First Christian Union - Sermons

In a world of broken promises and shifting plans, where do we find solid ground to build our faith on? The Apostle Paul points us to Christ, who is always "Yes" when it comes to fulfilling His promises. Our text will look at the difference between the plans of man and the sovereignty of God. Where we may fail, God always fulfills.

We begin a new sermon series through the book of 2 Corinthians, entitled Strength In Weakness: God's Purpose In Our Pain. This is the first sermon in this series and we discover the Apostle Paul introducing us to the Father of Mercies who meets us not when we are strong, but when we are "beyond strength." And we'll discover that the comfort given to us is not for us to keep, rather it is for us to give to others.

In our final sermon in our series The Road to Victory, John brings us to the book of Acts chapter 1 where we find Jesus preparing His disciples for His departure. One last time, He confronts their misunderstanding of the Kingdom of Heaven and charges them with a mission to be witnesses of the Gospel to the ends of the earth. That mission is still in effect today for those who have chosen to follow Him.

We meet Peter and the other apostles back in Galilee completing an uneventful night of fishing when they meet Jesus again after His resurrection. This meeting is extremely important to Peter, who denied knowing Jesus just before His crucifixion. Now, Jesus comes to restore Peter back to a right relationship with Him and commission Him to shepherd the lambs. Jesus also will meet you right where you are in your failure and restore you to a right relationship with Him.

We continue our series on the Road to Victory and we discover this week that after Jesus rose from the dead, He encountered His disciples hiding in a room for fear of the Jews. His physical presence brought them peace; all except Thomas. Thomas wasn't there with them and as a result, his faith was still uneasy and needed to find substance. Eight days later, he would find just what his heart needed to truly believe. What is it that you need to put your faith in Jesus?

It's Resurrection Sunday and John is bringing us a message that begins in the dark of night in the garden where Jesus was buried. Mary Magdalene discovers that Jesus' tomb is empty and she quickly goes and tells Peter and John, who discover more than just an empty tomb. But Mary lingers and has an encounter that would change her life completely. If we examine the empty tomb, we'll also be changed because of what we encounter.

It's Thursday night and Jesus, along with His disciples make their way to the Mount of Olives where Jesus will spend some time at Gethsemane in prayer before He's taken away to the injustices of the Jewish court who wishes to see Him put to death. Finally, He is led away to Golgotha, the place of the skull, where He is crucified. By the end, we'll see that Jesus death was just the beginning of your freedom.

The sixth sermon in our series brings us to a table in an upper room in Jerusalem where Jesus takes the Passover meal and transforms it into a new covenant in His blood. Yet, in the midst of all the grace there was a shadow of betrayal residing at the table in the man, Judas. And that shadow still appears in the lives of many of us who have been invited to the table of grace, as well. The wonderful news is that His grace is sufficient for all.,

As the cross approaches, the temperature is beginning to change in the attitudes of those around Jesus. Some seek to silence Him, others betray Him, but one woman seeks to worship Him with everything she possesses. When the flask breaks and the ointment is poured out, hearts are exposed. What is it that you value most? Are you willing to surrender to to Jesus?

John brings us another message concerning Jesus' final week before the cross. In our story, we find Jesus in the Temple of Jerusalem being confronted by a wave of Jewish leaders; the Pharisees, Herodian, Sadducees, and the Lawyers team up to argue the case of authority. Who gave Jesus the authority to disrupt their system in the Temple? That question is loaded and eventually backfires on them, as Jesus turns the tables once again, this time figuratively. The question that remains is one for us: Whose authority are we living under? God's or mans?