This sermon explores how the gospel transforms not just individual beliefs but entire worldviews and ways of living. Through examining 1 Corinthians 1:2-9, the message reveals how the early Corinthian church struggled to let the gospel reshape their lives in a culture marked by sexual immorality, idolatry, wealth, competition, and pluralism. Paul addresses them as "sanctified" and "called to be holy"—set apart for God's purposes despite living in a morally corrupt city. The sermon challenges modern believers to recognize how their own culture shapes them and to allow Jesus to reframe every aspect of life: power, freedom, relationships, sexuality, and community. The central theological point is that Christians are "different now"—not called to be more religious, but to live into their new identity in Christ, being holy people set apart for God's purposes while remaining engaged in their culture.

This sermon launches a new series through 1 Corinthians by examining the Apostle Paul's dramatic conversion and gradual calling. The message emphasizes that conversion is not an arrival at spiritual maturity but rather "the acquisition of a compass" for the journey ahead. Through Paul's story—from murderous persecutor of Christians to apostle to the Gentiles—we see that God can transform anyone regardless of their past. The sermon highlights that discernment of God's calling often takes years and happens through committed spiritual community rather than isolated individual effort. Paul's 20-year journey from his Damascus road encounter to his ministry in Corinth demonstrates that faithful presence in community, submission to spiritual authority, and patient waiting are essential for discovering and living into God's unique calling for each person's life.

This sermon explores the biblical command to "give thanks in all circumstances" as a fundamental spiritual discipline that reveals our basic orientation toward God and life. The pastor emphasizes that gratitude is not merely a personality trait or mood, but a way of living before God that recognizes Him as the source of all good things. Drawing on 1 Thessalonians 5:18, the message challenges American entitlement culture and demonstrates how gratitude combats spiritual problems like anxiety, gossip, and self-centeredness. The sermon concludes with a practical exercise of listing blessings to cultivate a habit of thanksgiving, helping believers recognize God's daily provision and goodness even in ordinary moments.

This Christmas sermon explores the profound truth that God's love came to humanity through Jesus Christ. The message emphasizes that Christmas is about God becoming human—Emmanuel, "God with us"—to demonstrate that there is room in His kingdom for everyone, regardless of their past or present circumstances. Drawing from Luke's nativity account and the writings of St. Augustine, the sermon reveals that God didn't send Jesus to condemn the world but to reconcile it to Himself. The core message is that God loves us, is for us, pursues us relentlessly, and does not count our sins against us. Christmas represents God's initiative to move toward humanity, removing the mystery about His character and providing a clear path to relationship with Him.

This fourth Sunday of Advent sermon explores the profound meaning of God's agape love as revealed through the incarnation of Jesus Christ. The message emphasizes that God is not merely loving but that love is His very nature—a self-sacrificing, others-focused love that pursues, redeems, and transforms. The sermon contrasts agape love with selfish, self-focused love (incurvatus), challenging believers to move beyond "enlightened self-interest" toward Christ-shaped sacrificial love. Through the Christmas story, we see that God's kingdom advances not through power or coercion but through self-giving love. The sermon calls believers to open themselves to the Holy Spirit's transforming work, allowing God's love to flow through them to a watching world. Only through being "born of God" can we truly know and display this enduring agape love that sustains relationships and overcomes our natural human limitations.

This Advent sermon explores the prophetic promise of Jesus as the Prince of Peace from Isaiah 9, contrasting God's true peace with the false peace of worldly powers like the Roman Empire. The message emphasizes that biblical peace (shalom) is not merely the absence of conflict but complete restoration, wholeness, and healing. Jesus came not with military might but with vulnerable presence, offering peace that transcends understanding. The sermon calls believers to receive God's peace by surrendering their "yokes of oppression"—loneliness, fear, addiction, unforgiveness, shame—and to become peacemakers who carry Christ's reconciling presence into a broken world. True peace begins with being reconciled to God through Christ, which then enables us to be ministers of reconciliation to others.

This Advent sermon explores the profound difference between happiness and joy, emphasizing that true joy comes from God's presence rather than circumstances. Through personal testimony of loss and scriptural examination, the message reveals that joy can coexist with grief and hardship because it is rooted in God's constant presence. The sermon connects Jesus' first coming (His birth) with His second coming (Parousia), showing how both bring great joy to believers. Joy is not merely an emotion but a state of mind cultivated through proximity to God's face, hearing the good news of the gospel, and recognizing that the Word became flesh in Jesus Christ. The message concludes with practical ways to sustain joy through loving others, believing in Jesus, serving generously, recognizing our purpose, consuming God's Word, and being filled with the Holy Spirit.

This Advent sermon explores the theme of hope by examining Isaiah's prophecy about the coming Messiah. The pastor addresses how disappointment can signal misplaced hope and invites listeners to recenter their hope in Jesus Christ. The message emphasizes that we live in the "already and not yet" of God's kingdom—Jesus has come, bringing light into darkness, yet we still experience suffering and wait for His return. Hope is defined not as wishful thinking but as "the expectation of coming good based on the person and promises of God." The sermon encourages believers to practice hope by recognizing Jesus as Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace, while actively participating in the advancement of God's kingdom through small acts of justice and mercy.

This sermon explores the challenging concept of "forgive and forget" within the Christian faith, particularly how believers can practice what the speaker calls "non-remembrance." Drawing from the dramatic example of Pope John Paul II forgiving his would-be assassin, the message emphasizes that forgiveness is not merely a Christian duty but something that "suits" Christians because of their transformed nature in Christ. The sermon addresses the practical impossibility of erasing painful memories while offering a biblical framework for not allowing those memories to dominate our lives. It teaches that practicing non-remembrance means choosing not to repeatedly open the "files" of past hurts while focusing instead on three key areas: who we are in Christ, what God has done for us, and what our future holds. The message concludes by connecting this practice to communion, where believers remember Christ's sacrifice and experience the transformative power that enables them to forgive even the worst offenses.

This sermon explores the challenging yet transformative practice of forgiving others as Christ has forgiven us. Josh emphasizes that while Christians readily embrace receiving forgiveness from God, extending that same forgiveness to others requires supernatural power and intentional practice. The message clarifies common misconceptions about forgiveness—it doesn't mean denying what happened, returning to abusive situations, or waiting for an apology. Instead, forgiveness is a gift we give to others and ourselves that breaks the cycle of revenge and sets us free from the prison of bitterness. The sermon distinguishes between forgiveness (a one-way, unconditional act) and reconciliation (which requires repentance from both parties). Ultimately, forgiveness is presented as a journey that often requires repeated choices to release offenders to God, pray for their blessing, and trust God with justice. This practice demonstrates the reality of Christ's kingdom in a world bent on vengeance.