Christ Church Sunday Sermons

Guest speaker, Pastor Andy McDonald, continues our series on The Parables of Jesus with "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus".

Can we justify ourselves before God? How should we approach His throne? In the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, Jesus teaches us that we cannot stand before God on the basis of our own righteousness. Instead, we must come with humility, confessing our sin and depending entirely on His mercy.

The Parable of the Sower is one of the few parables Jesus explicitly explains in the Gospel accounts, highlighting its importance for understanding how we receive the Word of God. In this sermon, we explore the different ways people hear God’s Word and the importance of responding to it with genuine faith and obedience.

What did Jesus mean when He told the strange and seemingly confusing Parable of the Unjust Manager?

In this teaching, Pastor Chad takes us through one of Jesus’ most misunderstood parables in Luke 16:1–13. At first glance, the story can seem like Jesus is praising dishonesty—but there’s much more going on beneath the surface.

When Jesus was asked how many times we should forgive he responded by telling a story about a king, a servant, and a large debt. Can we be forgiven by God if we withhold forgiveness for others?

In the second week of our series on the parables of Jesus, we turn to one of His most famous stories: the Parable of the Good Samaritan. Through this powerful story, Jesus challenges us to consider the question, “Who is my neighbor?” As we explore this familiar parable, we’ll consider what genuine love looks like, how we respond to people in need, and what Jesus’ command to “go and do likewise” means for our everyday lives.

Jesus frequently taught about heavenly truths through parables, stories rooted in the ordinary things of everyday life.

In the first week of our series on Jesus’ parables, we explore one of His most famous and familiar stories: The Prodigal Son. But as Pastor Chad will show us, there is more to this story than a single lost son.

In fact, the Father has not one lost son, but two. Through this powerful parable, Jesus reveals the depth of the Father’s love and challenges us to consider what it truly means to be lost—and to come home.

In the final week of our Psalms series Josh Walker explores Psalm 139. In this deeply personal psalm, King David invites us to come before God with humility, honesty, and an open heart. Discover practical and meaningful ways we can deepen our prayer lives and draw closer to the God who knows us completely and loves us deeply.

Psalm 46 is a strong prayer of confidence in a God that is present in times of trouble with us. His help is ever present and personal. In this sermon, Pastor Chad unpacks this beautiful Psalm and shows how to run to God for our help first.

Psalm 90 is a prayer of Moses, preserved for us in Scripture. In this sermon, Pastor Chad explores how Moses’ life and experiences shaped this profound prayer and what his words can teach us today about God’s faithfulness, the brevity of life, and living with wisdom before the Lord.