Throughout human history, much debate has centered around whether Christianity is true, but recent generations have also begun to call into question the goodness of Christianity. If, in fact, Christianity is true, does it offer anything of value to the world? Listen to this Easter Sunday sermon as we explore the challenge and counterclaims of the resurrection as well as the resulting colossal consequences that accompany its truth.

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Without a proper understanding of who Jesus was, what he did, and why he matters, the cross of Christ — a unique benchmark of the Christian faith — can seem like nothing more than a gruesome and confusing event in the history of the Church. But when we look back at the words of the prophet Isaiah, as Jesus did at the time of his death, we see the breathtaking reality that Jesus and no other could perform the ultimate act of love: losing his life so that we may gain ours. Listen to this Good Friday sermon as we examine the sacrifice of Jesus, servant and king.

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Isaiah provides us with a beautiful vision of the grandest mountaintop feast, at which all God’s people partake in an eternally life-giving meal together. But our lives are so far from that mountaintop, and we cannot ascend that mountain of the Lord on our own. Watch this Maundy Thursday sermon as we remember how Jesus descended from the mountain to a place of humble earthly service, right before his ultimate descent into the grave that miraculously paved our path up the mountain to glory.

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The word “home” represents different things — both negative and positive — for different people depending on their heritage, upbringing, and life journey. But as we see in Isaiah 65, there is a universal future home promised in Scripture that is perfect in its nature — with no grief, no tears, and abundant blessing. When Jesus left his heavenly home, he came to earth with the ultimate goal of securing this future for us. Listen to this sermon as we discover how God invites each of us to persevere in the hope of this beautiful eternal home.

Isaiah 35 gives us a beautiful picture of a wilderness that is transformed by God's presence and provision. It serves as a promise to God's people that it is in the wilderness of our lives — where we lack clarity and control — that we see God most clearly, and we find that he has come to rescue us. Isaiah's transformed wilderness vision points us forward to Jesus, who meets us in the wilderness of this world and there enables us to find God’s presence, protection, and path. Listen to this sermon as we discover the kind provision of God.

The Old Testament principle of Jubilee was familiar to the Jews of Jesus’ day — a celebratory year of release during which all debts were forgiven and all servants set free. But when Jesus’ inaugurated his ministry, he came to proclaim a Jubilee that was far greater. In Isaiah 61, we see Jesus taking this concept of Jubilee and alluding to an ultimate release that he, as the anointed one, offers to all people — one where those who are both materially and spiritually poor, brokenhearted, captive, and bound will gain freedom and be clothed with forgiveness and righteousness. This is the release we receive as followers of Jesus. Listen to this sermon as we discover our cause for celebration!

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Isaiah 49 reveals the very heart of God, — perhaps unlike any other passage. For most if not all people, perhaps everyone — whether a Christian or a non-believer — our biggest problem is that we do not believe that God really loves us. That is what easily leads to a kind of spiritual despondency. But when we feel forgotten or forsaken, our hope and our confidence can be found in remembering who God is, what he's done, and what he's promised to do. Listen to our sermon to learn more about the remedy to spiritual depression.

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The 18th century theologian Jonathan Edwards insightfully remarked in one of his sermons that there is an admirable conjunction of diverse excellencies in Jesus Christ. Jesus does indeed bring together in his person and work beautiful attributes that we simply wouldn't expect, but once we see them, they bring us to a place of wonder and worship. Listen to this sermon to see how this conjunction of diverse excellencies in the coming Messiah was anticipated by the prophet Isaiah. 

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