Coram Deo Church Sermons

In a world marred by sin, marriage is hard; divorce leaves lasting wounds; singleness can feel like life is infinitely on hold, with a deep ache. In Matthew 19:1-12, Jesus calls his disciples to see the beauty of marriage and singleness while offering profound mercy for our failures. In Christ, our deepest relational hurts are met with ultimate hope.

Forgiveness might be an easy concept to understand but it's one of the hardest things to put into practice. In this sermon, we explore Jesus' teaching on forgiveness, looking at what it is and what it isn't, and why the gospel empowers God's people to be a community of radical forgiveness.

We all instinctively chase greatness, exhausting ourselves with the constant pressure to climb the ladder, build a platform, and manage our image. When the disciples argue over who holds the top spot, Jesus radically flips their script by pointing them to the lowest place. In this sermon, we explore Matthew 18 and how Jesus redefines greatness, freeing us to step off the ladder of selfish ambition and pursue true greatness through humility, holiness, and honor.

We all experience shifting seasons in life, whether we are standing on the mountain of spiritual breakthrough, sinking in the valley of deep brokenness, or trudging through the mundane realities of everyday life. We often try to contain the mountaintop, rely on our own strategies in the valley, and manage our anxiety in the mundane. In this sermon, we explore Matthew 17 and how Jesus frees us from relying on our own efforts and helps us faithfully follow him in every season.

We all carry deep expectations for our lives — exhausting ourselves to write our own stories and making demands of God when things don't go our way. But the gospel reveals a Savior who absorbed the cost of our misguided conditions on the cross. In this sermon, we explore Matthew 16 and how surrendering to Jesus frees us from the project of self-preservation to find true life hidden in him.

Because we love the idea of self-sufficiency, we often try to mask our inner brokenness with outward religious performance or other means. The gospel shatters the illusion that we can be self-sufficient by revealing a Savior whose grace is abundant. In this sermon, we explore Matthew 15 and how Jesus is enough and how this truth frees us to seek him boldly, to let his Word rule us, and to offer him our inadequate resources.

We all place our faith in something. We often step out confidently, only to focus on terrifying circumstances that expose our dangerous illusion of self-sufficiency. The gospel reveals a Savior who absorbed the ultimate storm of judgment so he could catch us when we fail. In this sermon, we explore Matthew 14:22-36 and how trusting the Lord of the storm with our "little faith" turns our desperate cries into genuine worship.

Every human being wrestles with the exhausting concern for what others think. We chase worldly status only to end up enslaved by the opinions of an ever-watching audience. The gospel invites us to a radically different table, hosted by a compassionate King — we need only bring our lack. In this sermon, we explore Matthew 14:1-21 and how the gospel frees us from the fear of man to rest in God’s satisfaction and abundance.

What are we here for? A meaningful life requires a satisfying answer to that question. In this sermon we explore the purposes for which God created the world and consider why “the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy him forever.”