Fielder Church Sermons

We tend to view politics as a means to shape the country to benefit us, and when we do we miss the power of the cross in our country and in our lives, and we lose our witness in the process. When we strive to be Christlike by considering others more important than ourselves in how we participate in politics, we show the power of the cross and lean our country deeper into God’s blessings.

When we value some human life above others, we negate the glory of God by rejecting those who bear His image. Every human being has dignity both because they bear the image of God and because Christ died for their salvation. Therefore, we must fight for the good of all human life in every stage and condition of life.

We tend to put our hope in an earthly kingdom and an earthly king and so we either give too much loyalty to a person or party, or we live in too much fear of what will happen if our person doesn’t win. The crucified Lamb is our only hope. We must put our faith solely in him, follow his ethics above all else, and live for his glory alone.

We often try to handle life on our own, avoiding the messiness of relationships, even within the church. But God designed us for community, where we grow and are shaped into His image. True growth comes from engaging with others, despite the challenges, as it helps us develop humility, gentleness, and patience. We need each other to be spiritually healthy and to grow in our faith. As we begin a new season, let's commit to being part of this community, trusting that God will use these relationships to transform us.

We find so much identity in our work, both our physical and spiritual work, we depend on it to make us feel worthy instead of the finished work of Christ. As such, far too many of us live as slaves to work, even if that work is spiritual work. We are made holy by Christ’s sanctifying work on the cross, not by our work for God’s approval or man’s approval. Our ability to rest shows that we trust in God’s work and not in ours.

We tend overestimate our own ability and underestimate our need to be filled with the Spirit of God. We think we need the Spirit for the sensational or miraculous work, not the “everyday” work. The will of God for our lives is that we would be filled with the Holy Spirit. We need the Holy Spirit not just for the Supernatural, but for the miracle of transforming a disobedient person into an obedient person belonging to God. This is what the belief in the gospel does. Belief in the gospel drives us to an understanding that we are completely dependent on the filling of the Holy Spirit to do the work of God, that Jesus saved us to do with whatever ability he has given us or lane he has given us to work in for his glory!

We think we can save ourselves because we forget there is a high price to be paid for for our salvation.

Jesus paid the price for our salvation once and for all. To remember this we need to constantly renew our minds through the cleansing work of the Holy Spirit sanctifying our lives.

We neglect our time of prayer because we fail to remember that Jesus has not only justified us, but he also intercedes for us at the right hand of the Father. The altar of Incense reminds us that we can elevate our prayers to God daily because we have been granted access to the Father through Jesus, who is our intercessor in heaven.

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Because we don’t understand the cost of holiness, we don’t appreciate what Jesus did through his sacrifice on the cross and live for his glory. When we look at all that it took for the priests to be made holy it allows us to understand the cost of being made holy is greater than we could ever imagine. The gospel reveals that Jesus didn’t just pay the price for my sin, but he paid the price for me to be forever made holy and in right relationship with God.

We miss fellowship with God and the blessings of His hand because we instinctively know that we are not dressed for the occasion. Our sin and shame make us feel naked and exposed, so we stay away.

Just like the priests had to dress for the occasion to meet with God, so we too must be dressed to meet with God and cover our sin and shame, but our clothing is not a breastplate or an ephod but Christ himself (Gal 3:27).