Carpenter's Sermons

This message will look at Jesus' response to the Pharisees and scribes when they asked why His disciples didn't observe their hand-washing traditions. We'll see that Jesus is most concerned about what's already inside of us and less concerned about the outward workings of man-made traditions and rituals. Finally, we'll discuss the solution to the problem of what lies within each of us.

In this message, we will look at an account of two people who came to Jesus in desperation. One was a prominent man in the community who had a daughter who was deathly ill. The other was a woman who had struggled for 12 years with an issue of blood that left her in poverty and considered "unclean." Both came to Jesus with desperate faith. We'll consider what we can learn from how Jesus dealt with each situation in response to their faith.

Continuing our series in the Gospel of Mark in Chapter 4, Jesus describes the four types of hearts, comparing them to soil. This week we'll identify which type of soil/heart is the best and how we can have the kind Jesus wants us to have.

In this sermon, we'll be reminded that there is a time for fasting and a time for rejoicing. Jesus came to bring a new and better covenant based upon grace made available by His atoning death on the cross. He didn't abolish the law, but rather He fulfilled it and brought about its ultimate objective. Finally, we'll talk about the importance of letting go of old wineskins that are no longer necessary and may in fact be holding back the new thing God wants to do in our lives.

In this message from Mark 1:21-34, we will focus on Christ's authority demonstrated through His teaching, His power over the demonic realm and physical realms, and we'll consider the authority that is available to us as believers through Him.

Is there a difference between a convert and a disciple? What does it mean to actually follow Jesus? In this message, we'll consider how discipleship is the Biblical method for walking with a believer as they learn to apply God's Word and become a mature Christ follower.

In this message of the series, we will consider how knowing it is well with your soul enables a more peaceful and hopeful perspective on life.

In this message, we reflect upon our wellness in terms of our physical health. We'll go back to the beginning and look at God's original design for our bodies and see how that was impacted by the fall of man. Finally, we will see what the Bible has to say about being a good steward of the "earthly tents" that God has given us to house our souls and serve as temples of the Holy Spirit.

In this message, we'll discover that even people of faith must sometimes battle feelings of stress, anxiety, and depression. We'll consider both practical and spiritual steps for dealing with these emotions.

In this message from our "It Is Well" series, we consider a deeply personal question, "Is It Well with My Heart?" As we consider a man like Job who sat in the ashes of pain and trauma, we'll find a God Who is near to the brokenhearted and Who invites us (as Jesus did with the man by the pool at Bethesda) to stand up and trust Him for the ability to walk again.