Text: John 12:9-36

Sermon: Jesus and Our Desires

1. The crowd’s desire (vv. 9-21)

2. Jesus’ challenge (vv. 21-35)

3. Following Jesus when we’re confused (v. 36)

Text: John 11:17-44

Sermon: I Am the Resurrection and the Life

1. Jesus is the resurrection and the life (vv. 25-26)

2. Jesus is the life (vv. 20-35)

3. Jesus is the resurrection (vv. 38-43)

4. Jesus calls us to give his life and resurrection hope to each other (v. 44)

Text: Colossians 2:6-15

Sermon: What is Baptism?

1. Jesus has filled us with all we need (vv. 9-10)

2. Jesus fills us with his death (vv. 11-12, 13b-14)

3. Jesus fills us with his life (v. 13a)

4. Jesus fills us to free us (vv. 6-8)

Text: Romans 5:18-19

Sermon: What is the Covenant of Grace?

1. Why does one man’s sin lead to death? (Genesis 2:15-17)

2. Why does one man’s righteousness lead to life? (Genesis 15)

3. God loves us back to life (Romans 5:18-19)

Text: 2 Corinthians 3:1-3, 4:1-15

Sermon: What is the Church?

1. The way we want to “welcome” back repentant people who sin against (4:1-3).

2. Jesus calls us to speak new creation words (3:1-6).

3. Jesus calls us to new creation deeds (4:1-7).

4. How this new creation life actually affects us and the world around us.

Text: John 14:15-30

Sermon: What Is Christian Love?

Pastor Matthew Barker

1. Jesus wants us to know his and the Father’s love.

2. The Holy Spirit uses our obedience to bring Jesus’ love to people

3. What does keeping the commandments look like in practice?

Text: Hosea 14

Sermon: What are Faith and Repentance?

Pastor Matthew Barker

1. Repentance is God’s way out of sin’s corrupting power

2. Repentance is words and deeds of righteousness

3. Faith trusts God to honor our repentance with life

Text: Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon: What is Sanctification

1. Sanctification means seeking the things that are above.

2. Sanctification means putting our sins to death.

3. Sanctification means putting on Jesus’ character.

Text: Romans 3:21-28

Sermon: What is Justification?

1. Why we need justification?

2. How Jesus accomplishes our justification?

3. How we receive justification?