Sermons on The Gospel (Page 2)
The Nature of Genuine, Spiritual Christianity (Luke 5:33-6:11)
In this passage, we see Jesus rebuke the Pharisees for their insistence on placing tradition and cultural religion above a true, spiritual relationship with the Living God. There is much false, cultural Christianity among us and there is a need to discern what is truly genuine Christianity. The…
The Good News (Luke 4:14-30)
Freedom from Slavery (1 Kings 20:1-21)
In this story from 1 Kings, we see how God’s preposterous grace set the wicked King Ahab free from his far superior enemy, Ben-hadad. In this war, when King Ahab faces the utter and complete desolation at the hand of over 100,000 Syrian warriors, God comes near to Ahab and delivers him with the most unlikely people, 232 youth-in-training. We see a similar victory…
A Poor Man, Dead Flies, and a Dull Ax (Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:20)
Knowing God and living according to His wisdom is what gives our life fullness and true meaning. Even though the wise are sometimes not noticed and their wisdom buried under the loud outbursts of fools, wisdom is still the best choice. Wisdom must be consistent as even one foolish decision can ruin…
The Master of Joy (Ecclesiastes 5:8-6:9)
This life is a gift from God. But often we are not satisfied with what we have and we wastefully pursue more not realizing vain pursuit of wealth and possessions will never satisfy our souls. We must be satisfied in Christ and enjoy each moment as a gift from God so that we don’t end our life in regret.
Reflecting the Imago Dei in community (Colossians 3:9-17)
In Christ, we have been given a new name, a new identity. We bear the name of Christ and are a new creation formed in His image. This compels to live out our new identity in a manner worthy of Christ. We do this in community, the fellowship called the church. We are to be people who love others,…
Disqualified (Colossians 2:16-23)
Striving for holiness by following the law will never bring inner transformation of the heart. It’s often called legalism and it destroy spiritual life. Those who live by a moral code and try to create a false sense of righteousness and ignore the true sin in the heart will be disqualified for true spiritual life. We must abide in Christ and grow with a growth that…
Reconciled to Christ (Colossians 1:21-23)
(NOTE: Audio does not begin until the 3’15 mark in the message) Since Jesus Christ is supreme over all things, He has the authority, power, and love to reconcile those once hostile to God. He has done it through His death and resurrection. Having this as a true and solid foundation of faith, we in Christ are compelled to continue in faith, stable and steadfast,…
The Supremacy of Jesus Christ (Colossians 1:15-20)
Jesus Christ is supreme over all things, including our lives and our churches. Why that matters.
Redeemed, Part 2 (Colossians 1:9-14)
As we continue in Colossians, we look at the supremacy of Christ who reveals who God is and how He redeems His people. In Colossians 1:9-14, we see that God wants us to seek His will that we might walk worthy of Hi, being pleasing to Him. We will bear fruit in all good works, increase in knowledge of God, be strengthened with His power, and give thanks to the Father in…
