Collinsville Church of Christ Sermons

In the second part of our "Love in Action" series, we look at the famous nighttime encounter between Jesus and Nicodemus in John 3. While our culture often promotes a sentimental love that avoids conflict and costs nothing, Jesus models a radical, sacrificial love that refuses to be cheap. In this message, we explore how God’s love provides the hard truth of our condition, pays the high price for our redemption, and ultimately moves us out of the shadows and into a life of courageous service.

In this kickoff to our series, "Love in Action," we explore the heart of the Incarnation. We look at the "Word made flesh" and what it means that Jesus placed his tent right in the middle of our messy, inconvenient neighborhood. If we want to love like Jesus, we have to move past loving from a distance and embrace a life of presence, sacrifice, and truth.

Join us as we dive into 1 John 4:19–21 and discuss the calling found in our new identity. We sometimes try to manufacture love through sheer willpower, but true transformation only comes when we are firmly rooted in the Source. Today, we confront the truth that claiming to love an invisible God while harboring bitterness toward a visible neighbor is incompatible with following Jesus. Discover how submitting to the Greatest Commandment—loving God and loving our neighbor—fuels our mission and makes the invisible God visible to a world longing for the real thing.

In this second message of our series, "Be Loved: Receiving and Reflecting the Love of God," we look at 1 John 4:13–18 to discover how to move from a life of dread to a life of settled confidence. Join us as we explore how the internal witness of the Spirit and the finished, historical work of Jesus Christ provide an anchor for our souls. When we truly rely on the depth of God’s love, that "perfect love" evicts fear and allows us to face the future with boldness.

In this kickoff to our 2026 theme, "Be Loved," we explore 1 John 4:7–12 to discover that true love isn't merely a sentiment we manufacture, but a Person we encounter. Before we can lead our neighbors to Jesus, we must first learn what it means to be his "Beloved." Join us as we explore God's nature and see how his initiative and sacrifice change the way we live and love today.

Most of us start the New Year with a "to-do" list of resolutions and goals. But as we step into 2026, the Apostle Paul offers us a different kind of list—a "prayer list" for the soul. Writing from a Roman prison, Paul doesn't pray for a change in his circumstances; he prays for a change in our perspective.

Are you tired of relying on your own willpower? Join us as we learn to plug in to the immeasurable greatness of God's power.

What happens when the holiday high fades and the reality of a new year set in? For many, the "Sunday after Christmas" feels like a sudden return to the fog of uncertainty and the mess of unfinished plans.

In the conclusion of our "Hope for the Holidays" series, we meet two people who spent their lives waiting on the Lord: Simeon and Anna. Through their encounter with the infant Jesus in the temple, we discover that biblical hope isn’t about getting a detailed map of our future—it’s about knowing who is holding our hand in the present.

In this third installment of our "Hope for the Holidays" series, we explore how God bypasses the palaces of the powerful to meet ordinary people in the middle of their mundane routines. Discover how the presence of Jesus has the power to turn your greatest fears into overwhelming joy and how being "unnoticed" by the world doesn't mean you are unseen by God.

We all have a "blueprint" for a perfect life—especially around the holidays. But what happens when the plan falls apart? In Part 2 of our series Hope for the Holidays, we look at Joseph, a man whose life was turned upside down by a scandalous interruption. If you are navigating broken plans, family chaos, or disappointed expectations this season, this message from Matthew 1:18–25 will remind you that God doesn't just clean up our messes—He enters them. Discover why a disrupted plan is often just the beginning of a divine renovation.

In Part 1 of our series "Hope for the Holidays," we open to Luke 1 and step into the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth. After 400 years of silence between the Old and New Testaments, and decades of personal silence in their own home, they discover that God is often doing His deepest work when we can't see what's happening.