Pastor Clint looks at The Flood in Genesis 6-8. As the sinfulness of man continues to increase, God intervenes to bring judgment through a world-wide flood. Yet his mercy is evident in choosing a righteous man who walked with God. Noah constructed an ark and led his family and the clean and unclean animals into it. He received the promise of preservation through covenant and waited...

In this sermon, Pastor Clint looks at 1 Peter 4:1-11. In this passage, Peter writes to Christians living in an extremely tumultuous time. The temptation to ignore the will of God and pursue the pleasures of this world was strong, but not an option for the Christian. Christ has died so that we may live no longer for human passions but for the will of God. Oh, how relevant these truths are for us to...

In this sermon, Pastor Conor looks at Philippians 4:1-7. 2020 has been an incredibly difficult year of anxiety and turmoil. Into this reality, God invites us to call out to Him in prayer as his unified people and discover a true and lasting peace that is unknown to the world around us.

In this sermon, Pastor Kevin looks at Luke 2:8-14. So far we have considered where Jesus has come from- he is the Son of God, Son of Joseph, and Son of Mary. This week we consider the word of the angel who tells us that this Jesus is for all the people. Christ came to make his blessings flow among all nations.

In this sermon, guest preacher Dave Comeau looks at Luke 1:26-38. The betrothed virgin Mary receives a shocking message from the Angel Gabriel: she will give birth to the Son of God. Even in the midst of inevitable confusion and understandable fear, Mary responds to this news of God’s gracious provision with faith: “I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word."

In this sermon, Pastor Clint looks at Matthew 1:18-25 to examine Jesus as the Son of Joseph. Here we see God’s gentle care for Jesus his Son through godly parents — Joseph and Mary, and his sovereign power in inaugurating his redemption of us, his children. This Jesus, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, is Immanuel: God with us.

In this sermon, Pastor Kevin looks at Hebrews 1 to see that Jesus is the Son of God. This passage is jam-packed with the glory of Jesus, the Son of God. As we reflect on these verses we are meant to see the glories of Christ in a fresh way; a way that awakens our hearts to worship Him. The original audience of the letter to the Hebrews was a group of suffering Christians. Like them, we too may won...

In this sermon, Pastor Clint looks at Genesis 5 and 6:1-5. Genesis 5 walks through the genealogy of Adam to Noah. We are reminded that the human race is marked with the image of God but, because of sin, we are also marked by death. The ongoing descent into sin reaches a tipping point in Chapter 6:5- "The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every intention of the tho...

In this sermon, Pastor Kevin looks at Genesis 4 as we see what life is like outside of the garden. As the first family grows, so do the pervasive effects of sin. When Cain’s half-hearted attempt to worship is not accepted by God, he becomes angry, ignores God’s warning against the power of sin, and murders his brother Abel. The story of Cain and Abel helps us identify the root cause of bitterness...

In this sermon, Pastor Clint looks at Genesis 3:8-24. Man has sinned. Now what? The remainder of Genesis 3 shows us both the devastation of sin and the grace of God, greater than our sin. Adam and Eve hide, but God pursues. Just judgment is pronounced, but the promise of grace is given. Sinners are exiled from God's presence, but there is a future hope.

In this sermon, Pastor Clint looks at Genesis 3:1-8. Chapter 3 begins with a threat to the beauty of God’s creation. The serpent tempts the man and woman to doubt the goodness of God and his commands. Working through this passage helps us answer essential questions for the Christian life; what happens when we are tempted to sin? Who is tempting us? What part do we play? What is our hope and streng...

In this sermon, Pastor Kevin looks at Genesis 2:18-25. Thus far in Genesis, God has repeatedly proclaimed his creation as good. Yet this passage begins by showing us that something is incomplete- it is not good that man should be alone. Genesis 2:18-25 shows us God’s good, true, and beautiful design of man and woman as a reflection of his glory and, most importantly, a signpost for the love of Chr...

In this sermon, Pastor Clint looks at Genesis 1:26-31 and 2:4-8. Why does every single person matter? Why do we intuitively know that life has meaning and purpose? These big questions are answered in Genesis in the creation account of humanity. Humans -- like no other creation -- are made in the image of God. Listen and consider the implications of what it means to be made in the image of God.