Self-denial & cross-bearing were necessary for Christ to save us, and they are necessary for us if we would be saved by him.  But our cross is borne in hope because the kingdom has come in power.

Each of us must answer this piercing question from Jesus –  Who do you say that I am? – and everything of true importance in this life and the next depends on how we answer it.

This is the third of four sessions at the 2016 Men's Conference on "Devoted to Prayer".

This is the second of four sessions at the 2016 Men's Conference on "Devoted to Prayer".

This is the first of four sessions at the 2016 Men's Conference on "Devoted to Prayer".

2016 Challenge Sermon

God's faithfulness in the past grounds our faith for the future so that we might not shrink back, but receive what was promised.

If Jesus is everything the Bible says He is, and did (and is doing) all that the Bible says He’s done, then He is the long-awaited King of kings, and we need not be people of fear, but can trust Him fully in all the big and little areas of life.

The crying need for those cursed with the chaos of sin is the rule of God’s King, Jesus Christ, whose reign defeats sin and establishes godly order in and through his people.

Proximity to Jesus and outward devotion to God do not mean you really “get Jesus.” To truly discern who Jesus is and receive His saving work requires a heart that “gets” that He is the Messianic king.